busy...busy...busy...

these lovely new designs

will be traveling with me to los angeles next week

if they don't find a home in l.a.

they will be making the trip back home with me

and into my etsy shoppe they will go!

an affaire....

an affaire...

that's what i'm going to have in a few weeks

wait...don't get the wrong idea

let me clarify things

what i mean to say is i am having an "affaire at tiffany's"

in the warm sunny part of los angeles called manhattan beach

you see, there is this lady who has these amazing themed "affaire's"

her name is kim caldwell and her website is artistic bliss

now, i have never attended one of these events

but i have heard from many women who have

and they sing praises of these affaires

just the pictures alone of past soirees are eye candy

take a look...

moulin rouge

alice in wonderland

les sirens

so, i am beyond thrilled to be attending this soiree

and i love the theme this year

"affaire at tiffany's"

all audrey themed

all tiffany blue

and did i mention it all takes place in sunny los angeles (bonus!)

i have all my supplies ready for all the classes

i already have my suitcase packed with summer clothes

and i can't wait for the bus tour to the different antique and flea markets we are going to

what makes this "extra" special is that i am also a vendor on the first night

i get to share all my jewelry creations with all the lovely women attending

and keeping with the theme

there will be lots of "tiffany blue" and lots of "bling"

here's a peek...

and wait

there's more

there is a "dress up" night on vendor night

so...i am all ready for that

got my black audrey gloves

and my very blingy audrey necklace

the brooch on this necklace i made was my grandmother's

i added patina so that the rhinestones would "pop"

and of course i have my tiara too!

found this beauty some time ago at an antiques store in oregon

and wouldn't audrey be wearing "blinged up" black patent leather shoes too?!

well, this audrey is!

can't wait for all the fun

can't wait to meet all my blog friends for the first time

and can't wait to share creative time with all the "like-minded" women

isn't that what life is all about?!

easter blessings

to each and every one of you!

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....

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

"blingy heart"

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

"sweet silhouette"

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

"hearts desire"

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

"vintage pastel beauty"

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