Sunday, October 2

HANDMADE & ALTERED NECKLACES 4

Leave a comment with your name, email & the item you'd like to order. Colours may vary according to computer screens. Click photo to view a larger image. On this page are handmade necklaces, and altered / restored vintage necklaces.

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RED ROSE INTAGLIO LEAF BORDER NECKLACE
Price: S$58.00 (US$48.33) nett

Size: 24" chain, 77 x 56mm pendant including bail
Handmade by me, the centerpiece is a beautiful inverse-carved intaglio of a red rose! It is vintage, made in West Germany. I set it on two oxidised-brass open-back settings, one with prongs, one with open-back. It is rather large in size with the high quality ox-brass leaves on all four sides, it is the original Victorian-era die manufactured in present day, so the details are exquisite. Also added a chain border on the base, sealed with varnish.


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SWAROVSKI SMALL CRYSTAL HEART NECKLACE - Vitrail Medium
Price: S$20.00 (US$16.67)
Size: 16" chain, 19 x 14mm pendant
Handmade by me, using a brilliantly sparkling Swarovski heart crystal in rainbow vitrail medium. The heart is faceted and pointed on the front and back. Comes on a pale 14k gold-plated skinny chain with lobster clasp.

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ROMANTIC PINK TENSHA ROSE TASSEL NECKLACE
Price: S$30.00 (US$25.00) nett
Size: 24" chain, 85 x 30mm pendant including tassel
Handmade by me, includes a japanese Tensha bead with a rose illustration on both sides and pink-clear Czech glass beads on the chain. This is the same style as the one featured in the ST Life! Get Crafty section. Lobster clasp.

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OX-BRASS VINTAGE GLASS BASKET BOUQUET NECKLACE
Price: S$35.00 (US$29.17)
  
Size: 24" chain, 60 x 38mm pendant including bail
Handmade by me using a vintage West Germany glass with a cute bouquet basket. There is some aging  on the glass with the varnish turning yellow. It is prong set on an oxidised-brass scalloped border with matching chain.

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BLUE HARLEQUIN GLASS OX-BRASS NECKLACE
Price: S$40.00 (US$33.33)
Size: 22" chain, 50 x 35mm pendant including bail
Handmade by me using a gorgeous vintage blue harlequin glass, probably 1950s, made in Czech and these are handmade so no two are alike. I set the glass on a high quality oxidised brass, this is new, cast from original Victorian-era dies. All of the similar brass settings in my shop are US made.

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LARGE PINK & BEIGE CAMEO TWO-TONE NECKLACE
Price: S$40.00 (US$33.33)

Size: 24" chain, 53 x 43mm pendant excluding loop
Handmade by me. I used a vintage lady profile cameo in pastel pink and ivory and set it on a large oxidised brass setting. This pendant is larger than the usual ones. The cameo has a nice detail on its border. There is also a row of goldtone beads surrounding the cameo to give it some dimension, the chain is connected with matching golden beads to tie up the look.

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PINK TENSHA ROSE DROP WHITE PEARLY TASSEL NECKLACE
Price: S$38.00 (US$31.67)

Size: 22" chain, 80 x 17mm pendant
Handmade by me. The beautiful Japanese tensha bead is made of plastic with a detailed decal, and even golden accents. The chain is a figure-8 skinny chain, connected with white glass faux pearls and closes with a lobster clasp.

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OX-BRASS VITRAIL MEDIUM BAGUETTE SCROLL NECKLACE
Price: $38.00 (US$31.67)

Size: 18" length, 27 x 29mm pendant
Handmade by me with a beautiful vintage glass baguette featuring rainbow colours. The glass has some slight normal aging on the foilbacks which affects the colours a tiny bit, these are about 1940s-60s. Still very pretty, each piece varies. The glass is set on an oxidised brass scroll setting which is new, but cast from original Victorian-era dies. Lobster clasp.

