I have come to ThE COnCLusion that I am Not a GOOD BLOGGER!  I guess mainly because I am computer CHALLENGeD.   YES, I have a "smart phone" and ALL the equipment I need and I TEACH myself what to do but, juST as I get IT ALL figured out IT ChAnGeS on ME.....like this BLOG TODAY!  The Last time I posted was in FEB. and low and behold as I am doing THIS BloG.....WE now HAVE A NEW FORMAT!   (don't even get me started on Facebook Changes....rrrrrrrrr)  Anyway, here goes......

I thought I would show you some things we are WoRkin' on that's pretty cool.

Talk about repurposing ....these are made from Vintage ForkS.  They have been cut, ground down, twisted, bent, hammered, embellished with Vintage watch parts and crystallized.  They come with a Ball Chain but also LOOK GrEaT on a leather cord or ribbon.  Our Price on these are only $26.

Add Charms and ViNtaGe Keys for a different look.....for $36.  THESE are so AWESOME....what a statement piece.

WeLL, you've Got to do soMeThinG with the HanDLes......we Embellished These beauties with VinTage JeweLs.   No two are ever alike in this CoLlecTion.  Keep it on the Ball chain or put it on one of your own!   OnLY  $26.

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THIS SuNDAY  June 17th we WILL be at "THIRD SUNDAY MARKET"  in Bloomington, Il.  We are inside the Circus Tent. 

Watch for US ON FACEBOOK......we post items through the week for SALE and keep you informed on where we will be.

TELL your FRiends...they might Like US TOO! 

Until next Time....Peace, Love, Jewelry....lots of Jewelry

XXOOXXOOXXOO

Tjody

 

BeinG OriGiNaL

It's so Good to be doing Shows again this New Year.  Since I've last posted we have had 3 shows and I must say they have been good for us.  EverY NeW YeAr we always wonder how They will be.  I guess because we have had a little time off (used for creating NEW) it's like starting aLL OvEr again....Anyway, as usual we have Been Making some New Things for YOU.  Thank GOD for the PiCkErS who help us out finding our TrEaSuRes!!!!

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EVERYONE who does this business has ThEiR own style.  Although we feed off of or get InSpIreD from FasHioN, TrEnds, or DaYs GoNe By....Jess and I work Hard to Come UP with different ways to put it ALL TOGETHER. It's important especially for the shows that we all are different.  When you do this for a Living....IT'S A MUST!

 

WE mostly like to stick with the Larger TrAde ShoWs and of course FLEA MARKETS.  Vendors who do this professionally at The TrAdE  don't try to copy you.  FLEA MaRkEt vendors usually don't make THEIR product unless it's fOOD....so no problem there.   When we did a show a few weeks ago our customers who know us kept saying there was a booth trying to look like our booth.......wrapping up a tent in fabric, a hanging chandelier etc......(is kinda like us......don't you think)......DEJA VU!

 

 AftEr doing shows for over 20 years I have had alot of  DISPLAYS.   I Like this one the BesT.  It reflects the VINTAGE GYSPY in us!!!!   I think we will keep it a while longer but  change it up a Bit and  continue to come up with IDEAS for others! (ha ha)

 Here we are at Transworld Exhibits in Chicago! Our booth is really BIG...I can't fit it all on my Phone.

 

 Spoon River Drive...outside under a BIG CIRCUS TENT!

 Bloomington Il,......3rd Sunday Market

The Festival of the Little Hills....St. Charles Mo.

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If you FoLLoW us on FB we are going to try to post some pics for you to purchase products on a more regular basis.  Watch for THIS:0))   Like us on FB.  Please have your FRIENDS LIKE US TOO!

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 Here is our schedule for March.

 

March 9, 10,11  Quincy, Il @ the Oakley Lindsey Center

March 17, 18  Belleville, Il @ the Flea Market @ the Fairgrounds

March 23, 24, 25 Collinsville, Il @ The International Gem and Jewelry Show @ The Gateway Center

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That's all for Now, sooo.......Peace, Love, Jewelry...lots of Jewelry!

XX00----Tjody

Make Your Pictures into Artwork!!!

  Isn't IT Funny how you can sometimes make PLaNs and they don't end up going the way you thought they would?  My last Blog I had ALL these plans....... It's a long story but to make it short we Moved my In-Laws to a nursing home near us where my father-in-law who was in Hospice died.  Now we are trying to help his wife of 57 years learn to live without him and adjust to a new life. She is a trooper and with good positive encouragement she's going to be fine.      

