It's that time of year again... To be fair, it's been 'that time of year' since the summer, as around everything else, I have been trying to make more of my upcycled jewellery for assorted markets and stockists. But I have created a few pieces that also tick the embroidery box. First, I've finally turned two of the Victorian buttons I bought back in January...
...into a pair of earrings by teaming them with some onyx and silver sections from a broken necklace. The needlelace is exquisite and in fantastic condition and they are available here in my Etsy shop. Two down, lots to go!
Then I came across a broken brooch with a missing middle - my favourite type of broken piece to use as a frame for embroidery. I removed the remains of the broken catch, reset the empty settings with tiny green diamantes and as I've been asked to provide some new festive stock for 20-21, I stitched a poinsettia in silk ribbon onto a piece of hand dyed pelmet vilene to set in the centre. The loops which were already part of the edging made it easy to turn into a pendant.
Next up was this amazing pewter (I think) setting which had had a button rather crudely stuck inside it but the back is gorgeous.
I removed the button and decided to replace it with a snowflake shaped silver tone stamping which fitted almost perfectly. I stitched it onto some midnight blue silk dupion, enhanced it with stitches and a bead and set it in the middle.
Finally, jellyfish! Silk cocoons and scraps of chain make lovely jellyfish pendants and I've managed to build up enough of a stock of scraps to make four - two silver tone, one antiqued brass coloured and one gold tone. I use tiny connectors, often beaded, to join bit of chain which are not long enough and pop little beads and dangles on the ends of some of the chains for extra interest.
Like a lot of things, they look quite simple, but take ages to do, balancing the different types and weights of chain and judging how many beaded accents are enough. The cocoons need strengthening too, so I make a hole for the head pin and then put a layer of super glue on the top inside and out to stabilise it and hide the patch under a bead cap.
Four more stock items and even better, a good clear out of my scrap chain box. Win win!
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