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FLAMINGO CAMEO OX-BRASSTONE NECKLACE
Price: S$28.00 (US$23.33)
Size: 24" chain, 41 x 51mm pendant excluding ring
Handmade by me using a vintage resin cameo with the ever kitsch flamingoes! Nice clean molding, high details, colours are more vibrant in person. I set it on an ox-brasstone scalloped setting and used a rolo ox-brass chain. Lobster clasp.

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BLACK CAT ON SKULL CAMEO NECKLACE
Price: S$28.00 (US$23.33)

Size: 24" chain, 41 x 51mm pendant excluding ring
Handmade by me using a black cat resin cameo on ox-brasstone scalloped settings. Black kitty is sitting on a skull. The cameo is nicely molded with clear details, black, light grey and ivory coloured. The rolo chain is made of ox-brass with lobster clasp.

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MAUVE PORCELAIN & GLASS FLOWER CLUSTER NECKLACE
Price: S$35.00 (US$29.17)
Size: 19" chain, 67 x 27mm pendant
Handmade by me with a ceramic floral cluster in light mauve and pretty czech glass beads resembling trumpet flowers and topped with a swarovski bicone bead each. I also added some frosted plastic green leaves to tie in the whole look.

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AMETHYST DRUZY SLICE NECKLACE
Price: S$28.00 (US$23.33)


Size: 18" chain, 38 x 23mm pendant
Handmade by me. I used a raw amethyst slice complete with its crystalised druzy and wireworked it on a gold-plated chain. This is quite an interesting specimen, no two are alike. Please note the last photo shows a little groove on the topmost due to the cutting process, it does notched at the tip on the back of the pendant, but the front is alright. Colour ranges from brown to clear to purple.

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PINK GLITTER CUBES NECKLACE
Price: S$20.00 (US$16.67)
Size: 18" chain, 12 x 10mm each bead
Handmade by me, three cute vintage pink glitter beads, made of lucite and from Italy. The shape is not exactly cubed but a twisted cube design, with silver glitter on pink, more vibrant in person. I beaded them on a skinny dark ox-brass chain.

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RED GIVRÉ BAGUETTE OX-BRASS NECKLACE
Price: S$35.00 (US$29.17)

Size: 16" length, 75 x 14mm centerpiece
Handmade by me. I used three lovely reddish-pink vintage givré glass, of either Czech or German origin. These are handmade glass and have stripes of white and red within the octagon shaped glass, they may have a bubble here and there within, this is normal. They are set on oxidised-brass settings with open-backs to let the light in. The necklace is lightweight, the chain is a skinny dark ox-brass colour and closes with a lobster clasp.

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PURPLE FACETED CUBE ACRYLIC BEADED OX-BRASS NECKLACE
Price: S$38.00 (US$31.67)
Size: abt 30" length, 10mm & 16mm beads
Handmade by me. I added these vintage chunky faceted beads along with matching smaller modern acrylic beads in violet and blue on cords, then finished it with lovely twisted ox-brass chain. The large beads have some scuffs on the surface from age, they are high quality probably of West German origin. Lobster clasp.

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SWAROVSKI TABAC TWIST DISC CRYSTAL NECKLACE
Price: S$40.00 (US$33.33)


Size: 20" chain, 28mm width of disc
Handmade by me using non-tarnishing goldtone wire on a beautiful Swarovski crystal. The pendant has checker facets and a slight twist design rather than flat, and shows different colours at angles, it is topaz-coloured with blue corners, and flashes green where both colours meet. This cut has just the right amount of sparkle without being too blinding. Comes on a pale goldtone chain (14K gold-plated).

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COGNAC FACETED GLASS NUGGET NECKLACE
Price: S$20.00 (US$16.67) nett

Size: 18" length, 25 x 20mm glass
Handmade by me. This pretty piece of glass is asymmetrical, and is suspended on a deep goldtone twist chain by wirework. Please note there are a few imperfections on the glass like pitting or nicks on the edges, the photos show front and back. The flaws are not obvious when worn. The colour is a rich cognac caramel colour.

