Bling & Burlap

As I listen to the Mourning Doves softly coo outside, I wanted to share with you some goodies I've been working on. The chandelier is from an old illustration, and I added some bling to the front from Swarovski rhinestones. They look really pretty in low light, but my camera can't handle that light, and my pics always come out blurry. (or maybe it's all the caffeine I have pumped into my blood stream, I'm really not sure.)

The other ornament is from an old french book, printed with a vintage dress form. It's hung with burlap ribbon.

I'm off to the Palm Springs street fair tonight. Need to bundle up because it's starting to get cold here in old CA!

Hope you enjoy your day!

Take care,

Martha

Loved Ones

I love making custom charms.  It's one of my great passions to offer something personal to others.  I enjoy making something you can cherish from what you already love.  Your husband, boyfriend, daughter, son, friend, or even a puppy!  I came up with these little charms a bit ago.  I hope you had a great Valentines Day with the ones you love.

~Martha

Charmed I'm Sure

Like so many of you, I love creating, and really enjoy making charms.   I like jewelry to be very small and lightweight but if it's too big and heavy I find no matter how pretty the piece I'll never wear it.  So I wondered to myself how small I can make charms.  Cutting the glass, I came up with 1/2 x 1/2 inch.  I need to still grind the edges, and not my fingertips, so ended up with this size. Since they're so little I decided to make them into initials.  The front is embellished with clear crystal Swarovski rhinestones, and the back of the new charms are from Great Grandma's travel journal from when she went to Europe.  The whole collection is on my website.  Hope you enjoy.  

P.S.  Rosemary, yours will be in the mail tomorrow.  :)