I have a policy that I don't buy items off the front page of Etsy since I don't want to take time away from someones moment in the spotlight. Every rule has it's time to be broken, however and that time came for me when I saw wondrousstrange.etsy.com on the front page a month ago. It was her gorgeous Raku miniature masks pictured above. They were hauntingly beautiful and they had to be mine. I couldn't risk someone else taking them away from me so I bought them immediately. They are so beautiful that I still haven't found the perfect project to use them in yet. I like to look at them and think about the possibilities, which is more fun than actually using them at this point.
I also bought this lovely pin called There's Love in your Future. It was inspired by the HBO show Carnivale. This show was prematurely canceled a few years ago and I still have dreams about it. This pin captures the haunting and surreal qualities that I loved about the show just perfectly. I have it pinned onto my old gray winter coat to add a touch of intrigue to the cold winter days coming up.
She is also an amazing photographer and doll maker. I am honestly in awe of her artistic talents. Everything she does has that same dreamy and strange quality that I love. I have a feeling she will be seeing a lot more of my paypal dollars in the months to come.
8 comments:
love the heart in hand
Those are beautiful! You made a great choice!
is the hand the pin? It's very lovely!
Yes, the hand with the heart is the pin. She has some other great jewelry on her etsy site.
I love raku, and those masks sure make me miss being able to do it. ;)
hauntingly beautiful describes them perfectly! And that pin is stunning! I could see why you snapped those up!
i've never seen the carnivale show, but i often listen to the theme song "carnivale convoy" - it's so haunting.
vicki
When you make a treasury, you choose a couple of items as backups in case something sells. So, when you buy a treasury item, you're actually freeing up the space for another listing to appear on the front page! It's a good deed! No need to guilt trip!
If I make it into a treasury on the front page, I hope my item is sold during the process!! YAY for you, and YAY for the seller! Win WIN!
Great find...those masks are just great! I would have snatched them up, too!
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