Upcycled Vintage Jewelry

This engraved book locket opens up to reveal 4 pictures. Beauty and function in a lovely heirloom piece!

Features:

• Vintage Engraved book locket (holds 4 photos).      1 1/8” x 7/8”
• Vintage rhinestone & crystal bead
• Vintage gold Chain - 24”
• Finished length 27 1/2”

Lovely pearl and gold make a great combination! Bonus, the gold heart is engraved on the back with ‘I love you Mother’. Such a sweet necklace!

Features:

• Vintage gold filled & pearl heart locket 7/8” x 7/8”
• Gold filled engraved heart 7/8” x 7/8”
• Chunky gold and pearl link chain - 20”
• Finished length 22 3/4”

This is a gorgeous gold heart brooch and Vintage locket I combined for Love at First Sight!  

The long chain makes it such a statement piece!

Features:

• Vintage locket - 1 1/4” diameter
• Gold love heart brooch - 1 1/2” x 1 1/4”
• Gold snake chain - 29” - 32”
• Finished length 32” - 35”

Lovely gold filled vintage locket with initials olc engraved on the front. But if those aren’t your initials don’t let that you stop you from owning this treasure! They are not apparent unless you are looking at it close. You could also engrave your own initials on the plain back side and flip the heart. Such a sweet heirloom piece you will Love!

Features:

• Vintage gold filled heart locket 1 1/4” x 1 1/4”
• Vintage glass crystal pearl and key
• Vintage double link chain - 27 1/2”
• Finished length 30 1/2”

I was so excited when I found these hearts. They are made from acrylic (which makes them so light). These Oblong hearts are in mirrored rose gold, lavender & hot pink, others are clear acrylic with metallic flecks. So cute to wear year round!

Features:

• Oblong acrylic hearts - small hearts 5/8” x 3/4”
• Oblong acrylic hearts - large heart 15/16” x 1 1/8”
• Glass beads 
• Sterling silver ear wires 
• Finished length 1 3/4” - 2”

Just wow! These celluloid cufflinks are so unique and gorgeous. Possibly a “K” monogram in pale orange is set against a lovely pale lavender background. 

Features:

• Two circa 1920’s celluloid cufflinks -1/2” diameter 
• Sterling silver ear wires
• Finished length - 7/8”

Isn’t this just the best conversation piece!? I have repurposed a heavy cardboard/wood tube into a fun necklace. There is still one eraser inside but it would make a great pill holder or a place to tuck an extra bill. Nostalgic, sustainable fashion!

Features:

• Vintage eraser tube - 3/8” diameter x 2 1/2” Long
• Tassel made from vintage chain, beads and a button  - 3” long
• Chain made From Vintage components 25” - 28”
• Finished length - 31” - 34”

Cloisonné objects have been created from ancient times to the present. I combined these sweet Cloisonné beads with crystal beads to make these simple but pretty earrings.

Features:

• Two cloisonné beads 
• Two aurora crystal  beads
• Gold filled ear wires
• Finished size 3/8” x 1”

Cloisonné objects have been created from ancient times to the present. The 1970’s cloisonné is of better quality then what is being made now. I have used many wonderful artisan beads to create the coordinating chain. This piece is simple yet dramatic & has wonderful color and details. The large bead has a different design on each side so it is reversible to your choice!

Features:

• Vintage Cloisonné bead - 1 1/4”’diameter
• Vintage Cloisonné bead - 5/8” x 7/8”
• Custom created chain from vintage beads - adjustable from 30” -32”
• Finished length 33” - 35”

     This large pendant is a Max Factor compact styled like a pocket watch circa 1963-1973. The compact opens with a press of the “watch” stem. The Victorian Rose design is under glass and surrounded by finely worked metal. The mirror inside is 1.5 inches wide. The pressed powder is full and the powder puff has the Max Factor logo. 

     I have added an antique buckle brooch and vintage crystal and gold chain to make this compact a wearable statement necklace.  

     Please note: this necklace weighs 4 ounces and would not be suitable if you have neck sensitivity.