Jess and I missed the Atlanta and Dallas Market this month. But, we do have some Markets coming up that we are working on!  So Excited and READY for a SHOW!!

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One thing I wanted to show you is something you can make yourself.....maybe for the one you LOVE on Valentine's Day.  I made these for Jess and Steve at Christmas.  

I took pictures of LILLIE GRACE and scrapbooking papers and decoupaged them onto stretched canvas.  

  The pictures are embellished with crystals, jewelry and letters.  This gives them texture and really makes them stand out.

This was a larger one from the pictures above where I tried to show more detail to you.

If you make these you will need .....any size stretched canvas...enlarged pictures....decoupage...sponge applicators.....colorful papers....paint....embellishments....glue...and matte finish spray. 

Here we Go!

Collage and decoupage your papers and pictures anywhere on your canvas.  Be creative.  (I added cowboy boots by a picture of Lillie in a cowboy hat.)  After the decoupage dries you can add paint to any area you didn't cover such as the sides.  When this dries spray it  with Matte Finish Spray to protect it.

Now comes the best part.....embellish away.  Glue on anything around your artwork...make it yours

ENJOY.

Come see us Feb 3-5 at "The Country Treasures Show" in Belleville, Il @ the Fairgrounds.  We will have some Fun New things for your Style.

Feb 11-13 we will be in Memphis Tennessee at The Convention Center with Helen Brett gift2jewelry

AS Always......Peace, Love and Jewelry

XXXX0000  Tjody  

What a WOnDeRfUL Time of Year.......

Can You BelieVe ChrIstMas is next week?  We go at such a FaSt PaCe for sooo many months and then it comes to a Halt with TrAvel and ShOws for about 4 Weeks.  We have oNE more sHOw THIS WEEKEND.   Don't GeT me wrong...I am reAdY for a LiTTLe BrEaK but a PaRt of me NEEDS to be at A ShOw.  I LovE the atmosphere, the people, staging our dispLaY.and being around the THiNgS I LOVE....I could go ON AnD On AnD ON.   I can admit I am OCD and a bit of a Workaholic but It wOrKs for ME!  

So, What will we do with ourself during the BrEaK?.......  ThInK, thInK, think about what to CREATE for MarkEt in JaNuArY......  Go JuNkIn...looking for anything we CAN USE...... SpeNd tIme with my HuBBY watching movies and Chillin' Out.......Go JunKiN Again......Have FuN with LiLliE Grace.....Have SiNus SuRgery.....and when I feel better from that......Go JunKin! 

Before you Know it we will Back At Our shows.

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Anyway the past few weeks has been Jam Packed.  The weekend of Thanksgiving we did a show with Kay Weber in Belleville.  She  really gets 'em in there.  After that show we left for Schaumburg, Il.  for Transworld Exhibits....Our set up takes us about 8 Hours for this show.  Here's a few pics.

Once we do get set up we are HuNgRy and ExHaUstEd!

We featured our "BOOT BLING" jewelry in Schaumburg.   So Cute on your BooTs!

One of the nice things about this show is the Hotel.....The Renaissance.

 A sitting area around the fireplace.

A small part of a very very big Lobby.

After this show we were off to Memphis for "ChRiStmas CoTTagE"   We love the South!

They had a Fashion Show and Featured our items.  We styled this little Gal....

 She wore Leopard Hoop Earrings, a Treasure Necklace along with a long Pearl Necklace, a Turquoise and Brown Rag Scarf, Boot Bling, and a Peacock Feather Fascinator.

Another way to wear a RaG scaRf...

and...one of our customers in a Peacock Feather Fascinator too!

We met a New FaceBook Friend......Patty from "Kindred Spirit Style"...She designs and makes Hats and Funky Purses with a Vintage Flair.

All in all our Booth was Big and Awesome....we had a GooD ShoW!

Don't Forget to Share our BLOG and FaceBooK Page with YouR Friends....Random PriZeS will be Given AwAy for Help growing our FaCeBooK PaGe! :0) ! :0)  Watch for our announcements on this.

We wish Everyone The Very Bestest, Merriest Christmas Ever....

Have a Great Holiday with Your Family.....Until then....

