Made from a Vintage 70’s Elephant brass belt. 1950’s Japan pearl strand. One of a kind.
Happy Mother’s Day!

These are the pieces I worked on this past month. I am liking the Victorian meets Mid Century in this collection. There is also a running theme in here, that of Remembrance and Reflection, jewelry that reminds one of the past or the now, and subtly guide one in the journey of reflection and contemplation.
There is the Victorian carved Jet beads that hang on an Art Nouveau piece. The Owl and the Mother of Pearl fish pendants are from old buttons. The SIMPLIFY bar pendant has been a staple and is remade with a heavier brass stick. THE GOLDEN RULE bracelet is a modern day mantra, and found as is. The one I kept is the B bracelet, made from a vintage Art Deco men’s tie clip. Another Art Deco tie clip is the WCG with Amethyst. The mixed chain bracelet is from old snippets of vintage brass chains. The double curved bar necklace have tiny diamonds and is 12K gold filled. The Love Knot vintage gold filled bracelet was once a necklace, but makes a lovelier bracelet.
These will be available on the Etsy shop. I will keep adding more to this collection in another month. Meanwhile, I am also getting ready for my Spring Craft fairs in the West Village, the BBC and Bleecker Fine Arts and Designer Fair in May.
Stay warm!

Indeed, these are my favorite jewels that I’ve made for myself to treasure.  Here’s a peek into my jewelry box.

The petit point is amazing in that it is micro mini embroidery, I needed a loop to see this.
Just too lovely for a pin but special as a necklace with seed pearls.
I love seed pearls because there are crazy people out there drilling these tiny things! Ok, so in Ancient times!

The antique mother of pearl button is gilded with ornate Georgian era floral design.
This was a gift from my friend William who owns an Antique shop in Pennsylvania. I wear this all the time!

The 12KT gold filled antique Art Deco Gruen watch is very beautiful.
In the back there is an engraved initial E.M.C. 2-1-36. I later found some antique Sardinian coral to make it into a necklace.
The chain is also old, found inside an Art Deco compact which I also kept.

The antique silver Art Deco filigree bracelet is so stunning in its lattice work, and in each square are  Marquis Aquamarines and diamonds settings. The clasp was missing but I knew it was destined to be a choker style for me, with the addition of an old silver chain.

The Victorian Carnelian most likely came from a watch fob with its simple Gold filled wire work. The lovely green Emerald glass pin evokes Edwardian possibly a revival and stamped FREIRICH. The old chain came from a tangled mess in a flea market, but I always see the possibilities.

And the book is an antique autograph book bounded in deer skin. The embossing is amazing, inside the first pages are spider web embossing. It has some old photographs of teachers and the old school P.S. 20. Funny enough, my grade school in Jersey City was P.S.20!

a collection of Victorian personal mementos re-made into simple trinkets to re-treasure…
a perfume holder, a pencil tie clip, a pocket knife, a heart charm, enamel and baby pins, and a sash buckle.