Upcycled Antique Jewelry!

In lieu of waiting for baby to arrive (37 weeks now!) and having some cooler weather to work out in the garage, I decided to tackle a few last minute jewelry designs I've been meaning to do for a while... 

Check out my upcycled antique jewelry made from old silver sugar tongs!  These items are on my Etsy and ready to ship!

Sterling Silver Shell Sugar Tong Pendant w/ Vintage Marble

Claw Foot Sugar Tong Earrings

New Items on Etsy

New this week! Fresh new finds at ww.bwsilver.etsy.com

Click on the links below to view more photos and get more product info!

 Vintage Destash Wrap Necklace

Made from a vast array of found beads, vintage coins from around the world and colorful stones.  Finished off with Sterling oxidized chain for a unique old feel.  Would go great with anything!

Hematite Fortune Pendant with Aquamarine Stone Necklace

Bold blue and grey hues of natural Aquamarine beads with an Asian inspired Sterling pendant featuring a large round Hematite stone set in the middle.  The perfect size for anyone.

Sterling Mushroom Ring inspired form nature's own.  Makes a one of a kind cocktail ring for those who love unique jewelry.  I absolutely love this ring, I get all kinds of compliments on it.  Not too big, not too small, fits like a glove!

Fresh from the Attic Wine Stoppers

Brand new Wine Stoppers are ready to go home with you! Fresh new picks of vintage and antique findings with porcelain, brass, beads, and more!

I have a lot more listed on my Etsy so go check them out before they sell out! These go so quickly I can barely keep up with the orders! 

Here are just a few of what I've got ...

I've also got a few Red & White sets available!  Great for those multiple bottle parties so everyone can enjoy what they like.   

Gettin' Corky...again!

I've done it again! More stoppers with awesome antique knobs, gears, beads, wire wrapping...etc

I think they've turned out great, and I've already sold two of them on my Etsy!

                                                                               

    

From Rusted & Old to Gifting Gold!

Anyone will enjoy these cool vintage-y antique wine stoppers made with old gears from a meat grinder and vegitable chopper.   Topped off with neat retro knobs and even a fence post topper...

I think they turned out pretty cool!

         

                

                        

 

  

Who woundn't want one?

Treasures & Antique-ary

As posted previously, I found some most excellent findings from the Round Top Antique Fair just last week. The deals were plentiful, and the items were awesome! I have a few items not in photos as I couldn't bring all of it back with me on the plane {darn!} but, I have many things to decorate with and start new designs...I smell a project...

Large foreign tokens...I'm thinking a bracelet with these?!

Various Military buttons...I'm considering a charm style bracelet with all of these attached...

Antique German pillow sham hand embroidered: "Homeland Bells Ring Out In The Green Valley"

Porcelain glove mold and Latex glove molds for necklace displays

Also, a WWII locket with an eagle crest and mother of pearl

Barbara found this $10 shelf and I couldn't resist...great for displaying!

Also, a few Plinth blocks I picked up for home decor

Antique Tea Towels, and they happened to have my initials! It was a must have!

My mannequin torso lady, all she needs is a fresh paint job and some necklaces!

The coveted boots I so longed for! After many days of questing!

{Left} 1960's handmade custom boots

{Right} Snakeskin & leather...$20 steal!!

A mesh of beads from a bead dealer - FW Pearl, Pink Coral, Turquoise, Quartz & more...

As you can see...I have a few projects up my sleeve and some neat items to get my house looking Antique-y and rustic. Visit my Dad & Barbara's blog about their findings and Round Top experience at JunkyardRabbits

Round Top, Warrenton...and More-nton

A Texas trip fit for the antiquey-est of antiquers and the crafty-est of crafters! If you've never been to the bi-annual Antique Fair of Fairs...you must go! It's known as "Round Top" after the city it originated in, and has spread across the hill country of central Texas...in the middle of Austin-Dallas-Houston triangle. Vendors and dealers of all ages form all over the country (and globe) bring all their findings, art, junk, antiques, collectibles, and more to the Texas countryside for a 10 day long show of just about anything you can imagine! Literally!

Workin the Warrenton Fields

Creepy dolls heads...seriously you never know what you'll see

Deer Bottle Tree...$85, don't you need one of these?

Enjoying someones attempt to attract people into their booth...too bad we just used them for their "head cut-out" for a photo op!

I went with my Dad and Barbara, and luckily they have a house nearby in New Ulm, TX, so it was only a 20 minute ride to get our daily fix of milling through other people's stuff....and "dead" people's stuff too. We found some great deals, and some not so much...like way overpriced furniture, boots, jars, collectibles...but then there were DEFINITELY deals to be had. We learned who would cut you a deal based on their booth, their looks, and their age...it was kind of tricky, but we managed to get some great prices and met some interesting folks.

Dad's place in New Ulm, TX

Some Random Stuff...

Boot Quest!

We mainly were in Warrenton, TX which is about 3 miles or less form the main Round Top, then hit other small towns too like Marburger, Carmine, Fayetville and La Bahia, TX. Needless to say we shopped ourselves to death, and spent a good chunk of change. I found some pretty cool findings for home decor, beads for jewelry making, and and mannequin torso for jewelry display! Plus, after many days of questing for the perfect boots, I finally found the most excellent pair! Vintage 1960's custom hand made boots! And then later on, found another pair...for a deal I couldn't refuse...$20! It was the steal-deal of the century!...for snakeskin & leather boots!

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I recommend going to the Spring 2010 show. (it's usually around end of March - early April) For tons of info about the shows, dealers, maps, places to stay, food, and fun, go to http://www.antiqueweekend.com/indexmain.html to get all the deets! Don't miss out! I will definitely be going back again!

**A post of my found items will follow....it gets crowded when I put too many pics on one blog posting!**

Viva Vintage

{An Etsy Bloggers Group "Mini Monday" shout out to Laurie and her fun and unique Etsy shops!!!}

Indulge Your Shelf & Twice Shy Restored are her cute little shops that feature vintage finds she has restored, revamped and rewound to sell to today's vintage seekers! Quite the variety of cute finds from hand appliqued hankies, lace & buttones, china, antique decor, and vintage-y knick-knacks.

She uses beautiful old table cloths and lace to make cute throw pillows and card tags. Plus there is a variety of vintage findings and supplies for you to make your own restored antique treasures in her Twice Shy Restored shop

Her blog gets you up close with her findings, ideas and projects. She's also won a few awards for her work! Here are a few finds form her Indulge Your Shelf shop on Etsy...