This necklace is made from an Ammonite fossil, which is between 252 and 66 million years old, attached to a metal wing on the back. An antique watch movement is attached to the front, in the center, and 3 orange Swarovski crystals are attached to […]
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Feeling Lucky with Antiquarian Couture
Feeling Lucky with Antiquarian Couture MARCH 18, 2015 I hope everyone had a wonderful St. Patty’s Day and wore something green to not get pinched! Today I’m doing a collaboration with Antiquarian Couture to do an inspired look to showcase their amazing handmade jewelry.Deseo que todos hayan […]
Victorian Style Pendant with Blue Morpho
Straight out of history, this pendant was made using many Victorian era pendants as inspiration. A wing from a Blue Morpho (Morpho menelaus) butterfly, sits inside of an antique pocket watch case back, and is coated in resin. A dial cover, is attached to the top […]
Antique Watch Movement with Butterfly Wing
An antique watch movement has a coat of resin and a butterfly attached to the bottom. There is a single yellow, Swarovski crystal attached to the top of the piece and a nickel bail attached to the back.
Caravelle Watch with Cicada wing and Green Swarovski Crystals
This 1940’s Caravelle Watch Company movement has a coat of resin and six green Swarovski crystals. There is a small cicada wing attached to the side and this is coated with a layer of resin and hangs from a silver plated bail with a stainless […]
Antique Elgin with Resin and Wing
This is a simple looking pendant but it shines with a gold colored metal under a thin coat of resin. There is a metal wing on the side. The watch movement was made by the Elgin National Watch Company and the serial number places it […]
Columbia Watch with Opals and Cicada Wing
This is an antique watch movement made by the Columbia Watch Company. The serial number on the top means that this movement piece was made in the year 1897. This watch movement has 4 opals attached to the front and a coat of thin resin […]
Antique Watch on Giant Cicada wing
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A pair of butterfly earrings
A pair of butterfly wings, from a Eurema hecabe, or a Common Grass Butterfly, has a coating of resin on both sides and holes drilled through them. They have one side with tiny pieces of old watches, covered in resin. They hang onto steel earring hooks […]
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