#19 Apartment for Rent on planet Earth...
Intelligent design?
Honestly, I thought that
meant we were finally admitting
that of course, there is life
on other worlds' besides
our own.
I was SO disappointed when
I found out what it really
was about...
Click on the links below to take you to the Ebay sellers who sold me the items I used to make this particular piece.
Have fun!
Two Frogs on a Branch: cordeliascottage
Pewter Frog by Sign: elmari66
JJ Wasp pin: jsteinpsy
Metzke pewter bird: macoodil3
Silver Watermelon Rivoli Clip earring: treasures4u8705
Brass dragonfly charm: lois7374
Pewter grasshopper: pinstastic
Sm. Lizard pin: donita3151
Vintage Monet earring as a birds nest: treasures2die4-2007
Pewter Ladybug push pin: thischickrocks
Black jeweled wasp: terrybeagle
Vintage Pewter Pill Box: forgetmeknotantiques
1938 Mercury Dime: qil763ts
Jeweled Image Wheel: condan
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Life itself, here on planet Earth, is literally resting upon our shoulders. The burden is great...
'We need to think outside the box' on everything...
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In another life... I would have been an animal behaviorist,
so this piece was near and dear to my heart.
I took a tiny tree lampbase for the base of the jewelryeidoscope.
Next, I took previously made stained glass autumn leaves made with
Uroboros and Youghiogheny Tiffany art glasses. I kept playing with them
at different angles and then suddenly it seemed to work...
a 3D effort that created ledges, and possibilities.
I knew from the beginning that I wanted four scopes. One,
with a jeweled image disk and the others made, with varying lengths,
as marblescopes. I used a fabulous retired multi-colored
Uroboros Fibroid art glass for the scopes.
I made the 'For Rent' sign with Bullseye glasses & Glassline black paint and fired it. Then I began to place all of the little creatures. I was thrilled
when I won the JJ Wasp brooch because it was one of those pieces that I rarely saw listed. I also got a kick out of using an old Coro earring as a
bird's nest and then gluing a Swarovski Watermelon Rivoli jewel in the center as the 'bird egg'. I added a Metzke bird on the ledge sitting next to the nest.
One of the very last pieces I added was the vintage pewter pill box
with brooch and tiny bumblebee post earrings. It was so adorable
that I knew instantly that I couldn't wait to use it.
There was a perfect ledge for it by the 'For Rent' sign.
I had previously been having fun placing surprises on
past pieces and it was no different with this piece.
I chose a Mercury dime from 1938.
It says "In God We Trust".
Hmmm...remember that?
The final piece was from a cute as heck JJ Cat on a Swing.
It was a piece from an American company that was no longer in business and it was from a brand new Ebayer.
It seemed very fitting as the final touch.
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...represents that it's not just about us.
Vintage Green Rhinestone flower pin: my Grandmothers, Lena Mae Johnston...
She lived a life rich with drama and no excuses...
