Monday, April 5, 2010
A Day Off
After a solid week of filling orders, I took a day off today. It was wonderful! I went to Hagerstown first thing this morning to see my Mom, who is doing much better and is on the road to recovery. On my way home, I stopped at a couple of antique malls. That's always fun! Then, I came home and made jewelry. Oh the sheer joy of making jewelry!
I wanted to show you this necklace I made today. I found the old, carved bone piece in Maryland. I've never seen another like it. I believe it's an angel. It could possibly even be a tombstone angel. Have any of you seen one of these before? Can anyone give me some clues?I'd love to know more about it.
This is another necklace I made today. The slide locket is a souvenir piece from Cathedrale de Reims in France. The tiny book locket is also from France. There are b/w photos inside of Saint Therese.
This slide locket is embossed with an image of Joan of Arc. It's a gorgeous piece! And you KNOW how I feel about slide lockets. Tomorrow I'll be filling orders again, but today was sheer joy!
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Repeat the Sounding Joy
Maddie
Pretty as a Peacock
Halloween Greetings
Minerva
Tea Keeper
Miniature Quaker Sampler
Autumn Harvest
Tonight is Halloween
Miss Elizabeth Perkins
Halloween Stocking
Ann Smith, Reproduction Sampler
Time Enough
London Zoo
Dearie and Darling
Peace on Earth
And Heaven and Nature Sing
Home in My Heart
Painted Wings
My Day Complete
Daniel Boone
This Little Gift
Good Intentions
Autumn on Lazy Bear Mountain
Bird's Eye View
Little Lamb
Three Snakes in Paradise
Susanna Folley, Tombstone Angel
Girls...
Liberty Bell
Bird Study
A Hallowe'en Birthday
The Village
Rodney
Mary Cotton
Pennsylvania Fraktur
Rebecca
Gregory in the Garden
Blue Spruce
Reindeer Games
Anna's Bird
A Multiplying Bird
Winter Swan
Good & Proper
Into the Manor Born
Adam & Eve Revisited
Black Heart
Riley Harbor
Bee Study
A Fine Farm House
Noah's Ark
Grace
Strawberry Town
Strawberry Bird
October 31st
Moon Dance
Miss Martha's Potting Shed
Joyoux Noel
Deer Heart
Crowned Heart
Christmas Day, 1826
Cat & Mouse
Adam & Eve
8 comments:
love the new jewelry, esp. the bone piece....looks like an urn of flowers to me, but hey...i still have a chocolate-buzz from the weekend!
will these be available soon?
xoxox
Lori
I just have to say that it looks like a bat to me - turn it upside down.
OH MY GOSH JILL!!!!! I think you're right!!!!! I NEVER would have figured that out. Thank you so much!!
Kathy
Lovely jewelry designs and about your fascinating carved bone piece...
The first thing I saw was a bat (eyes and ears) and a quick online search found a reference to a similar description on a ceiling painting- interestingly enough, at Winterthur.org
hmmm... i saw insect. with eyes.
Angel?? LOL
LYT
That of beautiful images! It is too attractive
Best regards
Hi Kathy! Hmmmm...I'm going to W.A.G. that it is a Victorian piece perhaps of mourning jewelry. Although typically black (brooches, necklaces...etc) I'm guessing the remains of a hair comb? Pretty interesting piece regardless.
Sue
Your jewelry is amazing.