Welcom Spring

Oh my deer friend spring you're finally here. How i've missed your bright colours, beautiful perfumes and little buds of life beginning to flourish as the days grow longer. The grass is lush, blossom have began and all around new life is coming to be.

Floral Crochet Brooches $18 each

A POCKETFUL OF POSIES vintage enamel flower statement bib Necklace $109

My lovely Camellia tree

Red Blossoms

Sweetheart Calf

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

Flotsam Earrings $18

Inky Fingers Original Art Print (unframed) $5

Verdigris Octopus Necklace $16

Moby Dick Necklace $18

Antiqued Octopus Necklace $30

Silver Tone Octopus Necklace $30

Golden Brass Octopus Necklace $30

Inky Finger Original Postcard $3

Just a little of might might been seen when traveling 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.

Inspired by Winter

I must admit i'm not very fond of winter. I don't like being cold (neither do my poor arthritic knees) and my house has no real heating expert for a small ceramic fan which makes working in my studio quite difficult most days. However i do find the appearence of nature in the winter months most inspiring. Whether it be snow covered mountains, a think foggy morning or the spooky appearance of the leafless trees that line my street. I would often sit with a hot cup of coffee and think of how i can incorporate this imagery into my work.
Drawing from this wintery wonderland i have created two new necklaces. The first is titled "The Winter Tree" and features a large bronze twisted branch style pendant with hand coloured verdigris owl attached.


The second is titled "The Lonely Tree" and features a large silver plated wintery leafless tree pendant. Both super sweet pieces are now in stock and ready to warn your heart this winter.

Vintage Dictionary Pendants

I love old books, the smell and the feel of the pages and that lovely golden patina around the boarder of each page. Recently a came upon a collection of vintage dictionaries from around the 1960's. Most were little quarter sized books with tiny fine print, a pocket reference once used in schools. They were so cute i had too find a way of using them in my jewellery, these sweet little pieces are the end result.

Each little necklace features a clipping from my collection of vintage dictionaries set under a magnifying glass bubble cab and mounted onto a hand antiqued frame. The pendants measures 33x22 mm and comes presented on a 46cm hand antiqued alloy chain. Only $18 each.

Sitting under the Apple Tree

I've been adding a lot of new designs to my catalog recently, but this sweet little necklace is one of my favorites. It features with cute little apple tree charm with vibrant green foliage. A few weeks a ago i went to a trade fair in Melbourne and learnt how to do air-dry enameling, i've used this same technique to create the lovely shimmery green colour on the pendant.

Because it's the middle of winter here, my little apple tree in the back yard sadly does not look so lush.

The necklace is now available for purchase on my website or if you're in Melbourne you can pick one up from Incube.8r Gallery in Fitzroy for only $18.

Look Book Feature

My Anatomical Heart Necklace seen here featured in this model set on Look Book.

Fantastic Fox in This Months Peppermint Mag

Yippy!! The brand new issue of Peppermint Magazine is out in stores now and features my Verdigris Fantastic Fox Necklace, this is the second time (that we know of) that one of my designs have appeared in this lovely mag - big thanks Peppermint peeps.
I'm very happy to have found this copy, i usually can't buy the mag in my area but on one of my random weekend drives is found in a small newsagent i happened to wondering into unplanned.. so very happy all round.

Home is Where The Heart Is

Home is where the heart is they say, but do you currently find yourself miles away from home, traveling, studying, working, then this piece is perfect for you.

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Vintage Map Locket Necklace made with vintage heart shaped lockets and clippings from vintage maps. The lockets are made from brass, they each have a fully working hing and open out with two sections for photos and keeps sakes. The locket measures 26x22mm when closed.

Embedded within the recess of this locket is a section from a map dating from the 40's to the 60's. I do love to take custom orders and can basically make a locket for most decent sized cities or towns. The locket comes presented on a 46cm gold tone chain with designer tag on the clasp, free gift bag and caring instruction card and sell for $20 each.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

***((((I'm so happy to have finished this piece that i had to write a blog entry about it))))***


I’m so thrilled to have finally finished this piece and offer it to you. This has been a labor of love for many, many months now.

Countless hours have been spent searching to the component and then designing and re-designing the pieces and i finally had it stage where i was happy with the piece. Not only is this a beautiful necklace but it’s also a piece of wearable mixed media art and a story book made from charms and jewellery findings.

To begin i started with large 92x52mm vintage steel filigree which for the base of the pendant. Mounted on top of the filigree is a selection of new and vintage charms which chronicle Alice’s adventure in wonderland. Forming collage background are tiny vintage doll house playing cards. The focal piece of this design is a large 38cm vintage brass basket wave locket with vintage “Paris” clock button. The locket has a fully working hinge and open out, with two sections for photos or keepsakes.

