Sunday flea market

Today was one of those days at the flea market, when the finds are too highly priced and the sellers are in a bad mood... not all of them, of course. It was meager pickings. Very meager. On the other hand, today I made the most unusual find ever.

A nice little vintage charm bracelet.

A vintage rosary crucifix that opens up in the back - I have never seen one of these before.

And this - this is soooo unusual. It is supposed to be the tip of an armadillo tail. I wouldn't know - there aren't any armadillos in my neighborhood. But it is definitely a very cool find!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Sunday - however you choose to spend it - enjoy it!

new earrings

Finished a pair of earrings...

Cascading copper cups with green agate (green onyx) and faceted hemimorphite beads.

a faery place

...my garden is a faery-like place - as much so, as a garden created by human hands can be - and with Mother Nature's help, of course...

...not that it was intentionally created to be a faery space. Nevertheless, it is full of wonders, magic and pixie dust...

... angel's wing... 

...heavily cascading boughs of roses...

 

...bumblebees wearing pollen pants in just the colour of the apricot roses...

...bird's nests...

...myriads of tiny wild strawberries...

...and tangy red currants, glowing like rubies in an ocean of emerald...

...magical mirrored spheres...

...this is just a glimpse - maybe more next time...

altered bits mixed media art zine

It is finally available - Alicia Caudle's Altered Bits Mixed Media Art Zine! I am so very excited and honored to have been included in this zine, which is available in print for the first time. 20 fabulous mixed media artists (and myself) have contributed to this issue and I can't wait to get my hot little hands on a copy.

Doesn't it make you wish you could look inside?

My contribution was a necklace for the theme notorious. I chose the magpie as my subject - notorious for its thieving of bits and pieces of shining stuff. I used one of those protective pocket watch cases I have been finding at the flea market and created a little assemblage inside of it - an image of a magpie, a wire nest, bits of bling... you get the idea.

I created the necklace with a ribbon of shimmering sari silk in green/black - which reminds me of a magpie's feathers - and an old watch chain. Then I created the magpie's stash - this was like going to the flea market - a pewter button, beads, a coin, a recycled rhinestone brooch, a small antique key, various recycled jewelry dangles and some more sari silk. All the sort of things I imagined a magpie would get excited about. I mean, even I get excited about them!

  

Thank you so much for letting me be a part of this incredible zine, Alicia!!!

Sunday flea market

Today is going to be hot and muggy, so we headed for the flea market early. We haven't been to this particular flea market for a while and at first I thought, this is going to be one of those empty-handed days. Which goes to show - you never know what you will find at the flea market, until you have covered the whole flea market...
Actually, I was looking for some larger rusty metal pieces to use in something I am planning for the garden. Of course, I never find anything I am particularly looking for. Must be a 'natural law' of flea marketing. But I did find some great goodies for my jewelry making stash...

Pocket watch backing and a number tag - 13 is my favorite number...

Chandelier crystals - how could I resist?

Some wonderfully unusual little light bulbs.

Naturally shed antlers... so cool!

Some really soft leather scraps. 

 Wishing you all a wonderful early summer Sunday and thank you for visiting!

new earrings

Ever since I finished that last necklace, I have been thinking the design would really lend itself to earrings. Today I had some time to get into my workspace and this is the result:

Sisterhood - Earrings

Forged copper, brass, vintage chain

These are fairly long and have lots of movement.

I hope everyone has a lovely Friday - weekend coming up!