Classic IYL Filigree Locket Necklace with Vintage Cream Flower

ah i used to make this a lot
one of my most fave designs and most popular
so classic
when i would find the vintage lockets and oxidize them so cool
but now i cant find them as much and use these new ones
but i still have a few actual dead stock flowers.. saving them now
but this one has a vintage flower still.

its on etsy for 30CAD plus 2 bucks shipping in canada or 3 bucks if in the u.s.
i wanna redo my site and this blog. .... so im just gonna post on etsy sometimes for now

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/190233565/cream-flower-locket-with-filigree-detail

new stuff

boys like - $25

chevron locket - $55

endless -$55

Vintage Locket Necklaces!

yay here are some vintage brass lockets ive oxidized and lovingly sanded down, adorned and lacquered :)
click on pics to go to listing

Newest favorite... lie detector locket

old time fave bee locket

classic its your life filigree locket

Squirrel and Acorn Necklace

Just made these squirrel and acorn necklaces! The acorn charms dried this morning. So cute!!! I made 6 of them for Autumn :D

Brassy squirrel, branch and leaf with acorn charm necklace!

Squirrel and Acorn Necklace by Its Your Life Handmade $35

I used a vintage glass and brass setting for the acorn charm. The setting has been oxidized and all charms have been lacquered.

In shop now! Click on image to go to listing.

New Stock In Shop!

k so im going to take a break. ill have the give away contest next week. doesnt really seem like there is that much online interest at the moment so lets all sleep in and relax!
2011 is almost here and it is the year of the rabbit! yay!!! its a good year for goats i hope i can acheive all my goals this year :)
see you next week

oh yeah meanwhile
here are the new items ive listed in my online shop: http://itsyourlifeshop.com/index.php?main_page=products_new

Its Your Life Craft Fairs this Holiday Season!

Come visit Its Your Life:
Make It! -  @ The Croatian Cultural Centre 3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 4pm to 9pm;
Saturday, November 20 - 11am to 6pm;
Sunday, November 21 - 11am to 5pm
Got Craft -  Dec. 5 10am-5pm  @ The Royal Canadian Legion
2205 Commercial Drive (@ E.6th Ave), Vancouver www.gotcraft.com
Blim November and December markets every last Sunday from 12-4 pm at the Chinese Cultural Center

julyaugust

so ive been doing the bowen island summer market, its so nice there! wow

here are some pics from when i did the last july 2010.
arriving at bowen

dat is my table

 

its really pretty there. the people are so community minded there you can really feel the vibe, everyone knows everyone else, share. i like.

the fairs scheduled this month:

august 15- justice rocks festival at strathcona park http://justicerocks.org/event.html

august 29- blim market at the new blim on pender at main http://blim.ca

want to do another bowen island market date but i have to figure out my scheduling though i think the markets over in sept.. so maybe no...

here is some new stuff i sent to pretty freedom in toronto for august
 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=182960&l=36d0562769&id=223517912669

ohh hey i was featured the other day on the searched and found blog
see here http://thesearched.blogspot.com/2010/08/its-your-life.html

New Designs!

here are some of the newly listed necklaces in my online shop and etsy:
click on the image to go to my online shop listing, or if available click on the link below the image to go to the etsy listing....

ok first up. an eiffel tower necklace. surprise! im kidding. i think ive gone paris crazy over the last couple of years. probably due to buying french medal charms in bulk. i told alvaro ok i wont buy anymore paris themed charms but the next day i bought these gigantic eiffel towers! i never seen em so big. oops but how can one resist. the romance of the stereotype that is french. paris to be exact... this gorgeous necklace features oxidized brass charms, a thick long necklace chain, a bit of faux pearl chain, a pink rose and green leaf, some lace... oui oui..

