Parade of Faces

Not to be confused with the oh so popular Parade of Homes.  Well, to be precise, it is a parade of home.  My home to be exact.  And why am I taking you on a parade of my home?  Cuz I didn't think I would have any time to make new jewelry to share with you, so I had to show you something, right?  But lo and behold, I am in the eye of the storm.  A few unexpected quiet delays and I had a bit of jewelry making time  after all.  But since I already took these pictures, you're just going to have to humor me.  Or not.  You can scroll right on through to the new jewelry pictures if you want to.  But why would you want to when you can see exactly how face-filled my abode is.  And after all, I did not take pics of my rear end tables.  Or leg lamp.  Or finger hooks.  Or......

Ok, so I know I like hands.  I know I like faces.  What I didn't realize and how did I not know this....is that my home is literally, a parade of faces.  So here we go.......  

When you walk in the front door, you'll be greeted by this...

So you kind of know what you're in for already, eh?

let's walk around the house with a camera and

see what we see......

David in nothing but his peek-a-boo tie.

Our very functional mortar and pestle.
He's so happy because of all the goodies he's ground up with the back of his head.
Wouldn't that make you happy?
No?

the

GIANT

kitchen monitor.

I still burn stuff, tho

the little man is only slightly intimidated by the giant face.

Quite illuminating.

Yes, it's a lamp!

What else would it be?

A useless statue?  As if!

and it's a pair, but I wouldn't

want you to get bored,

looking at similar faces. 

Or faces that are too similar.
Even tho the other one is female.
Nevermind.

A gift from a dear friend.

Isn't it beautiful?
Actually he gave me two.
Again, the similar face
explanation.....
You're welcome.

James our Butler.

Very sloooow with the morning coffee delivery.

A lady always wears a hat, right?

How about a cold hearted hunk of plaster?

What is she supposed to wear if not a hat?

cutie pie or creepy guy?
hmmmmmm

I only have eyes for you.

And I only have an eye for you!

by the very talented Shirley Kramer.

If faces creep you out, don't come visit me.

Man, these things are popping out all over!

we call this condition "monotone lichen syndrome"

rather than fungi face. 

No known cure.
Well, I suppose I could repaint the thing.

There's a few splashes of color here and there.

Mostly in my "clean" workroom.

Breaking up the monotony for you.

a rusty crusty hand

Another face kitchen.

This one is very tiny.

Um, hey wicked queen, can I please

use one of those paintbrushes?

Pleeeeaaaseee

not like those are real paintbrushes anyway.

Those are my oxidizing brushes in case

you wanted to know.

Are you fascinated yet?

another earring picture taking prop

otherwise known as a

creamer.

a wonderful gift from a really wonderful friend

for a really wonderful event.

a container is always more useful with a face jutting out of the front of it.

you might think those are really really big ears there on the side, but you would be wrong.

they are elbows.

Profile of a head in a jar, sort of. with a pet peacock not in a jar.

it's the second face from that dear friend.

As promised.....more of

in the willows beautiful work.

Love what she does with

 paint and stuff.

Too cool, huh?

I wish the picture captured

all the nuances of her shading.

oooooo

ahhhhhhhhh

a plant stand. 

there's people everywhere-

on everything!

doing well,

pretty much nothing.

another prop for my picture taking, as they all are, actually.

looks like a balloon head on a string trying to float away, doesn't it?

and this is how we get to the back yard.......

Where there are more...you guessed it!
HEADS!

the head mania isn't confined to the house. 
oh no, it's breakin out to the great big, wild outdoors. 

"granny" a week ago.......

and granny now.........

What a difference a week makes, eh?

Remember that bud from last time?

The one that looked like those cool pods from stillpointworks?

well, here it is a week later with a few gazillion of it's closest friends.

and here are the jewels I actually got to make!

pretend there's a picture of fireworks exploding in celebration here.

Amber Rose-or as I should have called them "Edgy Romance"-

carved bone roses, vintage twisty pearls with a gorgeous lustre,

raw baltic amber,  multi-hued agate beads

and papered filigree (technique courtesy of

fanciful devices)

Owl of the Crescent moon-

roller printed aluminum which you've seen here before,

 well you've actually seen it being roller printed here before,

with some pewter from pipnmolly's amazing mail love,

apatite, and raspberry quartz which is a very pretty faceted glass with a fancy name.

Dance of the Blue Gypsy- reserved,

 upcycled vintage tin adorned with lots of sparkly pretties, both vintage and new.

The Handmaiden's Treasure-

 recycled vintage tin and mixed metals with opalite. 

 I love the heavy pattern and texture of the metals against the smooth translucency of the opalite.

as of yet un-named earrings with

"Opera House"

lampwork beads by Debbie Sanders,

recycled vintage tin,

 filigree, rhinestone chain and rondels,

and glass beads. 

Party at the Beach-

Lookit those yummy red criffles

from numinosity beads paired with

 paper and glass beads and sterling earwires.

 I actually test drove this pair for about an hour to make sure they hung right

and I'm very tempted to keep them.

So if they don't get listed, you'll know what happened to em.

Behind door #1-

an option for a customer's special order

and behind door #2- another option for her.

The Illuminated Shadow-

Opalite, watch hands and vintage crimped hoops.
 Seems I've been in an opalite mood.

Must be summer. 

That's about it.
A little jewelry.
A lot of faces.
A flower or two.
The usual.
Except for this....
nothing usual about this........

I couldn't resist-

One last face for you....

a fish with a transparent head.

Now that's way weirder than any of the other faces, right?

And it's real. 

 Though it does look like a photoshopped seal face on there,

with two kiwis for a brain.

Have a great week everyone!

Chao  (Serbian/Bulgarian)