Peace, Love and Jewelry

XXXXXX000000

Tjody

We will be at the Fairgrounds in Belleville, Il this Sat. and Sun.  I will be posting our new schedule the first of the year.

 

SoUtHeRn ChArM...... in NaShViLLe

All I Can Say is WoW-zA.    "ChriStMas ViLLaGe"  in NaShVille Tennesse is unlike any Trade Show you cAn imagine.  Vendors are from all over.  I should say The BeStEsT of the BeSt is here as far as Trade Show Material............. 

We Hardly EvEr get to ReALLy Look and shop  but YoU CaN'T HeLP but SEE what is ArOuNd YoU and I find myself RuBBeR-nEcKiNg every time I take a bathroom break...(I mean not watching where you are going....nearly killing yourself type of RUBBER-NECKING!)   GOOD STUFF!  

  I CoULD SpEnD  ALLLLLL... MY MONEY HERE!  

Next to  "ANYTHING ViNtAge" my weakness is......CLOTHES.

 

We found this Leopard can-can type skirt for our Lillie....after all it is Her Birthday and we DO-LOVE-LEOPARD!

ChrIsTmAs ViLLagE starts on ThUrSday with "SnEEk A PEeK"

ShOppErS pay $35 to Come and Be the FIRST ones HerE.  It is PACKED wall to WaLL from 4 to 9pm.  THEN....

FrIdAy we are ReAdY to Go at it Again.....9am to 9pm. (We were told the FIRE MARSHALL stopped admissions to the show because it was over capacity.......)

After a little sleep we do it ALL OvEr  on SaTuRdAy and SuNdAy. (Bengay?  Icey Hot?  Bio-Freeze?  Advil?)

"SouThErn ChArM" is soooo SwEEt....We have Lots of NeW FriEnds.

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 This little Gal....Taylor likes our BoYfRiEnD JaCkEts and of course Nashville is not afraid to style HaTs.

Check out this FasCiNaTor.  Dress it up or DowN...Looks Great on YoU Jenny eVeN in denim!

Mary Elizabeth wears one of our FeAtHeR CLiPS in her hair.  It's cute on a denim JaCkEt Too!

 

 These pretty ladies LoVeD our Rag ScaRvEs and BoUgHt several CoLoRs.....

Of course there are our famous CharM Necklaces....No TwO ALiKe!  I wish I could have taken more pics but NoT ENOUGH TiMe.

 

Last year this ShoW was held before the CMA's.  We sold Jewelry that was worn at that show!  ThiS year they were held the NiGhT BeForE  "ChRistMas ViLlaGe"  StArTed but we enjoyed watching the awArDs from Our CoMfy RooM.

ChrisTmas ViLLage is HeLd Every November....feel free to contact us if you need anything in particular.  It's impossible to show all our products online especially since most are one of's.  WaTcH for PrOdUcTs on FaCeBooK.  When We Can......we WiLL Post some New IteMs before a ShOw.

This WeekEnD We WILL be at The Oakley Lindsey Center in QuIncy, Il with CoUntRy TrEaSuRes.  See Us in Belleville, Il ThAnKsGiVinG WeekEnd with Kay Weber Presents....

HaVe A GrEaT ThAnKsGiViNg...EnJoY YoUr FaMiLy...Be SaFe.

PeAcE, Love, and JeWeLry...lots of Jewelry.

XXOOXXOO   Tjody

Opryland Hotel

 

Not MIA.......just SuPeR BuSy!

Since we have last talked Jess and I have done Third Sunday Market ...... a Country Treasures Show...... and  The International Gem and Jewelry Show.  Oh, don't let me forget a two day corporate  show in St. Louis as well as getting ready for a yard sale where we sell our old displays we NO longer use.  We  have also designed and made new pieces in between all of this!    Sounds hectic I know but some of us tend to work best under pressure!?!?    Any way that's why I haven't posted the past few weeks.

Most of MY creations come to me whenever I am trying to Sleep.  Those of you that know me know I have trouble sleeping :0(   So  the other night it finally came to me what to do with these items I bought a while back.....

These long NeCkLaCes are made from old gLaSS TeLePhOnE poLe InSuLaToRs and VinTaGe JeWeLry.   The picture doesn't do them justice, they are really cool.

  This NeCkLaCe was made from a ViNtagE brass GLoVe hoLdEr.  (No, it's not a note Holder)  Three of these pretties came on a spindle with a base.  They could be used for holding gloves or hankies.  I decided to dismantle one and came up with this.

