Archive for the ‘ Relics ’ Category

SOLD Ancient Echoes Earrings

18th February 2011 | Closed

Item#E021AE $15.00
I made these earrings using new and recycled jewelry parts. The discs have an interesting purple painted “patina” which is more vivid in person than in the picture. I domed the disks with a chasing hammer and jeweler’s anvil, then embellished with the glass bead dangles. The filigree is also slightly domed. The [...]


SOLD Token Ring

13th February 2011 | Closed

$10.00 – Item#R021TOKEN
This ring is made with a token which reads “For amusement only” and came from a sack found in an Ohio barn. Token and other metal parts are riveted to a filigree band, adjustable between ring sizes 5-1/2 to 8. Token is 3/4-inch across. Images are enlarged to show details. Only one available, [...]


SOLD Tea Tin Earrings III

13th February 2011 | Closed

$18.00 – Item#E021TEATIN
For your next garden party. Earrings cut, hammered and shaped from an English tea tin, embellished with Czech glass. Earrings measure 1-1/4 inches long, not including brass earwires (image is enlarged to show details). This is a handmade, one-of-a-kind (OOAK) item, created in my private studio. Only one pair available. Gift boxed. [...]


SOLD Victorian Carousel Bracelet

24th January 2011 | Closed

Item#B011CAROUSEL $35.00

Features a brass carousel horse charm riveted to a hammered brass disk, linked with brass rings and brass tokens which read “For amusement only.” I don’t know the origin of the tokens — I purchased them from an antiques dealer who said he found them in a sack in an old Ohio barn. [...]


Enigmatic Bracelet Apparatus

24th January 2011 | Closed

Item#SP011ENIGMA $30.00

This elegant adornment operates as a glamor generator (or “Glaminator” patent pending) and fully functional beguilement snare. Ghost detection and time traveling options not available with this item.
Features faceted Czech glass, brass embellishments, and various parts recycled from vintage jewelry. Adjustable between 7 and 8 inches long with lobster claw clasp. Original [...]


SOLD Steampunk Valentines Day: Heart Key

24th January 2011 | Closed

Item#SP011KEY $12.00 SOLD

Small metal key with heart cutout design. Brass ball chain measures 18 inches long. Key measures 1-3/8-inch long (enlarged below, to show details). One-of-a-kind (OOAK), from my private studio, only one available. What you see is exactly the item you will receive. Monitors vary, so color may look a little different in person. [...]


SOLD Tea Tin Earrings II

28th November 2010 | Closed

$22.00 – Item#E110TIN2 SOLD

Handmade earrings feature hammered brass, faceted glass, and blue floral disks cut from a vintage tea tin. The bottom of the tin said “Made in England” but I have no idea how old it is. I’ve been experimenting with ways to incorporate the beauty of these decorative tins into jewelry art. [...]


SOLD Vintage Postage Stamp Earrings

27th November 2010 | Closed

$18.00 – Item#E110STAMP SOLD

Vintage postage stamps are repurposed in these neo-Victorian earrings. I made the charms myself, using brass bezels, and I domed Ice Resin over the floral ephemera. Earrings are accented with Czech glass beads. Measure 1-3/4 inches, not including brass lever-back ear wires in that measurement. Handmade, one-of-a-kind, created in my private [...]


SOLD Vintage Lyre Button Ring

22nd November 2010 | Closed

$8.00 – Item#R110LYRE SOLD

This wire ring was made with an old metal button I purchased in an antique store. The button features the image of a lyre, a stringed instrument that is thousands of years old. The ring is size 7.5. Button measures 1/2-inch across (images enlarged to show details). Silver-plated European copper-core wire. [...]


SOLD Vintage Royal Air Force Button Ring

22nd November 2010 | Closed

$10.00 – Item#R110RAF
This brass wire ring was made with an old metal button I purchased in an antique store. I’m not an antiques expert, but based on a bit of Googling, it is very likely a Royal Air Force button from the U.K., possibly several decades old. The ring is size 8.5. Button measures [...]