Vintage Cowgirls

i came across some images of some vintage western cowgirls

and just knew i wanted to create some pieces with them

i also found a listing on ebay for hair on hide cowhide pieces

when i received them in the mail there was not only cow hides

but also some zebra ones

these are some of the collaborations of the two together

i love the way they turned out

and these next few are not the vintage cowgirls

but these images suited the hides i sewed them onto

this is one of the zebra hides i was talking about

and another 

love this lady on the moon

and this cirque du soliel inspired one

these are some boot pendant necklaces which have the images in them as well

this image is one of my favorite with the hearts on the horses harness

if you love any of these

head on over to my etsy shoppe and click on

Vintage Cowgirl Jewelry

and 

Cuffs

Playing with Ice Resin

lately i have been working with ice resin

i love being able to incorporate the resin into bezels for cuffs and necklaces

recently i had etched a lot of metal

and wanted to make some cuffs and focal pieces for necklaces

first i cut the metal up for these cuffs

and whatever metal was left over i used for the necklaces

vintage sheet music covers became the background to these cuffs and

some vintage metal bits and bobs as well as religious medals

became the centerpieces for these beauties

ice resin was poured over them to seal everything in to last for years to come

a little bit of random soldering on the cuff band and around the bezel

created this "vintage" look

some handmade copper links were used to create these necklaces

i love the endless capabilities when using ice resin

can't wait to come up with some new designs with this awesome product

visit lola's etsy shoppe to see these and more

New Workshop in May

Come join me in my home on Saturday, May 18th to create this gorgeous bracelet. In this class we will learn how to etch metal, make copper metal links, torch solder and also use a soldering iron to solder a beautiful vintage glass jewel onto the main focal piece of the bracelet. This bracelet double wraps around your wrist and is 
just plain pretty and romantic. 

Cost for this class is $140 which includes all supplies and lunch. 

It's going to be FUN FUN FUN! 

Class begins at 10:00am and ends at 3:00pm. 

Contact me at rochellegaukel@shaw.ca to register. 

A paypal invoice will be sent to you in which to pay from. 

Class size is limited so be sure to sign up early!

New Lola Bling

with all the rain and cold we've been having in my neck of the woods

it has allowed me lots of time to create in my studio

i guess i can be thankful for the weather that keeps me hibernated inside

it gets my creative juices flowing and new jewelry designs coming

another new heart necklace

"love u more"

vintage rhinestone bling squares

vintage gold metal trim necklace

an ornate vintage cross assembled onto a beaded silk cord necklace

vintage glass stone necklaces in two styles

visit "whatever lola wants lola gets" etsy shop

to see what this gal has been up to!

Back By Popular Demand

back by popular demand

i am holding another chunky heart soldering class at my home

on saturday, march 9th

from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

lunch, beverages and snacks are included

$140 workshop fee

along with learning how to solder this beauty

you will also solder a round bubble necklace

if you would like to take this workshop

please contact me and i will send you a paypal invoice to pay from

you may want to hurry as spaces are filling fast....

Vintage Mercury Glass Class

a couple of weeks ago i travelled south

to teach a soldering class at a good friend of mine's home

sweet miss tiffany kirchner-dixon

aka the fancy farmgirl

hosted this class in her gorgeous studio

the technique that was taught was

"vintage mercury glass" pendants

in which the students went home with a necklace and a bracelet

involving this technique

class samples:

the beautiful airy studio of tiffany's

(all photos to follow were taken by the fabulous tiffany)

 

all the students final projects were AMAZING

lots of them had never soldered before

but you wouldn't know it from looking at their works of art

kathy used a high school picture of her mom

for the photo in her pendant

kathy had a stash of fabulous buttons

that i was secretly coveting

tiffany's wonderful necklace

love how she used the cream buttons and sari silk to finish hers off

for kathy's bracelet she used a picture of her son when he was little

it turned out charming

can you believe this student had never soldered before?

renee did an amazing job and i love how she added the tulle bows to her necklace

here is renee's bracelet

love her word she chose

i am sorry we didn't get photos of the other students works of art

some had to leave a little earlier than when class ended

the night before the class

we had a fun "girls night" with fabulous food and drink

"what happens in tiffany's studio involving pink champagne and moscow mules,

stays in tiffany's studio!"

i pre-stamped some metal for the girls

so that we could make cuffs

soldered on some large bezels in which they could choose what they wanted to put inside

my finished bracelet

(the silver solder on the cuff was a happy accident)

renee's gorgeous cuff

kathy's finished cuff

it is so "her" with the aqua flower

again, not everyone's projects were photographed

while i was pouring up the resin in the bezels

i also had a few belt buckles that needed more resin as well

just have to attach the wire linked belt to them and they will be good to go

again, thank you SO MUCH tiffany

for offering up your home for this class

it's always great fun meeting new people

and being inspired by what they create