Flowers and Crystals

Here's the gray and cream necklace I mentioned in my last post.  I used a reconstructed new necklace (only $5.00 at a well-known dept. store).  They are real faceted iridescent glass beads with wire connections.  I removed a couple of the large beads and left the smaller ones in a line onto which I connected the flowers, all made from recycled fabrics.  I used new and old beads to decorate them and sewed them on lace.  I think it's lovely and I hope someone else does, too.
The little shop in which I have been selling these pretties is closing the end of Feb.  Maybe it's time for a change.  I think I'll take a little break and clean my art space--not that it needs it, mind you, and certainly not a fun thing to do, but necessary.

Fun With Acorns and Leaves

I've been having fun making these little cluster pendants--one in bronze and one in silver.  I have the bronze one and Deena will have the silver one.  I used acorn charms, leaf charms, a green triangular crystal with magenta and gold iridescent sides, a turquoise pearly oblong bead, a small turquoise and maize glass bead, and a gold glass bead.  Tiny matte-finished glass beads border the beads on the bronze pendant and silver glass beads border the beads on the silver pendant.  I love wearing mine and I'm not a jewelry lover.  I also love Fall and wearing this pendant helps me celebrate it.

Flowers-Flowers-Flowers

A black flower joined the two at the top this week--already delivered--and I gave those two to her sisters last night.  Little girls are not aware that such things cost money and time to make so I told them they were my models and if anyone was interested, I sell them and to give their friends my info.  They won't do that but maybe they will realize that I do this for income--and the joy of giving and maybe they will learn to give to someone else from the kindness of their hearts as well--maybe.

The bottom flower has been sitting around since last summer waiting for me to put a center inside.  I've added a vintage crystal cone bead topped with a small pearl, two brass butterflies, a large pearl, a large crystal and a rhinestone sparkle.  I used three materials and formed a ranunculus shape.  It stands up from the base an inch or so and has a small alligator clip on the felt bottom.