Treasure from Trash

I've finally managed to make something that resembles a bracelet from the pair of old sugar tongs bought for £1.00 from my local market. It's not easy, especially as I don't really have any silversmithing tools, the tongs are not actually silver,they are some kind ofalloy, which I guess has brass or copper in it as it goes interesting rainbow colours when you heat it. As it has taken me so long to finish it's not polished yet, although I quite like the patination effect in places, there are some ugly marks I want to get rid of before I call it properly finished. Any way here it is for what it's worth.

Here are the original tongs, about 6" long and the spoon ends are about the size of small tea spoons.

This view shows the flattened spoon bowl.

This view shows some of the interesting colours that have developed on the metal, I need to decide wether to keep them or not, unfortunately some areas have actually turned black and not in a nice even way but in blobs and patches.

The other side.

I have a vague intention to make some kind of pendants from an old Tate & Lyle treacle tin, the sugar connection you know, and drill the bracelet to hang them from it, I'm not sure, or maybe just threaded on the narrow sections on rings so they move, may not do that at all, but I like the slightly steampunk look of the thing and I think that would enhance it. Well it's 20 past 11 on Friday so if I don't post now the deadline will have passed so that's that.

Flower Treasury

Time for another treasury, with stunning imagination I've gone for flowers:

http://www.dreamaid.com/viewProductAction.do?id=4917


This pretty summery necklace, caught my eye, hand made foxgloves and a little butterfly peeping out at the right hand side.

http://www.dreamaid.com/viewProductAction.do?id=4059

Really unusual glass chips on this memory wire bracelet, never seen millefiore as chips before, lovely.

. http://www.dreamaid.com/viewProductAction.do?id=4700

It's really nice to see such bold fabric used for a little girl's dress. A lovely change from Bratz (Ugh) and other pink sparkly adverts.


The star of the show! I love this clever bag, so adaptable and well designed and vegan leather! I must investigate this material.

http://www.dreamaid.com/productImages/3556/Daisy%20muff%20bag%20Front1_490.jpg

Very clever lady. 

 http://www.dreamaid.com/viewProductAction.do?id=2968

These lovely old fashioned soap roses are a nice bit of nostalgia, this is the kind of thing my aunt used to have in her bathroom. A lovely gift for anyone, real elegance and beautiful packaging too.

http://www.dreamaid.com/viewProductAction.do?id=2424

Finally this dramatic necklace, a really different design and  very elegant and striking.

Well of course I have to have a piece of my stuff in here too so here's mine

 http://www.dreamaid.com/viewProductAction.do?id=4863

I'm not totally happy with the photo, I got carried away in the garden when the sun finally came out, but it's a pretty necklace anyway.

Hope you like my choices.