Vintage beauty - inspiring photos from "Robes of Earth" on Flickr

I discovered Robes or Earth's photostream on flickr while searching for photos of apothecary cabinets - and I think you'll agree that it's a find! The photos are from amazing museums around the artist's home of Melbourne Australia - like "an open-air recreation of a coal mining settlement in the 1880s in rural Australia" - Coal Creek. The photographer - Penny Elizabeth Neal is also a salvage artist and craftsperson and creates amazing pieces of jewelry from vintage finds, which she sells on Etsy.

In fact, she has three Etsy shops -
Sparrow Salvage - the new shop with a more sparse, primitive feel.

Little Brown Sparrow (the old shop) for found-object jewellery, paper collage and more, all made from salvaged and antique things...

The Dark Woods for ragged taggle clothing, jewellery, goods and chattles with a dark, sparkly, earthy faery edge.



Check out the candelabra covered in wax!



The gorgeous shot of the apothecary cabinet

Check out the Robes of Earth Photostream. You'll also see some photos of her studio where she creates her little treasures.

A few of her Etsy creations:

A trend that I'm loving - for you not your house

I'm sure you've seen them around - deliciously girly necklaces adorned with flowers, chains, and ribbon ties. Of course major labels are banking on the trend big time but charging hundreds - but you can find options just as sweet for less money. Do you like the whole flower bib trend? I don't have one, and I don't know if I could pull them off - so I'd like to hear what you guys think.

The difference between the left and the right? $612.00! Vera Wang's Lame and Crystal necklace is $650, and Anthropologie's Wildflower necklace (on the right) is $38. (I love Vera's dresses but I have to say I really do like Anthropologie's necklace better)

This necklace, by Mimi + You is gorgeous - and one of a kind, but it's also $350

This STUNNING "Love is a vintage rose" necklace is $85, and also handmade (only 10 of each peace are made), by marionkoubouri at etsy.

I also love this one from eraseandrepeat on Etsy.