$25.00 - Item#FF-PINK

“I did receive the Kaylee necklace in the mail the day after you sent it. THANK YOU! It is beautiful. Very shiny… I will be sure to send you pictures from Comic Con in July… Now I have the perfect necklace.” - Mary, February 2010

I have identified the same type of bead that Kaylee is seen wearing on the cover of the FIREFLY DVD, the second Official Firefly Companion book, and in other FIREFLY promotional pictures. The beads are imported from Italy. I also found a type of cord that looks just like hers. It is tan buckskin (made in the USA). These necklaces are adjustable, with an extension chain that allows them to be worn between about 16 and 18 inches long. This is one of the few items on my website that I’ve made several times. I will continue making these for as long as I am able to obtain the beads and materials. Items are made when ordered. Depending on my schedule, and how many orders come in, this item might take 2-4 weeks to ship.

Here’s one of my pink bead necklaces in action (click to enlarge); photo sent to me by a customer.

I’ve had several Browncoats ask me where I get my planetary postmarks, which are stamped on the gift boxes I send out with FIREFLY-SERENITY items. I have to give credit to Heather at Wear With Style for giving me the idea — she ships her hand-knitted Jayne hats in boxes covered with planetary postmarks. I designed my own set of postmarks using GIMP, and then I had the stamps made at RubberStamps.net. If you’d like to make rubber stamps of your own, feel free to use my images. I only ask that you not use them for commercial purposes or sell them, and that you give me credit for the artwork. Thanks!

Also, I have an “Alliance Inspector” stamp that was made by using a template at RubberStamps.net for a small, round, self-inking stamp. And I chose the purple ink option… since they’re “purplebellies.” The Chinese characters on the Sihnon postmark supposedly say “Beautiful World” — but for all I know, they actually say “Monkey Underwear” or something. 

For Browncoat costuming reference, I’ve put together some images of Inara jewelry as seen in these FIREFLY episodes (from top left corner, going clockwise): 1) “Serenity” (pilot), “Shindig” (last scene) and “The Message”; 2) “Our Mrs. Reynolds”; 3) “Trash”; 4) “Heart of Gold” and “War Stories”; 5) “Shindig” (duel scene) and “War Stories”; and 6) (bottom left corner) “Jaynestown.”

Jewelry replicas for cosplay are some of the few items on my website which I do make again and again, because they are for costuming and not one of my original designs. I have spent a lot of time pausing, zooming and examining the episodes; sketching pictures; and searching for just the right materials in order to make them. But I never know when I’ll be able to make more — finding parts to match, and enough spare time, is not easy. 

Below are pictures of some of the cosplay jewelry items I’ve made in the past. All of these items are SOLD. They are shown here as samples of my work. 

See my Inara “Jaynestown” necklace and earring replicas in action by clicking on the thumbnails below. Photos submitted by customers.

 $20.00 - Item#BC059-I

This is a real letter “I” Scrabble tile, made into an altered art charm. On one side, I added a magazine cutout image of Morena Baccarin as Inara Serra from Joss Whedon’s cult TV show FIREFLY, (NOT a computer printout, I only use found/recycled images) and coated it with Ice Resin (that’s what’s causing the glossy glint on the photo). You can see the reverse side, with the letter “I” below. It’s hung on a strand of kimono fabric from Japan. Necklace is adjustable between 17 and 18 inches long with a clasp and extension chain. Charm is 5/8 inch across. Gift boxed.

With this item, I don’t know when I will ever find another recycled image or “I” tile, so it is truly a one-of-a-kind (OOAK) item, only one available.  

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 $15.00 - Item#BC029-R

This is a real letter “R” Scrabble tile, made into an altered art charm. On one side, I added a magazine cutout image of Summer Glau as River Tam from Joss Whedon’s cult TV show FIREFLY, (NOT a computer printout) and coated it with Ice Resin (that’s what’s causing the glossy glint on the photo). You can see the reverse side, with the letter “R,” below. It’s hung on a double strand of hand-dyed silk cord. Measures 18 inches long. Charm is 5/8 inch across. One-of-a-kind (OOAK) item, only one available. Gift boxed.

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UPDATED 10-29-09: Before I started selling jewelry on the internet, I was a writer. I worked for several years as a reporter, magazine writer, and editor. Recently, I was the 2009 first place winner of the Andrew Britton Short Story Competition, with one of my own original stories.

For kicks a few years ago, I thought I’d try writing episodes for a Firefly Season 2. I’ve posted four episodes on FireflyFans.net. I am currently working on episodes 5 and 6.

These are written in screenplay format, with appropriate teasers, commercial breaks, etc. I’m not anywhere near as obsessive as some fanfic writers, but I’ve tried to keep these as true to Firefly and Serenity as possible. They pick up pretty much right where the movie leaves off.

I’ve hesitated to fess up to this little indulgence — I don’t need to be reminded that I’m no Joss Whedon! But they seem to be enjoyable to those who are into this sort of thing. And since there’s no actual season two in sight… 

EPISODE ONE: A Dream Come True

EPISODE TWO: Secrets

EPISODE THREE: Back to Hell

EPISODE FOUR: Persephone

Take my love, take my land,
Wear my ship parts ’round your hand …

  This bracelet was largely inspired by the cult sci-fi Joss Whedon TV show FIREFLY and the movie SERENITY. It’s also similar to some of my former “spacepunk” bracelets, which look like they were made on a space station. This piece features two large Nigerian brass beads (each measuring 5/8-inch across), stone beads, a large disk bead made by North Carolina ceramic artist Elaine Ray (measuring 1-inch across), and a large metal ring (measuring 1-inch across) recycled from a vintage piece of costume jewelry. One-of-a-kind item.

This necklace is an attempt to make a costume replica of the piece worn by the character “Inara” in the movie SERENITY. It features real garnet and smoky quartz stones, on a strand of black leather. Designed and handmade in my studio.

I made these Valentines as a tribute to Joss Whedon’s cult TV show FIREFLY and the movie SERENITY. Click on the image above for the full-size file, right click and save to your computer, print it on cardstock, cut them apart, fold each in half and seal them with a heart-shaped (or strawberry-shaped) sticker, just like when we were in elementary school. Have a shiny Valentine’s Day!

“Merry Gorram Christmas” greeting cards I designed, inspired by the Joss Whedon cult TV show FIREFLY. Click on image to go to Cafe Press for cards, mugs and more (you will be navigated away from my blog, to a separate website).