Nothing big this week – instead the focus seems to have been on taking the old, broken and unloved and breathing new life into them. The vintage postcard to which I gave extra autumn colour with dozens of French knots gradually went from this…
…to this – with the help of numerous podcasts…
…and finally to this:
I combined a 1970s watch strap and a broken brooch to make a statement bracelet which is currently in my Etsy shop here.
And some jasper and art glass beads and vintage clock hands to make some more statement earrings.
Unfortunately, I forgot to take a photo of the starting point for this pretty little pendant, which had the longest journey of all.
It literally started off a small chunk of a much larger broken brooch and I only knew that because it still had the hinge and pin, which was twice as long as the flower, attached. It was filthy, missing all the stones and had a couple of bits of metal sticking off at random angles.
After removing the pin, tidying up the shape and drilling a hole for a jump ring so I could turn it into a pendant, I gave it a thorough clean and polish before resetting it with tiny blue vintage paste stones and a vintage pearl with a wire attached which went into the hole I discovered in the middle of the ‘bell’.
That really was treasure from trash!
It should be in my Etsy shop shortly. There is nothing quite like turning literally a piece of rubbish into something that hopefully will be loved and cherished for years to come.
Under A Topaz Sky 