April 2, 2017
Places to find us on the web:












Why B'sue Loves 1928



It's not hard to like the new B'sue by 1928 line!   These are some of the best jewelry components you will ever buy.  The craftsmen in the 1928 factory are without equal.  Some were fine jewelers before they came to work with this company, and the man in charge of casting was a goldsmith!

Casting pewter is a bit different than working with gold; in some ways, more forgiving, and in other ways you have to be more careful to achieve the look you want.   The molds at 1928 are made from old bits of jewelry found at antiques shops and fleas in Europe, over the years.

This necklace was cast from old slides:



I posted this photo on my personal Facebook page last week; I collect 1928 Jewelry as well as curate the components line.  I never had purchased this piece; it's not something you will often see.   I love anything that looks like real vintage.

Right away my niece, Candice, messaged me and wanted to buy one!   I just so happened to have an extra one.  Here she is, wearing it:




I love the way they put the diamond-shaped on in the center, it gives the necklace a V-shape.

It's not so hard to find reproduction costume jewelry slide BRACELETS, but it's not often you find a necklace.   Others thought so too...

as a result, six other people wrote me and wanted to get one!   LOL

They are going to love them.

It's such a ball choosing pieces for the guys to cast for us!   As we all get to enjoy the B'sue by 1928 line.  NOW they are looking for the molds for the slides in this necklace so that they can cast 'em up for the line....and I can present them to you in Old Silver, Gingerbread and Rusted Iron, to change them up and make the necklace YOUR way.

How cool is that!

This week a whole lot of pieces restocked and my proprietary pieces, in other words, the pieces that have been made just for the line, never used in 1928 Jewelry Company lines previously, have been plated.    So now you can get them in those beautiful vintage finishes!  

Here are just a few:



We  are still loading and finishing the silver pieces but all the Rusted Iron ones are on the site.  REMEMBER:   Rusted iron distresses beautifully; looks great when you add SWELLEGANT (which is also back in stock at the site, find it here:  https://www.bsueboutiques.com/category-s/1892.htm)   and is the bomb when you use Iced Enamels  and a resin topper with them.

My love for 1928 Jewelry Company goes back to when I was 19 and planning my wedding.   They were a very new company then (1975) and there was a little retail catalog floating around, that I saw.   Inside there was a little chain necklace with a pretty little bead on it, and it looked very much like this, just a bit smaller.   I remember it came in this peachy pink, a shade of blue, and white with a different colored rose on it.




I wrote the company and asked them if I could buy six necklaces, for my bridesmaids.

The response was that they could not sell me any retail, but that if I wanted to go up to Halle Brothers in Cleveland, they would make sure that I could pick the necklaces up, there.

It was just too complicated, so sadly I let the idea go.   Many years later when I began to work with the company, I asked the owner, Mr. Bernie, about this bead and told him about my necklace, which I had never forgotten.

He produced the bead.  

This week he produced the necklace:





These are recipe boards, or the records of how their many different designs were made with all the item numbers on them, the length of the chains used, type of pendant, etc.   These boards are very early for the company, from maybe 1972 up to possibly 1980.   At this time they were not yet doing a great deal of casting.

Most of the pendants were custom-soldered stampings that were plated and set with a vintage stone.

These boards were sent to me in a large box as a GIFT.   Mr. Bernie  knew I would use them to teach and that I would cherish them.

There, on the top of the pile, in the middle, is a simple chain necklace with a single bead.   THAT is my necklace and the date stamp on the board corroborated it.   This is the one with the blue bead.

So now I have the bead to share with you and I have the original recipe board....and the necklace.   He always likes to say he doesn't remember....but *I* know he knew what he was doing when he threw that in there.

It only arrived 42 years late!   LOL

Why WOULDN'T I love 1928?  And it's such a joy to share the stories and the finds with you.   Don't worry....there are MANY more coming!!

Visit us at the B'sue by 1928 Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/bsueby1928/

While you are there, give us a LIKE, would ya?

****************************************************

You can still sign up for the B'sue Boutiques Workshop here in Columbiana, Ohio....May 19-21, 2016

We have spots left and would love to see you fill them!


