I traveled to Scottsdale, Arizona over the weekend to see my fabulous friends Scott and Jeff. While there, I picked up some great mosaic ingredients from an amazing, spirited mountain town called Jerome. The focal points from these belt buckles came from Papillon Antiques at 107 Main Street.
Imagine my surprise when I found out that Michelle from Papillon was from Kansas City - no way!!! Check out the chunky pink and red brooch in the center of this one . . .
And Scott is responsible for the text in this one . . .
Most of my pieces are tongue-in-cheek and this focal point is no exception.
I'm running on only a few hours of sleep after arriving in town very late last night, but I could not wait to put together these buckles. More coming soon!
Imagine my surprise when I found out that Michelle from Papillon was from Kansas City - no way!!! Check out the chunky pink and red brooch in the center of this one . . .
And Scott is responsible for the text in this one . . .
Most of my pieces are tongue-in-cheek and this focal point is no exception.
I'm running on only a few hours of sleep after arriving in town very late last night, but I could not wait to put together these buckles. More coming soon!
I debated about the bandanna - cloth or mosaic. I settled on mosaic. And thanks to Georgia at work who suggested the earring - the perfect touch.
Mostly gold teeth, one black one. Jack didn't have time to see the dentist.
And I couldn't forget the eyeliner.
What's next with the skulls? Maybe bad to the bone, another great idea from a friend. Comment me with themes - this is really fun!
I found these fabulous metal letters yesterday at Donny Volkart's booth in the River Market Antique Mall. They're really heavy and the "L" and the "V" have screws coming out of them.
Cool.
Also picked up some vintage keys in Gail Tritten's booth on the second floor. I just love her stuff.
Black and white plates at a reasonable price are hard for me to find. I found a nice set with the black heart pattern at a thrift store for only $.49/ea so I could afford to chop a bunch up to encircle this piece.
Next up: I hear Jack Sparrow is in town.
