Sneak Preview #3

New disc necklaces for Holiday Bazaar at RMSC and It's a wonderful Shop 2015:

Apple Harvest Festival in Ithaca

The warm weather predicted for this weekend has me crossing my fingers for the next wteekend when I will be in Ithaca near the commons for the Apple Harvest Festival. Although it is a 3 day show, I will be there on Saturday and Sunday.

 I have worked on new necklaces for the show.

Ever since the Lavender Festival, I have been making new earrings and necklaces for the fall season.  The tin for this necklace came from a pipe tobacco tin.  I was drawn to the sailboat.

I have really enjoyed piecing together metal necklaces out of graphics from tin containers. This one also has brass, silver and copper rivets and a rusty found bottle cap. Then I added the handmade steel chain. Everything was polished at the end with a jeweler's wax.

Here's the latest piece: my ode to Aretha Franklin. Brass base and tin graphics from two different olive oil containers riveted together with silver rivets. Add a handmade steel chain and I am singing Aretha's song!

Sweet as a nut

A day off from school allowed me to finished the necklace started right after the new year. I joined the metals with copper rivets and created the chain from steel wire. Everything has been polished with renaissance wax. I was pleased with the result.