Showing posts with label keys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label keys. Show all posts

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Angel People

 "Lola Blue"                                    "Open Arms"

                         "Kitchen Wicca"                "Nicest Person In The World Award"

Last year around this time, I made a few "smalls' just in time for the holiday season . . . they were called the "Chair Family" and "Chair People and the Trees".

They were so well received, I decided to make a new series this year.  This year's smalls are called "Angel People".

They came together from bits and parts, fencing, bottle openers, billiard balls  . . . and such.  Anyway, happy to say, most of them have gone to their new homes this holiday season . . . time to think about what to do for next year . . .

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Chair People

This next group of assemblage pieces are lovingly called "Chair People".
The image above is part of the chair leg I used to make the sweet dolls below.

This is a group photo of all 7, they are between 5 and 7" tall, and all are ready to hang, some can stand on their own.

 "Dottie" is made with a wooden drawer pull for head, glass bead- eyes, red acrylic dots, and silk flowers for bodice and hat.

"Armando" has a tequila  bottle stopper head, with silver bead eyes, and silver chain neck. His arms are vintage bottle /can openers, and the metal lid of a  'Copenhagen' (snuff) tin front. His foot is a vintage wooden furniture wheel. sold

"Windsor" has wooden drawer pull head, brass BB's for eyes.  His arms are chains, his hands are metal washers, and he is holding a tiny brass fish.  He has a marble belly button, and tree limb legs He is wearing a silk ribbon bow tie, and a tiny leather hat. sold

"Ike" wears an alarm clock bell for a hat. He has brass washer eyes, and small ignition wrenches for arms and legs, his belly is a clock spring. He wears a silver star on his chest, and a single jeweled earring on his neck.

"Lacy"  wears a lace hat with a pink bottle cap top.  Green bead eyes, red bead lips. Her arms are tinker toy parts and her hands are tiny vintage keys.  Her legs are soft metal livestock ear markers and her feet are vintage keys.

 "Stan" wears a read measuring spoon hat, and bicycle reflector vest.  His right arm  is a link of a bicycle chain, and his left arm is the metal pocket clip part of a ball point pen, his legs are 2 dull drill bits. His eyes are brass washers attached with brass screws.  Sweet!

"Sister Shay"   She practically made herself. Her dress is a patent leather belt., her arms are vintage metal hair pins, her hands are shell buttons.  Coins (with hole) make up her shoulders.  She wears a small rosary. Her ceramic head is the result of a broken music box with 3 singing nuns.



Friday, January 13, 2012

Fun and Funky Necklace . . .


"Fun and Funky"
A couple of months ago, I went to visit a dear friend in Seattle, and in one of the trendy downtown shops, we saw a necklace that she fell in love with . . . "I can make one just like that, I have all the 'stuff' "   I said . . .  what was I thinkin'? Just so we are clear, I 'do not make jewelry', but this was really fun, and it turned out great! (click on any image to enlarge)

I found a great silver-chain belt, and I started attaching 'stuff ': chandelier crystals, a sliver cross I bought in South Africa, a sewing machine bobbin (with thread), keys, a keyhole, a vintage optical lens and tiny silver charms from a bracelet.

I put it in the mail today - she should be getting it soon. . . .




(this is a photo of the one we was in Seattle. It is made up mostly chandelier crystals - it's lovely.)