You can find the items above here:
Jewelry by Tara
For the steampunk style "Jules Verne Octopus Earrings", please visit us here:
JBT eBay
More to come stay tuned....
T☺
Showing posts with label brass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brass. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
New From Me At JBT!!! (How corny is that title???)
Vintage steampunk style jewelry, too cool for school!! LOL
You can find the items above here:
Jewelry by Tara
For the steampunk style "Jules Verne Octopus Earrings", please visit us here:
JBT eBay
More to come stay tuned....
T☺
You can find the items above here:
Jewelry by Tara
For the steampunk style "Jules Verne Octopus Earrings", please visit us here:
JBT eBay
More to come stay tuned....
T☺
Monday, August 17, 2009
I really don't like this:(
Here we go with another rant by Tara!
I'm looking through a well known site, that shall remain nameless, and I come across something unpleasant. No, it's not the usual things that upset me like animal carcasses, fur, or hate images. It's the ongoing destruction of vintage/antique books and other cherished items. Why the heck would someone tear apart books then turn around and sell them for altered art? Or my real peeve, destroying old watches and clocks for steampunk projects. Something is going on with that and it's not an old factory gone out of business. Which FYI is the lamest/oldest BS from a lot of plastic and brass sellers. "I have x amount of these items because I got them from an old factory that went out of biz", or "I worked at said factory". Most of these components turn out to be not even 5 year old replicas! Beware, especially when dealing with someone on the internet. It's sometimes hard to tell the differences with plastics, but I can usually figure out if the brass is vintage.
Back to the books, I totally understand if these are already trashed, but they have entire books for sale:( And where does one find 100's of watch faces? And why, oh why o, do we have to smash those vintage plates for reassembly???
My solutions to this problem? Go to the library and borrow some old books for your photo taking needs. Use some clip art you buy online or for craps sake Google free clip art and start printing out images. Maybe actually be creative on your own and scan images for your altered art projects? The plate breaking could be managed by going to garage sales/thrift stores and looking for chipped or broken plates. Hopefully, this is what most artists are already doing. For your steampunk creations visit your local swap meet and dump. Heck, if you have to you can even go dumpster diving!
Why the freakin' rant?? I love and admire everything vintage and antique. People should cherish and protect these rare reminders of the past.
Okay, gotta stop now time to eat a muffin and ponder why The Real Housewives of Atlanta is on T.V.
T♥
P.S. I absolutely love when people take vintage/antique cups and make them into candles. It's so darn cute and you can still appreciate the art.
I'm looking through a well known site, that shall remain nameless, and I come across something unpleasant. No, it's not the usual things that upset me like animal carcasses, fur, or hate images. It's the ongoing destruction of vintage/antique books and other cherished items. Why the heck would someone tear apart books then turn around and sell them for altered art? Or my real peeve, destroying old watches and clocks for steampunk projects. Something is going on with that and it's not an old factory gone out of business. Which FYI is the lamest/oldest BS from a lot of plastic and brass sellers. "I have x amount of these items because I got them from an old factory that went out of biz", or "I worked at said factory". Most of these components turn out to be not even 5 year old replicas! Beware, especially when dealing with someone on the internet. It's sometimes hard to tell the differences with plastics, but I can usually figure out if the brass is vintage.
Back to the books, I totally understand if these are already trashed, but they have entire books for sale:( And where does one find 100's of watch faces? And why, oh why o, do we have to smash those vintage plates for reassembly???
My solutions to this problem? Go to the library and borrow some old books for your photo taking needs. Use some clip art you buy online or for craps sake Google free clip art and start printing out images. Maybe actually be creative on your own and scan images for your altered art projects? The plate breaking could be managed by going to garage sales/thrift stores and looking for chipped or broken plates. Hopefully, this is what most artists are already doing. For your steampunk creations visit your local swap meet and dump. Heck, if you have to you can even go dumpster diving!
Why the freakin' rant?? I love and admire everything vintage and antique. People should cherish and protect these rare reminders of the past.
Okay, gotta stop now time to eat a muffin and ponder why The Real Housewives of Atlanta is on T.V.
T♥
P.S. I absolutely love when people take vintage/antique cups and make them into candles. It's so darn cute and you can still appreciate the art.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
-----------------Breaking News--------------Breaking News------------
Just found out that I am featured here:
Mariah's Creations
Thank you very much for the feature, I love that pic too!
Smooches!
T♥
Mariah's Creations
Thank you very much for the feature, I love that pic too!
Smooches!
T♥
Coming soon from the past...
Straight from the crap, I mean craft table, it's some oldies but goodies.
"Cowgirls Need Luck Too" (Especially When Finding Their Keys)
Vintage Faceted Amber Earrings
"Baby, Your a Star!"
"Butterfly Beauty"
Not sure yet if these are going on eBay or Jewelry by Tara? So please visit both just to make sure you don't miss 'em!!
Jewelry by Tara
Jewelry by Tara eBay
Love ya later...
T♥
"Cowgirls Need Luck Too" (Especially When Finding Their Keys)
Vintage Faceted Amber Earrings
"Baby, Your a Star!"
"Butterfly Beauty"
Not sure yet if these are going on eBay or Jewelry by Tara? So please visit both just to make sure you don't miss 'em!!
Jewelry by Tara
Jewelry by Tara eBay
Love ya later...
T♥
Monday, August 10, 2009
Me and My Vintage Brass
A love story that knows no bounds... I spent my whole jewelry/antique appraisal life searching for these little treasures. I combined them to make unique and OOAK, (one of a kind), pieces. But like any love affair, our honeymoon had to come to an end. Yes, it was true, I was allergic to brass:*( Tried the gloves, tried washing everything off. Even tried the Hazmat suit! Okay, not reallly, but I considered it. Here are some fav's from the past...
So about a month ago I felt so upset about this, I decided to try again. Okay, so I swelled up some, had an itchy rash, and my throat almost closed off. But in the end, me and my love were reunited. You can view some of our newest vintage/brass art necklaces in my shop.
Vintage Art Jewelry
Sometimes in any relationship, the pain is worth it in the end.
Love you all...
T♥
So about a month ago I felt so upset about this, I decided to try again. Okay, so I swelled up some, had an itchy rash, and my throat almost closed off. But in the end, me and my love were reunited. You can view some of our newest vintage/brass art necklaces in my shop.
Vintage Art Jewelry
Sometimes in any relationship, the pain is worth it in the end.
Love you all...
T♥
Friday, August 7, 2009
JEWELRY
Wordpress and I are having some challenges in our new relationship:( They won't let me Google my friends, or show my wares w/html. There are some little tricks to get around these things, but they are blocking me at every turn!!
Just a little sample of my pieces....
Hope we can work out our differences, or I'm crawling back to blogger. Stay tuned as we battle it out...
T♥
Just a little sample of my pieces....
Hope we can work out our differences, or I'm crawling back to blogger. Stay tuned as we battle it out...
T♥
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