Friday, July 29, 2016

Freyja's Day...... being reminded of treasures.


   After a rough few weeks it was so nice to 'rediscover' this little jewelry box. I retrieved it from the back of a shelf while looking for art supplies. I spilled parfum in this a few years back... so it has an odd enticing fragrance!  White oak and vintage Histoire D'Amour.  mmmmmm...


   An assortment of treasures and memories awaited me. I do so love the feel of familiar things.



     This fun heart pendant that I discovered in a thrift shop a few years back. At 2" square its a nice size, so I placed it on a pink ribbon and wore it almost every day. It has a really nice energy about it.


    And this Goddess pendant that I made in 2002. Worked in sterling silver then. Wow, does she need a good polishing!!! I gave her a carnelian face... for courage. Sodalite breasts.... its one of my favorite stones... for healing, maintain emotional balance, strengthening the immune system and intuition.  Black onyx arms... to embrace the deepest parts of the Universe and my Self. And turquoise from the womb to the feet..... for grounding to Earth and sky.
    My dad and I bought the rough turquoise when my family lived in Arizona in the 70s. I even ground and polished that particular stone!  Talk about memories! Wish I could remember what mine it was from.   2 1/2" wide by 3 3/4" long. She is a substantial little piece!


    What fun!  Modern angel wing earrings,  nephrite jade bead necklace, MOP buttons with brass beetles on them, old brooch with an iridescent blue butterfly wing, my Australian opal triplet spider pendant (another one of my creations!), rosary, faux pearl hat pin, wolf tooth and claw earrings, moonstone pendant and more!


   And Ronan pretending to be asleep. But now and then he would thrust his paw forward and try to grab a treasure for himself! chuckle

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Late Freyja's day..... Candidates for modification.


   I've been meaning to pick out some of my clip on earrings to modify. Finally made my choices! Guess you can tell that I'm fond of the color blue.   chuckle 
   The white and blue disks are lightweight and as far as I can tell, they go with just about everything! It'll be easy to pop off the clips on these. I really need to get out my old jewelry supply catalogs and find some good quality posts, not to mention research what type of glue would be best. Perhaps someone has come up with something new!
   The confetti earrings are screw backs. I look forward to removing those little torture devices! They aren't very big, but they look really good on. Fairly subtle with just enough sparkle.
   The flowers bring up the question of whether or not to alter a signed piece. They're marked Lisner..... and if I intended to sell them I would leave them as is. Collectors want to SEE that name! But hey, they're BLUE.... blue FLOWERS at that!!! So I have every intention of keeping them and I want to be able to wear them comfortably. Won't be hard to cut off the clip mechanism, file them smooth and glue on a post.    Unless I can find someone who could possibly spot solder them. That may not be feasible because of the translucent glass. Oh well, I'll cross that bridge when I get there!