Showing posts with label kitsch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kitsch. Show all posts

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Thrifty Finds and Creations -- Last of 2016

The new year is right around the corner and I decided to look through my photos and see what I haven't posted.


Hubby spots vintage at the thrifts even though he doesn't necessarily know if it is for sure.  Vintage Hazel Atlas striped glasses, good find in my parts as Hazel Atlas doesn't come up often for me.




These vintage hand painted eggshell mini lights were a super find!! I love the graphics, couldn't believe my luck.







Not that I intended to have a collection of vintage made in Japan birds, but I keep finding them. This year I found the peacocks.






Some glass work I did before the holidays, I was quite busy the weeks before Christmas this year.


Pyrex Terra earrings wired in sterling silver with carnelian, agate and amber beads.  (All my vintage glass work is made from shards sent to me by collectors.  I don't break dishes for my work, there is plenty broken in shipping unfortunately).




Vintage Jeannette Jadite glass wrapped in 14/20 gold filled wire with cultured pearl.




Very little of my work is created with the intention to sell. I either make pieces in exchange for broken shards or as custom work on request. More of my ornaments are requested these days. They are fun to make and some glass is better suited to ornaments because of the scale of the pattern. My ornaments are generally 3 to four inches long.

JAJ Pyex Shamrock Ornament


Pyrex Black Gooseberry ornament


Fire King Tulips Ornament



The following are jewelry pendants.

Vintage Pyrex aqua bowl shard wrapped in sterling with lamp worked bead.



Pendant made from Pyrex Balloons Chip bowl.



Pyrex Butterfly Gold with cultured pearl.



Pyrex Pendant and magnets in Colonial Mist.



Pyrex Early American.


There was Pyrex over the holidays.  Charcoal snowflake Thanksgiving leftover dish to slowly reheat in the oven on black Friday.  Nice to come home to hot lunch after shopping!


Played with some filters and made a retro picture.



Isn't she peachy?







Monday, December 26, 2016

Pyrex Fun - Christmas Diorama



A little Christmas fun in my Pyrex. Love putting together those little thrift store finds I've collected over the years.







Santa's Elf  !



Thursday, December 22, 2016

Christmas Decorating - Pyrex Starburst

It seems like even a little decorating ends up to be way more than I planned.  This little confection I put together just for me--vintage finds in a Pyrex Starburst dish.


Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Work and Fun...

I'm busy as always but don't want to miss posting pictures of what I've been up to.  Few words today!


I continue making exchange pieces and I love doing it.  There's something so rewarding when I receive a message that says "OMG I love it!"  It always make me smile. Here are some of my latest exchange pieces.



Ornament I made from a broken turquoise mixing bowl.



JAJ Red Gooseberry necklace pendant.



Federal Glass kitchen aids mixing bowl shard....



This gingham glass is from a cup--I think it may be Fire King.




Pyrex yellow gooseberry earrings.



Pyrex Golden Grapes casserole.




Special pieces like this are so fun.  Fortunately the breaks in the glass still allowed for little Miss Strawberry Shortcake to make her appearance.



I don't think I posted this find from a little while back.  Thrift store finds...Glasbake chicken bowls.





One of my trading buddies found this McKee Chalaine bowl for me, I'm in heaven!




I have to hold back from picking up too much kitsch, but this little poodle on a chair I could not leave. haha!





Found a vintage lava light globe for hubby, he was so excited!




Lefton pink poodle planter? Really?  That kitsch came home with me!



I'm sure I could have posted more but that's all for today!  I'm trying to not get too behind in my  pictures.  I'm trying to get back on somewhat of a regular schedule again.

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Vintage Pink Christmas Tree

This is my little 4 foot Evergleam crimped aluminum tree dressed in pretty pink vintage ornaments I have collected over the years.









Bunny from my honey in 1996.





Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Vintage Ornament Wreath - Mother Goose

I picked up those country fabric ornaments at the thrifts for the past couple years, some are really cute.   It was kinda a struggle, I'm my own worst critic.  But I went for it and I like it.



Friday, July 24, 2015

Time for some Finds!

We've been going out, finding some treasures and some practical things.  My most exciting piece is probably the 9.5" minty Cathrineholm bowl I got for a great price.  Hubby has been working on his tiki collection. Most Pyrex is for my trade list or reselling at a fair price to locals--gives me an excuse to continue to pick it up! But I still leave A LOT behind!