Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest - That's So Sweet

This week's Two Dog Pond Necklace contest image is from a vintage postcard. It's so sweet it makes my teeth hurt. The contest is simple - you make comments as to what you think would be a good caption for this image. Friday a winner will be chosen and announced here and then THEN rewarded with a soldered glass pendant on a 24" chain!

This Week's Winner - She's a Trophy Friend

Are your friends fun to be with? You like to be with them? Brag about them? Beautiful? Fun to give presents to? Then they're probably "Trophy Friends". I like that phrase! Congratulations to Therese who is the winner of this week's Two Dog Pond Necklace contest for coming up with such a clever idea. Send me your mailing address and I'll send you your necklace, Miss Therese.

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Meanwhile - I've been working on updating my website. I've included a bunch of the winning pendants from this weekly contest. I get requests for them, so now there's an easy way to shop for them! I'm still working on the site, so not everything is there yet, but if you would like to go check it out - www.twodogpond.com - tell me what you think so far.

Have a good weekend! We're looking for more snow here - hopefully after my son arrives from Seattle...

Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest - Anyone Can Win

I love this image. It's from The Graphics Fairy - colorized by moi. Notice how all the contestants got a prize except for the bathing beauty wearing tights? She's adorable!

Anyway - the contest is simple: Submit comments/quotes/suggestions for ideas for captions for this image. On Friday a winner will be chosen and rewarded with a soldered glass pendant on a 24" ball chain. Enter as often as you like - read what other people write - laugh out loud at work! There are a complete set of loose rules somewhere to the right>>> if you would like to read them....

This Week's Winner - Doesn't Follow Rules

Congratulations, Bernie! You are this week's Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest winner!

Bernie won with her submission of "I tend not to follow the rules." I love it! There were some other good ones - mine was pretty funny, in my head anyway "I really should have been the homecoming queen". Bernie won because I think pretty much everyone here has a tendency to not follow the 'rules'. Bernie has spoken for all of us, but she's the only one that gets a free necklace for it. Bernie - would you please e-mail me with your mailing address and I will send you your soldered glass pendant on a 24" ball chain.

Thanks to everyone for visiting and especially for playing!!

Asian Inspired Pendants

I made these soldered glass pendants using some Asian Inspired Vintage Images I bought through Somerset. I love the colors and images.

Then I stepped outside my usual comfort zone and beaded a necklace.
It's reversible. Two looks in one.

Bless My Sisters

I made one of these for each of my sisters and myself. "Benedic Sorores" is Latin for "Bless My Sisters" (according to Google Translator)

These are my sisters - they are my favorite people in the WORLD:

Re-Do

I was intimidated by this request. So much so that it took me a year to complete. I know that's silly, but when someone ships you a box full of their old treasures and favorite pieces and asks you to do whatever you want with them for them - it's intimidating. For instance - the watch in this piece: I couldn't get it apart without possibly scratching it, so I took it to a jeweler. He gave me a lecture about using such fine craftmaship (the Citizen watch) and showed me that it still works! I asked him to put it back together for me. His response? "There's just so much I'll do for free." Then he did. Anyway - this is the golden pieces necklace.

Below is the silvery pieces. There's a naked lady image behind the old lady (a person from the little miniature train set people...)

I hope she likes them!

Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest - Girl With Pink Shoes

This week's Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest celebrates Spring, lily white skin, wearing whatever you want, and pink high-heeled saddle shoes with bobby socks. The contest is simple - make comments here as to what you think is a perfect caption for this image. Seriously - make as many as you want - as sweet or as snarky as you feel - and then read what everyone else submits. It's great fun! On Friday a winner will be chosen and rewarded with a soldered glass pendant. There are complete 'rules' off to the side if you care to read them...

It's the last week of Winter! Woot Woot!!

The Key To It All

This was for a custom order I did this week. All my favorite pastimes were involved. Torching, pounding, stamping, riveting...

This Week's Winner - Little Flowers

Congratulations to Miss Nomaloke for her very sweet suggestion of "Little Girls Are Heaven's Flowers". Thanks to all who submitted suggestions this week - you all are Heaven's Flowers.

Miss Nomaloke, please e-mail me with your mailing address and I will get adorable soldered glass pendant on a 24" chain right out to you!

Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest - Wishing...

Welcome to the Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest - It's snowing here at the Pond, so I chose a sweet little girl sitting in the flowers for our necklace contest. It's quite a simple contest, and such a nice break from the ridiculous weather we're experiencing... You make a comment or two (or three or four) on what you think is a good quote/saying/word/blessing for this image. On Friday a winner will be chosen, a necklace made, and the author/submitter of the winning verbage will be rewarded with a soldered glass pendant on a 24" chain.

Snarky or Sweet, the choice is yours!
Thanks for playing - reading your comments and suggestions keeps me chuckling the live long day.

This Week's Winner - Anonymously Singing

This week's Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest chose the Maya Angelou quote "I know why the caged bird sings." Why? Because it wants out? Because it can? Because some crazy woman took all its feathers and is wearing them? What we don't know is who this Anonymous commenter is/was/shall be. If it's you, gentle reader, please e-mail me with your mailing address and I will send you your soldered glass pendant on a 24" chain. (rachel@twodogpond.com)
Have a great weekend!

Two Dog Pond Necklace Contest - She's a Cheep One

I know. I know. Great image for a half week's contest, right?

The Two Dog Pond Necklace contest is quite simple. You make comments here as to what you think would be the perfect quote/caption/word/idea for the backside of the pendant. There are complete rules over there >>> if you need them.

It's a short contest! A winner will be chosen on Friday and then we'll be back on track.

Last Week's Necklace Contest Winner - Life is Perfect

I feel like Kirk Douglas at the Oscars - however, my excuse for delaying announcing the winner for an extra day is due to lack of sleep, jetlag, and a billion errands that just had to be run...

Without further ado - the winner of Last Week's Necklace Contest is

MAMA K

with her suggestion of "Sunshine, beach, and a good friend. Life is perfect."

Miss Mama, send me your mailing address and I'll send you your soldered glass pendant on a 24" chain.