Art d'Junque 2014

The Brownsville Art Center will be hosting the Art d'Junque show during July and August!  In addition to a couple of my block necklaces, I hope to be showing some bracelets that I made from the cuffs of old shirts.  (Thanks, Uncle Dave!) I decorated them with scraps of lace and whatnot, a lot of which is taken from more old clothing.

All photos are by Tim Counts.

The centers of the flowers are vintage boy scout buttons.

I salvaged this lace appliqué from a piece of what may have been an old wedding dress.  The fabric it was originally sewn to was white, anyway.  It was in a bag of bits of fancy trim from a garage sale.  

This bracelet features one of my very first attempts at bead weaving.
That band of pink and black seed beads was made with a square stitch.

Any cuffs that don't sell at the show will be added to our Etsy site, so keep an eye on the shop if you can't make it to Brownsville.  Also keep in mind that I am happy to do custom work.  If you want something similar to what you see here, just contact us.

Mae

Playtime Collection

The first batch of necklaces made from vintage wooden blocks is now on Etsy!  We're really excited about this jewelry.

I used a lot of different materials and styles for the cords, but my favorites are definitely the braided cassette tape ribbons.  (I got the idea from a really awesome book, Jewelry Upcycled! by Sherri and Michelle Haab.)

Pay no attention to the fly.  The fly is not on the payroll.

There are currently nine of these beauties for sale, and I've got lots more blocks to saw up.  I am also happy to take custom orders, so email timaecreations(AT)gmail(DOT)com or open a conversation with our Etsy store if you would like a specific letter or style.

Go check it out at www.etsy.com/shop/timaecreations.  

-Mae