Whatnot Jewelry Auction Recap: Death's Head Moths and a 10 Second Lightning Round

My Whatnot live on Thursday, November 5 was a pure work tray night. I barely prepped, my OBS setup still wasn't cooperating, and I ended up building, gluing and auctioning 50 lots straight off the table anyway. If you missed it, here's the damage.

Here's what you missed

I opened with brand new death's head moth samples. Purple mirror wings with a crystal AB skull glued right in the middle, and I eyeballed the skull size without measuring and nailed it. The antennas were way too fragile, so the first pair went up with busted off antennas and the second pair kept them. Chat voted that the antennas matter, so the next batch gets fluffier, sturdier ones. Fun story, I bought these crystal skulls a long time ago with nothing in mind, I just really wanted them!

Then came the prototypes. Skeleton giraffe earrings (with slightly cut off feet, oops), a tiny silver violin with a bow that actually comes off so you can "play" it, handmade leather deer ear hair clips that missed their Halloween costume, and a purple brain neuron charm that the winner turned into a 20 inch rainbow chain necklace.

Two of my Medusa pieces also went up. One was my third prototype with pink lips, black eyes and a glow in the dark face. The other was the final style with the red lips you all voted on and green eyes. Both winners chose necklaces, one with an oil slick crystal hanging in the middle and one with a rainbow crystal that looks like a magical orb.

I finally cleared the tray I was supposed to take to Paperwork before Halloween. Glitter black bolts on sterling silver chain, black cloud and rose gold bolt earrings that went for six bucks, one of a kind rainbow glitter rose gold clouds, baby bee studs on rainbow glitter discs, mermaids holding skulls on rainbow chain, a knife hair clip and a mystery bag I opened live that had a clear blue moon and star, tiny ghosts and bloody witch hands.

I also told the story of how my knife hair clips went from my worst seller to a hit once I made the card that looks like a face with hair. If you want one of the originals, my Chef's Knife Hair Clip and Mini Knife Hair Clips are always on the website. I used the same trick this week making ear shaped cards for my friend Jamie of Rich Lindzee, whose melted Perler bead ear cuffs are so cool.

Then I made a coffin box for the skeleton earrings out of metallic paper left over from years of wedding invitation work, just to see if I could. It's stupid and I love it, and it went home with a pair of skeletons tucked inside.

I wrapped up with a 10 second lightning round. Black cats, an oxblood heart with a lock and key, UV reactive pink clouds, blue clouds, Ziggy Stardust inspired red flame earrings, a red bat bolo bracelet, a pearl black moon bolo bracelet, matte black kitty studs, gold glitter stars, matte black clouds, orange cats, glow in the dark star bobby pins, a shark tooth, a blue machete, witch's finger bobby pins and opalescent skull earrings with heart noses. A few lucky winners also get clear decal stickers from a musician I made earrings for, tucked into random orders.

Subscribers, if you join the Statement Earring Society now, your first box is the Krampus box, cut off Nov. 25th.

On my list for next time

Moths with fluffier antennas, skeleton giraffes with all their hooves, a dragon skeleton, a mermaid skeleton, gold glitter skeletons, devil horns, one more batch of squirrels and cursive word earrings. I'm also dreaming up rubber stamps, like one that just says "good enough." Come see which ones show up first!

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