Gold Rings

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsm_lWZRrbZG9omkzRuYc2Wo2ERS-QgocP3LX2y-N0PSEG6YSLhDJU8XXmD_6jp_ephCan2-FZBywvEe5V0hWEdbMlltlMoWtXuefs5SgMWDNJJ65nLgoOqpPdgOtjqqNOToTaSGZt2I/s1600/rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsm_lWZRrbZG9omkzRuYc2Wo2ERS-QgocP3LX2y-N0PSEG6YSLhDJU8XXmD_6jp_ephCan2-FZBywvEe5V0hWEdbMlltlMoWtXuefs5SgMWDNJJ65nLgoOqpPdgOtjqqNOToTaSGZt2I/s400/rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-rings-.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> Gold Rings</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Gold Rings </b>are all time Favorite jewellery of women and top search for all times. Because <b>Gold Rings</b> are all time hit and part of all event. It depends on the function and occasion which type is<b> rings </b>are required. In <b>Gold Rings</b> there is vast line of rings that are famous specially engagement <b>rings, rings, wedding rings, white gold, gold diamond rings, gold engagement rings, white gold rings</b> are all times hit. Let's have a look on some nice collection of <b>Gold Rings.</b> </span></div><a name="more"></a><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNzbB6DVrEGsORHB1n8cBaHF5u1kvYzWOzzlIxxSPvzcEih76WIG0teT9KrEKnK7p3AdlfSC6Tt9BCiUmwGjtLcA3DC4i2TeWh0Dz2IKk9ZdKMXWn9v7zXIhG84dhR6rMli2UVoEZpIU/s400/rings-for-women-rings-for-women-rings-for-women-rings-for-women-rings-for-women-5674897.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <b> Gold Rings</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1d4e4-LCT2wXRnWaCKNRzojGkwy0jQsWSoymhq2wV1_7Jp_WlTX8zg9zlSrWunz9vvzvhSdKn-ju3Xmuxg1herp6BUiAzDV83ovWztF9KUQvf296y61yUT9eARxpfQ9WLMoyCmiaLt0/s400/gold-diamond-rings-gold-diamond-rings-gold-diamond-rings-gold-diamond-rings-gold-diamond-rings-gold-diamond-rings-5648.JPG" width="400" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <b> Gold Rings</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Gold Rings

