Friday, March 5, 2010

The Alice in Wonderland Charm Bracelet

11 charms of sterling silver composed of
14 separate original hand drawn images (including the letters)
2 ounces of sterling silver
5 beads of Murano glass
6 hours worth of sketches
3 hours of hands-on fabrication
a lifetime of inspiration (I was after all named after her

The Alice in Wonderland Charm Bracelet
Alice in Wonderland Charm Bracelet - original hand-drawn art, etched in sterling silver

6 picture charms and 5 letter charms spelling ALICE
The objects found within Wonderland, in order of their appearance in the story (counter clockwise from the top):
The White Rabbit's pocket watch, Alice's "drink me" bottle, the Caterpillar's mushroom, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter's teapot and teacup, the Queen of Hearts and pack of cards.
....interspersed with charms spelling out ALICE

Alice in Wonderland Charm Bracelet - original hand-drawn art, etched in sterling silver


The "drink me" bottle with swinging tag.
The "drink me" tag swings back and forth.

Teapot with swinging teacup attached
As does the teacup from the teapot it's attached to. 
The Queen of Hearts card swings, too

Alice in Wonderland Charm Bracelet - original hand-drawn art, etched in sterling silver
This opus of mine
will be one of only two that will ever be created.
One for me.
And one for you.

It will be listed in my Etsy shop later tonight (along with the Cheshire Cat and Alice pendants from yesterday's post).

Tickets for tonight!
For now....
I must run. 
It's past 5:30, and I've got tickets for a 6:30 show.

I'm late! I'm late!.....  :)



13 Comments:

Blogger senioritis said...

Awesome work! Great detail Alice, we especially like the Cheshire Cat ;)

March 5, 2010 5:55 PM  
Blogger Sarah Ranes said...

Really love that bracelet, the deck of cards is great!

SweetSallysSoaps

March 5, 2010 6:10 PM  
Blogger Etsy Studios said...

I love it! I am so envious- I would love to be able to do metal work. Very talented.

March 5, 2010 7:05 PM  
Blogger Babbidge Patch said...

Beautiful charm bracelet! love the creative theme!

Cathy of
BabbidgePatch
&
BPyarns

March 5, 2010 7:13 PM  
Blogger T @ Poppy Place said...

Oh A, you are sooo amazing, this is a beauty. :)

You can see the love and passion that went into it :)

Hope you have a wonderful weekend, T.

March 5, 2010 7:17 PM  
Blogger Artesia said...

Oh Wow! Yoy really put your heart and soul into that piece, and it shows! Have fun at the movies.

March 5, 2010 7:49 PM  
Blogger MrsLittleJeans said...

I love it too..alas I cannot afford it...sigh! But I am glad you made yourself a copy! It is so much fun!

xox

March 6, 2010 12:29 AM  
Blogger littlecherryhill said...

That is a fantastic work of art! Whomever ends up with your other one will be a very lucky person! That could so totally be an heirloom piece! :)

March 6, 2010 7:12 AM  
Blogger Amy Nicole/RubyMtnBeads said...

absolutely magnificent.

March 6, 2010 8:58 AM  
Blogger susan said...

wow- your designs are always so original- you outdid yourself this time with the entire story of Alice to worn on your wrist~ kind of a twist to 'wearing your heart on your sleeve'- sorry, I couldn't resist.
Love your work and your blog.
Susan
ps your new banner is super.

March 6, 2010 12:01 PM  
Blogger My Life Under the Bus said...

Oh it's PERFECT !!! LOVE LOVE LOVE charm bracelets - the fact you made it makes it that much more awesome !!!

March 6, 2010 7:00 PM  
Blogger Alice Istanbul said...

Everyone, your comments and amazing feedback mean so much to me. Thank you!!! xoxoxo A :)

March 8, 2010 12:08 AM  
Blogger cabin + cub said...

Wow... love this one! I love the detail of each charm (the cat being my fave) ;)

March 8, 2010 2:50 PM  

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