ALSO:  you can refer a friend!  Doesn't matter if you can come this year or not!   Tell your pals about it:



And if they sign up, tell them to mention YOU.  I will give YOU a 25.00 gift certificate to B'sue Boutiques for referring a friend!

Come and join the event group here at Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/433039766864451/

(You will need to be on Facebook to join us).

The event contract is pinned to the top of the page.   Fee is $285.00 for three long days of instruction and fun!

Read Katie Oskin's blog post about what she will be teaching, here:

http://katersacres.com/items/studio/bsue-boutiques-workshop-2017/

****************************************************
Well....

Today is Earrings SUNDAY!   Jann focused on green stones for her collage:




 
Here are a pair of her earrings this week...





Another pair from Lori Meyer's collection:






This pair was made by Marcia Tuzzolino:






Earrings are a quick and easy way to get back into jewelry making if you are just recovering from a winter funk!

Lots of times I like to just work out of a pile of stuff that might have accumulated on my workbench and see how many pair I can make of it.   That much less I have to clean up and put away!


******************************************************


At the May Workshop, in our Sunday class I will be discussing mini assemblage and of course....we're gonna have fun with some.

With the mini pieces same as the big ones, balance and placement is everything.

It's really fun, too, to use images, little scraps of chain, stones, ceramic flowers...you name it!


Here is a piece that Barbara Kelly shared with us this week:




Here is a video to get you started in case you haven't tried doing decoupage collage/assemblage:


Scrapbook Bits in Mini Assemblage 
Scrapbook Bits in Mini Assemblage


Another way to do mini assemblage is by decorating old keys....


What fun!


Jann Tague was going out to do a show this weekend so look at all these cute key pendants she made:



 

So go on and get out some little bibs and bobs, 40x30mm cameo mounts, blanks and bases, old buttons, bits of chain, old coins and found items, charms.....and have a ball!

I'm tellin' ya....you can really get lost in a project like this.

And I sold every last piece I made in this video, too! 

 
***************************************************

 

Will you come and join us at the B'sue Boutiques Creative Group at Facebook

this week?

 

 

Consider this your personal invitation! 


******************************************************     


If you are new to us at B'sue Boutiques,
use code

NEWTOBSUE

with your FIRST order for 30.00 or more,

and get 5.00 off!

You deserve a haul, too!

And B'sue Boutiques

is where you'll find all the GOOD STUFF!





     ********************************  



Shopping Perks!

There are always perks to shopping at B'sue Boutiques. Special perks are always called out in our newsletter on Sundays, on the RIGHT HAND SIDE, middle of the column.

Our brass stampings are second to none because we offer STELLAR precious metal and artisan-inspired finished, many based on vintage looks. Some of them you will not find anywhere else.

Our shipping prices are VERY LOW, most orders ship out for $3.95. Over $100.00, shipping is FREE.

Have a great, creative week!

Brenda Sue Lansdowne
B'sue Boutiques

1-800-868-4393

B'sue Boutiques
P.O. Box 30
East Palestine, Ohio 44413

In This Issue

Two

 

Each week there are so many clever new ideas from  the  members of the

  B'sue Boutiques Creative Group


 This week I decided to feature jewelry made with tassels....since so many of them shared tassel jewelry with us.


Here's  one I made some time back:





And some loose tassels....these are from a video we made not long after Javi came to work for us:


 
 


I love to mix them with fiber, Spectra beads, found bits, pieces of chain and old buttons or even semi precious stone donuts.   And old tassel on top is awesome, too!

Check out Leila Belcher's tassels:


Chris Kemp made this nifty piece:





And this one, too!





This is a tassel necklace from Janet Calardo:





And lastly....not a tassel but I just HAD to share Joan Williams' bunny focal necklace....how sweet is this?




Welcome Spring, right?


Thanks again so much to all the members of the Creative Group
for everything they so regularly share with us.

YOU should come and join us!

As always...

We have everything you need to make your creativity soar at B'sue Boutiques

**********






 Save big....if you have a bulk order this week, use code MY20 when you have 125.00 or more and get 20% off your order.  (Usually MY20 is set at 175.00 minimum, so take advantage of that!)

OR

Use code TAKEFIVE and get 5.00 on any order 50.00 up, after coupon or automatic discounts....

and get FREE STUFF too!

