The Wing Thing Blog | Handcrafted Jewelry, Vintage Finds & More

"Flowing water never goes stale, so just keep on flowing." Bruce Lee Local waterfalls.....small when compared to Niagara Falls, but still lovely.  

Last week I was out thrifting and came across a very pretty 1960s vintage dusty pink glove and scarf set.  They were boxed and appear to have never been used - a great find!  They were also at the bottom of a crowded  glass counter in a corner - but I spotted them! The nylon gloves and semi sheer scarf are embellished with machine embroidered heart shaped clover - very feminine chic.  I initially thought that the long oblong shaped scarf was just a long oblong shape but was thrilled to discover that it opens up to be a hooded head scarf.  This is a great set for a special formal event, to recreate old hollywood glamour or just for the love of vintage. You never know what you're going to find at a thrift store.

"Spring is the time of year when it is summer in the summer in the sun and winter in the shade." Charles Dickens, Great Expectations The anticipation of spring -  I look forward to warmer temperatures, clear air, garden cleanup, flowers starting to poke through the soil, and the arrival of new/more birds.  We always have Junco's and chickadees in our backyard during the winter and spring months, so the arrival of other species is something that we look forward to.  And, because I have a fondness for these creatures, and like creating jewelry with images of them, I'm posting this necklace that I recently made.  The frame is pure copper wire, wire wrapped seed beads and poppy jasper stone beads.  I have it listed here on my website. 

I've been playing with copper again and made these pretties.  There are a number of shades of blue that work well with copper and this is one of them.  In going through my bead stash I came across these blue glass lentil shape beads - there were two, so of course I made earrings.  I'll be listing them in our Etsy shop in the new year.

It's probably not often thought of as a colour combination that works, but I absolutely love the colour combination of pink and orange.  I think it's a stunning combination, a bit bold, cheerful, reminds me of summer, a mood booster - and colour does affect your mood.  If you mixed the two colours together you would get pink.....and I love pink too.  I look to nature to find colour pallettes to work with and sometimes I just have to open my back door.  These are the fall berries of Euonymus fortunei.  A happy bit of colour in my fall garden.

Chunky statement jewelry never went out of fashion. Some women love a fun, bold fashion bracelet like this bracelet that I've adorned with carnelian nuggets, Czech glass beads and Karen Hill Tribe silver charms. You can see more pics here.