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<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been a crazy busy couple of weeks with the movie shoot, mini vacation to Great Wolf Lodge, multiple birthdays, and custom orders that I've barely had time to do anything else. But I did get some new jewelry photographed and I'm slowly adding it to my etsy shop. You can find some of these in my <a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/">Lilacpop shop</a> but if you are interested in purchasing a piece that's not there just comment or contact me at lilacpop.gmail.com.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ELXo2BQqiA7rOIDehnE1jpQxFtjzWQLwSGqi8ZTzXVQo62xlYPC3SeDQ91j19_AUagpZ9aEcGJwkCpSTarlPkRl8agzNDVq2lqxHnz0geyf7t7HuY8Aj5cBP6Ia4CS5kaBdbuOuwfyk/s1600/3+large+spiral+circle+brass+necklace+etsy+lilacpop+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ELXo2BQqiA7rOIDehnE1jpQxFtjzWQLwSGqi8ZTzXVQo62xlYPC3SeDQ91j19_AUagpZ9aEcGJwkCpSTarlPkRl8agzNDVq2lqxHnz0geyf7t7HuY8Aj5cBP6Ia4CS5kaBdbuOuwfyk/s320/3+large+spiral+circle+brass+necklace+etsy+lilacpop+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Large Copper Spiral Necklace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwuJIt96iR1KX9Xb8iyF3I9IHtiXcqEGedRZiLDknuEng29o0G-QIAjGCkwjTQfGA24UoF63AMJwJJg8ar7GSgWkrKMzz1nsDQ23ugNANaRXREy6GDb-qMSpU7H94JPUhD9FQ6Y0A_zE/s1600/thick+brass+chain+twig+large+statement+necklace+etsy+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwuJIt96iR1KX9Xb8iyF3I9IHtiXcqEGedRZiLDknuEng29o0G-QIAjGCkwjTQfGA24UoF63AMJwJJg8ar7GSgWkrKMzz1nsDQ23ugNANaRXREy6GDb-qMSpU7H94JPUhD9FQ6Y0A_zE/s320/thick+brass+chain+twig+large+statement+necklace+etsy+3.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Resin Twig Necklace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxipnnnhMPsDmvZQ298gqdlP5WP_lUIOY5sCw89mcpU2smkcJEm-WY1o90frIhVikPzauy6nhupE4KJrLwTBD-VBO2moWNHJHqGCDaOy1gJ3fVVhMP-Rz_uL5l6_xJNsV9n8r9MnJLa8g/s1600/alice+wonderland+chair+wire+wrapped+green+necklace+jewelry+etsy+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxipnnnhMPsDmvZQ298gqdlP5WP_lUIOY5sCw89mcpU2smkcJEm-WY1o90frIhVikPzauy6nhupE4KJrLwTBD-VBO2moWNHJHqGCDaOy1gJ3fVVhMP-Rz_uL5l6_xJNsV9n8r9MnJLa8g/s320/alice+wonderland+chair+wire+wrapped+green+necklace+jewelry+etsy+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Alice in Wonderland Chair Necklace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5DrnizRgugubTNJE510LFLQKhHikMMMNA3mUgcj3wmXN-EorZy54iVmJ9O2Ehiu-IX5oQcogJiFdHU78F2rT5GpalKc7SAyOjBuu-Od77He-xcylqxRSe9crPwn9gzidfGaEHxoGMu8/s1600/art+lover+stamped+metal+necklace+green+pink+crystal+etsy+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5DrnizRgugubTNJE510LFLQKhHikMMMNA3mUgcj3wmXN-EorZy54iVmJ9O2Ehiu-IX5oQcogJiFdHU78F2rT5GpalKc7SAyOjBuu-Od77He-xcylqxRSe9crPwn9gzidfGaEHxoGMu8/s320/art+lover+stamped+metal+necklace+green+pink+crystal+etsy+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Art Lover Stamped Necklace with Watermellon Crystal Bead</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESdIDUjE-9cFKVlXdNw_pTG8VoY1m_3moIGy9oiHos_llaavSCSXVwfp4vXICyXTd7L4BNy1voLUGDcwPMouO0s-nkrXlGdlqRVdQr6XEQ5haO4stheq1mXWHq5i4q-QODVh7z26E0iw/s1600/hammered+metal+rectangle+purple+foil+bead+etsy+lilacpop+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESdIDUjE-9cFKVlXdNw_pTG8VoY1m_3moIGy9oiHos_llaavSCSXVwfp4vXICyXTd7L4BNy1voLUGDcwPMouO0s-nkrXlGdlqRVdQr6XEQ5haO4stheq1mXWHq5i4q-QODVh7z26E0iw/s320/hammered+metal+rectangle+purple+foil+bead+etsy+lilacpop+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Silver Rectangle with Purple Foil Glass Bead Necklace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFuHzFoVZJymGMBi6MnBqpdgi9-UPbJdfbKm9yOwmCLbWlQQKtG7d3cYubM_x7FoL95twBOkc9hwZDwqxiTTuAFp86vowR5rbWV4vlSnN4DjRGr6PUQsFwi-k4MN3JNMkLrNSrn9iubg/s1600/Pebble+group+silver+necklace+pendant+metalwork+etsy+lilacpop+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFuHzFoVZJymGMBi6MnBqpdgi9-UPbJdfbKm9yOwmCLbWlQQKtG7d3cYubM_x7FoL95twBOkc9hwZDwqxiTTuAFp86vowR5rbWV4vlSnN4DjRGr6PUQsFwi-k4MN3JNMkLrNSrn9iubg/s320/Pebble+group+silver+necklace+pendant+metalwork+etsy+lilacpop+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Little Pebbles Necklace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkROxnlXk0SenVs6E56QbZVCVyRvrOTVlqJYaHZc4dxENXSqzpsh4H9oSXsXUPc9qYmXUAXGHtfzyTtAqOTlQnQC4ym8aO18h5LTIowb-BIxb8nRCS0EyVCMi585BI58cBe_TwjInIko/s1600/rectangle+hammered+metal+pendant+wire+ball+etsy+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkROxnlXk0SenVs6E56QbZVCVyRvrOTVlqJYaHZc4dxENXSqzpsh4H9oSXsXUPc9qYmXUAXGHtfzyTtAqOTlQnQC4ym8aO18h5LTIowb-BIxb8nRCS0EyVCMi585BI58cBe_TwjInIko/s320/rectangle+hammered+metal+pendant+wire+ball+etsy+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Wire Scribble on Rectangle Necklace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98fL6GIBcuVPn9jgrkkbm863AlNfsbJCEfHCyreH5k-pvffpK7Y4eu7Bk3i5V4SV-89GV_k_BxWvRPP2QJlqxDYGWM_gU8jsf1qj5ZDjkweYLF7mwOz4jXeW-U8xSDMxw9BrNbJnyRMI/s1600/scroll+swirl+metalwork+necklace+pendant+etsy+lilacpop+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98fL6GIBcuVPn9jgrkkbm863AlNfsbJCEfHCyreH5k-pvffpK7Y4eu7Bk3i5V4SV-89GV_k_BxWvRPP2QJlqxDYGWM_gU8jsf1qj5ZDjkweYLF7mwOz4jXeW-U8xSDMxw9BrNbJnyRMI/s320/scroll+swirl+metalwork+necklace+pendant+etsy+lilacpop+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Wire Scroll Necklace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxnOli_oNQAO2KUwGgOpPiJhOMO_ejZlbE8lCfHMxVQrrWXVgF3PcqqGnzZUQcetckwM-VmlQcHiFmwL60NwXbxUXZLdYc51dc7B4Va9PAPvTvA1jftIFu7n35L7PhBTXZZhfUQo2CHs/s1600/silver+hammered+circle+wire+ball+necklace+etsy+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxnOli_oNQAO2KUwGgOpPiJhOMO_ejZlbE8lCfHMxVQrrWXVgF3PcqqGnzZUQcetckwM-VmlQcHiFmwL60NwXbxUXZLdYc51dc7B4Va9PAPvTvA1jftIFu7n35L7PhBTXZZhfUQo2CHs/s320/silver+hammered+circle+wire+ball+necklace+etsy+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Circle Scribble Necklace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR21gQ9Rv1tJ7k0tKQJYauokeqalfHaZIxKEoLb8wIr4VATRaC2ZJgKrJayv26DgDGJfKqr9bG4fwc1upRomzNg9WfsreI6OxhhHBdNQpjmhNCcX6uLr0HPK93HRxLjwrGlJ-9inOjLt0/s1600/silver+hammered+leaf+small+necklace+clear+crystal+etsy+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR21gQ9Rv1tJ7k0tKQJYauokeqalfHaZIxKEoLb8wIr4VATRaC2ZJgKrJayv26DgDGJfKqr9bG4fwc1upRomzNg9WfsreI6OxhhHBdNQpjmhNCcX6uLr0HPK93HRxLjwrGlJ-9inOjLt0/s320/silver+hammered+leaf+small+necklace+clear+crystal+etsy+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Small Silver Leaf Necklace with Crystal</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYOvGcg20QKQkJDJj5qlCwKuXE-0ie_9Hca1YinmgDG2SYNuT9WguX13OSNm9agelfh1zuwfKC1KyjCbAXcf5UUDoWjC7uWCm4MfDNfSJp18Rn_VmOHelBH_4ttYazHgzFCBDPyTFKrs/s320/typewriter+parts+earrings+swarovski+crystals+artistan+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Earrings made from typewriter pieces and swarovski crystals</div>

New Work

It has been a crazy busy couple of weeks with the movie shoot, mini vacation to Great Wolf Lodge, multiple birthdays, and custom orders that...

