Clearing the Bench

These charm bracelet pieces have been hanging around for awhile waiting patiently for me to get over the flu so that I could finish them up!

New Napkin Rings

New napkin rings made from a vintage tin doll house form the '50's.  Did you have one?

Winter Fiber Fest 2016

Looking for something to do on President's Day?  Come to the Fiber Fest in Ithaca.

Candle Sticks

I have been thinking of tin candle sticks for over a year now and finally after many stops and starts have come up with a design which utilizes lids of the smaller tins I deconstruct.  Joining methods include tabs, pop rivets and copper rivets.  A good exercise in functional work.

Are you Chicken?

Still having fun with the brass rooster stampings, both pendants:

When the Chickens Come Home

A very kind artist has given me a container of brass stampings.  In there, many roosters were roosting.
I have had the box since Thanksgiving and the roosters have been quietly urging me to open the box and let them out.  I thought they might be lonely so I looked through my tin and found a few other roosters and several chickens.

Then I started drawing chickens and cutting them out of tin.  I am thinking necklaces, but there might be a brooch or two lurking in the hen house.

to be continued….

Thank you

Thank you to all my wonderful customers for a great 2015! You're the best.