Magnificent Handbeaded Necklace with Vintage Brooch Pendant

Magnificent Handbeaded Necklace with Vintage Brooch PendantThis necklace is rather special. I have handbeaded each link over many hours. I enjoy the slowness of the process and seeing the small piles of tiny beads form into a bespoke piece of wearable art. On my travels, I found a perfect vintage brooch in similar colours and wondered how I might incorporate it into the piece. I settled on using it as the centrepiece to a bigger pendant and have added more of my own beadwork to tie it in. The brooch can be

vintage and glass beads

We could not resist painting the toenails on the feet red

On good quality silver filled earring hooks

1 Black/White/Spots Bead + Black Shank

3 Red Mottled Bead + Red Shank

1 Black/Yellow/Red Multi Bead + Green Shank

Whinsome crocodile strung to a necklace of carved horn skull beads

A decorative handpainted frame with eyecatching necklace of large agates and vintage Lyons toffee tin pendant

and perfect for the festival season

have been hand-embellished with small seed beads

Here we have a collection of nine old sequinned buttons which I have backed and embellished with small pastel coloured beads

On good quality gold filled earring hooks