At present the pendant is hung from a 35cm think bronze tone cable chain, but i’m happy to alter the length of the chain or even replace the chain to suit your tastes

I remember toying with this idea back in late 2008, but it took a while to gather all the pieces and longer still to make the mock-up, and even longer still to put the piece together and have it finished, photographed and ready for sale. It piece is currently listed in my Etsy store but i should also have it listed on my website in the next day or so.

Steampunk Animals

I have created two new creatures to add to my ever growing, ever evolving steampunk designer collection. Initially the collection was expressly a winter collection for 2009 available thought my website and selected stockist but it now seemed to have taken on a life of it's own. As i've found new and interesting ways to work with my vintage brass stamping collection i've fused these with my collection of vintage watch parts and movements and now have a collection of interesting little creatures the latest of which are these cute owls and butterflies.

They can be purchased from my Etsy store or my website by the end of this week. And below are a few other design from steampunk menagerie.

Butterfly Kisses Make Me Happy

Being a self-taught artist and designer i’m still getting to understand my creative process, i.e what drives my creative process , why i make things the way i make them and why i get inspiration from some things and irritated by others. One thing i came to understand recently was the different moods we have an effect what i create, for example when i’m really tired, like almost falling asleep tired i get the most inspiration i can “see” designs and have been known to be up until the sun comes up the next morning tinkering with new ideas.

This past week has been one of those “horror” weeks where everything seems to go wrong all at once, it’s been most upsetting – however it’s not been all bad , as i’ve come to realised that when in such a mood i create the prettier, more delicate pieces such are this butterfly necklace. I was planning to make a statement piece with the butterfly charms but never envisioned that it would look like how it has come out – but i love. I think it would be perfect for a garden party or wedding or some other "happy" event. Interesting!

This piece now available for purchase through my Etsy store.

A cloudy day is perfect for blogging

After a short blogging hiatus due to work load and illness, i’m happy to announce that we’re back and would like to re-introduce our label to those checking in on a long awaited up date and also to those visiting for the first time. So here, below is an extended excerpt from an interview i recently gave:

About Run Wild Horses style
For the most part the Run Wild Horses style is know of "modern vintage". I take vintage and vintage reproduction materials and re-work them into modern, fresh and unique designs.
I draw inspiration from the materials themselves. I spend many hours searching markets, vintage and ops shops and online looking for unique vintage components, and will often sit on the floor with all my boxes and containers of parts and bring the pieces together at that tine, rather than planning out a collection from sketches and trying to find the materials after. When working with vintage materials you need to have some flexibility with your designs because there is no guarantee that you will find the piece your looking for or need to finish the design.
Recently i began to focus more and more on the materials used allowing the designs to create a story, my one creative interpretation of whatever ever theme i happen to be working in at that time.

Hidden Love Letters for Valentines Day

With Valentine's day only a few weeks away i thought it would be a fitting time to introduce you to my new collection of "Hidden Love Letter" Locket Necklace. Each necklace features this uber cube little envelope charm with flap that opens up (like a real envelope would!!!). Inside the envelope is hidden a secret brass love letter with the words "i love you" embossed on the front.
I even have one in french that reads "c'est la vie"....How sweet!!!

"i love you" Necklace comes in gold, silver and bronze tone and the "c'est la vie" necklace comes in bronze tone only. Priced between $30-$35 and now in stock.

Summer Collection Almost Sold Out

Just a quick up date - our summer collection "Blooms" is almost sold out. We have a few necklaces left and Love birdie Earrings (these came be view and purchased from either www.2threads.com/runwildhorses/shop or www.runwildhorses.etsy.com).
We are now sold out of the Blooming Rose Bud rings and the Pin/Earring Gift Sets, we also sold out of the Rose Bud Earrings sets. We wish to thank all our wonderful stockists and customer that have helped to make this collection such a huge success.

Playfully Vintage Collection

ALICE IN WONDERLAND jewellery is soooo cool!!!

As a child, I loved the story of Alice In Wonderland, and imagined myself finding, by accident some secret place on my parents farm, I never did find such a place, but we have created a number of jewellery pieces inspired by the classic story, including charm and cameo necklaces
Many of the pieces feature vintage materials like Czech glass cabochons and old brass setting. Most of the designs are limited editions as a lot of the material used are getting harder and harder to find
These pieces can be purchase from my Etsy store and from selected stockists.

OLD EARTH COLLECTION at in.cube8r Gallery

OLD EARTH is a collection of necklaces and brooches featuring pendants made using materials from or inspired by earth and all things in and on it. The pendants feature vintage cameos, cabochons, charms, stampings, old photo's, cards and a selction of my photography as a background.

Items from this collection are exclusive to in.cube8r Gallery, with prices starting from $20