i see so many lovely handmade adornments created from vintage tin. soooo pretty, cool and eclectic. i decided to have a go at playing with the cookie tins i have (i've made jewelry from old rusty tin cut from dump cans, but not from nice new cookie tins)~so away I went! The following pieces were cut from this years cookie tin from my mommy (so, MODERN not vintage). she sends the BEST cookies every year and the family just can't wait for them! even my oldest, who is out of the house, will call and ask us to save him some. oh course, we DO!
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so, on this cold, snowy, overcast day with the Christmas lights on for cheer, i share with you! i gotta tell ya, on days like these i go into a funk so the lights and the creations really help out. the inspiration from other fine artists is always lovely and helpful to the old mental health as well. below you will find my inspirations and links. cheers!
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i'm afraid i'm having a darned hard time finding the artist that inspired the cones, but i thank them for their creativity as i do all of you lovely loves!
I think you've surpassed my little red horse! Way to go!
ReplyDeletethanks but your horse is awesome! love, love, love...
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ReplyDeleteThanks for featuring my earrings here.
Yeah, work with tin is delicious! Tins have so many beautiful stamps and easy to cut and polish. You are making a god job with them..
Once you start playing with, it is difficult to stop.
Go ahead and sow beauty!
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your work is so yummy! i think i'm heading back into the studio right now to see what else i can do. fun, fun!
DeleteGreat stuff, I have been delving into the tin lately. The good tins in the antique stores are so expensive and then I feel bad about the idea of cutting them up. Thrift stores seem to be the answer. I just found a couple of tins stashed in my studio that are begging to be cut up. I have two of the same so I won't feel bad about deconstructing one.
ReplyDeleteVery cool cones, how are you keeping them in cone shape? Just letting them take shape or any sort of glue or crimping.
xoxo Kim
hi kim! i feel the same about the old tins. so beautiful i can't find myself cutting them up. i use them to hold all my jewelry instead! so, i rolled cut-out triangles around my tiny mandrel and then lightly hammered in place and finished them off with pliers to bring the edges together. then i used my round nosed pliers to get them into a roundish shape. they are very organic. have fun! xoxo
DeleteI LOVE THEM! good for you! they are a big, beautiful new step for you. i feel like a proud momma. I think the earrings are just gorgeous. next i gotta get you hooked on oxidizing.
ReplyDeletewhy thank you dahling. i do oxidize my silver, but the bike chain links won't take. unless you know of one that oxidizes steel, 'cause then that would add a whole new dimension to the bike part jewelry and be sooooo fun! :)
DeleteI've got a fellow lampworker friend in Anchorage that also does jewelry with bicycle parts, I ought to show her your blog.
ReplyDeletexoxo Kim
that would be cool!
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