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New Jewelry- March 2011

<div style="text-align: center;">New jewelry in my etsy shop! </div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582112553978821906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbe2lnYZupsBz00ZdfRuxVU3pqSPm5V6zKY8md8Dq4go9ac1A4GdizlhhtnFubUUawhDTARPfxwHqSh4Q7ms9lrVpip4pWVet78ufYGuU4Wiz72xbhDr1fpOXfMbWdi43duykhK57fNm4/s400/ring.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48089927/sterling-silver-and-brass-flower-ring">Sterling silver and brass flower ring $49</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bG0UO7hDYQIWBtqoNFNgPvJshfKnZQ2RcwHbpmXCMvUatTorr7ZTByB0dXdmHicwg8OhTohyphenhyphenD3PcPrTNSM8tzJj2g-92uhsUg2HLMA4PDym9HUM7ZHwIkWDKhlX83ovrmD319X7Jprk/s1600/vintage+erector+set+necklace+geometric+shape+etsy2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582112398529075730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bG0UO7hDYQIWBtqoNFNgPvJshfKnZQ2RcwHbpmXCMvUatTorr7ZTByB0dXdmHicwg8OhTohyphenhyphenD3PcPrTNSM8tzJj2g-92uhsUg2HLMA4PDym9HUM7ZHwIkWDKhlX83ovrmD319X7Jprk/s400/vintage+erector+set+necklace+geometric+shape+etsy2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69494715/geometric-necklace-made-from-vintage">Geometric vintage erector set piece on chain $24</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52qtKfe07yE0fWNUPSD97I8teAaKvj5WmX6ftBgZzoFuGEZGwL8uEN1_rwrnQkQybBCiiR2CBHyBR9WxA0j-1BscA0IyYcSFJpACa-5o3RKH8d-04_hyphenhyphenqzVn1rYRk4teHYLr-cHGRVKU/s1600/hearts+crossbones+tough+necklace+punk+lilacpop+etsy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582111046662416370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52qtKfe07yE0fWNUPSD97I8teAaKvj5WmX6ftBgZzoFuGEZGwL8uEN1_rwrnQkQybBCiiR2CBHyBR9WxA0j-1BscA0IyYcSFJpACa-5o3RKH8d-04_hyphenhyphenqzVn1rYRk4teHYLr-cHGRVKU/s400/hearts+crossbones+tough+necklace+punk+lilacpop+etsy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilacpop?ref=seller_info">Hearts and crossbones necklace $26</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZcYEnBU1oRTLgB7Hc76ER5-ZErnbAts2gYFMe4OUOwhroZTgkrfxBrhH4VHIGyFaCkYj9Ok_vX2JpD4aIYjA9Rvokx79LQBciFi2SqPYueKjV7m3tRi3YQOX_gjTWlPGqwzRooFLfSY/s1600/vintage+erector+set+necklace+crystals+steampunk+etsy+lilacpop+4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582111037954740578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZcYEnBU1oRTLgB7Hc76ER5-ZErnbAts2gYFMe4OUOwhroZTgkrfxBrhH4VHIGyFaCkYj9Ok_vX2JpD4aIYjA9Rvokx79LQBciFi2SqPYueKjV7m3tRi3YQOX_gjTWlPGqwzRooFLfSY/s400/vintage+erector+set+necklace+crystals+steampunk+etsy+lilacpop+4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYWPws_euauO-_aAeJdU86FSGKsk2Blu6MHpPkNGoN36t81DtgTPTADzj0JF30hGTD3CCW1NJMesTUJ-peMfzjoapnCbueHQMQYwO-uuTZll-Nf4faSTOx-xq3AR9Pg6CMZWsviChqgI/s1600/erector+set+medallion+finished+off+etsy+vintage+.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582111038168055266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYWPws_euauO-_aAeJdU86FSGKsk2Blu6MHpPkNGoN36t81DtgTPTADzj0JF30hGTD3CCW1NJMesTUJ-peMfzjoapnCbueHQMQYwO-uuTZll-Nf4faSTOx-xq3AR9Pg6CMZWsviChqgI/s400/erector+set+medallion+finished+off+etsy+vintage+.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilacpop?ref=seller_info">Steampunk necklace made from vintage erector set pieces $79</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9n8RnbfXMbNcHqxx3DHe4WnEQ0OaeJXWsxh-T9fSqmYr8mgKC5Nm4bR-Z_klT9Jf5zz2uePFOnP18lYrJsvvr0D9URMW4VJXJzaYEmJg4O2To_GJ8pHpHBMETwg4DjBlcW3Y6wZnvsvw/s1600/green+skirt+suit+jacket+handmade+ooak+etsy+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582111026544567938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9n8RnbfXMbNcHqxx3DHe4WnEQ0OaeJXWsxh-T9fSqmYr8mgKC5Nm4bR-Z_klT9Jf5zz2uePFOnP18lYrJsvvr0D9URMW4VJXJzaYEmJg4O2To_GJ8pHpHBMETwg4DjBlcW3Y6wZnvsvw/s400/green+skirt+suit+jacket+handmade+ooak+etsy+3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilacpop?ref=seller_info">Tailored Green Tweed Jacket $39.99 SALE!</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhc-tM4lAxhgLyOu6hpu9leigw1rKfhVk29AQ1C5TAUV2s5ub5Wd5uiR11kbLMwKvulp8pEP9V9ebBjn-IDGPZhyphenhyphenwM3KkAm3sCFofA7NeDSLGkTzIGleeOcPcDfO9aKjOlVDzRBf9nAPM/s1600/green+skirt+suit+jacket+handmade+ooak+etsy+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582111015237800242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhc-tM4lAxhgLyOu6hpu9leigw1rKfhVk29AQ1C5TAUV2s5ub5Wd5uiR11kbLMwKvulp8pEP9V9ebBjn-IDGPZhyphenhyphenwM3KkAm3sCFofA7NeDSLGkTzIGleeOcPcDfO9aKjOlVDzRBf9nAPM/s400/green+skirt+suit+jacket+handmade+ooak+etsy+2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilacpop?ref=seller_info">Tailored Skirt Suit $59.99 SALE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ra8KZicXsR7J1jQzEBV7X_9ytZbFBuiddlvptxe8y-1CDt3_mRYv4PeWTuzP9cGO0sB3VN3ERwwC7AfCYc5RCcS-hjYxtK4qP36Eh0psylXauOtDsZyrx_Qa_rOzMhMANHWez8RLMjg/s1600/vintage+ship+key+wire+wrapped+necklace+etsy+lilacpop+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582107610030347266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ra8KZicXsR7J1jQzEBV7X_9ytZbFBuiddlvptxe8y-1CDt3_mRYv4PeWTuzP9cGO0sB3VN3ERwwC7AfCYc5RCcS-hjYxtK4qP36Eh0psylXauOtDsZyrx_Qa_rOzMhMANHWez8RLMjg/s400/vintage+ship+key+wire+wrapped+necklace+etsy+lilacpop+2.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilacpop?ref=seller_info">Wire wrapped vintage ship key $28</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoB4tvcDbyi2TeKghfDSeAhGiw2xKMlOqPPbrkQrIOIWMMNwqNH07jJnIfQv_z5egVwj5EF40ePdd9XAO27AeTK-6IkNcXEmxyKbkFDNnKEcytZI1D7agx9U4PfLbdqhIQGvk7MyoIxZg/s1600/blue+turquoise+beaded+cluster+necklace+etsy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582107600379983570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoB4tvcDbyi2TeKghfDSeAhGiw2xKMlOqPPbrkQrIOIWMMNwqNH07jJnIfQv_z5egVwj5EF40ePdd9XAO27AeTK-6IkNcXEmxyKbkFDNnKEcytZI1D7agx9U4PfLbdqhIQGvk7MyoIxZg/s400/blue+turquoise+beaded+cluster+necklace+etsy.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilacpop?ref=seller_info">Turquoise beaded cluster necklace $28</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgsRNXe2Mi-so9OOhrP2-5u7XXk3UXKo3ipVUIcWnZxoVtLO4ap3NyLCondB2DqVsHzNg1g7iZ2cdSAJnsq5AWLPhIOJ_bmCh64tl8iELpomnUjTOh81n7shHj6TTrCVgcTYNuFk9nuI/s1600/black+scribble+wire+earrings+dangle+etsy+artisan+lilacpop+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582107594197807682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgsRNXe2Mi-so9OOhrP2-5u7XXk3UXKo3ipVUIcWnZxoVtLO4ap3NyLCondB2DqVsHzNg1g7iZ2cdSAJnsq5AWLPhIOJ_bmCh64tl8iELpomnUjTOh81n7shHj6TTrCVgcTYNuFk9nuI/s400/black+scribble+wire+earrings+dangle+etsy+artisan+lilacpop+2.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilacpop?ref=seller_info">Black scribble earrings $15</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2RQR83ZSad4CNXW4ivEL7GZWqidMbDxXf7yfaxsbty-JWfY1INFCASM0OUH5Zb9MUWSGNiXcl3uN1_qHWfVAZCScpNcHCzrKu3hmIZmicrJ2IaiElf45IGMbPONH1E-LCf1nm3acOhc/s1600/small+hammered+metal+scribble+necklace.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582107581465414066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2RQR83ZSad4CNXW4ivEL7GZWqidMbDxXf7yfaxsbty-JWfY1INFCASM0OUH5Zb9MUWSGNiXcl3uN1_qHWfVAZCScpNcHCzrKu3hmIZmicrJ2IaiElf45IGMbPONH1E-LCf1nm3acOhc/s400/small+hammered+metal+scribble+necklace.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilacpop?ref=seller_info">Delicate silver scribble and square hammered metal necklace $28</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6OpWQL5xb6HTnsM89pLlOnZdgKKJwNIjqVQN0xDCMS5xELwyBq2nxi9B1PYcmuKP3b2edYXtxO8N12XireBFk5-4mVQv_l9yCDm0fvGRV4VOJE7ysL0gOaQXDVL1urVAwqUNSGeSr30/s1600/brass+sivler+earrings.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6OpWQL5xb6HTnsM89pLlOnZdgKKJwNIjqVQN0xDCMS5xELwyBq2nxi9B1PYcmuKP3b2edYXtxO8N12XireBFk5-4mVQv_l9yCDm0fvGRV4VOJE7ysL0gOaQXDVL1urVAwqUNSGeSr30/s1600/brass+sivler+earrings.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582107577430293090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6OpWQL5xb6HTnsM89pLlOnZdgKKJwNIjqVQN0xDCMS5xELwyBq2nxi9B1PYcmuKP3b2edYXtxO8N12XireBFk5-4mVQv_l9yCDm0fvGRV4VOJE7ysL0gOaQXDVL1urVAwqUNSGeSr30/s400/brass+sivler+earrings.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilacpop?ref=seller_info">Geometric sterling silver and brass earrings $28</a></div>

