Necklaces Everywhere.....

Being crazy busy is a good thing, I know.  I am so thankful for my days that are 

filled with creativity and inspiration.

What I don't like is how neglectful I am of my little 

blog here.  I do love my blog, always have.  So I wanted to 

show all of you what is new on the shop.  I am actually 

getting all geared up for fall with my designs and yes even

looking to the holidays!!

Take a look and I would love to hear what you think.

Oh yes, I have these and much more up in the shoppe.

Thanks for visiting and please visit again!  I's also love to have you follow me on

Facebook and Instagram and Twitter and Pinterest!!  I think you'll

really like what you see.

xoxo

Karen

How I Envy The Women Of Paris.....

I recently ran across a piece written by Rebecca Plantier from MindBodyGreen.  I just loved
what she said about french women.  Five months ago I went to Paris and everything Rebecca 
states about how french women possess that certain "je ne sais quoi" is 
so true!!
I would sit at the little cafes with their charming outdoor table and chairs where it is oh so
chic to sit facing outwards towards the street, to watch all the parisians pacing by.  
The women of Paris are SO put together, SO at ease in their fashion choices of the day, 
SO confident and they make it all look so effortless.   Parisian watching in Paris
was one of my favorite things to do with my husband, at the end of the day,
sipping amazing french wine, knowing we had no where else we had to be,
except right there.

I so envy the women of Paris.

I SO love Paris!

au revoir pour maintenant mes amis!!!!

xoxo

Karen

Hugs and Kisses....

Here's to an abundance of hugs and kisses

for everyone this Valentine's Day!!

xoxo

Karen

As January Ends...

 It is so very hard to believe that January is almost over.  The first month of this 

beautiful new year is about to be completed.  I have been on a bit of hiatus.  Busy with work

and managing having a freshman in college again and being an empty nester.

Time moves so quickly, doesn't it?

I have some very special pieces that I have created or the shoppe.

Somewhat of a Valentine theme I guess you could say.

I'd love you take a look here~

I'm delighted with this collection.  And there is more to see in the shoppe.

Please stop by and take a look.

Have a lovely week!!

xo

Karen

It's A New Season And A New Reason To Shop...

Hello Everyone!!  Oh my goodness....where have I been??  If you read my previous post to this one 

you know that I pretty much fail at posting to my blog on a regular basis.  But it 

DOES NOT mean that I don't love my blog, my blog friends and blog followers.

So, I am here, here to show you what I have been busy with and to tell  you 

about something that I am very excited about.

But first, take a look at some of the incredible jewelry pieces I have created from

the incredible vintage finds I acquired and that are in the shoppe now.

Vintage rhinestone dress clip earrings.

Gorgeous antique pendant transformed with genuine

emerald stone beads.

Beautiful cuff bracelet made from a vintage rhinestone

jewelry finding.

This holiday season, through December 17th, I am donating a percentage

of all my sales to Operation Mend, an organization at the UCLA medical

Center in L.A. UCLA Operation Mend is a groundbreaking program that provides returning military personnel with severe facial and other medical injuries access to the nation's top plastic and reconstructive surgeons, as well as comprehensive medical and mental-health support for the wounded and their families.

This is my line of adorned vintage cross jewelry.  I love this line

and love the uniqueness of each piece.

Lots of beautiful, sparkling earrings!

Unique gemstone and vintage rhinestone necklaces with  vintage

pendants from the flea markets of France.

Vintage french cut steel cuff bracelets adorned with vintage,

sparkling jewelry findings.

Vintage side ways cross bracelets with Picasso czech glass beads.

My line of handmade vintage pendant necklaces.  I hand make each pendant

from sparkling old pins, vintage brass portrait pins by adding a vintage prayer

card image.  Each necklace is one of a kind!

Lovely handmade portrait pendant adorning a necklace made with

vintage rosary beads and sparkling old rhinestone chain.

Vintage glass cameo on a simple, vintage beaded necklace.

Vintage rosary centers are beautiful focal points in this unique 

earring pair.  Vintage glass drops hang below.

There is SO MUCH MORE available in my shoppe, French Feather Designs.

I am very excited about my cause this holiday season and please consider

shopping with me to help me contribute to Operation Mend.  Thank you

to those that have already helped contribute to my cause.  

AND, I offer GIFT CERTIFICATES to my shop too!!  Just go to my shop and there are

two different certificates for you to choose from.

Lastly, I would LOVE to have you follow me on Facebook.  I always announce new

designs there first, sales, etc.  So please like me here to always be on top of what I'm 

doing!

Please tell your friends and family to follow me here and on Facebook.

I am definitely looking for more followers!

Thank you for being here and I wish you all a very happy holiday!!

xoxo

Karen

It's Been A Long Time...

Four months is a long time.  It's one third of a year.  I have been away from blogging

for that long.  I love my blog but I know I am not a great writer.  Good writers

do not find writing tedious.  Or maybe it's not about being a good writer

but a disciplined writer.  And I am not that either as is evident.   

It was almost the end of my youngest's senior year when I last wrote.

He has since graduated, spent what seemed like an incredibly

short, last summer with us and is now away at college.  

I miss him terribly.  Everyday.   But I have filled my days with 

focusing on my business, that of making the jewelry that I love.

And now I am getting ready for a fantastic trip.  In three days

my husband and I are leaving for France.  Our first time there.

We are spending four days in Normandy and six in Paris.

It was our 30th wedding anniversary in May and this was our dream

trip to ourselves.  

The coast of Normandy.

The village of Honfleur where we are staying while in Normandy.

Paris

I am planning to shop a couple of flea markets while I'm there and bring 

back some wonderful old jewelry finds to make some delicious new pieces with.

For anyone that has followed my blog in the past, I am hoping that I will

be able to shake the writers block and post more often.  But in the meantime,

my facebook page is the best to place to find current updates on all my new

jewelry AND to see photos from my trip.  I would just love to have you 

follow me there also.  And please let me know that you saw my post here

when you come by to follow me!  I would love that!

So au revoir my friends!

My dream trip awaits!!

xo

Karen

My Wish For You...

For all the mothers out there, 

I wish you a day as wonderful

as a spring day in Paris.

You are all so special and loved in your

children's eyes.

I treasure being a mom.

It is by far my crowing achievement.

A happy and blessed Mother's Day

to you all!

xo

Karen

all images via pinterest