Event: First Friday Lancaster, PA

Friday, December 7, 2012
6 pm - 9 pm

First Friday in Downtown Lancaster, PA!

Make sure to stop by BUiLDiNG CHARACTER!  It's newly expanded!

342 N. Queen St., Rear Warehouses
Lancaster, PA 17603

A couple of new things I will have available in my booth:

Upcycled Red Chandelier Crystal Earrings

Upcycled Key Ornaments!

Make sure to stop by!

Typewriter Key Necklaces

Typewriter Key Necklaces!

Super Cute!

Quirky!

Are you looking for the perfect unique gift?

Want to express yourself and be eco-friendly at the same time!\

The necklace was made from a key from a non-working typewriter, a silver plated bail and then hangs from a 24" chain.

You can shorten the chain by using ordinary scissors and cutting between 2 of the balls of the chain.

You will delight and surprise your friends with a custom gift.  Or show your funky, quirky style by wearing it yourself.

Check out the Typewriter Key Necklaces I have listed in my etsy shop, or contact me to see if I have a custom letter, number or symbol available.

Click here now to purchase a Typewriter Key Necklace for just $12!

New Map Jewelry!

New Map Jewelry is available in the B.B. Bellezza shop now! 

Custom Map Jewelry:

If you would like a specific area, I can accommodate some special requests for areas, but please contact me to see if I have what you need. I especially am able to do locations in Dauphin, Perry, Lancaster and York Counties in Pennsylvania, in addition to the other pendants I have listed in my shop.

Upcycled Key Pendant

Remember the inspiration post from Sunday? I showed you a plain unusable key. Well, now that key (and others!) have been transformed into funky one-of-a-kind upcycled key pendants!

One side has pretty paper applied with a hard glaze on top. The reverse side has left alone and shows the key. I tried covering that side, too, with a message (i.e. "I love you" for Valentine's Day), but that didn't really work out. I really prefer this way because you can still see the key.

What do you think?

Inspiration

An old key that no longer unlocks any locks. Waiting to become something unique and fabulous!

Recycled Jewelry

Help keep stuff out of the landfill! Buy B.B. Bellezza recycled jewelry.

www.BBBellezza.com

A few examples:

Scrabble tile pendants made with salvaged scrabble tiles and pages from vintage dictionaries.

Necklaces made with salvaged keyhole covers and watch parts.

Rings made with salvaged typewriter keys. The typewriter was rescued from the dumpster and cleaned up.

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I just made a flyer/poster that is like this. (The formatting is different, the content is the same.) What do you think?

From Trash to Treasure

You may remember this typewriter from my previous post. My friend Tony from BUiLDiNG CHARACTER found it and gave it to me.

With a little soap, water and a lot of effort, the keys cleaned up nicely and made lovely rings. These two are listed in my Etsy Shop now. A large selection is available at my booth at BUiLDiNG CHARACTER as well.

New Jewelry: Key Pin

Key Pin III , originally uploaded by B.B. Bellezza.

I finally carved out some time to make some jewelry last night. I have so many things to do for my jewelry business, sometimes I get so busy that I don't have time to actually CREATE jewelry! It's the difficult thing about working full time while running a business, too. I am so thankful for that secure paycheck coming in on a regular basis during this economy, but it also means I am very busy a lot of the time!!

This pin is one of 4 that I created that are all similar, but with different keys. I think the key itself is very pretty and the sweet flower and leaf go nicely with the key. This is a pin. It would look lovely on a purse, sweater, to close a scarf. or on a blouse. Also, this pin would work nicely vertically or horizontally.

The key pins will be listed in my shop tomorrow evening! (Unless hours suddenly disappear from me like they did tonight!)

Available on Esty

or Artfire

(there are 2 different pins)

Pearly Things

I love pearls - even faux pearls. I think they are so pretty and feminine. I love to use them to make things.

This is such a pretty kilt pin made with an altered art charm featuring a vintage photo of a married couple and lots'o'pearls.












This key necklace was "prettied up" with a couple of faux pearls. (I think I might keep this one for myself, though......we'll see!)










The Wedding Pin will be up in my shop later on today. I don't know if the Key Necklace will or not....I haven't decided yet! Have a lovely Sunday everyone!!Love,Kim