Snow Day = Studio Day

a snow day at lola's

equals a very productive day indeed

visit whatever lola wants lola gets to see why

Stories That Photographs Tell

today was a day that i needed to gather up some vintage photos

to use in some vintage pocket watch pendants

that i was going to create

i was searching on pinterest and the internet

when i finally decided to just go into my own iphoto collection

and use some of the many images that i have of my grandmother's family

many of these photos are of her as a child

here she is with her mother, father and brother

i have used this one of her in many of my pieces

i just love her expression

another favorite of mine is this one of her and my grandfather

i just love the way she is looking at him

i used this photo in a special necklace i made for myself here

another one of the two of them

i love this wedding photo

i have it on display in my home

i believe my grandma was a flower girl (she is on the far right)

a picture of her parents 

a very stoic looking pose

my grandma and her brother

probably her confirmation day

a day in the snow

this must have been some sort of dance troupe she was in

she is the second from the right

i love this photo of her with her parents

her and some "beau"??

another one of her with her younger brother

love this coat and hat she had

another one in the snow

she had the poses down

this one is so great 

three of her closest friends - all decked out in their hats

each of these photographs tell a story

so many memories held in one image

do you have any special family photos that you would like put into a keepsake?

i just added a new listing in my etsy shoppe with this option

go HERE to find the listing

perhaps you will be the next person to have a custom piece

with your own special photo put inside!

here are a couple of examples:

New Listings At Lola's

take a peek in lola's etsy shoppe

to see some of my favorite

one of a kind pieces

as well as some other favorites

that were just listed today

a vintage shoe buckle...

a vintage chandelier crystal...

metal forged copper links and vintage rosary connector...

gorgeousness... 

some favorite rhinestone necklaces...

and some sweet silk flowers and rhinestones...