Sunday, April 13, 2014

Treasure Seeking...



I've been at it again! I've been out shopping and feeding my addiction for vintage jewelry!!!
I found these sweet pieces yesterday at one of my favorite little antique haunts in the next town over....










...do you notice the common thread in all of these pieces?...


Gorgeous jewel tones!!!! Stay tuned for some color in my upcoming designs!


I also attended our local bead and gem show and found these gorgeous treasures....



....rubies and pink tourmaline...some of my faves!!!



Fantastic silver vintage tribal beads from the Middle East....



...yellow chalcedony that looks like lemon drop candy and azure blue amazonite....



I also found some beautiful coral strands.. which is always the perfect color and stone for summer....








...and my summer designs wouldn't be complete without rich, creamy, decadent pearls








I just fell in love with the beauty and quality of these sweet gems from the sea.


I also finished a few pieces this past week that will be available later this afternoon in my Etsy shop.
These pieces are all about tassels. Whether it's a vintage pearl tassel,


...an old metal Victorian tassel...


...Deco rhinestone tassels...


...or gorgeous gemstone tassels...


...they are my current design obsession and there will be lots more to come in the days to follow. I just love the elegant, fluid flow they give my designs and they are a lot of  fun to make!


Happy beautiful weather days everyone!!!!

3 comments:

Rhonda said...

Sigh...I dream of your jewelry. I bet you are happy that summer is on the horizon. There is nothing like a crisp white shirt and a colorful necklace...love it!

A Bit of Colour said...

OH MY!!!!!! Yummy!!!!!!!! with all those beautiful stones. Such Beautiful pieces!!!!!!!! I look forward to seeing what you create with everything!

CraftyHope said...

SO much yumminess!! Thanks for sharing your newest treasures.