Saturday, August 9, 2014

Little lace decoration

I bought this recently at a thrift store. It's tiny and delicate, the inner diameter is less than 3 in. At first I thought that it was  an embroidered piece but after taking pictures and looking at them on bigger scale I realized that it's a very fine piece of lace made out of thin colored treads. All details are attached to each other with tiny knots. I thought the background to be a cardboard circle but  in fact it is a circle of very fine felt. The frame is signed on the back and has a date - '90. So it's somebody's art and is 24 years old!

On the background you can see one sheet from my collection of women's craft and needlework attachments to popular magazine of 19th century.


Beautifull lace piece from a thrift store

Beautifull lace piece from a thrift store


Beautifull lace piece from a thrift store


Saturday, June 7, 2014

Black Victorian Necklaces for my Etsy shop

I've made two new Victorian era inspired necklaces - with a heart pendant and a bow pendant.

Get a little tired of Etsy signature white background photos and this time took out my old music pages and ladies magazine dress pattern sheets. Oh, and a delicate embroidered handkerchief that I found an some thrift store. I like that better.
Black Victorian necklaces

Black Victorian necklace with a heart pendant

Black Victorian necklace with a heart pendant

Black Victorian necklace with a bow pendant

Black Victorian necklace with a bow pendant

Black Victorian necklace with a heart pendant


Black Victorian necklaces


Listing for a Bow Victorian Necklace at my Etsy shop.

Listing for a Heart Victorian Necklace at my Etsy shop.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Teapot necklaces

 I made this necklace for my Etsy store last year. The nice bright color of lampwork beads reminded me of cold and bright winter mornings, so I called it "The Winter Morning Tea". I have one myself and when wear it  always have a lot of compliments.

The beginning of this year I devoted to collecting all loose ends and unfinished plans. When I put every thing from my many lists during the past year onto  a new fresh list it had 810 items!

I try not to panic and use random number generator to pick at least one item everyday and do it as much as I can. Two days ago it was "To make any of your previously made necklaces in different color". I have my Winter Tea before me and some green small beads which I try to unite with some red ones. An idea came immediately - Green Tea! So I made Green Tea and didn't stop. Now I have Green Tea Necklace and Mint Tea necklace. And a lot of ideas for other kinds of teas:)