newest creations...

Happy Monday!

I've had the soldering iron going a lot lately,

and thought I would show how I finished the large (knocker) crazy quilt scrap pendants.

this is the same one, I left the stitching on the backside, the side that the 

quilter usually keeps hidden as the flipside because I think her work 

deserves the spotlight on both sides!

I then hung the pendants with a stack of the sweetest vintage 

cream and milkglass buttons.

The MIlove charms that I showed in the last post I have now added to rings as well.  

This was my instagram and FB page post letting

our customers know we were on the way to Detroit.  :)

When I find a stamp that I think will add a little fun to the sachets

I get a little giddy.... this one definitely did the trick!

So not only do they smell beautiful, but they are just as pretty

when you pull them out of your dryer.

Here's a group photo of the knockers and a few other pieces before I added the buttons and chains. 

See how much bigger they are than the quarter?  

I LOVE THAT!  

They have a great weight to them, and make a gorgeous necklace for layering.

I wore mind with a winter scarf at the market and I loved how it peaked out 

from the bottom of my infinity scarf.

I don't create my soldered pendants with vintage photos like I used to these days,

(unless I have a commissioned order)

but this boy has a hold on me and when I found the print on fabric that 

I made of him a couple of years ago he immediately was preserved under glass. 

 I will most likely be sporting him around my neck.

I just love his look of determination.

It's Monday and that usually puts me in a funk with less focus than usual, 

but today the iron will once again be hot with a few orders to get done.

So there you have it, a little update on what's on the worktable.

I cleared off the dining room table so that we could once again have meals together,

and have set up shop in the workroom where I belong.  

let's see how long this will last ;)

I want to add that if you ever see anything on my instagram page

the old white house

or my facebook page

the old white house

and have any questions or would like to purchase a special bauble please msg. me

and I will put up a reserve listing for you.

My etsy and website have all of our natural lavender laundry and cleaning products,

 but I haven't listed any of my jewelry in some time because by the time 

I get everything made I am packing up to go to a show or market.  

I of course would love to have my friends that do not live close by be able 

to wear a little somethin somethin that I've made also.

So please don't hesitate to contact me!

I hope you have a week full of grand adventures, love, and laughter! 

love, t.xoxo

autumn

We tend to stay pretty busy over here, just like the rest of you I'm sure.

I'm going to spare you all the detailed chit chat and share some

photos of what I've been up to with 

just a little play by play in between...

we went to the apple orchard a couple of weeks ago.

we are already out of apples and we need to get some 

this weekend at the Eastern Market.

this guy turned 12!

so him and his buddies do what they love to do best.

play a little airsoft wars in our backyard.  

They aren't just shooting at eachother like I thought it was,

nope they strategize these games and play a physical 

game of Stratego.

I just stay out of the way of oncoming pellets!

we made it to Art Prize and here is a pic

of Hannah and Max playing in the room with the winning piece.

we are still going to shows and the farmers market most every week.

If you are in the area and get the chance, 

the Detroit Eastern Market is a great 

place to shop, have some lunch and meet wonderful people!

I am now in the midst of adding lots of soldered pieces to the baubles

just in time for Christmas shopping!

As I cleaning my workroom I came across a few

soldered story bottles that needed some tweeking, 

so I added those to the work pile.  

these were a big hit last year, so I am creating more

little snow storms in the bottles for this year.

something very new to the booth are my

MIlove charms.  I will be putting them on key chains also!

I love the organic look that happens when I press into the 

molten lava hot solder.

I think setting up for the show is 1/2 the fun :)

in between all the work and fun, I also try to keep us healthy

with good meals... thank goodness for pinterest!

This is my new favorite salad...

kale, (this time I mixed in romaine because I used all the kale in our smoothies)

roasted butternut squash, apples, craisins,  and sunflower seeds with a 

maple vinaigrette dressing... yum!

actually you can find it in my pin board titled just that - YUM

I also continue to 'play' on my phone with

Rhonna Designs and Photofy

to create marketing pics and thank you notes-

even Max's bday party invites.

(and I really DO start each day with a grateful heart)

xoxo

well there you have it... my life in a nutshell!

I am supposed to be sewing sachets so I better get to it,

soon they will also get a touch of Christmas spirit with

some Christmas stamps on them.

I hope that you are having a fabulous day and

enjoying every bit of your autumn!

love, 

t. xoxo