Locket Madness!

I have never had so many lockets in the shop at once! Most of these images are brand new and one-of-a-kinds. Some have the most amazing detail (the Irish and English seem to have the best detail of all the countries I have seen so far). I have learned a lot about stamps, birds, butterflies and bunnies (!!) through this latest batch. It's nice to have a bit of time to really study them and maybe even research a bit. I also added some new quotes to this group. Don't be shy-if you have a quote you'd like to use instead, just send it along. I love for these lockets to be personal and meaningful. I can't wait for them to go out to their new owners!

Happy Birthday Jamesy

Please click on the birthday message below to see James in all his many facets!

“All the windows of my heart I open to the day.” -John Greenleaf Whittier

New lockets are in the shop, and these are so sweet. As you can see, the new window shape makes a lovely frame for the vintage postage stamp images.

These four here are just the first wave...I'll be listing a big bunch of the popular oval shape over the next few days, with many all "new" old stamps. Stay tuned!

Love is in the (freezing) Air...

Some ideas for making your Valentine's Day sweet...

Great texture and patterns, combined with the mix of metals make this not your average heart necklace.

A timeless, heirloom quality piece, these lovebirds are cast in pure silver.

Delicate but strong, this substantial piece of high quality vintage mother of pearl is carved into a simple heart. Also available in sterling silver.

Hearts to Haiti

As my feelings of wanting to help more in Haiti were growing, I had been working on some Valentines Day pieces for the shop. I have never made jewelry for a particular special day before, but for some reason this was the year, and February 14th is the day.

This sweet necklace in particular stood out to me, as I had the feeling of wanting to send my heart to Haiti, and now you can too. When you purchase one of these necklaces, ten dollars will go directly to Partners in Health, a wonderful organization which has been working in Haiti for many years and will be there for years to come as well. I am going to keep this offer up indefinitely and thank you for your support!

Light

Sending a million little lights of hope and help to Haiti.


If you want to help as well, there are SO many ways. Partners in Health was my first choice personally as I had read this amazing book a few years ago. They have been working in Haiti for more than 20 years and have been doing life-saving work ever since.

A few more....

rings!

The images in these were a little hard to show accurately, I felt. The colors are pretty much spot-on, but the detail on the smaller, square rings are even nicer in person. They will be listed in the shop very soon!