Tattered Layers, antique lace, cuff bracelets...

 I got to play in the studio last night and came up with these pretty cuff bracelets.

They are up for sale in my shop Vintiquities Boutique

 *Take Me Home-I'm perfect for Valentine's Day*

 This one has lots of layers of antique fabrics, lace, and fibers. The focal piece is a vintage flower with antique rhinestone jewelry piece and a vintage glass pearl drop. There are also some antique rhinestones hand stitches into the design on the sides.

 This cuff bracelet's focal piece is a vintage flower with an antique reflective glass button center.

 *You know you want me*

 *I would make a beautiful Valentine's Day Gift*

This one is my favorite and I'm really wanting to keep it all to myself. Lots and lots of layers of antique lace, fabrics, and fibers. The focal point is an antique rhinestone piece sided by 2 mother of pearl buttons with hand stitched antique rhinestone centers.

Cream sparkle button tree tutorial...

 I want to show you a little sparkly button tree I made this past weekend.

I used a bottle brush tree I had bleached a few weeks ago (you can find tutorials on how to do that on the web).

1. I used Beacon's 3in1 craft glue to glue some old mother of pearl buttons to the tree slightly pushing them in and holding for a few seconds.

2. Next use a paint brush to brush some gel medium onto the bristles between the buttons.

3. Then sprinkle glass glitter over the wet glue.

(see above, the left half of the tree has glue brushed onto the bristles and the right side of the tree has glitter glass sprinkled on).

4. Next tear a strip of old music and glue around the base using Beacon's 3in1 craft glue.

5. Use a small dab of E-6000 jewelry adhesive to glue the tree to the lid of an old jar.

6. Now enjoy your cream sparkle button tree. Sure to add a touch of vintage elegance and Christmas cheer to any dull corner.

 Merry Christmas!

Pretty Soldered Ornaments & Brag Monday...

So after much too much time has passed I've finally finished 2 count them 2 whole soldered ornaments, lol. I had plans to make lots of these and put them up in my shop. They took much longer to make than I had anticipated due to all the details but I really had fun with them and they turned out so cute!

I have listed these two ornaments in my new online store...

www.vintiquitiesboutique.com

as well as several necklaces. I will be listing more items as I get them made.

 For these ornaments I used vintage images from The Graphics Fairy

The background image and the image on the back side of the ornament are both from the Graphics Fairy as well as the ribbon "The Christmas Tree" from the top of a music sheet.

I bleached the bottle brush trees, added glass glitter so they shimmer and shine, as well as some old glass pearl beads. The star is cut from an antique dictionary and a 1920's rhinestone is placed in the center. I created the scene inside a 2x3 inch box and 2 mercury glass beads, an old glass pearl and lots of glass glitter shake and roll around inside. Two pieces of glass are soldered to the front and back. Antique sheet music is collaged to the sides and back and each ornament is signed and dated inconspicuously.

 I'll be sharing these on Brag Monday at the Graphics Fairy and I hope you will go and join in the fun.
I've got some pretty things to show you tomorrow some come back and see me.

Happy Holidays to you all. Hugs!