Baubles by Gretchen

junkinyaya writes: Hi sweetie!

Beautiful!!! I too have been a designer/store owner now for longer than I can remember and I keep thinking....is it time to move on now? :) I still have 2 more years in my lease and starting to think "burn out"!

Keep up the beautiful work...xo...deb Posted: 10:40 pm on January 9th

MimiToria writes: Snow man hill - I was a designer for 10 years, and the last year was in 9 retail shops and ended up burnt out trying to keep up with demand when the creations were each one-of-a-kind. I took off 2 years, was reinspired this past Fall, and am just now starting to sell again in 2009. I'm not currently in any shops, but hope to be in the future. You can contact me at gretchen.schaumann@comcast.net for more information. Thanks, Gretchen Posted: 2:22 pm on January 7th

SnowmanHill writes: I love these!! Thanks for sharing Gretchen- Do you sell them anywhere?? Krista Posted: 1:57 pm on January 7th

shabbychick writes: Sue - thanks so much for sharing Gretchen's beautiful jewelry with us! I love mother-of-pearl buttons too - and Gretchen has put just the right elements together! Very nice.

I bet you guys had a blast - lots of "junk" to talk about, right???

Kathy Posted: 3:43 pm on January 6th

KimberlyMelamed writes: These are lovely. Gretchen, you have a real eye and talent for putting things together to create the most stunning jewelry! Wish I had been available to join in the fun on Sunday. Count me in on the next outing for sure.

Take Care,
Kimberly Posted: 2:21 pm on January 6th

georgiamoon writes: Gretchen these are so lovely and special. Each one is different and beautiful. I'll bet you gals had a roarin' good time at lunch. Glad you were ready to share these with us. Thanks, Georgia Posted: 1:26 pm on January 6th

MimiToria writes: Candy - I was going with Lani to meet Sue about 30 miles away and needed an easy way to seperate and carry these pendants with me. My dear husband had just fixed me hash browns, eggs w/mushrooms/red peppers/sausage, and toast and had asked me if I wanted the egg carton. Hmmmm! I think he's catching on! I said no, but than grabbed it off the top of the garbage. Ha! Ha! It worked perfect for this and inside printed in red ink it says "Thank you for shopping at ___________________." Sue loved it and she and Lani came up with the idea that I should display the pendants in the egg cart and add "Mimitoria's" to the blank spot inside the cover. I could glue a button over the red Cub Foods logo that is off to the side of the blank area. Too funny!
I've been working on these since September, but it took 2009 to really get me going and able to finish them. They are layered and it takes a while to get the right elements combined. They definitely aren't thrown together, but well thought out and thus time consuming. Many of the buttons are vintage mother of pearl backgrounds which are hard for me to find and I really want to make them proud with what I end up permanently gluing to them.
Thanks ladies for your nice comments. They are one-of-a-kind pieces and are fun to wear. Posted: 9:11 am on January 6th

Junk_Sophisticate writes: Very nice! Now why didn't she show us these before? They are gorgeous! The egg carton looks like a smart storage solution as well.

Beautiful work, Gretchen! And thanks for sharing, Sue!
Candy

Posted: 8:31 am on January 6th

CottageElements writes: They were absolutely gorgeous! Gretchen is the queen at making jewelry and these button necklaces were just awesome. Thanks, Gretchen. I loved mine! And thanks, Sue for a fun day! I was a truly memorable event!

Lani Posted: 9:37 pm on January 5th

fellowjunker writes: You know I have been dying to see some of your designs Gretchen........absolutely stunning!!!!!!! Ooh la, la!!!
Thanks so much for sharing these beautiful works of art Sue! And, Gretchen.............PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SHOW US MORE!!!!
xojanis Posted: 9:36 pm on January 5th