My Vintage Romance

It has been three weeks since I posted, and I kid you not, I have thought about this post everyday since I promised to put it up.  The problem was the photos.  I just cannot photograph jewelry nicely.  I know why.  Most of the stuff I see on Etsy and Ebay is photographed in a tabletop studio box with lighting other than a regular flash.  Thus, my pictures look lame and cannot do justice to the jewelry.  SO, if you will excuse the crummy photos, I'll show you my new love-- vintage inspired jewelry. 

This stuff is so simple to make, even a non-crafter can do it.  Trust me, some of it is just glue.

I saw these necklaces on Etsy and wanted one, but they were twenty bucks a piece, and I realized that also on Etsy, I could buy all the supplies.  I don't know exactly what everyone else puts under their roses, but I found a brass filigree that was the right size, and that is what I have been using.  This one is mine.  Half my wardrobe is that orange color, so it matches everything.  I have made a few as gifts in varying colors.  It looks great with a nice round neck or even a V neck. 

This second necklace is one I made because I loved the color of the violet beads and ordered them on a whim.  Can I just tell you that I don't own one thing that is this color?  I'm giving this one away.  Leave a comment if you want to be put in the drawing for it.

This is not vintage inspired, but I wanted to post it anyway.  We took our YW on a virtue hike and put a virtue banner up on the mountain overlooking the slope.  Sister Jenne, the YW president, said to me, "I wish we could give the girls something to wear to remind them of virtue." 

I replied, "Oh, I can do that!"  Building off the scripture in Proverbs 31:10, "Who can find a virtuous woman?  Her price is above rubies," I made one of these necklaces for each of the YW in our ward.  I put it on leather because we have some who don't like anything too girly.  I wanted to to be something they would wear to school everyday.

Back to my vintage love.... Oh the rings and the hair pins.  This is so addicting!

For some reason my camera's auto focus blurs every time I try to get really close to the subject.  Finally, I got a closer shot.  Isn't this so cute?

You know I can't stop at one.  I have to make several.  Here are more....

I need to have someone be a hand model for me, so you can see how these look on. 

Finally, the cuff bracelet....  Like the rings and hair pins, this is just a glue job.  Anyone can do this.  They charge $12 for these on Etsy.  (Of course, I spent WAYYYYY more than that buying supplies, but that's beside the point, right?)

I was trying to get a better angle.  Really, I need to get some kind of jewelry display to photograph on.  These pictures just don't do justice to the pieces. 

Okay, so today I am opening comments for the violet necklace.  If you want it, leave a comment.  If you plug this post in your blog, you can get a second entry into the basket.  I will draw a winner and post it.  If you don't win, never fear.... I'm giving away two of the other pieces in this post soon.

Now, let's see some comments!