Chicago's Next Top Pendant Model

Oh yes, I got models.  Okay, so I got a friend and a pedi-cab driver, but I think they did a great job!

Baseball Pendants on Etsy

Baseball Pendants at thebigcitybumpkin.com

Chicago Flag Pendants on Etsy

Chicago Flag Pendants on thebigcitybumpkin.com

I'm going to try to get some more shots with different pendants tomorrow.  If you want to be a model, come by Waveland and Kenmore (outside Wrigley Field) tomorrow around 2 p.m., and I'll happily take your picture wearing one of my awesome pendants!

New Necklace Line

I'm taking these vintage photos, and running with them!  I've made and listed five, so far, and I'm hoping they will get a good reaction, because they're fun to make.  Imagine that there really is only one -- I just find that fascinating, to be able to wear someones history around your neck, and to be the only one in the world who has it.

You can find them all (and more!) in my Etsy shop!

New Etsy Listing -- Belmont CTA Pendant

An outbound train... toward the Loop... will be arriving shortly.

Belmont CTA Pendant

Belmont CTA Pendant

Click the photo captions above, or here: Belmont CTA Pendant.

Visit my Etsy shop here: the Big City Bumpkin on Etsy

Dancin' Queen Monogram Pendants

I made one of these for my niece... then another for a friend... and I thought maybe other people would enjoy them, too.  So here you are, the Dancin' Queen Monogram Pendant, it all it's glittery glory!

Available in my Etsy shop!

Tooting my own horn, baby!

These turned out AWESOME!!

They are all listed in my Etsy shop, so have a gander, won't you?

Current Projects

Ooh, I'm excited about this one!  Chicago, rep-re-sent!

Chicago Loop Pendant

I've also got a Lincoln Park, Wrigley Field, Sears Tower, and Northside Red Line "in the cooker" (that is to say, curing under a Mason jar).  I can't wait to start listing these in my Etsy shop!  But for now... I'm waiting the 72-hours they take to set... and waiting, and waiting...  Patience isn't my thing, but I'll have to get over it.

Also, does your lover make you nutty?  I know mine does...

Nutty Walnut Heart Pendants

Yup, walnut hearts.  That's how we do it around here.

I'm trying to come up with silly names for them:

Hoard Your Love, Squirrel-Style;

Storing Love for the Winter;

and the ever popular,

Wear Your Nuts Around Your Neck

That third one might not fly...

New Project - Walnut Necklaces

I'm working on an interesting project, we'll see how it turns out... So far, it's been a little messy.  I think tomorrow I'll see what I can add to them to make them more like mini-dioramas.  Until then... walnuts, toothpicks, and resin.  ;)

Meanwhile, tonight it's Ike reminding us of the importance of having a place to rest our chin.