the good stuff

there has been a new jewelry tutorial that I have been wanting to try

joanna pierotti is a fabulous artist and she had a tutorial available

on her blog moss hill studio in december

since i love using old photographs this tutorial was right up my alley

it is a technique used on glass to make it look like vintage mercury glass

when i found this sweet girl image on pinterest

i knew that i wanted to incorporate her into something

when i finished the main pendant

i felt that the rest of the necklace should do it justice

that is when i hauled out all of the "good stuff"

you know, the stuff that collects and gets saved for that special something

well...

i used a lot of "good stuff"

pearls

garnets

cut steel beads

rhinestone rondelles

vintage sterling silver beads

 yep

i didn't hold back with this one

i am pleased with how it turned out

the red tones of the garnets and the gray/blue tones of the pearls

really enhance the necklace

i just need to make a funky hook and eye closure for the back

and then she will be finished

i don't know if i am going to be able to let her go....

playing with dolls

playing with dolls

takes on a whole new meaning

when you are 50 and not 5

from my happy bowl full

of these precious long forgotten dolls

i chose one that i could make as

the center of attention to this one of a kind necklace

 blue eyes just like mine were in order

so she fit the bill right away

of course a crown also had to be added

because everyone in my household

knows that i am

QUEEN

from her neck there are all sorts of pretties

an enameled charm that reads the number "25"

(an age i wish i could go back to cause i would do a lot of things differently)

an eiffel tower

a key with a crown on top

a fleur de lis

a miniature telephone

and a cute little chair

plus some cream colored fresh water pearls

and some rhinestone bling

i made some hand forged silver wire links

for the bulk of the necklace

dangling from the middle of each

are cute little cream colored fresh water pearls 

i love my whimsical piece

i know a lot of people think it's creepy

but i love these little porcelain doll heads

even more so

i love creating things with them

this way they are not forgotten little girls anymore

but girls that can live on and create new stories

and yes

that is the sun you see shining behind me

it too has been a long forgotten thing in this town

i am so glad it has decided to show up today!

happy wednesday!