Black Vintage Beadwork Handmade Choker Handbeaded A heavenly little chatelaine's coin

A heavenly little chatelaine's coin purse in perfect condition which we have paired with a delicate necklace of beads in silver/grey to match

a mother of pearl heart

Part of why I love what I do is unearthing wonderful vintage items and components that can be turned into one-off pieces of jewellery

Here we have an interesting combination of animals including a 1950s lion with moving eyes

Black Vintage Beadwork Handmade Choker Handbeaded A heavenly little chatelaine's coinI was kindly given a pile of very old beadwork. It was beautiful but all very brown and black and I felt it needed a shot of colour and a new look. I started laying out the central motif and then went from there cutting and arranging sections to the background which is a fabulous yellow ochre felt. You can see the pictures of progress along the way. There was a lot of sewing involved to secure everything and I used up a ton of loose beads around the