Sunday, January 25, 2015

What IS that Thang?


What IS that thang? Fancifuldevices of Etsy sent this safety pin to me along with an order. You will note a scrap of striped cloth caught in the teeth of the clamp. Near as I can figure, it's some sort of strap device, possibly from overalls, dunno, but I love it. It's brass. Marina says it is French. It has somehow bumped up against some elements that had been quite lonely until it appeared. Now it is a lapel pin for your favorite artisanal handyperson, possibly yourself, and nice for a valentine gift. Yes, you should give yourself a valentine. Click here if you want it: for only the most discriminating bricoleur, of course.

A word about the other components, a silver hand charm, apparently hand made, a bit of a propeller blade that showed up in a button box; don't know if it was part of a fan or a toy airplane, and a disc punched from a graniteware dishpan I found in the desert, rusted, crushed, and shot full of genuine cowboy bullet holes. This dear little thang just fell together while I was trying to make a bracelet. Go figure!


It is approximately 2-1/2 inches long by width of pin, about 2-3/4.









Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Episode Three: I Will Not Be Tarnished. Assemblage Art Flapper Necklace.




A pudding charm in an old watch case, an antique cut steel tassel, a novelty chain and a segment of an old horn rosary at the back of the neck, for comfort.  The hand made hook makes it possible to double this long necklace for a different look.  It's quite rustic, but actually quite pretty to wear.  It's one of those pieces I'll regret selling, I think.

Monday, January 12, 2015