'Tyre Swan' necklace, sterling silver and cold-enamel, handmade by Victoria Mason
ahh...this little necklace has been on my mind for over a year and on my bench for about 8 months (things happen pretty slowly round here). She's called 'Tyre Swan' (and a big thanks to Michi Girl today:))
I was going to call her 'Swanette' (with a nod to Warwick Capper) but it turns out that they're not as well-known a garden ornament as I'd thought, but to me it's the best suburban-lawn decoration ever.
There used to be a house down the road from where I grew up which had ALL of that beautiful australian flair - post box held up by a stiffened chain, garden gnomes, a driveway flanked by scalloped half tyres painted white, and of course the tyre swans as both hanging plant basket variety and the 'sitting' plant holder'. Is there a better way to use spare car tyres?
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A swing is a pretty good use of an old tyre. But I think you're right, the swan is pretty ace.
I did see this on Michi Girl yesterday, and I thought - wow, she's nailed it again.
(PS - re: this is - my trigger finger must have been itchy).
Cool necklace! I remember the tyre swan garden planter things, I was always impressed by them!
Here in Michigan, it would be tire-swing horses. :)
the very coolest tyre swan that has ever existed... i like the extra naff-ness added by photographing it on fake grass. Nice touch. Very, very cool.
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