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Autumn 2011 Look-Book
We Were Explorers Pendants Pencil illustrations of a time when explorers sailed away to the edge of the world, living a life of flora, fauna and science. Quality printed images set in vintage-inspired hand-stained wooden frames and sealed forever under glass domes. Hung on gorgeous, long antique bronze chain. Inspired by old-time cabinets of curiosities.
Wooden Frame Pendants Left to Right, Top to Bottom.
1. Butterfly Collection Pendant 2. Isabelle Pendant 3. I Spy A Fox Pendant 4. Set Sail Pendant 5. Mister & Misses Rabbit Porcelain Pendant 6. Like A Moth To A Flame Porcelain Pendant
We Were Explorers
’Isabelle’
Pendant
Isabelle Eberhardt was a Swiss explorer and writer in the late 18th Century, who lived and travelled extensively in North Africa. She died when her house collapsed in a flash flood in Algeria in 1904.
I’ll follow you to the
edge of the world...
It seems not to be the balloon that moves, but the earth that sinks down and away.... xo
Alberto Santos-Dumont, My Air-Ships, 1904.
Hot Air Balloon Pendants A bunny in a basket sails through the clouds under an illustrated antique bronze balloon. Hung on a gorgeous, long antique bronze chain. Also available with three-dimensional basket charm, sans-bunny.
Left to Right.
1. TEEPEE Balloon Pendant 2. Buttercup Balloon Pendant 3. ribbon in the sky Balloon Pendant 4. flight of fancy Balloon Pendant
You are an Explorer. Your Mission Is To Document & Observe The World Around You,
as if you’ve never seen it before. Take notes.
Collect things you find on your travels.
Document your findings.
Notice patterns. Copy. Trace. Focus on one thing at a time.
Record what you are drawn to. Keri Smith- How To Be An Explorer Of The World
Porcelain CAMEO Pendants A modern take on an antique cameo. Pencil illustrations are applied to hand-crafted white porcelain domes and set in an antique bronze double lace edged setting. Hung on a gorgeous, long antique bronze chain.
Left to Right, Top to Bottom.
1. Mister rabbit Pendant 2. Angelica Pendant 3. Teacup kitty Pendant 4. CORDELIA Pendant 5. Misses Rabbit Pendant
Mister & Misses Rabbit Rings Pencil illustrations are applied to small hand-crafted white porcelain domes, and set in miniature wooden frames. Mounted on a strong brass-plated adjustable ring base.
woodland Brooch
Pins
Pencil illustrations are sealed under glass and hung on an antique bronze tree branch pin. Two small charms hang on either side.
Message In A Bottle Pendant A tiny glass bottle of secrets. An original piece of a German vintage book page, a tiny rock crystal & spotted feather are sealed inside. A tiny key charm dangles outside. Hung on a long antique bronze chain.
woodland Brooch
Pins
Left to Right, Top to Bottom.
1. Mister Rabbit Pin 2. misses rabbit Pin 3. Darwins beetle Pin 4. SQUIRREL Pin 5. HUMMINGBIRD Pin 6. BUTTERFLY Pin
I wish the world was flat like the old days.
Then I could travel just by folding a map...
Spyglass Pendant A real working spyglass for spotting wildlife or pirate ships. Extendable Brass spyglass with wooden barrel. Hung on a long antique bronze chain with a tiny brass swallow charm.
Antique Bronze Pendants From the cabinet of curiosities....
Left to Right, Top to Bottom.
1. The Bronze rabbit Pendant 2. Trailing fan Pendant 3. lady of the house Pendant 4. worldly giraffe Pendant
The world I saw was a tangled waste of beautiful bushes and flowers, a long neglected and yet weedless garden. H.G. Wells- The Time Machine
Garden Ruin Pendant
& Earrings
A dangling feather charm and the tiniest beaded chain hang below an antique bronze sunflower with an amber gem. A design inspired by Aztec palace ruins and rambling plant kingdoms.
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