Revival Antiques Show

If you have never been to Revial Antiques on Capital Blvd you are missing out. It is huge and they are the greatest people and the prices are great. They also have a store at the flea market at the fair grounds. I was invited to come and set up my jewels at their Christmas open house. It was so much fun. There was food, spirits,coffee and hot cider. A great jazz band and very nice customers. I was told I could use anything I wanted to display my jewelry. I felt like a kid in a toy store. This wasn't even like work. My sweet hubby sat on a beautiful goose neck rocker with his laptop and his coffee and assorted goodies. When I wasn't chatting it up I sat on the matching sofa and stitched with beads. They also carry decorative items that are not antiques but have the look and are dirt cheap. I'm still kicking myself for not getting a wood carved acorn that was $2.00. I had a small stash going all day. By the end of the day I ended up with several Christmas ornaments, a wire basket, glass bowl and a cabnet. I'm still trying to figure out where we could put that rocker and sofa we were sitting on. They were so comfy and both pieces were only $295.00

Metals Club Competition

My metals club had a contest at Ornamentea. The theme was "City of Oaks". We had to make every component of the piece down to the jump rings. I am very proud of my necklace. I'm new to cutting sheet metal and using a saw. I love the way my acorn tops turned out. The teensie water color painting was not nearly as challenging as the acorns. I don't care if I win, I'm just thrilled that I had the guts to compete with silversmiths and college art grads. It is a very neat group of people in this club and they are always so willing to help us inferior metal workers.