An antique watch movement from the 1920’s, has a thin coating of resin on it. A butterfly wing, also with a coating of resin, is attached to one side and a white topaz is on the other side. This has a silver plated bail and […]
An antique porcelain coated copper watch face, was made in France in the 1700’s. This has a coating of resin on it and a Swarovski crystal in the center. A pear-shaped Lapis Lazuli piece is located on the lower side. This has a silver plated […]
This angular antique watch movement has a coat of resin over it and a two round emeralds were placed on the side. Opposite of those is a large white topaz. This hangs with a stainless steel chain.
A small and round antique watch movement has a thin coat of resin over it and three pink Swarovski crystals on top. A cicada wing has been attached to the side. This hangs with a stainless steel chain.
An antique pocket watch spring case, is attached to a metal, adjustable ring base. A gear is attached on top with a smaller gear in the middle.
I don’t normally do this, but will start doing so. Anyone who stopped by my booth at the Hollidaze shopping boutique a few weeks ago, during the snow and ice, will be happy to know that I will be at the above fair. So, if […]
Almost a decade ago, I was looking for Christmas presents online and my wife came across an Etsy creator who had come up with a pair of earrings made from some small circular watch movements. I thought it was cool and she bought them. I […]
A Cicada wing, coated in resin to make it clear as glass, has an antique watch dial attached to the front. This has a silver bail attached to the back.
A small, rectangle-shaped watch movement was made by the American Waltham Watch Company in 1928. This movement just has some pink Swarovski crystals attached to the top and a silver plated bail on the back.
This antique watch movement was made by the Elgin National Watch Company in 1916. This movement piece has 2 Swarovski crystals attached to one side and a resin-coated Cicada wing on the other side. This has a silver plated bail on the back.
An engraved watch movement looks like it is from the late 1800’s. even though the “Waltham” part of the “American Waltham Watch Company” is still visible, this plate had the remaining parts lost as was the piece that had a serial number. This has a […]
The St. Louis Science Center has been a center of the city’s community to teach everyone about various aspects of science. When I was young, the Science Center consisted of a single building in Clayton. It was then one building acting as the Museum of Science […]
The movement of the watch, is labeled as the “Monarch Watch” but most likely was a small brand used to bring in Swiss made watches, into America, for another seller’s company. The style looks like early 1900’s. This has been paired with a resin-coated Monarch […]
I have a lot of people ask me how long it takes me to make a piece of jewelry. So, I decided to put this bit together so you can see my process. This is an example. On the first night, after I had eaten […]
On March 15, 2017, I had posted a picture of a piece of jewelry that I had made, as a fan, for Lindsey Stirling. My hope at the time, was that she would see it and then share it on social media and I would […]
The golden snitch was done for a Harry Potter themed night, at the St. Louis Science Center. To resemble the snitch from the movies, I did some research and found out that they were originally live creatures that were hunted to extinction, for the Quid-ditch […]
A pair of earrings was made by taking a pair of tiny butterfly wings and coat them in a thin coat of resin. On the front side of them, a pear shaped piece of lapis lazuli has been attached. They have a silver plated bail […]
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