Due to the popularity of our vintage products we have expanded our range to include Altered Art!

Break through the barriers and experiment with all the different possibilities available using vintage products in your jewellery projects.

“Human use of mica dates back to pre-historic times. Mica was known to ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations, Chinese civilization, as well as the Aztec civilization of the New World.” Wikipedia Article

Mica is a natural and very old stone which is a great component for use in jewellery. It can just be cut with scissors into the shape needed and then heated, embossed or coloured. I have created a pair of earrings teaming the mica with memory foil tape. I also used metal charms and chain to jazz it up in our Mica Monarch Earrings above.

Just like the glimmer glass which we had featured last month, the glimmer glass chipboard elements are made of the same materials, but have a self adhesive back and the creme de cocoa features stunning vintage components. Also available in delicious creme de cocoa.

In this lovely owl necklace, I have used two of the owl pieces out of a creme de cocoa packet. I have then used the memory tape in aluminium to edge it and complemented it with 22 gauge wire and golden shadow and mocca swarovski crystals. A packet of glimmer chips includes 36 pieces and can be drilled, adhered, punched and used also in combination with bails.

Our new fibre scraps sheets features an A4 sheet of vintage images printed on a cotton sheet.

Use in combination with stiffener and brass to create some old world jewellery pieces. All three pieces below are made out of only one sheet!

In this Raucous Robin Bracelet have used the birds vintage image and then the crackle medium to accent. I have also curved the brass to make it a nice thick cuff bracelet. Vintage picasso donuts and swarovski crystals complete this amazing vintage project.

Both the Raucous Robin bracelet and the Birds of a Feather bracelet use brass as a base with the cotton adhered onto the top. The holes are drilled with a metal hole punch, and then the pieces are emphasised with glossy and crackle accents.

In the bracelet above I have used a vintage style image of animals waiting to get take-out, with crackle accents and then used strands of teal czech pressed glass interwoven together.

For something unconventional for the Brilliant Bird Song necklace, I used the large bird song image with glossy accents to highlight the bird, text and foliage. I have then cut the large piece up into segments and wire wrapped and complimented it with large 12mm teal fire polish crystals. To complete the necklace I have used grosgrain ribbon in a seafoam green. This type of segmented necklace is quite popular at the moment, becoming more prominent in fashion magazines.

A perhaps bewildering addition to our new Altered Art section is vintage lego!

Although lego hasn’t got any threading holes, surprisingly it can still be easily incorporated into your jewellery projects. The flower and button pieces particularly give you a lot of creative options.

In the Lilium Lego lariat necklace, I have used about 8 strands of 22 gauge wire, and then added smaller pieces of wire clumped together and wrapped around to tighten the piece. This base is then trimmed at the ends to different lengths.

Using the round nose pliers shape into a loop. Create a beautiful bloom by gluing the lego flowers and buttons on to the wire. To finish off, Swarovski crystal stones are glued into the centre of the flowers.

The matching ring is also created by using the same technique.

The tassel earrings are created by using the headpins with ball ends that we sell in packs of 24. They are then wrapped and  attached to one of our new elongated earring hooks.

We also have a range of tiles with pictures that can be adhered onto ring bases and tile bases. Our Love Letter Lego ring is created by using a ring base with loop, squashing the loop and then using beadfix to adhere.  Simple and super sweet!

Fragment elements come in a box of approximately 48 pieces and they are one of the best value-for-money elements that can be used with your vintage items.

You can either use the crackle, glossy or sepia accents to adhere your images to the pieces. We also sell a triple thick glaze in jars that is thick enough to encase your designs. For the Fragmented Past Charm Bracelet I have used different images of Paris ladies in shades of teal and brown, complemented by nickel black findings.

The necklace and bracelet are all made from approximately 1/2 of the fragments charm packet!

Memory Frames are one of the most versatile range of products that we stock. You can either use the thin sheets of microscope glass sandwiched together with vintage images, or a new way which involves taking the frames filled with enamel as a base. I have then used the vintage rub on embellishments to add a picture to the top - this is a really easy thing to do with either a paddle pop stick or a 5 cent piece. Once rubbed on I have then embellished them with swarovski crystal flat back chatons and then gloss accents.

The pendant is then finished with a nickel neck wire and the charm bracelet with twisted jump rings and swarovski crystals in golden shadow and black diamond.

Our range of vintage watch parts includes vials, watch mechanisms, faces , porcelain dials and more.

Steampunk is influenced by, and often adopts the style of the scientific romances of the 19th century.  Clock mechanisms and steam engines greatly influenced this period and so are carried over into this style of jewellery.

What I really like about the steampunk idea is the ability to intermix the different tones of metals ie. silver and gold together.

For the Timekeepers Necklace I have used a diamond filigree wrap to coil it into a cone shape. Then using the vintage watch parts I have attached different ones together with jump rings and wire wrapped bicones to trim.

Our Enthralling Horologist Ring merges a filigree wrap around a vintage watch mechanism. Swarovski crystal chatons and glossy accents have been adhered with some aquamarine blue stones and watch cogs to further embellish it. I have then bonded the piece onto a filigree ring base.

I just love these retro flat keys that we have for our website. Almost all either have an unusual creative shape or have some interesting text and images etched onto them.

I have used a bunch of these for in the Silver Latchkey Charm bracelet, and also merged these great muse tokens in antique silver. The black diamond crystals and pearls really give the project a shiny look.

From popular demand I have decided to expand into a range of exclusive tile bases and items for altered art. We have a range of mah-jong tiles, dominoes and have more items to come. We also have metal bases for embellishing, which feature flat rounds and pieces with recessed sections.

I have constructed the Robin’s Romance Antique Tile bracelet using the black fluer tiles and a vintage bird image. I have then added some of the bird images onto the square section and covered it with sepia accents. I really like the sepia accents which have given the bracelet this aged antique look. Here you see an interesting use for earring bails and mocca swarovski crystals to finish.

These sweet Alexander Apple earrings use an old promotional image which are then glued into the recessed areas of our 1 inch brass square pieces. Covering with gloss accents to give them that nice shiney effect.

To fabricate your own Crepitating Butterfly Earrings use the vintaj altered art blanks and vintage butterfly images from our kit. Simply glue and highlight with some crackle accents.

Our teeny tiny people are soo small, yet so amazing. I have used 28 gauge silver wire to wire wrap 4 people and them embellish them with rosaline ab and black diamond crystals.