All posts tagged: wings

The Golden Snitch

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 […]

Blue Morpho Wing with Gears

A necklace is made using a blue morpho butterfly wing which has several coats of resin. On the top side are 3 different sized metal gears, arranged so that they make a nice shape. There is a silver plated bail on the back and this […]

Red Striped Wing on Watch

An antique watch movement has two white Swarovski crystals and one red one, attached to the top. A black and red striped butterfly wing has a coat of resin and is attached to the bottom side. There is a silver plated bail at the top […]

Metal Dragonfly on Antique Dial

An porcelain coated, copper, antique dial has a coat of resin and has a metal dragonfly attached to the front. This has a silver plated bail on the back and hangs with a silver plated chain.

Prototype Lapel Pin

The first lapel pin created by Antiquarian Couture as a test. This has a metal flower charm as a base and a wrist watch case attached to the top. Inside of the case is a watch spring, still coiled around the inside, a bee’s wing, […]

Butterfly Earrings with Pieces

This pair of earrings was made using a pair of real butterfly wings, which were coated in resin and had tiny parts of antique watches, placed within. This hangs with silver plated bails and titanium ear hooks.

Pinup Steampunk Angel

This is a piece of artwork in a 3.5 x 3.5 inch frame. It was created using a pinup photo, done by Vixen Prints, which was then paired with a metal gear as a halo and metal wings. There were layers of resin poured over […]