Treasure hunting

Ah the yard sale'ing was great this past weekend. I picked up a lot of vintage jewelry..... drooling yet?Lets take a closer look at my treasure...six rhinestone necklaces~13 rhinestone bracelets~5 rhinestone earrings, or is that 10 lol~Two fabulous pins.....Along with all that treasure, I found 40 religious medals that a kind man GAVE to me. I told him I was on a mission that very day to get some religious medals and here he was with an over abundance of them and that he was giving them away for free. *goosebumps huh*
I also snagged this fabulous head with the super long neck for only $1. Along with an "ab-fab" crown that was also a dollar.While chit-chatting with the gal I asked her if she had any more "heads." To which she replied... "Well, I do have a mannequin, but its at my mothers house." She said she would take $8 for it. For eight bucks, I thought it would be worth a little lookie-lou. Couldn't hurt, and it was on my way back home. Soooooooooo I followed her to her mothers house where it was love at first sight. I have no clue what I am going to do with her.... so don't even ask! Just proves I'll buy anything. I googled "chrome mannequin" at it looks like this ranges in price from $200 to $400.Another fun-treasure-filled weekend! I've linked up to Charm Bracelet Diva's "G.W. Party"

Vintage suitcase

I purchased this round suitcase at a yard sale a few years back for only $2.00. At first, I thought I'd make a pirate suitcase with it, but I never got around to doing anything with it. Even though it looks like leather, it is actually made of wood. Recently while looking for a container to hold my grandaughters play clothes.... I came across it again stuffed in a closet. (I knew I'd use it eventually!) With a little bit of spray paint and some fabulous labels, I ended up with this. A vintage suitcase!I was lucky enough to come across six boxes of suitcase labels--- 45 labels in each box. Quick calculation: 270 labels for which I paid $2.00. *big smile* I sanded and inked the edges to give it a well traveled look to it.....Here is the backside of the round suitcase~ Now, all I have to do is load it up with my grandaughters beautiful dress up clothing. I've linked up to Charm Bracelet Diva's "Club G.W."

Bronzed baby shoes...

I have been hoarding collecting bronzed baby shoes for quite some time with the intention of making them into pincushions. Well, I finally got around to it. I've got a total of five pairs of bronzed shoes, but so far I've just made three into pincushions.This one I used embossed velvet....This sweet little shoe got some hot pink velvet....This very shiny bronzed baby shoe was probably wrapped up tightly in tissue paper and put away as a lovely memento... I chose a lovely shade of green velvet for this one.These are all for sale at my online store "The Tarnished Crown" for only $9.00 each plus $3.00 shipping/handling. Plus... new lowered prices on everything... come check it out :-)

Vintage jewelry

I've been playing with some of my vintage jewelry again. I worked on making some more spoon pendant necklaces...I made over 20.....Its a lot of fun to use vintage jewelry in creating these one of a kind pieces....I added a few to my online store "The Tarnished Crown" These are two of my favorites.... The Blessed Virgin Mary..... Is there anything more beautiful than our own American flag? I think not..... "God Bless American" *woot-woot* :-)They are all listed at $12.00 each~

Cottage Door

The barbie house I've been working on has two arched doorways on both sides just screaming for Cottage doors. So I obliged. I used two pieces of cardboard to make each door. After cutting the cardboard to fit each opening, I glued tissue paper onto the cardboard to give it some texture. I then coated the tissue paper with a generous amount of Mod Podge and ran the pointy side of a paint brush down the length of the door to create the look of wood planks.Once that was dry, I glued some plastic from a soda bottle to act as the glass in the doors window. I also glued a long piece of fabric to one side of the door, this is going to be the hinge. I glued the two pieces of the cardboard doors together, sandwiching in the plastic window and the fabric hinge. I painted the doors with a dark brown acrylic paint and highlighted the texture of the doors using some lighter paint which I applied with my finger. I used metal tape adhered to card stock to create some added metal work detail to the doors. For the doorknob, I used two pony beads and ran a piece of pipe cleaner through the cardboard-- and using hot glue attached the beads. I covered the open ends of the pony beads with paper clay to give it a more finished look. A little bit of gray paint and that finished it up nicely.I also added some greenery and small roses around the arch of the doorways.....
Here it is all finished~

Posted to Etsy

I added some more of my spoon pendant necklaces and repurposed keys to my Etsy Store. I think I added something like fourteen things--- I am needing to soak my hands in some hot water for awhile--- they hurt! (even though I cut & paste a lot of it) Here are some of the ones I posted to my Etsy store.... I particularly love this spoon pendant. This one is a smaller spoon, only measuring at 1 & 1/4 inches tall. I think its nice to have a small shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary so close to your heart~Ahhhhhhhhhhhh pink loveliness...... A beautiful rhinestone cross on this one....
Here is one of the keys I posted on my etsy store. I have my keys under "Vintage Latch Key Kids" Just makes me laugh thinking about "latch key days"~

Outdoor antique fair

My husband and I went to an outdoor street antique sale in the next town over... I bought this fabulous round bird cage that my husband spotted for me. It was only $40. I'll add some crochet pieces to this bird cage when I have some free time.I also bought this huge lot of silverware...and this tray full off odds & ends of jewelry for only $5.While yard sailing I picked up some small treasures.... tiny dominoes, a hammered aluminum tray, a silver flower vase, bronzed baby shoes and some linen with beautiful crocheted edges. I've got a lot of works in progress that I hope to be finishing up soon to share. I've been enjoying the cooler temperatures and spending a lot of time sitting on my new outdoor swing.... life is good~
A big thank you for all the encouraging words about my Etsy store. I've already sold three things out of four. *big grin* NOW, I'm having fun! lol