156. CreARTive Sunday: Vintage Charms and Charm Bracelets: Say “Cheese!” Watch The Birdie!
* Kate, I think you’ll love this~ one of my favorite bracelets –and people!
Dedicated to all photographers.
*My friend, Kate, the awesome lady behind the lens
Smile, say, “cheese!”
Vintage Machanical Cameras
(Bracelet: double rollo vintage)
*= mechanical (moving parts)
**= see detailed photo
*back opens for a picture;
*black “leather body” opens, has picture frame inside;
*side view of old camera, back opens for picture; looks like my dad’s Graflex
*A**when the knob is pressed on top, the camera pops open;
black-bodied camera with flashbulb;
*B**camera opens, enamel bluebird inside—“Watch The Birdie”
camera with red rhinestone lens;
*C**Box camera opens, mechanism pulls out;
*early television camera crank winds film;
*D**new rhodium plated camera opens, has cheese inside—“Say Cheese!”
*E**when latch on front is pressed, the mechanism pops out;
flat black body “Leica”
(Because of the age of some of the springs– they were stiff, or stuck in open position, I had to do some painstaking repairs)
A when knob is pressed, camera pops open
You know I have been excitedly waiting for this blog!! LOL!! Love the bracelet!!!
Saturday February 9, 2008 – 10:23pm (EST)
You always have the most unusual and unique charms. Whatever happened to such craftsmanship – oh, wait, I know – mass production. 🙁
Saturday February 9, 2008 – 08:27pm (PST)
OH I JUST LOVE THIS ONE TOO-THAT CAMERA IS STUPENDUS
Saturday February 9, 2008 – 10:28pm (PST)
I continue to be amazed and delighted by your charm bracelets, this one is especially cool. I’ve never seen such intricate functioning charms before! Very cool! *smiles*
Goodness!! LOL!! Everyone else has already expressed ALL my thoughts! Your bracelets just amaze me! Your finds are ALWAYS so UNIQUE!
Sunday February 10, 2008 – 10:26am (CST)
Again a wonderful unique bracelet. What a fun hobby accumulating all these charms. Thanks for sharing all the details!
I like everything about this bracelet, including the bracelet itsef, very nice indeed. Now I am hooked on the movable parts charms. Lovely.
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hurricanekate wrote on Feb 9, ’08, edited on Feb 9, ’08
honey mamma baby girl…..I’m supposed to be able to comment right about now???? Look at those cameras. Each one is spectacular. The detail! It opens?!lol @ the birdie………LOOK AT THE BIRDIE……and smile. All of them ……wow. This is so special. so so special. we share a mutual love of photography, I am very touched by this. *holds your hand.* you did so good. you did better than good baby girl. Now what I’d love more than anything, is to photograph this on you. And in a month or so I may be near ….and I will do just that. Photograph you and this incredible piece of art.We’ve talked about this before, I know and I understand how hard it is to part with these (I have images that are hard to part with). And so you hold onto them. They become a part of you and you them. BUT! Somehow we have got to get you marketed so you can start creating these for people who can afford them. Celebrities would go absolutely nuts, hell we all go nuts for them. I think you know what I’m saying, there are a few target markets and BABY no one does it better……….not like you do.I look at each of these and they are so much more than just bracelets. Your heart is in every one of them. I well know the time you put into finding the charms, putting them together and photographing them.
I do know (because I went and researched how and what you do). As far as I’m concerned they are priceless. You are a gifted woman in so many ways Sans Souci (I always use that, I like it better than english). I want to sit here for a bit and just look. B then again so are you. much love. xo |
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sanssouciblogs wrote on Feb 9, ’08
eek, I see I screwed up the order of description, will go in and edit now.
That’s what I get for posting on 2 blogs!! Thank you Kate!!!!! Made my day!!! |
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hurricanekate wrote on Feb 9, ’08
No….YOU made my day. I am reading all the details about each charm. WOW. so cool. so freakin cool I don’t even know what to say.xo
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hurricanekate wrote on Feb 9, ’08, edited on Feb 9, ’08
oh and……..lmfao @ the bird shit. scratches out that word. I mean the bird doo, wait bird poo, the bird that is deficating. I mean the bird that’s on the branch that is…um relieving himself.
I mean……well you know what I mean.HA! |
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lauritasita wrote on Feb 10, ’08
These are so great !!!!! I think your photography is awesome, Kate ! Wow, look at all those little cameras ! Thanks so much. This is so unique, I love it.
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lauritasita wrote on Feb 10, ’08
Love that birdie, LOL!!!
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hurricanekate wrote on Feb 10, ’08, edited on Feb 10, ’08
Oh Lauritasita…….thank you but these are all hers. I don’t think you’ve seen my photography, unfortunately due to a few outside events my page/photos are private.But the bracelets oh man does she have talent~!
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sanssouciblogs wrote on Feb 10, ’08
I appreciate all the wonderful comments. Stay tuned…more coming for quite a while! |
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hurricanekate wrote on Feb 10, ’08
How many charm bracelets have you made???
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sanssouciblogs wrote on Feb 10, ’08
hurricanekate said
I think there are about 25, but I also have some loose charms that I will display that will knock yer socks off!!
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How many charm bracelets have you made??? 
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hurricanekate wrote on Feb 10, ’08
am looking forward to it. I am I am said sam!
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