new creations

I'm having so much fun creating these pendants from porcelain and antique buttons. Those Victorians sure loved their pretty buttons. Each one is a little work of art. I set them into these pretty glazed porcelain pieces that I make from casts of 1940's bakelite buttons. Buttons on buttons. What do you think?

There's a craft fair coming up this weekend and I'll have a chance to show them off. There is the nicest article about my art and busines here, and more jewelery pics at my friend's flickr here. Enjoy!

Sneak Preview

This is a sneak preview - ONLY here on my blog - of my new line of jewelry... the result of my recent button obsession. I've combined cast porcelain backings of my own making with actual Victorian buttons. By the end of the month I'll be launching a new Etsy shop to showcase these beauties and I'm really excited. I'd really appreciate your feedback on these new creations. What do you think of them? Which one do you like best? Would you buy one? What would you expect to pay for a piece like this? What other kind of imagery would you like to see on the buttons (bugs, birds, mythological scenes?)