Ta Ta Ta Dah!! Introducing My First Bridal Button Necklace!

Ta Ta Ta Dah!! Introducing My First Bridal Button Necklace! What do you think? I love it!

 

These are white, off white and crystal vintage buttons with just a few lavender beauties mixed in. I could see a bouquet of flowers that mimics these colors, can't you?

 

 Instead of chain, I added lovely buttons that lead to a ribbon closure in the back of the neck that can be adjusted to any length the bride desires.

 

Here's a close up of the focal buttons full of texture and sparkle!
 

 

Create a Summer Craft Center for your Kids or Yourself

Keep your kids inspired this summer with a craft room, aka the kitchen table and some shelves brimming with supplies. Fill some shelves with baskets and shoeboxes containing basic art studio supplies plus recyclables, craft supplies (like fun foam, stickers, Play-Doh®, etc.), and fabric scraps. The kids provided the imagination.

If you've got kids at home this summer (your own, your grandkids, etc.), I recommend this list of starter supplies.

• Basic art supplies like white glue, paint, paper, tape, and beads
• Cardboard boxes
• Duct tape (a variety of colors and patterns), painter's tape, electrical tape
• Corks, lids, chopsticks, spools, jars, empty toilet paper rolls, and other recyclables
• Craft sticks
• Fiberfill
• Fabric scraps and sewing supplies
• Wire and beads from the dollar store
• Socks (old ones or socks that have lost their mate to the laundry monster)
• Wood glue and Mod Podge® (plus heavy gel medium or a glue gun—used with supervision—to mount found objects like shells and rocks)
• Ink and stamps
• Paints and cardboard stock paper
• Old buttons
• Beading string
• Discarded jewelry parts
• Old watch parts

Why not hang a clothesline in your craft room and display summer artwork there? At the end of the summer, you can have the kids frame select pieces and mount them on the wall.

Come the end of August when you ask yourself, “Where did the summer go?” you'll be able to point to your kids' artistic treasures and say, “There.”

 

Rings Rings Copper Glass Bead Rings!

In shades of pink this ring dazzles.

And then there is this vintage button ring.

 
Turquoise is still my favorite!

 
 
Sometimes less is more!

A Sampling of Jewelry at my New Shop in Helen, Georgia

I'm branching out in my jewelry designs and have joined the Alpine Festival of Arts and Crafts in Helen, Georgia to present my new jewelry designs.

 

I've added STEAMPUNK jewelry which includes funky items like bullets, watch parts, keys, dragons in cages, tiny light bulbs, etc...

 

I've included some bone beads and carved bone pieces from Africa too. I've recently added some vintage button necklaces and wire wrapped sliced geodes and gemstones. And of course, sometimes I mix lots of different materials together.

 

If your looking for UNIQUE and INTERESTING one of a kind jewelry, please visit my new shop in the fabulous alpine village of Helen nestled in the Georgia mountains. While you're there join the party and have some German beer.