Barely a week until A Blogtastic Extravaganza...time to whet your appetite with a deeper look at my giveaway sponsors...
Petticoat Cachet and The Forking Queen
My sister Brooke has been designing and creating modern silverware jewelry for nearly 10 years. She will tell you that she got her start one night after bitterly losing a game of Scrabble to our mother (who has no problem gloating over that sort of thing). In a moment of revenge, Brooke grabbed the family meat fork, bent it around her wrist, and wore it defiantly for everyone to see. Innumerable compliments later an artistic business was born.
Over the years Brooke has developed a unique ability to look at a piece of flatware and mold it into exactly what it wants to be. She never starts with a pattern and is pretty sure she's never created two pieces the same. It's easy to believe that when you learn that she bends, twirls, curves, and rounds almost all of her pieces with just the strength of her hands and a common set of household pliers. To add icing to an already impressive feat, there are very few pieces she's found the need to heat before using. She loves to see the old men's faces when she finally convinces them she cold-bends everything.
Aside from simply being proud of my sister who has supported her family on an odd hobby, I LOVE working shows with her! From small high school craft shows, to double-booths at the Iowa State Fair, Brooke travels around the central part of the country and every once in awhile takes me with her. We eat terribly delicious food, laugh way too loud, and listen as new and repeat customer's rave about how excited they are to find jewelry that is so uniquely bold and wearable.
I hope you love Brooke's jewelry! She gets bored quickly and is ALWAYS working on completely new designs. Check out her
Etsy Page to see what she's working on lately...
And, for an extra early entry to next week's giveaway from Petticoat Cachet, come back here to leave a comment on your favorite item she currently has listed!
