New Beveled Baubles

Did you hear that?  Well if you live near San Diego, you probably did.  Thunder!  I know it may sound silly to my friends in the Midwest, but we hardly ever get thunderstorms and it sure is fun.  I think the storm is coming up from Mexico, and I love this weather.  I thought I'd show you what I've been up to lately.  Above is a wrought iron Eiffel Tower I picked up at Vignettes, my favorite local antique shop.  I'm using it to display my ornaments at craft shows.
Here are some new charms I've been working on.  I've always loved the look of beveled glass, and that's what these are made of.  2 little chunks of glass soldered together to give the design some extra dimension.
I like them so much I think I'll make the whole alphabet of that "B" style above.  What do you think?
Here are the backs of some of the charms.  They measure 3/4"

Hope you are doing well, and have a wonderful day!

Take care,

Martha

A Halloween Party!

Hi there, and hope your are having a great weekend!  It's time for a Halloween Party, and Vanessa from A Fanciful Twist is having one for us in blogland on October 18th.  Stop on by her amazing blog and sign up if you want to join in the spooky fun! I'm sure we'll learn some great decorating tips from each other, and get into the Halloween mood too.  Hope to see you there!

Take care,

Martha 

Goodies I Bought & So Can You!

Hi and thanks for stopping by!  Looky what I have found lately.  Amazing goodies from some talented ladies.  Above is my living room mantel, and I've been decorating it with Halloween boxes, masks and witches hats from Roses Petite Maison.  Rosemary makes the prettiest glittery creations.   
I also just purchased this beautiful Halloween sign from Madai of Forget Me Nots from Wren Cottage.  She makes incredible glittery signs, including this Halloween sign.   Madai also has an Etsy shop to check out.Madai's glittery black Halloween sign is especially pretty under low light.  
Here is a closer view of Rosemary's mask.  
..and some of her boxes too.
My Halloween decorating is starting early, but it's so fun to enjoy it out a bit longer.
Here is a gorgeous dream sign I also purchased from Madai.
I wear these earrings almost every day!  Jeni from Eclectic J. Designs created them.  They are so unique and very light weight.  You can check out her website here.  Thank you to these talented ladies for their gorgeous creations.  I really appreciate them!

Take care,

Martha 

Tiny Weenie Queenie Crowns

Long live the Queen!  Hope you are having a wonderful Friday.  I thought I'd throw up a few photos of what I've been up to lately.  Don't you love crowns?  I sure do, so many of the charms contain a crown image.  The Marie Antoinette charm is as small as I could get it at 3/8"x 5/8".  That's pretty small to solder.  :)  The Halloween Queen is embellished with black Swarovski Rhinestones.  I love the way they glimmer in low light.
The crown above has a tiny Swarovski Crystal glued directly to the glass.  I just love the crown image, and I got it from The Graphics Fairy.  She has some wonderful images on her website to check out.
Here are the backs of the charms.  I dusted the middle crown with a little pixie dust, oh I mean glitter.
Some other tinies.  The little girl is 1/2x1/2 inches.
Here are the backs.  I think of myself as a vintage chick.
After making some black and white Halloween charms, I went ahead and experimented with black and white flowers.  Here are just the images on paper, and the charm wrapped in foil before it's soldered.  I like the way the images are so soft and feminine.  

I sure do hope you have a wonderful weekend, and don't forget all us gals are really Queens right? 

 Take care,

XO Martha