New Jewelry- March 2011

New jewelry in my etsy shop! Sterling silver and brass flower ring $49 Geometric vintage erector set piece on chain $24 Hearts and crossbone...

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New Jewelry made from Vintage Erector Set

<div align="center">I sold quite a few of my new pieces over the weekend but I am slowly getting the rest into my etsy shop. I did a big photo shoot yesterday and I'm working on them today. Here are some. I will add more as I work on them. If you are interested in purchasing any just click on the image and it will take you to my shop.<a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520112354966013474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQTzbAtYZd1418DnYnmPwi8dQw6kEiCX2ZCi7Eb0xSkHS92PRJ7POZeeQzT98bn_uOG4ShwCAnC_PM_JCxLfWcUnIUCBCCjEQuqp5bYdKgGfWB7nWUHVVJl8f6CznmGVanSlkzoFzMbVF/s400/Turnkey+necklace.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> This one is a silver turn key piece thing that I wire wrapped and stacked sparkly beads inside so that it catches the light once in a while. A swarovski sticks out the top. I love mixing up delicate and tough.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57073053/upcyled-erector-set-pieces-and-twig"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520110902358191858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfT0U9cQ-Q-QP2U27cZSM6ctUQyG1rE6Be-koper68wQoRSRophkcCYJeusRGBLeVcSl7XIiklxNCUoWnT1-W9O0rqbAXfKvJMSMy4PxNl4DQFaRl9CfcZkPIXVO8RpmbaKYIFWWx0ml6/s400/Twig+steampunk+necklace+3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>This one was quite complicated to make. After uncovering the many layers of rust and dirt and grime with my dremel I tried to solder the red jeweled piece on but it just wouldn't adhere. I ended up buying new solder and flux and it finally worked. Then I took off all the horrible brass paint on the key (I bought it new) and oxidizing it. I coated the twig in resin, which had to dry for 2 days, and drilled holes in it. They are joined together and a sparkly red swarovski crystal sits on top of the twig. I layered an oxidized silver chain and a brass chain.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520110893930574226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0nlh0TS8RzlAqU3sXx2LCtABpgZqbp6esN9i8Hl9-kBedEQmsMWtPrD6FA-MRZfKNiNIj6Eery3P9jcYK97MoIY8mKQDKPDYu0x2hUTQUUAnUEnPK2qHHUFJl80RPXDNl0GhXYjSSzw-/s400/Twig+steampunk+necklace+collage.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57051615/brass-circles-earrings"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520110917548397666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCQId2XrH7JKazr3jA1F14UbTr4Sd75YT1CTg67T08MlpKxGIUDXZGLROFMuH_g6lflhfepbFMFcbKPJakbhfHF2_FQNAZf7e9u3h9ldfDWSgELK01QbBW6uHVsYodR7hIowFb3WRyXKp/s400/brass+circles+handmade+earrings+6.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> These earrings go with just about anything...well anything that brass goes with...you get the idea.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57057862/turquoise-beaded-twig-necklace-with?ref=v1_other_1"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520110904902548466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jXClhosJyhg-GhONn4B9lPWUwuTxhirRNaKItvUIHM2Uxh4tKuC8dl6d1loT4oFwnTfeZIFzFcStjFisZFjtjhNxi3SzG1Etl237GcoOitjpJjI6Q6Ql9W3KwLgGADO1fPqrelk2nied/s400/Blue+Key+Necklace+tea+stained+bamboo+2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Another twig I set in resin and drilled holes in. I dyed bamboo crochet yarn in red Rooibos tea and then strung and knotted turquoise beads on it.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57066326/beaded-turquoise-earrings?ref=v1_other_1"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520110907868567874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8WM__BzIll4m6hBSb8lK5mR9SW0uN6obf5gXvOiL9sldqNONl6qaZp12RlpF2l1FiiBjkDl_qAV7Np0anGLL3THbgPu3I0Uzs18f5ttltO_GzpLYcUpFG4MLl8ggzqb7NiF3KJBR1OvH/s400/Turquoise+Beaded+Earrings+handmade+7.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 368px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Made these earrings hooks by forming them and then hammering them. They are surgical steel wire with turquoise beads.<br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>

