I don't do fashion ...

I just like neat clothes. I like to make cute and nifty things. I like things to be well-made and last a long time.
This is why I've worn "old clothes" .....now called "Vintage !"

This is why I make a lot of things. I often can't find the things I like...so I make them....and I hope others like them too.
I was snowed out of my photography space...so cold in there...but Look ! the sun has come back...and a lot of the snow has melted. Sunday and Monday, new listings shall be listed!

Lots of shoes and boots, vintage Levis, some jewelry and other stuff I can't remember now.

I only lost one branch and my summer tent is destroyed....the yard looks like the shrubs had a war....Look, my gnome is peeking thru the snow-blanket.......so better days are ahead.

3 necklaces I just made and will list on Sunday the 22nd day of January 2012.



This one has a golden chain, with a simple geometry-inspired metal tube.
simple.

this necklace is a long pendant with a vintage skeleton key and an Alice in Wonderland theme with its teapot, blue heart and tiny Excelsior vintage key.

this little cutie uses a vintage chain, and a zipper head...that's all. The zipper pull says COED ....really.

Adorn yrself....and be Charmed, I'm sure

So I'm back to putting it all together.....
I pick up little charms, bags of one lost earring...bags of broken jewelry, and all manner of beads, things, tinies, and what-have-you........
all for making jewelry...
Chains and keys.....especially .....and I love 50s earrings because the beads are so pretty....lots of Czech glass and lots of crystal beads.
I bought some lead-free trinkets and fixings too......I hate to say I told you so...(no, I don't) about that cheap Chinese crap......
So...
From trusted merchants I bought a few new findings and charms..but I am really only interested in making new from the old.....
The world is so full of magical things...we should all be as happy as kings.......or queens.RLS


Angel wings are pretty common in handmade jewelry right now and I couldn't resist buying a pair. I love little boxes, little lockets, and tiny cases........
Mark soldered the wings to the back of this shadow box......I love the way it "carmelized" it....and I love how it isn't glued together...nothing wrong with glue (I'll use a lot of that!)......
the Ruin of it........decay and used are themes that run through all my art.


Shadow box buddha necklace

Vintaged patina with heavenly wings, a locket box with a free swinging buddha charm......We can muse about...the freedom of flying, of floating free, with the key to unlock it all.

Suspended from a vintage chain, this hand-soldered box is attached to wings, and holds a buddha.

Faceted rosary beads, silver rings and weighted with an antique barrel skeleton key.

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100% copyright, design, writing and images....
these are one of a kind necklaces I make from the random tiny things in my jewelers drawer...so each is quite unique...


Jungle Safari......Victorian Safari.....shoot the animals with a camera ......not a gun.

Sparkle Tiger!

Metal tiger charm necklace with a sparkle star. Simple....

The lion is king....here he's hanging with a tiny brass oval locket.....and an old brass key......

Sometimes it's the Little Things....

Like vintage jewelry....
We all have basic black...
Denim jeans...
a favorite cardigan or pullover sweater...

Don't be Blah...
Don't be Boring....
Accessorize!

just added to my etsy shop...
Czech glass rainbow fall sunset brooch and earrings....




Moonglow lucite 4 strand vintage necklace and earrings set....in all the colors you love about Autumn !




Squirrel ! but no Moose...





One of the best colors ever invented: Chartreuse! Zinnas or Marigolds, if you like, in a clip-back 60s metal...Fun!



Space Age? Twiggy? Mod? 60s? YES!