Here are 25 creative ideas to repurpose vintage jewelry and turn it into beautiful, unique pieces everyone will love.
I have assembled some of my favorite finds in this luscious charm necklace. The fabulous shell cameo-I only use cameos with "pretty faces"-this one is from the 1900's Italian bronze medal-it has a male profile on one side and a tree on The reverse-Italian writing A rectangular bronze medal purchased in Lucca, Italy-Jesus on the Cross and Mary and Jesus on the reverse An assemblage portrait locket with Mary and Jesus and a rose on the reverse-handcrafted by me A mini, fully working bone knife The main portion of this necklace measures 18"-The swag drops down about 4". I love this piece worn with all the blush styles that are so popular right now. Layaway is available-just ask....
I have assembled some of my favorite finds in this luscious charm necklace. The fabulous shell cameo-I only use cameos with "pretty faces"-this one is from the 1900's Italian bronze medal-it has a male profile on one side and a tree on The reverse-Italian writing A rectangular bronze medal purchased in Lucca, Italy-Jesus on the Cross and Mary and Jesus on the reverse An assemblage portrait locket with Mary and Jesus and a rose on the reverse-handcrafted by me A mini, fully working bone knife The main portion of this necklace measures 18"-The swag drops down about 4". I love this piece worn with all the blush styles that are so popular right now. Layaway is available-just ask....
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How to create beautiful chandelier crystal necklaces. This is such a fun way to repurpose and upcycle found vintage crystals into gorgeous pendant jewelry!
This one of a kind box began with a vintage decorative brass vanity box. I used an assortment of jewelry that resembles a mid summers night- complete with butterflies and a violet rhinestone Joan Rivers Bee brooch. I have not secured the Joan Rivers vintage bee brooch to the box so there is an option of leaving the bee nesting in the flowers or lifting it off the box lid and wearing it when desired. ( If you purchase the box and would want the brooch permanently attached to the lid please let me know.) Bees are symbols of hard work and community. Since the honey bee will protect its home at the risk of its own life, it also represents loyalty and courage. This one of a kind box would make a wonderful Keepsake Box or unique gift for a special occasion. Measurements: Bee brooch: 1.5” x 1” Box: 4.5x 3” x 3” Item will be boxed and gift wrapped free of charge. Visit my shop to view additional one of a kind boxes and jewelry!
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Hello my friends, with Christmas over many of us are starting to think Valentines. Although I am not ready to start pulling out the Valentines décor, I am ready to do a bit of creating. It's been quite a while since I did a 'Treasures and Trinkets Tuesday' post. I thought this project fit the bill. You might remember that last year I was helping with the estate of my friends late Aunt. We held 8 estate sales total and still haven't emptied the house. We will probably pick it back up this spring. While sorting through all of her treasures we saved some of the jewelry and tossed it into a large tin. This photo was actually taken after we had created three hearts. We were so busy having fun that I forgot to take photos. :) Julie and Dolly rode up last Thursday and spent the night. We thought we would create hearts with all of that treasured jewelry I actually took photos earlier today, when the lighting was good. I realized that my SD card was not in all the way and none of them took. So here's my second go around. They are not as good, and I didn't do as many. We used frames that we already had. I chose a smaller one because I have a lot of large framed things I use for Valentines. We removed the back and sprayed it with Elmer's spray glue. Then we laid it on a piece of drop cloth I had left over from a project. We did not cut the piece to fit perfectly, because I wanted to lie them onto my cutting mat and make a nice clean cut with my rotary cutter. Fold a piece of paper in half and draw half of a heart. Cut out with scissors. Center it on your backing. We measured to make sure we had it exact. Then trace around it lightly with pencil. Now the fun begins! We started laying out jewelry pieces. Julie and Dolly laid out their entire heart before gluing any of it down. Me, not being the patient one; laid out 5-6 pieces and then cut the backs off and glued them down. We just used hot glue. Either way works. They did say that when they went to glue they did not get it to fit exactly as they had it laid out. Be creative and have fun playing with those gorgeous jewels! I wanted quite a bit of aqua in mine. Notice we added small pearls to fill in some of the gaps. So many pretties! We used wire cutters to cut off the backs so that they would lay flat. Some of them were easy, while others were a bit difficult. I didn't mind the void space behind this pretty flower pin. In fact, I laid a few pearls inside and decided that it took away from it. I cut one end off a watch and used the other to frame the top of the heart on one side. I really did center my heart on my background. But I used a piece on the bottom that hung down quite a ways. It didn't bother me, in fact I loved the look! Notice the space on the side of the aqua pin? You only see it from the side, but I've decided that I will tuck more pearls in there. Now, here's another look at the finished project. . . This is my sister Julie's. Love how she framed the top of her heart with bling! and my friend, Dolly's. So many fun pieces of jewelry! The chippy frame is one that I had made with a crackle product years ago. Both Julie and I painted our frames with white chalk paint and sanded them. They turned out so pretty that I think I will hang mine in my sewing room after Valentines. What do you think? Is this something you would try making? hugs, I will be sharing with these fun parties: Talk of the Town Keep in Touch Vintage Charm Share the Love link party
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With these last few days of summer upon us, everyone I know seems to either be on vacation or in 'lazy' mode... myself included! The weather has been so gorgeous, I've just wanted to be outside and as a result, haven't gotten much jewelry made this week! One thing I did manage to complete is this special order triple-wrap necklace. My sweet customer entrusted me with her own gorgeous cameos. Isn't the one with the diamond in the centre to die for? The cameo segment can be detached if she prefers a simpler necklace one day. I've also been dreaming up a new line that I plan to call 'parisian pearls', featuring vintage glass pearls. I love the combo of their creamy smoothness mixed with rough gemstones and old pendants, kind of a modern spin on the flapper necklaces of the 1920s. Here are just some of the elements I plan to work with... Please stay tuned for new pieces from my 'parisian pearls' line coming to The French Circus on Monday. In the meantime, you can find me under my parasol. Have a lazy weekend, mes amis! :) vintage photos courtesy of Pinterest
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With the fall foliage turning comforting shades of gold and red, I was inspired to create this week's jewelry pieces featuring just such colours. Rich ambers and berries in the form of citrine, garnet, ruby and amethyst accent classic themes like crosses, hearts and flowers. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and I hope you're enjoying the changing leaves in your own backyard! <3
These cooler days of Fall have me more productive in the studio, so I thought I'd share what I've been adding to my Etsy Shop. Some brass and zinc numbered tags are now hanging out with my blinged keys. I put together a little impromptu styling vignette with an old celluloid covered jewelry box, a frame of dried flowers and a small gold portrait frame. One of my few hydrangeas of the year that has the most amazing lavender color. and a fragile old book entitled Religious Experience in Twelve Letters dated 1826. Vintage ladies watchfaces added to the key and a new watch as part of the pendant. The pendants are hanging from a 28 inch silver plate ball chain, so there's no tarnishing. Several of these have already been sold. If you'd like something that's shown, just email me and I'll try to put something together just for you. Please be sure and label it "Jewelry" on the email. It's never too soon to start thinking Christmas! (this post is showing up in my most visited feed, I'm no making jewelry at this time, nor is my Etsy store open at this time. thanks so much, Debra) joining in with xoxo,
This listing is for the found object sculpture titled Angela by Candiland Art you see featured in this listing. This is a very large doll head, the doll was the height of a 5 year old. The sculpture has a vintage pewter base. This generally measures 7”x8”x16.5” tall, with a 5” base. She has been accented with vintage jewelry and odds & ends. Please follow our shop link for all things vintage. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CandilandArt