Then there is our little lady "Lillie" who loves to dig in JuNk with us.  We LoVe the fact that She LoVeS our StUfF.  She was HeLPing in The GaRaGe Cleaning up our displays for the GaRaGe SaLe in Belleville.  (We SeLL them to DealeRs.)  She LiKes HaTs and decided this LaMpShAdE made a good one!  

I have to agree with Her.....

 

Did I mention we recently gave away a dozen scarves to one of our Face Book Fans?  Yep we did!

In trying to grow our Face Book sight we offered a contest for our FANS to LIKE our page and share with their friends.  Every time a friend would like us the FANS name went in again. (Your name could go in as many times as your people commented that you sent them.)  At the end of the Contest we drew out a  name and the WINNER was Beth Warner!  Congrats to Beth!

We Will Continue to have give aways for HeLpInG us GeT MORE LiKeS......

AsK your Friends to check out our page....If they LIKE us make sure they comment that you sent them.  We will enter your Name as many times as it is mentioned.  Your Friend can then do the same and play too.  Once we reach 1200 friends (we are now at 541)  we will draw out a name.   

I think a NICE prize would be a custom made ChArM NeCkLaCe or BrAcELEt.  YoU can pick your pieces BiG or SmaLL.....YoUr ChOice :0)

GeT started NOW and Let's see how Long it Takes to get to 1200 LIKES.

Here is our Schedule for the Month of November.....

NoV.  5-6 Springfield, Il @ the Fairgrounds with Country Treasures.

NoV. 10-13 Nashville, Tenn @ the Fairgrounds with Christmas Village.

NoV. 18-20 Quincy, Il Oakley Lindsey Center with Country Treasures.

NoV. 25-27 Belleville, Il Fairgrounds with Kay Weber

Hope to SeE YoU At ThE ShOWs!

Until next time.......

PeAcE, LoVe, and LoTs Of JeWeLrY

xxooxxooxxoo     TjOdY

 

Very Thankful!

It was a gorgeous drive home today from Spoon River Drive.  I can't believe another year is done.  The weather was wonderful for both weekends...in fact it got a little HOT!  We have done this show before when it has snowed...sleeted....poured rain....and was freezing.  All of you who are faithful attendees know what I am talking about!

Thanks to EVERYONE who comes out to see us...you are AWESOME.  YOU are the reason we come and WE LOVE YOU!

First off "Zelda" my fave of all the mannequins who I am OCD protective over...took a tumble off the table from a wind gust.  Thanks to her thick Red Hair she sported this weekend She was padded when she fell as is OKAY.

  

This is me (early in the morning) wearing one of our furry snow leopard hats.  It's cold at 6 am.

Jess has on one of our embellished headwraps.  Isn't she cute.

 

 

We sew on these head wraps until our fingers are Raw...

Another cute Hat!  I have this one in Gray/Black.  Nice and cozy and warm.  This gal also purchased one of our Rag scarves. 

Susan and Winnie visited our booth several times.  Do you recognize them?  They are "The Housewives of Fulton County".....Remember you heard it hear first! 

How "SPUNKY" and "CUTE" is she.... and of course one of our INFAMOUS Belts. 

Sold many "BoyFrIeNd" Jackets.  Remember in the 80's when these were kinda country lookin with big doilies and buttons?  We brought 'em BACK....but WE made 'em BETTER... more BLINGY...and way more CLASSY!  

Great to wear with your JeAnS and BoOtS!

Jeanette came back several times to see us too.  She likes to layer NeCkLacEs AND BrAcElEtS which looks GREAT.

Our ladies love OnE oF A kInDs.

Oh, I can't Forget Mom. We saw them last weekend too! Thanks Ladies!

SaSsY, CuTe little GaLs in OUR

RaG ScArVeS.  We make them in multiple colors.

Our Booth was full all day long! 

I took more pics but lost them when I was downloading them to my computer.  Sorry if your Picture didn't show up.  Maybe I can get you NeXt TiMe. 

Thank You Everyone.

Wishing YOU...PeAcE...LoVe...and JeWeLrY.  Lot's of JeWeLrY!

XXOO  Tjody

This next Sunday we will be at Third Sunday Market in Bloomington, Il.  We are inside in the EXPO Building.  Hope to meet you there.