New Jewelry made from Vintage Erector Set

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Armillata Designs Giveaway

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3zVcDCGWb8-AFrvE7fOe4w7T7MY0gnUX5EYgQHc7ClJkPrqD7B-5qnY0VdYyMg_up2v7N3rcpVmMgwhtw3xkUhXMIzKlv9_k2sm64ydFCPRLlOsZuCuP1Ote6qONZEqUDc34gGD2fRIo/s1600/a1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469783987818193666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3zVcDCGWb8-AFrvE7fOe4w7T7MY0gnUX5EYgQHc7ClJkPrqD7B-5qnY0VdYyMg_up2v7N3rcpVmMgwhtw3xkUhXMIzKlv9_k2sm64ydFCPRLlOsZuCuP1Ote6qONZEqUDc34gGD2fRIo/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"> <strong>We have a winner! Thank you everyone for participating!!</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">It's Giveaway time again! Meet Sarah, the artisan behind Armillata Designs, who has graciously agreed to giveaway one of her beautiful hand crafted necklaces worth $27. It's the necklace pictured above.</div><div align="center"><br /><br />Have a look at some of the gorgeous jewelry from her shop. Her shop is FULL of stunning pieces!</div><div align="center"></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469781849156241778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ltm4NsA2VMk-mff33qBDrMCV-uIwlD4Dw_BejLBWPPuPNmrKuBdbTasEpyVMF4cCzpMGGSkmtxUVjYSIabthXxNdV8tSn-rP1xesMCCVqy3z1hTnK0gJytY831y88d_0l8POlBSkiSsA/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" /> Pearl Garnet and Green Flower Garden Copper Earrings $20<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/40915352/pink-and-cranberry-pearl-choker-necklace"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469780138333395538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL170NQdcirt_VngkZh4id1Ei0k-B_pagYzF3vRnbgWbiEaswEwPksHV1W3NvSIVk4SUr8Yfi5P8tU2hjZIczDGVD3o0eAa8Oa7Jg_wUmRDygXxXL_KkSUkUCQj-gK89-kjfMNU7D5G2Lg/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Pink and Cranberry Pearl Choker Necklace $22<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/42360804/aqua-quartz-pink-pearl-cluster-bracelet"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469778897734623442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax5VwGuN2YF6tjTmUpdOaVRMZeIbWCwuwMYD1kMyrQf35JvRJNMgVGgtYbnFgMYee7S4pCcU8M_8jST8jUQ4hw9QWApCcxSgZmHG1k_5CihFh0M2PN-21klmxWAKPQcs_OHXNcPYbxG3b/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Aqua Quartz Pink Pearl Cluster Bracelet $35<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45110904/white-wisteria-blue-flower-pearl-cluster"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469778647830042706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrvAcRZp4Kyd0aTFJjY_oLh5S41yAElVjrKB33yD-G4ldS7S2-5Gnq1mHc0Rv85fXpH0r46MvYP1WUrHnhMMdeoLqyGGjXheW4R-bfcR5H2I98BMJCUiSiguSlBRx0G1cYQCHgIy2UlpM/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> White Wisteria Blue Flower Pearl Cluster Earrings $22<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-0ODstD27j3LyTImNub9yZE_i627j7pzZHm-TSPvbg01fmwNx1Gr3qxa9ZPvpmBHXsSzbxd6NTUkH-tGqMgie2uqqymWVNG9uQPJgJ2CC6WUFT_V9dC7eg1MKHnieLJH8_HlvB79eKbK/s1600/a1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469778286719961330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-0ODstD27j3LyTImNub9yZE_i627j7pzZHm-TSPvbg01fmwNx1Gr3qxa9ZPvpmBHXsSzbxd6NTUkH-tGqMgie2uqqymWVNG9uQPJgJ2CC6WUFT_V9dC7eg1MKHnieLJH8_HlvB79eKbK/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Amber Crystal Brass Bird Necklace $25<br />I think this one may be my favorite but it's so hard to pick just one!!<br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><strong>What is your background/where are you from?</strong><br /><br />I grew up on a small farm in central Indiana, in a town so unknown that instead of telling people its name, I just tell them it's halfway between Indianapolis and Purdue University, two of the few locations non-Hoosiers are likely to have a passing acquaintance with. After college, I struck out for Dallas, TX, where I stayed for seven years, until I decided it was time to continue my search for constantly warmer places to live and moved to Florida.<br /><br /><strong>Please share what inspired you to name your shop Armillata Designs?</strong><br /><br />In college I discovered that my favorite foreign language happened to be a dead one, Latin. To make up for the fact that I'll never get to use it unless I move to the Vatican, unlikely given that I'm Jewish and female, I try to slip Latin in where I can. “Armillata” is the feminized form of the adjective “armillatus,” meaning “adorned with a bracelet.” It seemed fitting for a shop dedicated to historically influenced designs, and no one else was using it yet (a small miracle in the Internet age). On the down side, it's a popular term among scientists for naming banded birds and insects, so when you google it, you're reasonably likely to find a research report on the mating habits of fruit flies before you find my jewelry.<br /><br /><strong>How did you discover your talent for making jewelry?</strong><br /><br />Growing up, I was a passionate crafter, something my parents and the local 4-H program wholeheartedly encouraged. I played with jewelry designs as a teenager, but it wasn't until after college, when I began seeking less academic outlets for my creativity and mental energy, that I became truly addicted. For the first time, I had access to real bead shops, classes, clubs, and training materials that helped me shape my clumsy self-taught techniques into more polished and professional directions.<br /><br /><strong>What is your favorite place to get supplies (online/ or a favorite local supply shop)?</strong><br /><br />Oh, this is tough! One of the first things I discovered when I became serious about beading is that there's no one outlet that has everything I need, or at least not at the best price. When I lived in Dallas, my favorite place was the Rock Barrel, a huge no-frills lapidary shop that had a wonderful variety of well priced semiprecious stones. I miss that shop terribly. Here in Florida, my favorite place so far is actually the Oldsmar Flea Market. It's turned out to be a very fun place to hunt down the vintage jewelry and found objects I love adding to my designs.<br /><br /><strong>What inspires you? Is there a specific art movement/artist, place, person, time period?</strong><br /><br />I have always loved history, ancient or otherwise, and I try to add a taste of it to my pieces, even when it's not obvious, though I've never focused on one specific time period. For me personally, if I won the lottery, you'd find me in a Tuscan villa, whose inside would be floor to ceiling Art Nouveau, but for my jewelry, I look to everything from rustic ancient Roman glass and intricate Etruscan gold granulation through the classic shapes of mid-century fashion.<br /><br /><strong>Where do your ideas come from? Can you explain the creative process?</strong><br /><br />My creative process is best described as organized chaos, minus the organized part. I wish I could sit at my sketch pad, plan a design, and neatly create it, but I never can. Instead, I sit amongst piles of beads, stones, and supplies, to the intense consternation of my husband-to-be, who sees a big mess rather than creativity at work, and wait for inspiration to strike. Usually I find myself captivated with a particular shape or color, marveling at the way light hits it or how it feels, and then begin building my design around that part. When ideas won't come, I often find a trip to an antique store helps jump start my brain, either because I bring home some new component to play with, or I'll see some gorgeous vintage piece I can't possibly afford, and I'll begin thinking of ways to adapt aspects of it into handmade jewelry form.<br /><br /><strong>Is this your day job or do you have another?</strong><br /><br />This is presently my day job. I spent the past six years working in, and eventually managing, a used bookstore. It was a wonderful place, with incredible people (and books. Did I mention books?), but when I learned that life was going to take me to Florida and away from my bookstore, it seemed like the perfect time to explore the dream I had poking around in my head about selling my jewelry.<br /><br /><strong>Do you have a favorite project/piece out of all the pieces you've made and why?</strong><br /><br />My favorite piece was one I made years ago. It's not the most elaborate design, or the most challenging, it was simple stringing, but it was one of those pieces where all the components just seemed to come together on their own and look perfect. It has a hand lamp worked focal bead, framed by sea green faceted pearls, Czech crystals, gold accents, and smaller pearls, and I love it. It looks like an ancient Roman choker, and of course, matches almost nothing I own.<br /><br /><strong>Have you found any challenges in your work?</strong><br /><br />Every day. Mental challenges, like finding fresh ideas or the patience to complete more elaborate projects, and structural challenges, like figuring out why a necklace won't drape properly when you've reworked it twelve times and everything should be right. And of course, opening my Etsy shop created a whole new category of challenges to be be worked out, like how to create professional and appealing photographs (some thing I still struggle with. There's nothing as sad as making a beautiful design that just isn't photo-friendly) or how to decode the language of SEOs and page ranking and and website design. Fortunately for me, there's a planet full of helpful people and resources, most of which are only a quick search away.<br /><br /><strong>Is there anything else you would like to add?<br /></strong><br />I'm honored and delighted to have been featured on your lovely blog, and I hope that if anyone reads this who's been considering taking their passion or hobby to the next level, whether that means selling, or just investing more of themselves into it, that they go ahead and take that plunge, and that they find the same kind of fulfillment and reward in their creations that I have in mine.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>*Giveaway*</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /><br /><br />To Enter To Win The Beautiful Necklace:<br />Visit her etsy shop, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Armillatadesigns">Armillata Designs </a>and leave a comment telling me your favorite item in either store. Don't forget to leave your e-mail so I can contact you if you have won.<br /><br /><strong>Extra Entries: please leave one separate comment for each entry.</strong><br /><br />•follow my blog with google - 1 extra<br /><br />•follow me on twitter (lilacpop)-1 extra<br /><br />•become a fan of LilacPOP on Facebook - 1 extra (and there are giveaways on there as well which you will be automatically entered into each time just for being a fan).<br /><br />•tweet this giveaway and post the link in your comment- (may do this daily) 1 extra/day<br />Copy and paste below:<br />I just entered to win a handmade necklace on the LilacPOP Blog! @lilacpop http://ow.ly/1JyBn<br /><br />•favor me on technorati , stumble upon or any other social networking site- 1 extra<br /><br />•Put a link to my blog on your blog - 1 extra<br /><br />•blog about this giveaway - 1 extra<br /><br />•buy a product from either etsy shop - 5 extra<br /><br /><br />Contest will run for 1 week. Ends at Midnight on the night of May 17, 2010. Open to All Countries. Winner will be chosen by random.org. Winner will be notified by e-mail and will have 3 days to reply or another winner will be chosen. </div></div></div></div>

