Saturday, May 11, 2013

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

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Just Simple Vintage...

Hi All!!  I hope that you had a wonderful weekend.
I wanted to share a new line of jewelry with you
that I just put up in my shoppe.
It's called "Simple Vintage".
I think it is the perfect name for these very simple, 
very easy to wear pieces.


I love these vintage metal buttons.  I have mounted them to a scalloped 
edged jewelry mounting and hung them from  a beautiful
oxidized sterling silver satellite chain.




These simple bracelets are perfect alone or layered with others.
I have taken vintage rosary crosses and accented them with 
natural stone beads.  They are finished off with a magnetic closure
for really easy wearing.






This is just a sampling of my new line "Simple Vintage".
I hope you like it.  I have more pieces coming.
Please stop by my shoppe to see these and many other
jewelry lovelies.

Merci!!

xo 
Karen






Sunday, April 7, 2013

Lots to Look at...

So I have been busy creating in my studio for the past couple of weeks
as time will allow.  Wanted you to see some of the newest things
that are up in the shoppe.











Do stop by my shoppe!  I am making more new spring lovelies
so check back soon.  And you will always see new pieces right away
on my Facebook page.

Thanks and have a great week!

xo

Karen





Sunday, March 31, 2013

Happy Spring, Happy Easter...

Hello Everyone!  I've been away for awhile and I've missed you all!
I couldn't let today go by without wishing
all of you a joyous Easter and a 
wonderful start to your spring.



I have been busy making some new pieces that I will show you all soon.

Until then...

xo

Karen



images via pinterest


Friday, March 1, 2013

Pretty French Bottles...

 Happy Friday and happy weekend everyone!!
So, as many of you know, besides my jewelry etsy shoppe
I have another etsy shoppe that feeds my creative needs.
It is called

I have just finished a new line of decorative french
decor bottles and I wanted to show them to you all!
I am just in love with them!
I use many of my vintage jewelry findings to adorn
these sweet decor pieces.














In addition, I have made a line of decorated votive holders
with a little french theme.  The holders are all mercury glass
and take a standard tea light.  When lit it flickers through the image
on the front of holder and is just so pretty.







All of these and many more of my handmade things
can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will visit
my shoppes!

xo

Karen




Tuesday, February 26, 2013

New Styles To Check Out...



Life can be so unbearably busy.  I/we have so many things going on day after day
that I truly cannot manage to squeeze much more in to each day.
Blogging is one of the things that always suffers.  I am so envious of 
all of you who some how manage to put a new post up every single day.
I wish I could.  I won't even get into my crazy life of school, volunteering,
my son's hockey, creating and designing my jewelry, photographing, editing,
writing copy, meal planning, appointments, snow storms....ok, I think
I just did get into my crazy life!  Well, my hat is off to all of you who
can blog every one to two days!

I have some new designs up in the shoppe for you to see.


These razzle dazzle earrings are made from vintage brass findings.  I have 
hand wired amazing and extremely old roman coins.  They are over ten centuries 
old!  The gorgeous colored sparkles are tiny chalcedony, London blue topaz
and citrine gemstones.  I really love these.



The center piece on this necklace is a vintage Infant of Prague religious medal
that I have surrounded with old rhinestone necklace links.  It hanges from an old brass
rosary center and a strand of restrung gorgeous aqua blue vintage rosary beads.



In honor of St. Patrick's Day I designed this necklace.  The pendant is 
a wonderful old dress clip.  The necklace is made up of old brass jewelry links,
aged brass chain, green rhinestone flower shaped jewelry findings 
and stunning 1920's  beveled green cut glass links in their 
original settings.  Each link is exquisite!



These are also perfect for the season as emerald green is the color
to wear.  These are beautiful vintage former clip on earrings that I have
removed the backings from and hung them from pyrite and pearls with a
very old rhinestone set rondelle in the middle.


I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your week.
If any of you would like to share with me how you manage 
to fit blogging into your schedule everyday I would really
love to hear!  I could use some helpful tips!!

xo

Karen










 

















Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Just Because....

Just a little bit of spring I shot.
Hyacinth bulbs blooming in my sunny window.





They smell incredible!

Have a wonderful week!

xo

Karen