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48522157/je-taime-paris

here is a new style of the rusty bird cage necklace! this bird cage necklace features a lovely bit of vintage faux pearl bead chain (cherry brand made in japan, from the 20's!) a gorgeous dusty rose and little green leaf. So pretty and shabby chic!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48522631/a-summer-bird-cage

a clean and crisp flower necklace. large cream colored rose with blue amazonite gemstone beads.. the flower is set onto a thick cast filigree setting... its absolutely gorgeous...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48522936/isabella

these envelope locket necklaces are available in my online shop right now (not on etsy)
they have been oxidized by me (or they come like that, you can tell buy the finish i think...the diamonds pattern came in the antique gold finish while the other two i did myself)
ive added birds to them, so cute, these birds make the now classic envelope locket so special. a tiny flying bird on one side, or in the case of the floral locket, two nesting birdies on either side...






this lovely design has a vintage black and white cameo of a mother and child (or is it an angel) clustered together with a wonderful 3D rose and leaf charm which i oxidized and finished myself. classic!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48525367/garden-angel

this necklace. it may not look like much (i didnt really take a good pic) but this yellow is super amazing. its that kind of acidic yellow. great for adding a splash of color to an otherwise neutral or muted outfit. best part of all its vintage Western German glass beads from the 1950's. this simple necklace goes great with black and white (stripes!) grays and dark colors. it pretty much goes with anything that it goes with, and id say thats a lot! i wore one for a couple of weeks and received endless compliments on it (most of them went like: oh what a great color)


this pretty necklace is one of my favorites at the moment. the details are wonderful. clean and ornate. ornately clean. pretty, feminine and just lovely.
a victorian style hand charm, a teardrop locket stamped with a rose design and a creamy flower charm made myself.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48524838/rose-garden

this pretty thing was inspired by all those british historical dramas i love to watch. mainly due to the sets and costumes. boys tend rolls their eyes when its my turn to choose a movie... how can you not appreciate all that detail on their clothing. back in the day it must have been insane. i saw the movie on that poet who died young and his girlfriend. (ugh see i really dont care for their names or anything, i just look at the clothes) anyway yes, the young girlfriend was considered 'fashionable' so it was interesting to see her victorian stylee dresses, glove details, mushroom collars and what not. i like. so this necklace = that. hehe

http://www.etsy.com/listing/48524220/antoines-royal-secret

and an old favorite. busy as a bee, revised. cute. how can you not?

pa dah. there are more. ill be back.

oh man. i just spent a long ass time adding captions to the new stuff in virgin marys album on my facebook fan page and then forgot to press save! so i tried to do it again but did the same thing omg!!! sheesh they were really detailed captions of all the new designs and even had prices. what a waste. im dreading editing again but will do it again later  :rolls eyes:

heres whats available at Virgin Marys as of today:

  if you can see this album, great!

and this is the new stock i brought in to C'est La Vie! :

theres a new amazing gold plated bird cage with white bead chain and gold rose charm :D
here is the album link

there is a coupon code for the online shop on the fan page.. lasts till the end of june :) will be adding new items tonight! tomorrow all day. i hope it rains. too tired now :) zzzzzz

New necklaces in shop!

new! new! new! and i still have a couple more to upload :D
click on images to go to the shop listings for more pics and detailed description...

multi cluster designs are a bit harder to arrange but when its done, its so worth it! sea life. i used a vintage brass gothic seahorse, a starfish, matte glass beads that go bigger, a lava stone, a filigree locket and a long figaro chain. love love love

this one features a vintage style brass mesh bow with tassel, and a gorgeous heart shaped vintage reproduction locket with a blooming rose design. i have varnished and oxidized the locket. its on a long figaro chain....

bee locket! this one features a different bee... and i used the copper side of the vintage locket... with champagne pink luster renaissance cut firepolished Czech glass beads.

super fine cameo set onto an ornate vintage brass setting... there is a key charm and a round filigree locket.. on a long figaro chain with a single black bead. super perfect for white tee, blazer and jeans.

i love to love... two hearts vintage reproduction locket paired with a crown key charm and a matte black rose... shorter and adjustable. this item is SFW :D

a vintage green cameo and a brass sparrow charm. dangling below is a feather. sooo cute and a favorite design. a balanced three charm cluster for me, is perfect.
This necklace is featured on Lyre Bird Finds :D http://lyrebirdfinds.blogspot.com/2010/04/some-victorian-inspired-jewelry-from.html

ive also been working on some cameos for my supplies section on etsy..

oki here are the owl cameos! black and matte varnish. super great. these black ones have one heart already yay. they are on etsy as a set for $20

here is another set of 3, at $7. they are so nice but i dunno. maybe people wont like the lavender owl and green stag head? so i priced it low.

 click on the above pics to go to the etsy listings :D