Armillata Designs Giveaway

We have a winner! Thank you everyone for participating!! It's Giveaway time again! Meet Sarah, the artisan behind Armillata Designs, wh...

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New work and more experimentation

<div><div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454888179643985122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq-qk34tIiVrPA3_DjaYaDy3gpXobD32KAjsVnhgAgiR15kuVjNdRHg0nBOZV-7JtctBTmmzCR5u_c-kfqzMGjcG7O_K-giweelYGwUIXPi2SPWih38D7YGZOlG0VkELAxI_STBuYlx4r/s400/janna+sitting+cityscape.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq-qk34tIiVrPA3_DjaYaDy3gpXobD32KAjsVnhgAgiR15kuVjNdRHg0nBOZV-7JtctBTmmzCR5u_c-kfqzMGjcG7O_K-giweelYGwUIXPi2SPWih38D7YGZOlG0VkELAxI_STBuYlx4r/s1600/janna+sitting+cityscape.jpg"><br /><div><br /><br /><div></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq-qk34tIiVrPA3_DjaYaDy3gpXobD32KAjsVnhgAgiR15kuVjNdRHg0nBOZV-7JtctBTmmzCR5u_c-kfqzMGjcG7O_K-giweelYGwUIXPi2SPWih38D7YGZOlG0VkELAxI_STBuYlx4r/s1600/janna+sitting+cityscape.jpg"> </a> Remember those silver plated trays I found at a resale shop? I finally got around to cutting them up and making jewelry out of them. I am calling them my "city" necklace series and I can customize them for any city you'd like. I made a couple of Royal Oak ones, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Clawson</span>, and Detroit.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887874782705170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyz4anDfCyy2nX8NY1BCHWqazaJAxcHJQ1H7zEHsZmNFeDWGq1WrhzDoEL6TYpGT6v7Fk280vXG0NmPOYG7yg-NOgWu-o2ww9Wzfwit9b7rS9rnj2VUkk01vv2h87dWZxGM80xIK8BMFW/s400/city+necklace+5.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887865203396642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RwYP7jEDNPsAQlHTs7bOIQNhu-sVKrdMAt7UxFzPAqGtGim0E7oxmlhbSOgWfjwuKFn45VKHpCCE0PlE-9O5wXoJk-TkEh44V6dx67bJYT30xBK4Yg8-OI88rxmq7c0YaEAkbgSj2bu8/s400/city+necklace+4.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887853693789586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYrPhIJin4pqoDcxpAg30ecmvmgCSpGl8ZlVxlYE3ptNJ0y_Fb6BThgePc7zDGdj_ABYZv1xcdS600qtP5-twhyFfeOaq59Acqeyemun0JNK-7TfyaBNRgiy6zC9mMqdz554C0JjM-hVJ/s400/city+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887853161622338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UwHLCTV3uEuzHkWw6Ef5Su7Vwdwkkp93AIYFob86bnkQZH-gwQ3M0kxnzCsynJ6cO8phJTl4TVB9U-5hwETOmHkE4s_A3U3bA26X8wLYLB4p2wdCaGeJmsIBdXmuStzFz-AxQk7ooMj6/s400/city+necklace+2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 340px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpop.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454887843790487010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3eNNy8wtdA61wIzm065zVb9q4g81c_PaUl3AHtzYR2ZsOEPmDTl7KVdxBxg2O-IWvchmHScOfnXi1xt3MzhOwntIOuAuqh_cVJb_WSi8XkUG6KypomG-NcIk_rltx2mWe-eYUtrB_gIi/s400/City+necklace+1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 388px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJkp85M3PWXn0xL2Nr9yCz1hIzhqbyCSkzfWX3g9Mn7kvcD_KjOVr-sMDeYk3ldE4aJJLPStsIfuqUgDnsH5heX-yKMZEJVYmz2USP_ouJD8MiWGfp45gJcCMbkHM4lswKomq1O9DgvUk/s1600/DSC_4103.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862967474757458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJkp85M3PWXn0xL2Nr9yCz1hIzhqbyCSkzfWX3g9Mn7kvcD_KjOVr-sMDeYk3ldE4aJJLPStsIfuqUgDnsH5heX-yKMZEJVYmz2USP_ouJD8MiWGfp45gJcCMbkHM4lswKomq1O9DgvUk/s400/DSC_4103.jpg" style="WIDTH: 274px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Now to go backwards on the process! They didn't start out brass, after all the trays are silver plated. I took my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">dremel</span> and the trays outside and started cutting. The funny thing about the picture above is that I took this less than a week ago and I am wearing my down jacket and was freezing outside. I am writing this sitting in a tank top outside in the warm sunshine right now.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhk3Tg1wuOjaSmCCk_sK0rGcs686Ikpcf0riizPbVBt53oeVp-7xGBfHU8skuQF66IbDVzUhPCU5mnd95ygcRz5-MQmaESR2X9QYDPK22QqHElf1G_q98Dfn7uSkqRj5A5G8laBuqi3MXz/s1600/DSC_4105.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862964037758914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhk3Tg1wuOjaSmCCk_sK0rGcs686Ikpcf0riizPbVBt53oeVp-7xGBfHU8skuQF66IbDVzUhPCU5mnd95ygcRz5-MQmaESR2X9QYDPK22QqHElf1G_q98Dfn7uSkqRj5A5G8laBuqi3MXz/s400/DSC_4105.jpg" style="WIDTH: 377px; HEIGHT: 344px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzxS5H2e907VWUZTgNuWatjDrNfuBd1OBoRy-K1ZnkKZWuaxMGJF7Q4ZVV4UDlfNNQtOjIG6VAKFxhs3kjk6FzusN8vriGB5txRZeIVch5klFRvMildnN0MvHf1-9XOkXJ14dkUm7Bltc/s1600/DSC_4108.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862822289679330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzxS5H2e907VWUZTgNuWatjDrNfuBd1OBoRy-K1ZnkKZWuaxMGJF7Q4ZVV4UDlfNNQtOjIG6VAKFxhs3kjk6FzusN8vriGB5txRZeIVch5klFRvMildnN0MvHf1-9XOkXJ14dkUm7Bltc/s400/DSC_4108.jpg" style="WIDTH: 332px; HEIGHT: 176px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div> This is the tray that I thought would work out the best because it is thicker but actually the other one came out better.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqdFfSeaa8TrIEY6BBygiWef6Xgl4T_0Oj4kbCLd_GM5brBpO3q7qz4BMHZi0AE2g_G32BjepNLGQC4H1EzG2RMzlmMbrBck3eztqJ2z50hYc1zZI3GZUQuqHanHVWYoWmQoCgq-CwI0z/s1600/DSC_4109.