Inspired....

Well I am back in full swing upon my return from our little 3 day getaway to the Suwanee River, and I am all rested up and completely inspired to design! Nothing like a little break to get the creativity flowing and here are the latest designs to come out of my inspired getaway...

...a custom order bracelet for one of my vintage jewelry loving friends. She provided the green glassVictorian pin and I accented it with some pretty findings.

Another French medal piece for my French Medailles Series...

 Some petite vintage compass earrings...

The most beautiful little European Holy Mary shrine turned into a multi strand double length necklace....

Gorgeous little French bird earrings with Victorian cut steel beaded hoops...

...I want these for myself!!!!! (lol)

All these little pretties can be found in my Etsy shop later this evening.

I Hope everyone has a fabulous week, thanks for stopping by !!!!!

An Enchanted Forest...

Bonjour Mes Amis!!! I am just getting back from a few days off and from one of me and the hubby's favorite places to unwind...the beautiful enchanted forest of the Suwanee River.

Full of old Spanish moss, big, majestic cypress and oak trees...

and the gorgeous, historical Suwanee River, this beautiful place makes for one fantastic getaway.

 It's only 4 hours from our house, so we packed up the kids and threw an overnight bag in the new play toy and headed for some much needed R and R.

We had the whole park to ourselves!!!

...this picture reminds me of ancient ruins.

There were lots of beautiful, wooded golf cart trails to explore...

so much fun was had by all...

...especially when Milo got to practice on his driving skills... 

The picture below was right around sunset. It was just too beautiful for words and was so "magical". Imagine being surrounded by all of these majestic oak trees with the Spanish moss glowing all around you. It really felt like I was in the movie Avatar surrounded by this incredible glowing forest.

Now that I am nice and rested, I am busy working on upcoming new designs . You will see them here first this weekend! I hope everyone finds their special and "magical" place this week, have a great weekend my friends!!!!

Stunning Old Beauties...

Hello my friends! I am sharing some of my wonderful earring finds with you in today's post. I have a serious passion for old, beautiful earrings and never, ever can I turn a gorgeous pair down when I see them. The attention to detail and quality is always apparent in these delicate old beauties, and I truly LOVE those features. Here are some of my latest acquisitions, soon to be turned to pierced vintage earring treasures for my Etsy shop....

Gotta have the old Deco rhinestones...

The old screwbacks seem to always be the most delicate and detailed...

Sweet, old birds made with real feathers. Hard to imagine how someone put these tiny things together...

Gorgeous, old Victorian mother of pearl screwbacks...

Look at these fabulous signed pieces! The jewelry gods were smiling on me when I found these pretty Hattie Carnegie earrings...

One of my favorite old earring  makers, the jewelry house of Sandor....

These are sooooo Marie Antoinette! Don't ya think????

Creations with these gorgeous old things coming soon....stay tuned!

Have a beautiful week mes amis!!!!