prairie and pearl

A Curated Life

The collection I'm sharing today is one that I don't think anyone has seen before- not even the mister (at least not in it's entirety).


You may remember that I have a jewelry line from the giveaway I did last year. Now Prairie and Pearl never really took off like I hoped it would so I'm considering calling it quits, but in the course of creating this line of jewelry I have amassed quite the collection of trinkets (for lack of a better word). These little bits and baubles normally live in drawers above my work table- hidden away- but today I thought I'd share some of them with you.

Pen knives
Pens and pencils
Tiny achievement badges (anyone know where these would have been displayed?)

Random tags 
The whole concept behind Prairie and Pearl was taking unusual vintage bits like these, combining them with modern findings and creating jewelry 'with a vintage past'. I had already gathered a small collection of these types of items, and once I had a reason to buy more, I'd grab up every funny little thing I found at estate sales, flea markets, and even Etsy.

Pocket and stop watches 
Mini padlocks
Swivel clips
I ended up with multiples of nearly everything, in hopes that once the jewelry started selling I would need to be able to create multiple versions of each piece (though no one piece was exactly alike). With so many little items collected and put away in drawers I feel a bit like a hoarder now, and may start selling them to people who can put them to use.

Pen nibs
Close up- aren't they cool?
Do you have things you've collected for projects you've never completed? It seems sad to let all of this go, but if I'm not going to use them, it's more sad to have them hidden away- right?

If you're interested in seeing the rest of the Prairie and Pearl line (or what's listed at least), visit my Etsy shop.


thursday giveaway {giveaway now closed}

can you believe it's already day three of the giveaway-a-day? it's been so fun to give all these great items away, i don't want it to end!

today's giveaway comes from my jewelry line, prairie & pearl.

{message in a bottle: vintage glass watch parts vial with vintage fortune inside on silver tone brass chain}

the thursday giveaway winner will receive their choice of one of the necklace designs you see here, as well as a gather and hunt tote bag.

{pony express: vintage postal key tag with vintage gold tone horse charm on gold tone brass chain}

{pony express: vintage postal key tag with vintage nickel horse charm on silver tone brass chain}

{perfume locket: n.o.s. brass locket on copper tone brass chain with handmade, all natural, solid perfume in citrus spice scent}
{writers block: vintage pen nib on double chain in silver and gun metal tone brass chain} 
like yesterday, there are 3 ways to enter, 3 ways to win:

1. leave a comment on this post, telling us which design you would choose.

2. like gather and hunt on facebook, and write on our wall, telling us which design you would choose. (if you already like gather and hunt on facebook, you only have to write on the wall).

3. follow gather and hunt on twitter, and find my tweet about today's giveaway, then re-tweet it (if you already follow us on twitter, just re-tweet).

good luck to you all!

and now- for the big announcement- the winner of wednesday's giveaway is...

Lyndsey from The Stationery Place! I swear this drawing was random, but what a fitting winner!

congratulations Lyndsey! message me your shipping info so i can mail your prize to you!


{giveaway a day is open to all residents of the US and Canada. all winners are chosen at random using RandomPicker.com. all prizes in the June 2012 giveaway a day are supplied by gather and hunt.} 

another hat

you know how people usually ask 'so what do you do'? i have a hard time answering that question. probably because i do too many things (currently working three jobs and running a business)! i'm currently working on narrowing the list of things i do down, but one item on that list has been sadly neglected this last year and i was determined to change that this week. let me introduce you to one of the many hats i wear...



prairie and pearl is my handcrafted jewelry business. i take the small vintage curiosities i dig up at sales and give them a new life as jewelry. for the past year i've only had one item in my Etsy store, but today i am busy working on a whole bunch of new listings! they're not live in the shop yet, but here's a peek...

pony express necklace. vintage postal key return tag with vintage gold tone horse charm. 

same but with silver tone vintage horse charm.

1930's Minuet pencil necklace. complete with working pencil lead!

message in a bottle necklace.  vintage watch parts vial with vintage fortune inside (or add your own message).

vintage pen nib necklace. available with double and single chains. 

one the fellas might like- vintage pen knife on beefy brass chain. 

perfume locket- all natural solid perfume in vintage (NOS) brass locket on copper chain
i hope to have all of these listed by tomorrow, so stop by the prairie & pearl Etsy store and take a look!