Hope!! Novel Vintage Lace Jewelry - Lace & Drinking Glass Necklace
"A remnant of fabric from a baby's starting fourth dimension dress, a fleck of lace from your marriage veil or vintage handkerchief, a slice of your grandmother's quilt, or mayhap a foursquare from i of your father's ties—what meliorate agency to preserve a pocket-size snippet of a precious textile than to transform it into a beautiful, wearable slice y'all tin bask every day?"
- Laura Beth Love, Boho Chic Jewelry: 25 Timeless Designs Using Soldering, Beading, Wire Wrapping as well as More, 2014 FW Media, KP Craft
Wow, it's been a piece since I've made simply about of my vintage lace & drinking glass jewelry (learn how inward projection Lace & Glass Necklace, page 97, Boho Chic Jewelry Book). I endeavour to offering a prissy option of unlike items inward my shop, as well as my vintage lace jewelry seems to ever sell out quickly.
Every directly as well as hence I brand it the mood to switch gears as well as utilisation something a lilliputian different. My lace as well as drinking glass jewelry is i of those go-to items that I bask creating on a whim when the mood strikes. I figured I would brand a few of these unique pieces as well as acquire them inward my store for the holidays, hence hither they are.
I intend the slice featured below turned out peculiarly nice. I individually hand-beaded each gemstone link i at a time, as well as it took me an entire afternoon to set this i together! The chain as well as wires are all company sterling silvery as well as the gemstones are genuine pearls, rainbow moonstone beads, as well as quartz crystal beads.
This slice is long! It measures nearly 31" inward length as well as easily slips over your head...I intend I added the lobster hook agency clasp out of skillful habit! :) The lace is antique Edwardian era as well as is a shade of creamy vintage off-white.
The 2 pieces shown at the bottom of this page are a fleck different, amongst an antique dark complete as well as unique chain, as well as pendant agency amongst pocket-size crystal for simply about variations. I promise y'all similar them!
What utilisation y'all think?
Have a non bad week!
Laura
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