Wednesday, March 28, 2012

the good stuff

there has been a new jewelry tutorial that I have been wanting to try
joanna pierotti is a fabulous artist and she had a tutorial available
on her blog moss hill studio in december

since i love using old photographs this tutorial was right up my alley
it is a technique used on glass to make it look like vintage mercury glass

when i found this sweet girl image on pinterest
i knew that i wanted to incorporate her into something


when i finished the main pendant
i felt that the rest of the necklace should do it justice

that is when i hauled out all of the "good stuff"
you know, the stuff that collects and gets saved for that special something

well...
i used a lot of "good stuff"


pearls
garnets
cut steel beads
rhinestone rondelles
vintage sterling silver beads


 yep
i didn't hold back with this one


i am pleased with how it turned out
the red tones of the garnets and the gray/blue tones of the pearls
really enhance the necklace


i just need to make a funky hook and eye closure for the back
and then she will be finished

i don't know if i am going to be able to let her go....

Monday, March 26, 2012

Spring Colors

even though spring hasn't shown up yet in our little northeast city
i have seen it lately in my studio

amidst the vintage tones i usually use
like in this new heart necklace with vintage ledger paper and rhinestones
(rhinestones are soldered in place on top of glass)
new in etsy today



or this new "sweet silhouette" pearl and soldered pendant using vintage book pages
and a sweet side profile of a young lady
newly added to whatever lola wants lola gets etsy shoppe today




spring colors have been showing up in different new pieces in lola's
like in this new shadowbox pendant (1 1/4" x 1 1/4" glass) 
with vintage citron czech glass hearts and vintage ledger paper
new to my etsy shoppe today



and it surely looks like spring with these very pastel colored stones
all soldered in a shadowbox (1 1/4" x 1 1/4" glass) like pendant with vintage ledger paper
newly listed in etsy today


these colors remind me of easter time
when it came time to dye the eggs
all in beautiful pastel colors
so that they could be hidden on easter morning
for all the children to find

this one is called jonquil yellow


and this one vibrant aqua


and last but not least
this pale beauty
vintage rose


if you are wanting to add a hint of "spring" to your wardrobe
visit my etsy shoppe today to find that special piece you are looking for
"whatever lola wants lola gets"

i am also linking up with
common ground's blog monday marketplace

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Playing With Dolls

playing with dolls
takes on a whole new meaning
when you are 50 and not 5

from my happy bowl full
of these precious long forgotten dolls
i chose one that i could make as
the center of attention to this one of a kind necklace


 blue eyes just like mine were in order
so she fit the bill right away

of course a crown also had to be added
because everyone in my household
knows that i am
QUEEN


from her neck there are all sorts of pretties
an enameled charm that reads the number "25"
(an age i wish i could go back to cause i would do a lot of things differently)
an eiffel tower
a key with a crown on top
a fleur de lis
a miniature telephone
and a cute little chair
plus some cream colored fresh water pearls
and some rhinestone bling


i made some hand forged silver wire links
for the bulk of the necklace
dangling from the middle of each
are cute little cream colored fresh water pearls 


i love my whimsical piece
i know a lot of people think it's creepy
but i love these little porcelain doll heads

even more so
i love creating things with them
this way they are not forgotten little girls anymore
but girls that can live on and create new stories

and yes
that is the sun you see shining behind me
it too has been a long forgotten thing in this town
i am so glad it has decided to show up today!


happy wednesday!

Monday, March 19, 2012

Monday, March 12, 2012

New Designs

many new designs swirling around in my head lately
trying to bring them to fruition without getting sidetracked is a challenge

here are a few that will be added to the shoppe tomorrow

sweet little "xo" pendants with vintage lace and pearl...


and these lovelies will be traveling south with me in the month of may


"tick tock" pendants with vintage lace and pearl...


i'm also linking up with monday marketplace


these two etsy listings are featured...


Monday, March 5, 2012

Monday Marketplace

today i am linking up to
debra at common ground's blog
for the "monday marketplace"

Common Ground

this is a great way to see some truly beautiful stuff that is available in etsy shops
if you have an etsy shop and would like to highlight some of your items
this is a neat link up to do so

today i have linked up.....


and


happy shopping!