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862817537982898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqdFfSeaa8TrIEY6BBygiWef6Xgl4T_0Oj4kbCLd_GM5brBpO3q7qz4BMHZi0AE2g_G32BjepNLGQC4H1EzG2RMzlmMbrBck3eztqJ2z50hYc1zZI3GZUQuqHanHVWYoWmQoCgq-CwI0z/s400/DSC_4109.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />And this one is a bit thinner.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm2YhxywGuBEgrgBG73XqOTLgksH_MvzaLYQu0Q8kczS5ZoEjYYYxIcrCcTeFA8nMJAFz6acStVk2COk7SdUqrgddrCqftBOByuJtBHZT7aKql_s6FDl5eHJWp2IHjAF8FfjS5v69e3r7/s1600/DSC_4110.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862808151046402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm2YhxywGuBEgrgBG73XqOTLgksH_MvzaLYQu0Q8kczS5ZoEjYYYxIcrCcTeFA8nMJAFz6acStVk2COk7SdUqrgddrCqftBOByuJtBHZT7aKql_s6FDl5eHJWp2IHjAF8FfjS5v69e3r7/s400/DSC_4110.jpg" style="WIDTH: 270px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04cjUnYBc1KresG4NVWSsfOj3cgu3sZb0aQIRY8EVEW2mAxZLESiJ-tkkZyv8goo5mZy2Rs0PZrxvRWHT2hKN_gKhxrmFkbEgHwRClwOjRM_wK2n_zzRitT_NX98QP3SoH9cbJiTeeyq7/s1600/DSC_4112.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862799298693026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04cjUnYBc1KresG4NVWSsfOj3cgu3sZb0aQIRY8EVEW2mAxZLESiJ-tkkZyv8goo5mZy2Rs0PZrxvRWHT2hKN_gKhxrmFkbEgHwRClwOjRM_wK2n_zzRitT_NX98QP3SoH9cbJiTeeyq7/s400/DSC_4112.jpg" style="WIDTH: 249px; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />The one on the left is from the thinner tray and has brass in the center. The one on the right is silver all the way through...or so it appears.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKyL7bkUbbG6ntUKsY7ELtP2HSHzT5qgKF2imgAfOHOulEDImRDRC95SHul4riF1StVYXpCzX7yAPn1YSsh2J8-QIlXcy4j8Le9GM8ftYN5TvKGKeK7oWlqXUrIz_EvTsTr_GAg7WpEWz/s1600/DSC_4116.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862793250694994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKyL7bkUbbG6ntUKsY7ELtP2HSHzT5qgKF2imgAfOHOulEDImRDRC95SHul4riF1StVYXpCzX7yAPn1YSsh2J8-QIlXcy4j8Le9GM8ftYN5TvKGKeK7oWlqXUrIz_EvTsTr_GAg7WpEWz/s400/DSC_4116.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I stamped them first then made attempted to solder bales out of sterling silver wire.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyZ17BiLPTDgpReA7cpcGx5qmSoHVVX6fnRLf5bY3l9WwCXm1PuKXHhYF_LcELshOjF0R-mnzhPTVWL8SJfV88owdFI8DA_XqiosVcbNFol1Vfo403nnE5oNYxshoHMNrICpNTsebot-F/s1600/DSC_4119.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862421396839538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyZ17BiLPTDgpReA7cpcGx5qmSoHVVX6fnRLf5bY3l9WwCXm1PuKXHhYF_LcELshOjF0R-mnzhPTVWL8SJfV88owdFI8DA_XqiosVcbNFol1Vfo403nnE5oNYxshoHMNrICpNTsebot-F/s400/DSC_4119.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />First you give the solder some heat until it turns into a ball. Then you place it in the joint so it can melt right in there well.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GQdPWJOTqTWcWDO6-2an-gjlJcaSz0x0LQ9gMIRktw_Ri7esjYI8fFjhYZuEgaigpC3FTX6JpYodftxiOP08nYKnOYSrFjKl-32UkxsF5UjYfqnoEcVOsGFe8H74nNA9khE3wb-SPE-7/s1600/DSC_4122.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862413092859202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GQdPWJOTqTWcWDO6-2an-gjlJcaSz0x0LQ9gMIRktw_Ri7esjYI8fFjhYZuEgaigpC3FTX6JpYodftxiOP08nYKnOYSrFjKl-32UkxsF5UjYfqnoEcVOsGFe8H74nNA9khE3wb-SPE-7/s400/DSC_4122.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />I made a "New York" one with the thicker tray. The end result was that the thinner tray soldered and the thicker one did not. My theory is that the thinner tray had better quality silver plate? I have no idea.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvSjNjV5C8tfJHmavOiGBJu6_D1r1iv9dEXy5JCTNT6aZ0ZbAGj3h9xt731c8JqvZo6vj-zMNPbjjlbUluixbs2AqPWArPmeqGchtXvldkuefAiTVaETSABTCP147v72lLRKfFSQvCTny/s1600/DSC_4124.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862409654038642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvSjNjV5C8tfJHmavOiGBJu6_D1r1iv9dEXy5JCTNT6aZ0ZbAGj3h9xt731c8JqvZo6vj-zMNPbjjlbUluixbs2AqPWArPmeqGchtXvldkuefAiTVaETSABTCP147v72lLRKfFSQvCTny/s400/DSC_4124.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I put oxidized both of them and found that the thinner tray oxidized better too. However it also took the finish off and left the brass. It probably did the same thing to the other one but since it is some sort of silver colored metal all the way through you can't really tell.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PFcNNUWuj8OtRUudIRpravMcCvC90J1M2IXtA5qen87SMiRdGEIJvMH6d_GbMDcjfgib-OX9QE1thEdIVuIlpvhFw0c5re8i5F7v_6t8TNwFDJdgA-5vlHDtBz_6e-1HmpwALzHirQ82/s1600/DSC_4126.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862400982494754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PFcNNUWuj8OtRUudIRpravMcCvC90J1M2IXtA5qen87SMiRdGEIJvMH6d_GbMDcjfgib-OX9QE1thEdIVuIlpvhFw0c5re8i5F7v_6t8TNwFDJdgA-5vlHDtBz_6e-1HmpwALzHirQ82/s400/DSC_4126.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />After sanding it and polishing it, it ended up brass. But it still looks great and it's nice and shiny!<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">New Photos</span><br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862060328952386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lq4r4GgSrz-T7-zpglgWOt7tk6Sts7QUnO0Xhz-PNdkHLAh1C_JVuPSt7v6jCDsOcG9tawsh9tfYNGgVFDByGFjeWz6NGA_x-j_gJvFjb412quvkhtaDX1ruuz4DzgD_HjGbJJBXsuAH/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+2+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>Last weekend I finally took some new photos. I stopped by an abandoned cinema near the city I grew up in. I used to go here as a child and it's so weird all boarded up and falling apart. Yet I find so much beauty in it...probably more so now than back when it was open. The textures of all the different boards as well as the different tones are incredible.