Magnificent Handbeaded Necklace with Vintage Brooch Pendant Handbeaded Celluloid and Lucite are two

Celluloid and Lucite are two other plastics used to make jewelry

Military pip brooch which combines two different pips with red beaded embellishments

I don’t know what this little creature is with its beady little eyes

and wood spacer beads

I have added decorative beadwork around the glasses and to the outside edge of the brooch

Magnificent Handbeaded Necklace with Vintage Brooch Pendant Handbeaded Celluloid and Lucite are twoThis 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