New Jeweled Beaded Bookmarks

I got the new Ken Follet book for Christmas and decided I needed a book mark for it so I made one! Here it is and I plan to make many more. I love them. This one is made with faux pearls, Swarovski crystals and genuine pearls although the future designs will be all genuine gemstones and genuine pearls, Sterling silver and/or 14K gold filled. The pins on this one are sterling and the wire is professional grade. You will be able to see them at my website where I have gemstone jewelry and the wonderfully successful Flapper hats. Come by and order your very own jeweled beaded bookmark.

Scrimshaw makes a comeback in Maine

In the 1800's whalers spent hours upon hours creating these beautiful, timeless pieces made out of Whale bone and teeth and other marine animals. You can see more about this lost art at http://http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrimshaw. Today, although difficult to obtain there are still a few artisans that use preban ivory and other natural materials as well as cast their own materials for their art. This scrimshander, Linda Layden does both devoting hours to hand etching her pieces in the traditional black and white and color. She not only has these coastal scenes but has a variety of animals, and nature scenes and offers jewelry, bookmarks, notecards, boxes and more. You can see her work at http://www.lindalayden.etsy.com