I Love Vintage Tintypes

i have collected some pretty special tintypes

thinking that someday i would create something with them

i had seen this idea somewhere out in blogland a while ago

so...i got some of my bling together and came up with these two cuties

after hammering two spoons to death

then bending the neck of the spoon into a makeshift bracelet

i was able to then glue the tintype to the flattened part of the spoon

i then soldered some vintage rhinestone bling to the outer rim of the spoon

and then the final step was sealing everything with ice resin

i just love this girl's sweet face...

side view

other side

this bracelet was fashioned from the smaller of the two spoons

still a beauty

side view

other side

and some more metal-smithed beauties...

this is a vintage madonna picture

and some vintage mother of pearl beads

this necklace's pendant drops are fashioned from teardrop glass

the necklace loops are hand forged from copper wire that has been soldered to form the links

some close-up details

this is proof i've been busy at work in my little happy space!