Vintage Treasures Jewelry

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Happy 2016!

Boy have I been busy!

I purchased a Design Challenge kit from Allegory Gallery (I borrowed the photo below, I am waiting for the kit to arrive :)

I am so excited! The colors are so delicate and pretty - just what I need. It has been grey and cold here in the Pacific Northwest...Winter is the hardest season for me to get through.

I got a smartphone for Christmas and I have also been dragged kicking and screaming over to Facebook (fun so far, still have no idea what I am doing, lol)

I am in the middle of a massive reorganization/destash of my bead hoard. I also started a bead embroidery project, however, the going is slow as my tendinitis has been acting up.

Hopefully, I will have new creations to share soon!

Happy 2016 everyone :)

Monday, November 23, 2015

Last Harvest / Gold Dust Reveals

Last Harvest Challenge:

Orange, bane of the color wheel! (well, for me) still a challenge for me to make things with it. Nature happened to be pulling out all the stops with the fall leaf color change though, so I was able to get inspiration just by looking out the window.

Gold Dust Challenge:

For me, this was all about the pyrite beads - I have always wanted some to play with but never bought any, I considered them too rich for my designs. I dug into my gemstone stash and messed around with some long forgotten wire working skills. Sadly, the mystery component is still on my bead desk, waiting it's turn:

Please make sure to stop by Andrew's Blog to see the rest of the awesome creations!

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

New Beads!

I just had to share these, they are the most Awesome Owl Beads by Anne Choi. I saved up and now own these 2.

Brave Angel Challenge Reveal

I loved this kit so much - but I started feeling run down, then BAM I am stuck with a cold. I have not gotten very much made in recent weeks as I am battling my way back to health.

Here what I have managed to make.

Everything in this necklace was from the kit except for the brass hardware. Finding so many uses for seed beads with each kit I get. :)

A bracelet inspired by my body wash bottle (of all things) and by a pretty design in my Bohemian Inspired beading book by Loreli Eurto

I saw a design for this piece in one of my Jewelry Affaire magazines, however, I don't know what one it was and I don't have the original artist's name on hand...I will update this post when I find it.

And of course I had to make something with birds on it

And a group shot

Please make sure to stop by Andrew Thorton's Blog to see all the other wonderful pieces and Auctions.

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Lunar Eclipse Challenge reveal

Sorry for the dark photos folks - I ran out of sunlight today :(

I will try to retake these next week....In the mean time, here are my pieces for this challenge:

Don't forget to check out Andrew Thorton's Blog to see what else was created with this amazing kit!

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Warrior Stone Challenge reveal

<crossing fingers>

I never have luck when I set the posts up in advance to post on time. I am going to try this again anyway as this will be a busy week at work and I will forget to post my beads like last time.

Labradorite is one of my 3 top coveted stones (along with Rainbow Moonstone and Kyanite) so I thought I would be in for a treat and also an easy time with designing pieces.

I WAS in for a treat - there was so much Labradorite in my kit that I was beside myself with joy. Designing pieces was a challenge - I did not manage to come up with the right design for the pretty pendant that Andrew made (I ripped apart 3 different necklaces with no luck.)

The fiddly-I-will-never-make-these-again took me 2 days to figure out how to get to hang right earrings:

I really wanted to use leather - I think I did ok with it. Pewter button from Green Girl Studios. The crystal pendant is also from Green Girl Studios/Andrew Thorton.

I loved the little lucite? teardrops - All of the beads in this necklace are from the kit with the exception of the little brass rounds and 2 8mm swarovksi's.

I have been wanting to use this antique locket for some time - I finally got brave enough to take it out of my hoard and make something with it.

I came across the rutliated quartz pendant while searching for something else in my stash - I used the labradorite chips from the kit and added little ruby rounds to break them up a bit. It laid itself out like a heart when I was setting it up.

I made these after seeing a pattern for them in Jewelry Affaire Magazine (July/Aug/Sept 2015), the artist who created the design is Takako Saiin.

Well, that is all for this kit - I have to get cracking on the Lunar Eclipse Challenge kit. And the Brave Angel kit...and a zillion other things :)

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Dreaming Tree Challenge reveal

I am so behind on my beady crafts!

So here is my kit (my boyfriend pointed out how the pendant matched my nails) - The nail color is called Dusty Miller and is from Priti NYC (my fave nail polish brand)