BUT....go on up to 75.00 (after discounts, etc) and we can do you one better.   Enter code

GOFORTEN

and get 10.00 off your entire order!

If your order would be 100.00 or more this week use code

HERES20

I have another gift this week, I chose an order number that someone will surely 'hit' this week.   Who ever matches up with that order number will receive this highly collectable cat and fish bowl brooch from1928 Jewelry Company!



I have seen Etsy sellers who have vintage ones found out at markets and shops, for as much as 120.00 each.

Well, this piece is recently made, but it's not a reproduction of the original 1928 piece.   It is the same in every way, nothing different.   The company still makes them once in a blue moon.  I guess it was a blue moon, as I asked Mr. Bernie to make them again....and he did.

Last week, Amy Cabanlet won the magnifying glass pendant.

She doesn't know that yet!  BUT: SURPRISE!!   But it will be on its way to her soon!


******* 
NOTE:

 Please enter only ONE discount *or* gift certificate rewards cash in code per order.

 We can't honor cash outs and coupons all in one order, or stacked coupons.  ;-)  Just pick the deal that gets you the best discount for what you have in your cart.  Thanks for understanding.

Remember....

Free stuff comes with every order 50.00 and up after any discounts or coupons.  It's here waiting for you!


******************************************

For speedy customer service, you can get Jordy at jordan@bsueboutiques.com or call and ask for Jordan, 1-800-868-4393




He is here every day but Saturday.   That is the day is he is going to get a hair cut and a shave.   LOL!

Making you happy is the primary goal at B'sue Boutiques


******************************************
MY REWARDS

REMEMBER....all of your REWARDS POINTS on ANY SIZED ORDER automatically record into your account.....so long as you log in before you begin shopping.  DON'T FORGET to do that! 

 **Please note, Rewards cash outs may not be combined with coupons, but you will still receive any automatic perks, like Free Shipping for over 100.00 in your cart. **

And read about our MY REWARDS program, here:

https://www.bsueboutiques.com/articles.asp?ID=304

*****************************************


B'sue Boutiques is the main selling site for our thousands of goodies.
B'sue Boutiques

*******************

Don't forget our backroom shop at ETSY!
Our Etsy lots are great deals....go grab some for yourself.   Take a minute to go through everything.

We use our Etsy for vintage stuff, things we have a limited amount of, things that have just come in, overstock, clearance, et al.    I may have ONE LOT ONLY to sell at that price.


Shelley and Javi BOTH are loading Etsy now and many of the lots are multiples so that more than one person can have a chance at the goodies.

Shelley put up a whole bunch of new goodies just this afternoon!

Great vintage findings buys at
B'sue Boutiques Supply Shop at Etsy


(website coupons and promotions do not apply at Etsy but  US shipping is included free!)

***************
B'sue Boutiques Community

THE B'SUE BOUTIQUES COMMUNITY BEGINS with YOU....is all ABOUT YOU.

 Please use Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest to share  B'sue Boutiques   and our newsletters and videos with your friends!   Social Media Links to make it EASY! are at the top of this page.

Come and join the MIXED MEDIA Jewelry Making at B'sue Boutiques Creative Group at Facebook 
 
 
 
HELPFUL PINTEREST BOARDS:

 The Business and Science of Craft 

tutorials, videos, articles and blog posts on everything from increasing traffic to your Etsy store, keeping focus, establishing your brand, growing your business by thinking outside of the box....and MORE! 
 
HEY! LOOK WHAT I GOT FROM B'SUE BOUTIQUES!

Pin your favorites.....I love sending secret gifties!  You could win what you Pin!   Contact me for pinning 'rights' to the board. 
 
GALLERY OF INSPIRATION

If you need new ideas, you can find them here.   Almost a thousand pins, all brilliant designs by mixed media designers who use products from  B'sue Boutiques


WORK TABLE WEDNESDAY 

a new giftie for a randomly chosen participant every week!

FINISHED UP FRIDAY

Weekly finished pieces from Creative Group members

***and***

The B'sue Boutiques OFFICIAL BLOG, JEWELRY MAKING OUTSIDE THE BOX  

  

Don't forget to check out the weekly new offerings in our ETSY 'backroom' shop, bsueboutiquesupplies 

  

Have a wonderful, creative week!

 

XOXO

 

B'sue 

Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved.