Earlier I showed you these lockets from Victorian Trading Co. that I foofed up with some Snow White themed collages inside. I didn't mention what they were for though. These were packed to take to CA with me to use as table mate gifts. They can be added to a ribbon or chain to wear, or tied to the journal we are making.
I made one for myself too, using a copy of the image I had painted for the event.
The little door lockets came with a key on a chain, but I changed that and added a few more trinkets.
Then tied it to a red silk ribbon. While working with the locket and trying to bend a crooked door, I broke the door in half. ( Hence, me keeping one for myself) I tried to repair it with metal glue, but honestly, I don't trust the stuff. I hope it holds. I added a mini strand of rhinestones to help keep it together too.
It's been a bit of a locket kick for me lately. I also joined the swap hostessed by Terry Frias. I made one of the door pieces up as a hostess gift for her.
My swap partner was my husband's sister, Terry Neibaur.
We had a questionnaire to fill out about styles and preferences. Terry said her birthstone was garnet, and she liked gems but not bright colors, and wanted something more delicate, but steam punk or fantasy.
I was able to find garnet beads in some pretty colors of green and gold, and a teensy locket. The larger beads on it are bronze colored pearls which I thought would be pretty with her red hair.
This photo (taken earlier) shows a key, but it was only temporary till I could find something steampunky or fairyish.
Here it is after I fantasied it up. And added a gear with a rhinestone to the center of the pendant. I'm not a steampunker normally, but I think the gear is at least a nod to the genre.
Terry's favorite princess fairy tale is Sleeping Beauty, and even once named her shop, Briar Rose. When I found this page in a vintage storybook, I knew I had to save it to make something for her. Terry even has the same hair as the lovely princess on the page.
So, I created this box to wrap her necklace in. The text on the outside is from the Sleeping Beauty story, and the inside is covered in vintage velvet.
Hope she likes it!
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I've been working on this wire birdcage tutorial, and now have it ready to send to you! You can get the details here.
