Just in Time to Welcome September...

 Things have been busy in my studio and let me tell you I am loving it!

I have quite a collection of new and exciting pieces that I think

area absolutely "ooh la la!"

And, I am so looking forward to September.  It is one of my favorite

months as it beckons in tastes of fall.  I for one am ready to break out

the sweaters and leather boots!

Here are some of the new pieces in the shoppe now.

You can see everything here and so much more.  Do stop by and if you are 

liking what you see please like me on facebook.

Merci beaucoup!!

Have a happy weekend!

xo

Karen

Beautiful Giveaway from Nathalie Causse...

Nathalie at Lumiere Du Matin photography is giving away one of her 

gorgeous photography prints to a very lucky winner.  Nathalie lives in 

France and her work is stunningly beautiful.  Click the link here to 

find out all the details and they are very easy!

Lumiere Du Matin Photography

Keeping Creativity Fresh...

It was a busy week.  Besides the daily grind I accomplished getting some

new pieces done for the shop.  For me creativity is a funny thing.

Some days it's so easy and the ideas just flow.  Other days I can stare

at all the findings and such in front of me and not have a clue as to 

what to do with them.  That's when I have to get up and walk away from it all

and step back into it the next day.  That usually works too.

It was a good week this week.  :)

 I love this bracelet.  I attached a vintage rosary crucifix to a french

steel cut shoe buckle, attached gorgeous blue aquamarine rondelles 

and links from an oriental bracelet.

These dangle earrings are a pair of vintage buttons I picked up at the

Portabello flea market in London.  I mounted them to scalloped edged

jewelry settings and added brilliant labradorite and 

chalcedony briolettes.

Everyone loves a loaded charm bracelet and this one is loaded with 

lots of vintage "charm".  I've added vintage coins, religious medals

and other findings.

And this beautiful necklace depicts a little bit of Paris past.  The vintage

photo frame pendant holds a photo of the Eiffel tower from a time long past.

It hangs from a former vintage sparkling rhinestone pin.

The necklace is made up of vintage mother of pearl rosary beads,

gorgeous iolite and aquamarine semi precious stones and antiqued

gunmetal link chain.  Love!

It was a good week!  :)  

You can see all these pieces and more in the

shoppe.

I wanted to share a photo with you of the sunset over the lake we go to

in northern Wisconsin.  The colors are so soothing and awe inspiring.

Have a wonderful week!

xo

Karen

Gemstone Theme...

Happy Friday!  Things have been so crazy here.  My hubby and I drove

to a family reunion in North Dakota.  Had a great time seeing all my cousins

and other family members that I haven't seen in over 30 years.  We got home 

and moved our daughter into her new apartment.  And now I'm getting ready to 

do a show this coming Tuesday where I'll show my jewelry and hope to do 

a little selling too.

Here are some of the newest pieces in the shoppe.  I have a little bit 

of a gemstone theme going on with these pieces.  I love Labradorite.  

The overall grayish color with breathtaking flashes of blue are

so amazing and versatile.

These vintage inspired crucifix earrings sparkle and

are so stylish.

Here I used Labradorite with vintage watch fob chain pieces, added

vintage faux pearl rosary chain and a vintage 1944 coin with tiny 

wildflowers.  I love the way the sparkling gray gemstones accent the 

aged gold watch chain links.

These little ones are so sweet.  I've strung sparkling labradorite rondells in a 

oval on oxidized sterling wire and added two teeny tiny vintage religious medals.

Really looking forward to the event/show this coming week.

I'll post pics next week.  You can check out all the new pieces here

and more in the shoppe.

Have a great weekend!!

xo

Karen

New Sparkles And Pop In The Shoppe...

Things have been crazy busy here and HOT!  I'm not a fan of 100 degrees

and humidity so the weather has been the perfect

reason for me to stay in and focus on new designs for the shoppe.

Lots of vintage here.  The pendant is a vintage silver filigree

with gold on black crest.  This necklace is made up of vintage

rosary beads, large fresh water pearls,  platinum glass pearls,

genuine amethyst faceted beads, rhinestone sparkle and lots more.

Love this delicate, feminine piece.  It features a sterling silver cross

from a french vintage rosary.  I've added tiny hand wrapped iolite 

beautiful blue faceted beads.  A vintage religious themed former pin

is accented with tiny blue forget-me-nots.  Two religious rose links from a 

vintage religious bracelet were added along with more iolite beads and

rhinestone beads.  They all hang from an oxidized sterling silver link cable chain

and then finished with an oxidized jewelry hook and tiny religious medal

as an added accent..

This really stunning piece has a pendant of faceted amethyst colored

glass in an antiqued brass setting.  The necklace is made up of vintage

mother of pearl rosary beads, vintage amber glass beads,  genuine 

faceted amethyst beads, little oxidized filigree jewelry connectors and

vintage watch fob chain.  

This beautiful piece I titled "Sailing".  It features a vintage Portuguese 

coin accented with vintage silver watch fob chain, gorgeous pink faceted

tourmaline beads and beautiful vintage rosary chain of milky white

 glass beads.  So simple but so stunning!

Beautiful, unique, eye stopping earrings!  The focal point are the

vintage silver shields that were former clip-on earrings.  I've accented them

with vintage milky glass rosary beads and added a tiny royal purple

faceted briolette.  They hang from oxidized sterling silver closed back

ear wires.

These are spun silver former bracelet links shaped like butterflies

that are accented with vintage clear rosary beads and finished off with

tiny aquamarine briolettes.

More earrings ladies!  I've taken vintage bracelet links and hung from them

tiny vintage religious medals, a vintage clear rosary bead and a

faceted genuine garnet bead.  Love these!

These vintage beauties are such a stunning color!  Topaz blue

rhinestone former earrings dangle from oxidized sterling ear wires and

are accented with vintage tiny mother of pearl rosary chain, 

antique brass chain and two vintage religious medals of 

Mother Mary.

These are just some of the newest things in the shoppe.

Do stop by and check it out.  I'm having a HUGE sale too!

So be sure and check out the "SALE" section as there are some

awesome values!!!  Everything there is 40-50% off!!

xo

Karen