STILL LOVING BUTTONS

PLETHORA-available on etsy here

THE GREAT FLEA!!

old lace handkerchiefs

vintage rosaries

gorgeous vintage rhinestones

funky vintage buttons

vintage glass buttons...my fav

vintage black with rhinestones

vintage metal, more metal, rhinestones, plastic

vintage MOP, brass, rhinestone, and enamel

Can you tell I had fun?! My heart palpitates when I go to this vendor, my only vendor, and I have many more things in my head trying to remember for the next trip! Thanks so much for looking with me, and I thank you for all your comments and support.
Have a great week!

MENDED

Mended-available on etsy here

I put together a little bit of this and a little bit of that, and I love how it turned out! Mixed media in jewelry has become my favorite, along with vintage items, so I will be off to the flea this weekend!

The sun is shining and even though I am getting ready to set off to work, just the fact that the sun is out is so inspiring to me! Hope all of you are inspired today too, and the sun is shining upon you!

Thanks so much for taking a look!

LIFE CIRCLE

LIFE CIRCLE-available on etsy here

Nothing like a great pair of earrings to make you feel good!

Hope you are all having a fantastic week,and thank you for stopping by and your kind comments.

EXIST

Exist-available on etsy here

This necklace was inspired by this beautiful and humbling quote that I see on my friend Karen's blog everyday. When something is so blatantly simple and meaningful, it's easy to carry it with me, and I had to create something around it to reflect that. I don't think with this there is much need for more words.
Hope you all had a fantastic weekend, and you all have a beautiful week.

THINGS I LOVE

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I have been making lots of jewelry, but haven't had a chance to photo any of it, so I thought I would share my latest journal page. I started out actually wanting to make some mixed media dolls, and by the time I was done I was so happy with this one I had to stick it in my book, and soon my book will not close at all! I made more dolls, and enjoyed it so much I have many more ideas brewing. This Catherine Moore stamp is one of the things I love, also. the toile fabric, my antique buttons, beautiful papers, doodads, trims, bling, and ...calm.

Thanks for looking sweet friends.

Happy Mothers Day!

PAPER IS GOOD

Let me start by saying that it has been a very long couple of days. My hard drive died Friday night, and had to be replaced, and of course I lost everything. But with a brand new start to the computer comes a brand new start to my art! I was moved to create a journal page this weekend. I have a love hate relationship with pink, but I really can't resist it in the spring. I was inspired as I drove home from work seeing all the beautiful blossoms emerging on the trees, it has been a sea of pink, and very beautiful. I used a bit of a different approach , trying to incorporate not everything old, if that makes sense. It is definitely not one of my better works, but I made it and I am happy about that. I would like to incorporate another style into the way I currently work, so this will be a process, but the process is starting to feel fun again!
Thank you all for your wonderful comments and for stopping by, I appreciate it so much!