Believe...Always and other goodies in the making!!!

 I love working with old optical lenses.  Thanks to the gal in Texas who purchased my Elvis Presley necklace that I made!!!  What a boost to have someone notice and want to spend money on something I have created.  Hard to believe it is going on 35 years that Elvis has been gone!!!  This necklace was a joy to make and I will be listing it in my etsy shop.  One the one side is a mixed collage highlighting the word "believe" in a numbered optical lense from an antique optical lense kit and then on the other side is a very old fabric button that I collaged with the word "always" and then sealed it with a glaze.  The chain is just a fun piece of fabulous variations of purple!!!  With the extension, you can wear it at varied lengths.  Let me know what you think!  Below pictures of this, is some others I am working on with silver burst type bases, back of watches, pictures of antique pin back buttons and covered with watch crystals...the end picture is one with a chain.  I might be embellishing these a little more.  The one on the end has gold hammered piece on the other side...see it in my etsy.  Thanks for looking...always love comments if you have time!  

~deb

Magnets! Everyone needs a magnet!

I have been having fun creating magnets from books, magazines, order catalogues....again, repurposing and using what I already have.  The magnet supplies come from the Bage-a-Minit company.   A very good company!  I have had my kit to make magnets since the 1990's.  I can make magnets, pin-backs, compact mirrors, key chains.  It is fun and with the hand press, I certainly get my "upper-body" work out!!!  Will be showing more.  I have them all on my etsy, too.  Thanks so much!

Shop Opened and Going Well!!!

As you walk through the door that I share with Kristi that has the beauty shop, this is what you see. My latest large project completed the night before my opening and actually finished it the next day before 11am....thought it turned out kinda cool!!!

The wood under the paint is a birdseye maple....someday, I may work on getting the rest of the paint off. This once held a mirror, but now, a glorious variety of men's ties!

Crazy beautiful, I would say!!! This reminds me of life at times, going in all sorts of directions, weaving in and out of all the craziness and yet, everything has a purpose and I hold on to that. Here, it ends up holding wonderful things and shows off the life and history behind the ties....many of these belonging to a dear man in our church. Richard and Ida shared 60 years of marriage together and I tribute this piece to him and I just don't know if anyone is required to wear ties in heaven! I do hope there is no pantyhose wearing in heaven..... :) deb

Mixed-Media Pictures.....having fun!!!

Eye Candy....fun rings!!!