Trinket #207 - Tattooed Lady Necklace

In the interest of full disclosure, the components for this trinket were actually purchased from Etsy and merely assembled by me. I replaced the too-puny ball chain that came with the pendant with a heftier (and more retro-feeling) dark brown satin ribbon. The result: a trinket that I will actually wear now.

It's strange to think about a time when being covered in tattoos made you a spectacle worthy of a sideshow. My town (Richmond, Virginia) is the 3rd most tattooed city in the US. That translates to a LOT of ink in this city. I see people everyday who make the lovely lady in this portrait look mediocre at best. Do we call that progress?

Trinket #54 - Sideshow Choker Necklace

That's right, ladies and gentlemen, step right up and see with your very own eyes! Two of natures most lovely creations, Garnet and Amber, are together on the very same stage - bound for eternity in antique bronze wire.

Okay, off of my barker's box for a moment. I have had gypsies on the brain since yesterday's post (which prompted more than an hour of drooling at homemade vardos on the web.) That train of thought always takes me to the same station - the traveling circus. I'm not quite sure yet, but I may be onto a theme this week. I made this trinket with the Bearded Lady in mind - something feminine, yet strangely masculine at the same time.