Stepping on Pennies

Found this interesting floor design and find it intriguing.

Red Ruffles

I love this Fendi dress, because a. it is that gorgeous rich red I can't get enough of and b. I somehow need more ruffles in my life. I'd wear it in fall with boots.

A wedding card for Chihuahua lovers

My mom had asked me to design a wedding card with Chihuahuas, because the couple owns one.
I enjoyed the challenge, having to work with a theme. I collaged a lot, but also used Photoshop to get the little Chihuahuas in proportion.

Birthday and Graduation

My daughter turned 14 this month. Every birthday we decorate her place setting at the table and place the presents next to it. When she comes down for breakfast, she gets to unwrap her presents.





This year she also graduated from middle school. Here she is framed by two of her friends. Don't these girls seem to have similar eyes?


They also had a graduation dance at the middle school. I loved seeing the kids all dressed up for this occasion.

Victorian Button Necklace No.2

Here is Victorian Button Necklace No.2 that I sold to a caring husband, who wanted to surprise his wife.

Victorian Button Necklace

I am so thankful to my friend Hasti, who asked me to create a special necklace for her mom's birthday. I am delighted with the result and have to show it of here. Using a cut steel Victorian button as the center piece I added a strand of black onyx beads, a strand of round polished hematite beads and last not least a stand of faceted hematite beads, that have this extra sparkle. I am now in production of more Victorian button necklaces and when done will post them on my brand new etsy store. Stay tuned!

Baroque Pearl Necklace

I am so excited about this new necklace I made as a summer treat for myself. It all started with this gorgeous big baroque teardrop shaped pearl, that I saw at my favorite bead shop Baubles and Beads. In my studio I contemplated long and hard how to hang this gorgeous gem. I looked through my samples and found two bracelets that I had made last year, but never finished. I knew I was looking for something that had an antique air to it. Something delicate, but yet still bold and somewhat archaic. These bracelets are made of fine sterling silver wire that I hand crochet on a spool, which is an age-old metal smith techniques. I joined them together, blackened the silver to give it more definition and drama and voila the perfect necklace to adequately display the gorgeous teardrop from.