The Great Commission

Have you ever had anyone hand you something and tell you it was most precious to them & do what you will with it but please, oh pretty please won't you be careful?


What if that something was shiny & sparkly & dainty & oh yeah by the way, you were about to attack it with pliers & clippers to rip it apart!!!?!!!

I love working on commission orders!

I am also equally terrified of working on commission orders!

(love & fear go hand in hand right??)

{Idea No1}

Usually I play with the pieces for hours, sometimes weeks, before finally taking my pliers & moving forward to that moment of no return. The second where metal hits metal & there really is no going back because once I cut off this pin-back, your Grandma's special brooch will never be what it once was.

{Idea No2}

My hands shake as I cut & rip & deconstruct... shooting up a prayer...hoping it's resurrected, that its spirit is set free as I transform it & weave it into a new life. Praying I do it justice with my new creation....

I wonder how she wore the brooch?

Did she pin it on the lapel of a sharp suit
or use it to perk up a little black dress?

Did she only wear it for special occassions?

Did she meet someone of importance while she was wearing it?

{IdeaNo3, or is it 203??}

Continuing to weave my magic I hope & pray that the client will love what I did with her Grandmother's memory!

Taaa Daaa...

{The final Collage Necklace!!}

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Thanks for coming along on this journey my dearest birds!

& an even bigger thank you to Adrienne for allowing me to share in her Grandmother's memory & jewelry box!!

You can read Adrienne's take on this adventure on The Green Scene in the Raleigh News & Observer blog right here!

If you're interested in commissioning a custom order please shoot me an email @ goodgirls_studio@yahoo.com for more information!

Best Friends Forever

What in the world am I going to do with myself
now that my BF has gone back home??

I probably should clean the place up but I was already forced to dust once this week (haha) & we did straighten things as we redecorated my place with the scores from our week of thrifting!

This drapery is from the '70's...
(I feel like a fairy princess sleeping here now!)

I scored these 1960's curtains at a going out of business sale..
(pretty sure my mom used to have a sheet set in this same print!)

We spent most the week shopping, cooking, redecorating my townhouse & laughing our butts off. We've know each other for 15'ish years now & it's soo nice to be around someone who truly knows you & your past. Who gets the inside jokes & isn't afraid to tell you the truth & who will dance party with you in the kitchen while making dinner :)


The night before she went home I was tucking The Boy in bed & he says "I'm going to miss Aunt Yvette. I call her Vet for short because it's a nickname & she's a veterinarian." Umm...no son, no she's not {giggle} "Oh, well I'm still going to call her that!" :)


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I got the pleasure of revamping her grandmother's jewelry while she was in town! I had soo much fun & I am soo happy with how it all turned out!
(Her great-grandmothers Garnets, grandmothers costume pearls, skeleton key & the key to her jewelry box! Soo sweet!)
(Yvette modeling her new necklace.Her hair is soo gorgeous! She's like Rapunzel!)

(Beads from her step-moms necklace, pendant made from a piece of her wedding invitation)

(vintage brooches)

(More of the garnets)

Are you dying over this bird coin!?! It's a Farthing! There will be some baubles up for sale with them as she left some for me. I rather like this style of bracelet I made & need to make some for the shop I think. What do you think?

What have you birds been up to all week?
I'm playing catch up all weekend
so I'll be popping to by to visit you soon :)