The Adornment of Wrists

I can't stop making button bracelets. I adore them! I love wearing them almost as much as I love making them. There is something wonderful about a lovely piece of jewelry that you can look at while you're wearing it, without needing a mirror. Having something shiny around my wrist is just exactly the perfect thing. Here are a few recent delights, some of which are still listed in my Etsy shop.

This one surprised me by becoming my favorite, despite the fact that I never wear yellow!

That one gorgeous Victorian faceted steel button takes my heart!

Dramatic, sexy, elegant, classic. 

What's not to love about black glass plus rhinestones?

SO loved this collection of green gems!

Someday, I'll need to hire a fresh young wrist to model these bracelets.

More black beauties!

Open sesame! This should do the trick.

A Little Deliciousness

Some things are small and delicate… and yummy. This is another crocheted loop and toggle bracelet made with vintage buttons. Some are gorgeously detailed brass colored metal and some are molded glass that is the color of amber. So sweet!

These buttons are at least 100 years old.

More precious than silly old diamonds.

The toggle button has a nature scene with flying bird.

Simple, unique and easy to wear.

China Doll

Poor little China Doll…. she was looking sad and forlorn for a while.

She sat alone in the garden for hours. Inconsolably sad.

I asked her what was wrong… and other than being upset that she missed the Cyndi Lauper concert, she finally admitted she was just lonely. "You never have time for me", she sniffed… "You just dress me up, paint my cheeks, knot my hair ribbons and leave me alone." Poor little party girl!

I could see it in her eyes. It was time for her to take a trip. As soon as I told her about my idea, her toes began to wiggle. She could barely contain her urge to dance!

I helped her pack her bags and paid her passage for an exotic adventure… to beautiful Ohio. 

"Do I look okay?" she asked excitedly... "What are they wearing these days in Ohio?" I assured her she'd fit right in, and helped her with her luggage tags.

Then I noticed… she was finally smiling! Beaming and bright.

She's now rooming with a dear friend of mine who will keep her entertained with stories of her world travels and exciting adventures. 

I'll miss you little China Doll. Your quirky ways made me smile for a little while.

{Our dear girl is a stuffed cloth folk art doll… and sports a vintage plastic bow button, vintage ribbon, rickrack and lace.}

Father Time: Assemblage

Father Time is a mixed-media assemblage, meant for hanging outside & made as a birthday gift for my eldest. I've been carrying some of these elements around for years, waiting for the right project. Since my son recently bought a new house with a couple of lovely wooded acres, I'm hoping he hikes out into the middle of it all and finds a nice tree to hang this piece on. There he will stay, deteriorating naturally over time and eventually melding with the forest itself.

Father time has a working compass in hand, just in case you get lost.

Knobby hips and a vintage Cub Scout button.

He urges you to "Save the Whale"… just one whale.

Yes, as a matter of fact, those are Cupcake prosecco corks.:)

L'Air du Temps Redux

This tiny perfume sample bottle made a simply cool pendant for my 12-yr-old granddaughter. She picked out the bottle, a vintage L'Air du Temps bottle by Nina Ricci, and let me work it up… just for her. I loved this one so much, I need to make myself one just like it now!

Deep garnet red glass beads fill the bottle just part way… so they can move and shake. Making their presence known. The bottle is wrapped with aged copper wire and it hangs from a length of antique brass colored mini-ball chain. With the wire wrap, this pendant measures 1 & 1/2 inches tall.

All that's missing is a photo of my darling girl wearing her new pendant.