Brass & Canvas

At a mere $20 bucks a pair, you’re already a winner! THEY’RE SIGNED!

Tonight, I’ve been making SIGNED & DATED hand-embossed brass earrings at $20 a pair, so they can be resold at $39.95. At the moment, I’ll be selling them faster than I can photo them.

If that’s not the case, I’ll simply stopĀ  making them. Frankly, I don’t believe there’s any market at this time for anything, especially for ancient style anythings. It’s junk, junk, junk, and plastic rules the waves, not Britannia. Continue reading

As Ye Sew, So Shall Ye Weave

What you’re looking at here is a small part of my personal collection of sewing machines, all precision-crafted, by hand, to exact dollhouse scale specifications. The thing that makes these unusual is that as miniature as they are — none over 2″ tall — they all without exception are working sewing machines that could, if you could find hands small enough to operate them, could produce miniature fashions. Everything from needle to bobbin is there, and in the case of the back right machine, with chromed base, it’s a double-needle device, perfectly made by a Swiss watchmaker. This collection can no longer be assembled. I thought you might find it interesting, but wait…there’s more.

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