Broadcasting our antique jewelry passion

Broadcasting our antique jewelry passion

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"Charmed" necklace

My "charmed" necklace is finished and ready to wear.

I had a great time doing this!  I love the shades of blue and how it
all turned out.  I have a couple of mini books I need to finish--
THEN I am going to make another one!

I used quite a few Tim Holtz Idea-ology findings and fasteners
making the necklace. They were a perfect fit with all the other
elements I had selected to make it.

Below are some close-ups of the different charms:

The chain and all the metal findings are in an "antique gold" finish.  

I added a few antique buttons here and there. The photo is of my
grandmother and her sister.  I scanned the photos and reduced
them down to an inch wide--a perfect fit for the frames and bezels.

The GI in the photo is my husband.  The metal "envelope" on the
left has a miniature copy of a letter from my daughter, written
many years ago.  I scanned the actual letter, saved it as a jpeg,
and re-sized it to 1 1/2" wide to fit in the envelope.

The glass bottle contains the message "Great things come in small
packages" from a fortune cookie. I inked it so it would look old,
tucked it in the bottle and added a few micro beads.  The photo
in the frame is me sitting in my dad's old Ford.

My dad and his parents in the photo.  

These are some trinkets that have not been added yet.  I poured
Ice Resin over the photos for a beautiful finish. They say: "Third
time is a charm"  -- well, in this case, it was.  It is important to
to follow the instructions completely when using the Ice Resin (or
any resin, for that matter). I didn't stir the resin good enough the
first time and after 3 days it was as sticky as could be.  The
second try, my inkjet photos did not hold up well when the resin
was poured over them--BUT the resin was mixed well {grin}.
The third time "was a charm."
  

If you are thinking about playing with some resin, I would recommend picking up the book Explore, Create, Resinate by Jen Cushman.  It is a great book filled with tips and techniques for using Ice Resin.  If I had gotten my book and read Jen's tips for getting perfect results with the resin, I would have only had to do it once.

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Do you know this man? (because we don't)

Do you know this man?
(because we don't)


(Click the picture to get to this antique tiepin)

Another antique jewelry riddle we have here. We think that this man could be a French or English general from the Bonapartic era. But we have no clue which general it could be. We have been looking in the direction of Auguste de Marmont and Guy-Victor_Duperré but couldn't find any resemblance with our stickpin general. The cross our general is wearing here has four arms while the normal French order has five. Also the sash and epaulets could be of important indication.

Or does the haircut style indicates a British officer instead of a French one? Visitors of our site have already suggested this could be Lord Horatio Nelson or the Duke of Wellington. Something we don't support after comparing the the face of this pin with paintings of the two dignitaries.

Any help or information you might have that helps us in determining this person, is much appreciated.

Antiqualy yours,
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"Charmed" necklace update

Some new charms to add . . .

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Metal Foliage is what I used to make
the flower charm. I didn't notice the "love" was backward until I
posted this photo--I would not make a good photographer for
sure.  The other charms I made from glass beads.

The antique gold envelope actually opens.  I am going
to put a miniature letter in it.

I actually have more charms made than I thought.
Nothing is attached, or in it proper place yet.  I will
probably wait until I get more charms made before I
start assembling.  Vintage buttons and photos are in
the works tonight.  Stay tuned.

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New project . . .

This week I started a new project.  I have never worked on anything like this before, so it is a new adventure for me, and so far GREAT FUN!  So much fun, in fact, that I am thinking of another idea or two.

My "stuff" for this project.

My "blank canvas."  The chain is 30" (for now) with
an "antique gold" finish. All ready to add BEADS
AND CHARMS!

I had quite a few findings to work with, and tons of
beads, and wire.  So here is some of my first charms
for the necklace.

some more . . . 

and a few more.  That is all so far.  Stay tuned!!  

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Dutch 18th Century Amsterdam necklace, a so-called "bootjesketting"

Dutch 18th Century Amsterdam necklace
a so-called "bootjesketting"




(Click the picture to get to this antique necklace)

We have no clue why a bootjesketting is called a bootjesketting. Bootjesketting is Dutch and translated to English it would be something like "chain of little boats".

One thing is sure and that is that the bootjesketting is part of the typical Dutch jewelry heritage. Some descriptions in museums describe this as typical for the northern Dutch provinces Groningen and Friesland. We have strong doubts that this is the case because, besides this example made in Amsterdam in the Eighteenth Century, there is also a known similar example, also 18th Century but made in Rotterdam (to be found in the collection of Museum Rotterdam).

Today most of the Bootjeskettings found are made in 19th Century or even 20th Century. It is extremely rare to find one of the 18th Century.

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"Charmed" Amber

I love creating with paper and all forms of mixed media--including found objects.  For the past12 years I have been obsessed with it!    A madness for beads and charms also resides in my restless soul.  I do some beading when I have time, but mostly just for an occasional gift, or for myself.  Most of these obsessions have taken a back seat for a long time because I have a full-time job.  As I get closer to retirement, however, some of these things that I love so much are starting to move up in rank a little.  Here is one of them:

This one I call "Charmed Amber."  I love all the amber-colored beads and the "beaded charms."  I made earrings as well, but forgot to include them in the photo.  The necklace is 28" long, with glass beads and sterling silver findings.

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A July event to get excited about . . .

 Art Unplugged - St. Louis Style

Date:  July 7-10, 2011

Place:  For Keeps Sake

4530 Lemay Ferry Road - St. Louis MO 63129

314-487-8131

I am so excited about this.  Joni Russell, artist and mastermind of Art Unplugged will be teaching some fabulous classes July 8-10 at For Keeps Sake in St. Louis, MO.  There will be a Meet the Artist Thursday evening, July 7.  The above photo represents the classes I will be taking, but there are more, and they all look wonderful! 

Thursday evening:  Meet the Artist
Friday:  "The Fashionista and her little black book" and "Hang-Ups: A Mobile Piece of Art"
Saturday:  "Altered Charm Sampler Necklace"
Sunday:  "Dominoes 'the bone pile'"

Full info here: Art Unplugged - St. Louis Style 

I understand seats are still available.  Hope to see you there!

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