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Necklaces in the Studio: Junk Jubilee Jingles Part 3

The show is almost here! I’m scurrying around like crazy, trying to get as many of my designs finished as possible so I will have a nice selection for my customers at Junk Jubilee Jingles. The event will be held at the state fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, November 14, 15 and 16, 2014. Last week and the week before that I showed you a small sample of the 200 bracelets and earrings I will have for sale.

This week’s preview features necklaces.

What can you do with a bunch of smashed bottle caps and a box of trinkets that was thrown into a purchased box of junk?
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Pop out the corks and turn them into necklace pendants!
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Here’s a peek at a few more of the almost 100 necklace designs I’ve been busy creating.
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It’s such a joy to use old castaway items and upcycle them into something useful and pretty.

If I can squeeze it in, I will try to show you some ring designs before I’m all packed up and on the road next week. If you live anywhere near Des Moines, I hope you make plans to attend the show. It’s worth a few hours drive for sure, and you can get a bunch of Christmas shopping done early!

If you can come, be sure to stop by my booth and say hello! Thanks for dropping by!

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Tour Our 1856 Holiday Home AND a Wine Cellar Sneaky Peek

I imagine I’m in the minority here, still talking about Christmas now two weeks after the big day. In the few weeks before Christmas I contemplated joining in on the holiday home tours. As I thought about snapping photos, editing photos, re-snapping photos, compiling and finally posting photos I realized that my own Christmas spirit as well as my family’s were doomed to the same fate as Jacob Marley unless I changed my direction. I decided our fa la las would be better served if I kept my focus on our celebrations and put off the home tour until the new year. 
 
So hopefully you’re not too tired of looking at Christmas decor and will come on in and have a look around. I’ll let the pictures do the talking for the most part.
Welcome to our 1856 home, please come in!
My entry hall
Favorite vintage ornaments ~ a few I’ve had since childhood.
Our living room, sorry for the poor lighting
Need to use the powder room? got ya covered
This little cutie was in my stocking
Now I’ll take you down to the wine cellar, but you have to promise not to peek behind the curtains, it’s not quite finished yet! I’ll be showing the full reveal in a few short weeks.
I hope you enjoyed the tour. It was great to have you!
Talk soon,
 Ann

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Girls Want Pearls: OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO WRAP

Only 2 more Girls Want Pearls before Christmas! So of course today I decided to post something Christmasy. All of us are undoubtedly doing the same thing now or in the next few days ~ wrapping gifts. Oh what fun! I have a very simple way to give your gift tags that extra little something with, you guessed it, pearls!
No instructions needed, just string on the pearls and watch your gifts get fancy.
Have a great day and remember to give and soak in all the good will of this amazing season.
 
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