Features:

• Vintage Max Factor compact - 2” x 2 1/2”
• Antique Buckle Brooch - 1” x 1 3/4”
• Vintage aurora crystal side dangle
• Vintage yellow aurora crystal chain & vintage gold chain - 26”-28”
• Total finished length - 30 1/2” x 32 1/2”

Features:

• Antique Shoe Buckle - 1 3/8” x 2 1/8”
• Vintage link chain with aurora crystals & clear crystal linked chain - 29 1/2” - 31 1/2”
• Total finished length -31 1/2” - 33 1/2”

Imagine the lady who carried this elegant purse while visiting or to a night at the opera. This Lovely velvet purse is in good condition considering it is probably a 100 years old or better. I have embellished it with a “moon & a star”. This is a statement piece! …so refrain from wearing it if you don’t want to hear the oohs & aahs!

Features:

• Antique velvet wrist purse - 4” x 4”
• Vintage large rhinestone brooch - pin still attached - 2” x 3”
• Vintage rhinestone crescent brooch - 1” x 2”
• Vintage rhinestone scatter pin - 3/4” diameter - pin still attached 
• Chain created from vintage crystals. Pearls & rhinestone beads - adjustable up to 30”
• Finished length adjustable up to 37”

This beautiful French cut steel buckle is the centerpiece of this necklace. Cut steel was designed to look like marcasite and sparkled in the candlelight. I’ve generously added buttons from the same era. These pieces are 200 years old and have so much more life in them!

Features:

• Early 1800’s cut steel buckle - 2” x 3”
• Five 1800’s cut steel buttons - 1” -1 1/4” diameter
• Seven crystal beads
• Steel toned chain - 18” - 21”
• Finished length - 23” - 26”

These circa 1920’s  Cufflink earrings are a great combination of silver & gold.  Subtle stripes in the silver center are set off by a gold frame. These are a classic statement piece! 

Features:

• Circa 1920’scufflinks - approximately 1/2” diameter
• Silver & gold bead dangles 
• Sterling Silver ear wires
• Finished length 1 1/4”

These vintage earrings always take me back to my mom getting dressed up and snapping on some version of these clip earrings.  The brown amber stones with green, orange & yellow accent rhinestones are so glamorous yet easy to wear every day!

Features:

• Mid Century repurposed clip earrings - 1” x 1/2”
• Vintage glass crystals
• Gold filled ear wires 
• Finished length 2”

These wonderful filagree leaf earrings are delicate, yet bold in size and so light to wear!

Features:

• vintage leaf jewelry components - 1 1/2” x 1”
• Gold filled or Sterling silver ear wires 
• Finished length 2”

These earrings are an abstract version of a leaf or perhaps a seed pod…so cool! 

Features:

• Vintage clip on silver leaf earrings converted from clip ons - 1 1/4” x 1/2”
• Sterling silver ear wires 
• Finished length 1 1/2”

These earrings are big enough for drama but still light to wear!

Features:

• Vintage clip on gold leaf earrings converted from clip ons - 1 1/4” diameter
• Antique bar links
• Gold filled ear wires 
• Finished length 2 1/4”

A fun pun of a necklace!

Features:

• Skull bead
• Antique Skeleton Key
• Vintage glass & rhinestone beads
• Vintage silver black chain 25” - 30”
• Finished length  30 1/2” - 35 1/2”

All the fun in one necklace! A doll eyeball, a brain beer bottle bead, a skeletal hand and a skull come together for a great necklace!

• Doll eyeball
• Bottle cap bead
• Skeletal hand charm 
• Skull bead
• Silver toned chain 24” - 27”
• Finished length 29” - 32”

Deep purple, turquoise & white skull beads make a great statement for all your Halloween festivities!

Features:

• 6 skull beads 3/8” diameter
• Vintage crystals & rhinestones
• Sterling silver ear wires
• Finished length -2 3/4”

Bling in Halloween with these adorable skeleton Earrings!

• Top Hat Skeleton - 1 1/2”L  x 1/2”W
• Larger Skeleton - 2”L x 7/8”W
• Dangle Cross Bones - 1 3/4”L x 1/2” W

          Sterling Silver Ear wires 

Wonderful colors peek out of the abstract design of this 1920’s - 1930’s celluloid glow bubble button! It will pick up the light as it moves for a great effect! I set this onto a wafer button so the celluloid button shank is intact.

Features:

• Wafer Button - 1 7/8” diameter
• Celluloid glow bubble button - 1 1/2” diameter
• Silver tone clamper bracelet fits an average 7 1/2” wrist comfortably.