Vintage advertising collectible

Vintage Bertolli olive oil chef figurine advertising kitchen decor kitsch Alberto Lena figurine made in Italy Here's a link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/236380688/vintage-bertolli-olive-oil-chef-figurine?ref=shop_home_active_1

Large Tote Bag with Original Art Quilt, ceramic face, embroidery

Large market tote. Original art quilt on the front. I made the art quilt as a sample for a workshop I taught. When the workshop was over I put it away for a while and have now used it to make this one of a kind bag. Mixed fibers and fabrics with an original ceramic face in the middle. Velvet flowers. Please dry clean this as there are mixed materials used. Spot cleaning would be best. Fully lined in the same blue and white checked fabric. The fabric used is decorator fabric I got from South Philadelphia in the fabric district off South Street. If you love to sew and are ever in Philadelphia this is a must go! Store after store of bolts of fabric and embellishments. Fun shop keepers too. You can find this for sale here: Large tote Click this link to see another one of my fun art bags: http://www.etsy.com/listing/14116185/fabric-box-bag-square-crazy-quilt-sewing ************************************************************************* Come join me on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/PinkFlamingo61/136372288780?ref=ts#!/pages/PinkFlamingo61/136372288780?v=wall&ref=ts *************************************************************************

STeampunk Brooch Miniature art doll Man

STeampunk Brooch Miniature art doll.  

MY WHAT BIG HANDS YOU HAVE~! OR PHIL-PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON ALREADY!

Vintage and new pieces come together to make this fun brooch. Giant vintage rhinestone in his hands, watch parts and other fun elements.

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Happy 27th Birthday Molly!  Celebrating my daughter's birthday today.


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Steampunk brooch- it's Lydia again!

Lydia spent too much time in the saddle, now she's so bow legged she doesn't think her legs will ever straighten again! OUCH! But she still loves riding the pony!

In The Sewing Room

I like to have lacy bits and trims displayed around me when I sew.  Seeing pretty pieces inspires me, allowing me to grab things spontaneously, as needed, making the outcome unknown when I start a project.  This is just the way I create, I'm not a planner, so everything I make is a surprise, even to me, when I'm finished.

Visit my shop, Pink Sewing Room, to see some of the things I've made, unusual and vintage trims and laces.  You can never have too many buttons or trims!

Vintage Valentine~Cherubs in Bronze

How about looking at Valentines through OLD eyes!  Great old bronze pieces to use in a Valentine gift. How about making someone something special that they can keep forever?

Antique Kellog's French Tailoring Tool

People say they don't make things like they used to and everyone rolls their eyes, however!  This is the most beautiful tool.  

It's smooth, the wood has such beautiful color, the metal hinges, wonderful graphics….do you hear the awe in my voice? 

 I just love old things.  I can't help it, when I pick them up and feel them it just makes my blood rush!

I'm not going to say a lot about this piece, just let you feast on the photographs!

Vintage Hardware and Found Object Hunting

Using vintage hardware in your work adds history,  with great textures and patinas that you don't get with new things while giving new life to beautiful things that would have ended up in a dump and lost forever.

 Anything with words, faces or numbers I can't resist.  They have to be salvaged, brought home to wait for the right project to use them in.  

VINTAGE,OLD 
CAST WOMAN FACE DECORATION. 
CAST BRONZE

Old keys, any size are another passion.  I've been saving them since I was a child.

  

Steampunk Bee Brooch

Just finished this brooch.  My friend gave me a blank of her slumped glass which I used under the bee.  The glass is beautiful.  She layers different colors with foils and stamped images giving the final piece strong feeling of  depth and sparkle.  The CLIMAX tag at the top is from the late 1800's, it's a tin tobacco tag, used with the tobacco plugs as the label. This brand always gives me a giggle and shows up in several of my designs.  Mixing antique, vintage and new is my favorite blend, I've been collecting little pieces of whatever for so long I have quite a stash to pull from.  I'm an obsessive gather-er and assemble-er!

Fairies

An antique bronze clock bezel and glass were just begging for something fun to be placed inside. My friend and I were out antiquing one day and we found two little Brownie Fairies. We both wanted them, so we compromised, each of us got one. He's wearing the funniest clothes, complete with a FEZ hat! On his belt I've attached an old watch gear. Behind are lovely filigree brass wings, to help him flit around, doing his best to cause mischief! Little Brownies are known for the mischief they get into! I've trapped him under glass to keep the mayhem (chaos) under control. Only when you're ready to keep him in line, may you open the glass door and let him wander~! but be forewarned! they do get into things. An antique clock gear is behind him upon a collage of papers from magazines, and an old children's book. The words "In the Air" are back there too, to remind you to keep him under control. A transparent watch face with a vintage glass watch crystal, with the tag still attached, is floating above him, warning you to keep his time free strictly governed. Nestled in the case is an old watchmaker's glass vial, with cork, and the number 147 on the tag. That's how many tricks he has up his sleeve. Inside is a teeny, tiny, little watch hand. This is not attached to the assemblage, allowing you the chance to roll a piece of paper, with a secret wish, inside the canister. There is also a bit of room for another little addition of your own. Just keep in mind he's very powerful, so be careful what you allow him to have access.

Making story jewelry

I love making jewelry with a story.  They don't come together right away, you have to search out each element, details count.   When it's finished you feel like you did something;  I get bored just string beads, there has to be a bit of a challenge or I'm bored.

She's a quiet woman, goes about her life, but in the dead of night, dressed in a little black dress, heeled boots and a scarf around her hair she places the necklace around her neck. Everything she needs is hanging from the chain. They're small, but they work. Who would suspect a stylish woman with a chunky necklace? The discs containing the files placed in full view, a small Lugar with three bullets, several smaller guns, each with one bullet, the key to locker at the station....some of the things she'll need to complete the mission.


Assemblage necklace with an old miniature Lugar gun, vintage pearls, charms, vintage watch parts, old skeleton key, vintage blue drop. Please view the pics for all the fun stashed on this charmed story necklace.