Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Finds Inspire Jewelry

I was browsing at a local antique mall last week and came home with two interesting finds. One was a tea cup full of old metal jacks and the other was a bundle of vintage silver plated spoons. Each inspired a piece of jewelry and hopefully will become other jewelry in the future and not just disappear into the chaotic void of my studio.

The first piece that I made was a necklace using the handle of the spoon. The design is a tall vase of flowers with a pierced design around it. I surrounded it with faux pearls and crystal beads.



The jacks inspired me to make a necklace of game pieces in the style of Susan Lenart Kasmer, only not so full as hers.
These two are now listed on my Etsy shop.

3 comments:

Janet said...

awesome necklace - I have to check it out.
and because I'm still disorganized, could you email me your address one more time? I promise to put it in a safe place this time.

jafabrit said...

I really like what you did with your finds. I love going the a flea market or antique mall :)

AshleySpatula said...

very cool, I love the spoon necklace :)