A huge Cicada wing has a coat of resin on both sides and an antique watch movement in the middle, by the top. There are 12 Swarovski crystals attached to the top of the wing. This is attached to a silver plated bail and a […]
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Blue Morpho Winged Pendant
An actual wing from a Blue Morpho (Morpho menelaus) has a thin coating of resin on both sides, protecting it from damage and sealing it. An antique watch movement from the Elsmere Watch Company is attached to the top. This is a pendant with a silver […]
Antique Watch Case and Plate with Green Fairy
Green metal beads fill the inside of an antique pocket watch case along with a single gold colored gear. A watch plate from an antique movement is attached to the top with five purple Swarovski crystals. There is a layer of resin over this and […]
Elgin Watch Plate on Ammolite Fossil
A slice of Ammonite/Ammolite fossil, that is over 100 million years old, is paired with a small gear in the center and a plate from an antique watch movement. The movement belongs to the Elgin National Watch Company and is most likely from the early […]
Antique watch on key
An antique 1930’s watch movement has been attached to the top of an unused key. The shape it makes reminds me of an Art Deco style. This hangs with a silver plated bail and a stainless steel chain.
Trainmen’s Special with Wings
This is just a pendant that is made from a large plate from the movement of a Trainmen’s special pocket watch. That plate has been coated in resin and has two metal wings attached to either side. There is a silver plated bail on the […]
Antique Balance Cocks with Heart Garnets and Gold
Two engraved, antique balance cocks from some antique pocket watches, have a coating of resin over them and a pair of heart-shaped garnets at the bottom. These have gold plated jump rings and gold plated earring hooks.
Antique Watch on Chokeberry
This necklace was made using a leaf from a plant called the Chokeberry ( Aronia arbutifolia Brilliantissima). This bush turns the pear shaped green leaves into a fiery red color at fall. This is one of those leaves, and it was coated in resin to […]
Antique Elgin with Blue Crystals and Wing
This large antique watch movement is from the Elgin National Watch Company, and the serial number places it with an 1888 production year. The movement has a large metal wing attached to one side and 5 blue Swarovski crystals attached to the metal. There is […]
Watch Pieces in Watch Case
This rustic looking pendant was made using an antique pocket watch case. In the back of the case, a piece of Paua shell was placed and the whole cavity was filled with clear resin. Tiny pieces of antique watch movements were then dropped into the […]
Tiny Round Movement in Gold Flakes
A tiny and round, antique watch movement still has the original rubies intact and sits under a coat of resin. The movement is in the center of an antique pocket watch case, which has been filled with gold metal flakes. These flakes had a coating […]
1889 Hampden Watch Pendant with Crystals
This is a watch movement made by the Hampden Watch Company, made in 1889 in Canton, Ohio. The movement was coated in resin and then three Swarovski crystals were attached to the top. There is a silver plated bail on the back.
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