Oddly Green

I started creating this necklace a couple of months ago and have finally finished it.

It's available for purchase in my Etsy shop.

Made of organic cotton, clay, leather, and an antique glass button.

Thanks for looking.

Karen

Eco Friendly Jewelry & Home Decor

Hi everyone!

Hope you're having sunshine where you are.

It's still raining here with warnings of flooding and the skies are gray.

Speaking of gray...here is a new piece I've just listed in my Etsy shop.

It's a fiber choker, "Gray Earth".

It's crocheted with 100% cotton thread, stuffed with wool roving, and finished off with an antique glass button.

These colorful nesting baskets are also available.

They are eco friendly and made with natural jute twine.

They range in size from 1.5 to 4 inches wide and fit together perfectly.

I will be adding more new items to my shops in the upcoming days.

You can view them to the right of this post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Please leave comment if you'd like.

Karen



The Love Letter

I was playing around with some of the jewelry parts and pieces I've been collecting, and I came up with this necklace that I call "The Love Letter".

It features a tiny antique brass love letter, that opens and closes, and has a great patina.

Aqua glass flower beads.

A Victorian ladies hand.

A vintage brass heart.

All on an antique brass chain.

I think it makes a lovely wearable Valentine and it has everything but the box of chocolates

Joy & Inspiration

Joy and inspiration. New friends and sharing. I am overwhelmed with the generosity and kindness that I have experienced over the past year through my journey of creating. I have met some of the most beautiful, thoughtful, creative women who have made my life richer in ways that I can't even put into words. These new friends have made me feel welcome and comfortable about who I am and what I create. I am no longer afraid to share my art with others. I feel like I fit in somewhere now. All of you, whose blogs I read, whose work I admire on Flickr and Etsy and those whose work has been published in the many books and magazines that I've purchased over the past year, I want to say THANK YOU! I love you all!

If you're wondering what the photos are...they are some gifts that I received in the mail yestersay from one of these dear friends. Thank you Sharon...I love everything!

The round stone earrings are something I made for myself.

Inspired by new found friends, I've combined crochet, metal and glass, to create this necklace. The copper parts were purchased pieces that I've taken apart and combined with a lampwork bead made by my step daughter Janice, and some copper wire. The rope is a wool cord made from a recycled sweater. A technique I learned from my dear friend Odile. I crocheted around the rope with cotton thread in freeform style. The entire piece was inspired by my new friend Sharon,  a multi talented, creative artist, who was a part of the "Round Robin" project, featured in the latest issue of "Belle Armoire Jewelry".