WICKER WARBLES!

Seriously re-addicted to the Wicker Man soundtrack. It's been flowing like honey, all around the studio for days! Look out for Willow inspired folk outsider jewellery from BUG POP this summer...

TAKING ON TRIBAL!

I am currently researching traditional Tribal and ethnic jewellery, for a new collection... I used to pass off modern repro "tribal style" jewellery in general, thinking it a bit too hippyish for my personal taste, but on reflection I am loving the extravagance of the bead-work, colours, gold embelishments and sheer SIZE of some of the head-dress and jewellery pieces I've seen, not to mention the natural beauty and poise exuding from some of the North African women featured in these portraits! (All of which I found at VINTAGE EVERYDAY's blog) Like these...

GIRLS GOT BRASS!

Found this beautiful picture of an all-she brass band from way back when. Thought I should share...

SUNDAY SONG TIME

A SONG THAT TAKES ME WANDERING THROUGH MY MIND....

ETSY TREASURY: WOLFMAN

Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?! Not me! I LOVE him! This Etsy Treasury's dedicated to my real-wolf-loving bezzie Jewelly (Mepresents)! <3 CLICK HERE TO SEE IT!

ETSY TREASURY: CIRCUS!

Yesterday I / JetGirlVintage, (yes another pseudonym/off-shoot project!) made an Etsy Treasury. The theme... CIRCUS!!!
CHECK IT OUT UNDER THIS LINK!

A GIFT FROM THE CASTEVETTS

How have I been designing jewellery for three years and STILL not produced a tribute to the ominous TANNIS ROOT necklace given to Rosemary by her Satan-worshipping baby-snatching neighbours in one of my alltime favourite films!?! ... Will be working on this soon!

WHAT A CROWN!!!

For you today, an unbelievably beautiful and ornate golden crown from the time of the 18th dynasty pharoahs, in Egypt, thought to have belonged to a foreign princess bride! I want one! - Maybe without the arranged marriage bit, if that's okay?!