I owe so much to the Pennsylvania Dutch. Not because I’m desended from them (my German relatives came over later into
Don’t give me that “wheel” or “internal combustion engine” crap.
They al
so developed a really beautiful and simple style of decoration frequently found on handwritten documents, samplers, and hope chests. These featured stylized birds, fruits, flowers, and stars. When these fine people grew prosperous, they painted beautiful symbols on barns known as hex signs.
Many people nowadays talk about the symbolism and possibly magic properties of these symbols. I don’t know about that. If they were anything like my stern religious German grandma, they were “just for pretty.”
In any case, this necklace showcases 5 minature hex signs. They are not printed or stamped, but individually drawn b
y me. I used historical photographs as a reference.
This item will appear on Etsy very soon
4 comments:
I love this! Reminds me of garage doors in wisconsin.
Have you already sold this? (I'm guessing you have..) It's beautiful. Thanks (:
It's cool but it's a shrinky-dink. You can make it yourself.
yeah this is awesome i like it very much thanks.
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