The Year Of The Dragon

One thing I love about this time of year is the Chinese New Year.  Although I’m not of Asian decent I have an inherent fondness for all colorful, festive occasions.  A tradition I maintain every February is to watch my favorite movie “The Shanghai Gesture” from 1941 with Gene Tierney, Ona Munson, and Victor Mature (as Doctor Omar the poet).

I’m particularly drawn to Ona Munson’s character, Mother Gin Sling the bitterly corrupt casino owner “who always pays her debts ten fold”.  The costumes of Mother Gin Sling have inspired so many of my designs since I’d discovered this film in 1987.

It seems that every time I go through my archives I come across another piece inspired by this movie.  Here is a small sampling of said pieces.

I highly recommend this film to anyone into the campy drama of the 1940′s.  The characters in this film are diverse to say the least, in addition to the previously mentioned, there’s Sir Guy Charteris the moral entrepreneur with a surprise past, his terribly spoiled daughter Poppy, and Dixie Pomeroy the hard-boiled chorus girl from the Bronx.

Studio Or Disaster Area?

Hello,

I know it’s been a while since my last post, January was quite hectic this year.  I was sick twice, had frequent unexpected house guests, the days have been short and cold, I turned 50, and oh yes did I mention my next door neighbor was murdered out by my driveway?

Anyway, I’m feeling better than ever, I’ve had worse in my life and nothing ever really gets me down.  Moving forward I have lots of new pieces in the works and as I gaze across my terribly cluttered studio I see greatness emerging from the rubble.

Here’s a picture of the excavation site I call my studio,

Reworking A Best Seller

This necklace called “The Rights Of Spring” is a design I’d originally created for a bridal party a few years back and has been a top seller for me ever since.

So why not see if I can’t make lightning strike twice, so to speak.  Since the original style was gold, I decided to go with silver and, for what ever reason, shades of blue made sense to me.

The other day my mother gave me a broken pair of beryl nugget earrings so I suspended one of them from the base of the cross and added some matching blown glass beads for balance.

And here we have my first design of 2012 which I’ll call the “Blue Gothic Necklace”.

Both styles of these necklaces are currently available through my online shop.   http://www.MyPinkPlanet.etsy.com

Taking Time Out For A Little Holiday Cheer

I know it’s been awhile since my last post, it just gets so busy this time of year.  So, since it’s the holiday season, I thought I’d share some of my favorite Christmas brooches for your enjoyment.

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Thanks for taking time out for reading this and have a great season of which ever holiday combination you celebrate!

Holiday Sale Update,

Just click on the following images for more information!

These earrings, tiny replicas of the America’s Cup trophy, would be a great gift for boating fans.

The Rainbow Trout bracelet makes a terrific stocking stuffer.

As well as clicking on the images for details, you can also visit my shop by clicking Here.

More Holiday Sale Items!

Here’s some more great deals from my holiday sale, going on now until New Years Day.

Originally $10.00, it is now just $3.00

These 2 Pairs of genuine gemstone earrings were $15.00, now $5.00 each pair.

And this next pair of earrings for cat lovers was $15.00, now $10.00

Be sure to check out the details on these and other sale items at WWW.MyPinkPlanet.etsy.com

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Holiday Sale!

I know it’s been a while since my last post, but I’ve been busy preparing for my Holiday Sale!  So I hope you’ll forgive me?

I’ve just marked down my ” Venicean Scroll Earrings”, from $23.00 to just $18.00!

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Be sure to check out all of the other sale items in my shop!  just click onto the link MyPinkPlanet.etsy.com and on the left hand side of the home page, in the “shop section” column, click HOLIDAY SALE.

Happy Holidays!

From my world to yours.