Did you think that I was going to show you nothing but sewing projects? I was able to get some jewelry made this week between stints at the machine and chasing Sugarwings.
Here are a few of the necklaces I put together. I've always had a fascination with old watches, the older the better. About 15 years ago, I made a bracelet for myself from old watch faces, and as much as I liked it, most people thought it was odd. The question I got asked quite a few times when I wore it, was "do they all work?".
Now honestly, is that the point? I would just say that they run on Pretty Time.
So, it does my soul good to see that this type of jewelry is popular now and that my blog friends "get it".
Some earrings got whipped up this week too. And all the jewelry that I had made previously got cleaned and and re-carded and ready for Miss Frenchie's sale April 17th.
Display matters!!! I was NOT happy with my previous cards, and the last two sales I went to, my jewelry looked neglected and dowdy just because of a crappy, unplanned display.
What I am using now is pretty simple, I took some old photos, aged and lightened them, then printed them onto parchment colored cardstock. All of the cards look nice together, are a uniform size, and have a vintage feel. I am much happier about my display now!!
(Sugarwings calls the little girls in this old photo her friends, and had me print some for her to color while I made tags)
My name is stamped on the back along with discription of the earrings, and the price is on the front in pencil. The sale is a couple of weeks before Mother's Day, so I am hoping some moms get a pair of my earrings as gifts, so it is nice to be able to erase the price on the tag before they get wrapped up. Those are the kinds of things you have to think of before going to a sale.
Things are getting checked off my list for Miss Frenchie's.
1- Hand made jewelry- DONE
2- tags and prices on hand made jewelry- DONE (I should have put these two lines together, but I like having extra things to check off the list)
3- table clothes made and pressed- DONE
4- boxes and shelves covered with vintage wallpaper- DONE
5- piles of antiques and vintage goodies piled up and ready for tags- DONE
6- cash box and tickets loaded and ready- DONE
Still to do:
1- one 15' x 5' and one 5' x 10' canvas sign for the side of the building
2- two 5' x 8' murals to paint for the backdrop of my booth
3- gather up supplies, a tool kit, lights, bags, etc
4- make some journals
5- tag my vintage jewelry and figure out a display for it now. Should I use the same cards as the homemade stuff? I should probably use that idea, but different photos. Yep, thats what I'll do.
6- gather up small planters and pots for a garden display
7- paint some garden signs to sell
See, not too bad! I'll make it. Sure I will. Some how, I'll fit doing taxes and spending a week in DC there somehow...
PS- I've added some more scrap packs to the Boutique.
The last ones went FAST. So now that I know you like these things, I added a bit more and beefed the bags up a little. There is ephemera, and wallpaper, and ledger paper, all tied up with vintage ribbon and topped with a color coordinating millinery blossom. Still a bargain, and perfect for having a variety of papers to use on small projects. If you are like me, you hate to cut into a nice big sheet of old paper to trim a 2" tag!