</div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862393026854626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFisVy1qS75CGp0IbNr5fXz4soqubq7yRuELfpZsofjFVaT2Y1mwjcG9fdBw5h0Ikgs6FtHaNA297YGcqWvhN-ivj2a1m8U-8vommMEjI46dPHltA_iMAdXl8vrYrKwKneOsflEq0VXOa/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+1+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I love the way the composition balances all the colors and shapes. I did quite a bit to this digitally. The sky was completely overcast and white so I added the blue. I also changed the color of the wall to a more peach tone.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862053033363522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1he9N_mSiP9QhCrX2CEPdVep4RBIW2NBbiVJu3kdf20V0QmeW7duL8BBu0LR_5a82-xsbeV7Lw2gwR-FVdhk8Jm_ylsHYNYsHoDMI0XtQBmtjUnVYeWJdNFzP-D54TEw8setVlosnMuMU/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+3+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862035759099762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBY1WzgjiqWpLRBgNxjQZRaHXBVaiRJKSx2ZkNGH9qco7kVLZG7OS452F2w6cUfhaIRK8IQ6NssS_2Md19gnN3nrMpZF7_ZoBGwrheNutNl9buaraOaDsQOI0ep097XSqxNzOI86ottdtZ/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+5+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />The urban landscape.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454862028883693394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJf8N21WKyjEP6SI-29LE6JAabgx94bDbdw5qrZ4nkFg8hJDrQuneTpJSrSeupJXxf5pNzZlmW8xz7g5iEesZaIN5sfSTY5ENj0X7Rm2_eOgAK4ggN_amNhOfgCR952H0LQcXt4KWbwFR/s400/Abandoned+Cinema+6+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Marquee lights.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454893960966216178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDCs29hnDsILB8nR8EwM_z9i_i9W0Jei12hkSyLQ0_SP5w7a7rOH9LWgs9gPz2PWElpIb9efLIkW-URPRV4wRE-pyPSl6ocru3HCN1scAFRi3eVhneQz4wlG8FratngO3NwleW_19qLtC/s400/bullet+holes+etsy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a></div><div> </div><div>Bullet holes.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454893970203240994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR3LXBJPWhzzd7WyhFKfuPeIcgv7WMMTjssvmaY9MIWZiNlN1fuKLHcH85Lwdf792T3Ua4CR8HyFiHJeFPIonacsm16AFQtc9xxpCZWbyIhWZ8kItTTXtup9jzCrt2AAFjcyMhWIMeiqU/s400/justy+graffiti.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></a><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454893967233152066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfOsdwxIRE86FYjP-CCaten4t3l6iOrtqW-RNwXClQ5jWErnOQhygWvniU7_BnoTft4wHkIKxTsuNMY7I_WF8EZElB4f0H_tCCQhk2ZKILq4RtUsYwNmIlF6lNXUfuGF_obG4CY-8ed-w/s400/innocence+lost.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><br /></div><div>I call these "Innocence Lost" because my daughter thought at first that this was a silly drawing on a building and then she found out that this was target practice. She just couldn't grasp that someone would want to shoot up a wall like that. And kudos to her for taking off her coat in the freezing cold to take these shots too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">New Jewelry<br /></span></strong><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43869495"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855642808039346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LcqGsR5blFq4mSVliB_XJpDfdEhouvwgvZX9zqmJwCwAzU48Eno9PyHEjNWW0Q64eDYHm7jbyjQ7Z1m6uDN2lIiwoh6ecH4Koes1sm9lpvk_76_hrYf68i8byOlP_gE-Dfrqd8SIk3eJ/s400/alice+mushroom+necklace+1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 372px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Alice In Wonderland inspired mushroom necklace. I had a little too much fun with the theme for this one! Here is a close up:<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43869495"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855635710160946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV2FHZ9527ays8WrOXKhGsX9Tdp_7QS6-Z1NLYT3aCw7wMhhq_HJdQHUV8GEmSitw6nrdauI5lzSU84pmf_FRmoKoWEVb9lEjPPiLNhS1v1rCOjNLAhtBMiKpiPI4y2Fw6QC7ArKKsiMU/s400/alice+mushroom+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=43867480"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855626184953122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyEliPVBO9fEFIzLpxTfpMjmuw8IGFs_3mya2SxkRFBsMTDBGtGv06DbcNcrAakkpSs2BJeUSolHOoXORhhAYMZ_pIr4VLoF9YmVy5h-VdOQfH0TFywi4rLgdbAg6qANw-IAUikjjahOG/s400/wishbone+necklace+1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />And a wishbone charm necklace.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=43867480"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454855616616726498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF-K3W6p_z7bEjtQp-iViAIspCQEiKEkDc1Ropn9nrKH2XpPH_rNLvYJAgZa8dDl4ym_Pw0nea6iYgprD5AfSD97UVjqvwSTyinOy831p2ZzRezIeI48TKMK9XZG-N7R0j3US9Zpm4MNF/s400/wishbone+necklace+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

New work and more experimentation

Remember those silver plated trays I found at a resale shop? I finally got around to cutting them up and making jewelry out of them. I am ...

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