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VERY BLUE FACETED GLASS NUGGET NECKLACE
Price: S$20.00 (US$16.67) nett

Size: 18" length, 25 x 20mm glass
Handmade by me. This pretty piece of glass is asymmetrical, and is suspended on a deep goldtone twist chain by wirework. Please note there are a few imperfections on the glass like pitting or nicks on the edges, the photos show front and back. The back has a pit on the table facet and some other nicks (last photo). The front has a slight nick on the front edge. The colour is more accurate in the first photo (on the torso), it is like a deep sky blue.

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BROWN & WHITE FLOWER ART LAMPWORK GLASS BEAD NECKLACE
Price: S$25.00 (US$20.83)


Size: 18" chain, 14 x 11mm bead
Handmade by me, I added a cute vintage artisan bead (probably 1970s or older) onto a dark ox-brass chain. This kind of lampwork beads are very time consuming to create and usually one of a kind; there is a clear outer glass surface while three flowers are floating within.

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CARVED BIRD ABALONE SHELL NECKLACE
Price: S$22.00 (US$18.33)

Size: 16" chain, 18 x 30mm pendant including jumpring
Handmade by me. I created a pendant out of abalone shell beads from the 1970s/80s, one is a bird carved on both sides. The pendant is therefore reversible, the bird can turn towards the left or right as you wish to. Photos show both sides. Comes on an ox-brass skinny chain.

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ART GLASS FLORAL PENDULUM DROP NECKLACE - ROYAL BLUE
Price: S$20.00 (US$16.67)

Size: 20" chain, 55 x 27mm pendant
Handmade by me. This pretty pendant is made of clear glass with floral petals within. It is entirely glass including the loop. There was a scuff on the bottom of the pendant so I added a tiny bit of glaze to mask it, this is not noticeable when worn. Photos show the front and back of the pendant. Comes on a goldtone twist chain.

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SWAROVSKI TANZANITE PEAR DROP CRYSTAL NECKLACE
Price: S$40.00 (US$33.33)


Size: 22" chain, 51 x 22mm pendant including jumpring
Handmade by me. I used an exquisite Swarovski crystal drop in tanzanite purple and added a vintage filigree cap as a decor with non-tarnish silvertone wire. This large pendant comes on a rhodium-plated chain. It also has the tiny Strass Swarovski laser logo within the crystal as a hallmark. The colour in the photos may not be accurate, it is a more saturated violet purple in person.

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SWAROVSKI BERMUDA BLUE STARFISH CRYSTAL NECKLACE
Price: S$45.00 (US$37.50)

Size: 20" chain, 31 x 29mm crystal excluding wirework
Handmade by me. The beautiful Swarovski pendant is a bermuda blue starfish; the photos may not represent the colour accurately but is more vibrant in person, and deeper too. It has a bicolour effect with something like a phthalo dark blue border with a lighter cerulean blue center. Absolutely dazzling. Comes with a pale 14k gold-plated chain.

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ORANGE FLOWERY DOG GLASS SCALLOPED NECKLACE
Price: S$30.00 (US$25.00) nett
Size: 23" length, 50 x 40mm pendant
Vintage West Germany glass with cute retro-looking stylised dog. Set on vintage scalloped settings in goldtone, these are sturdy settings with a textured back. The chain is new, it is a twist chain and ends with a lobster clasp.

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RED & ORANGE FLOWERS GLASS SCALLOPED NECKLACE
Price: S$30.00 (US$25.00) nett
Size: 22" chain, 50 x 40mm pendant
Vintage West Germany glass with with red and orange flowers. Set on vintage scalloped settings in goldtone, these are sturdy settings with a textured back. The chain is new, it is a twist chain and ends with a lobster clasp.

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MINUET VICTORIAN COUPLE GLASS LOCKET NECKLACES
Price: S$38.00 (US$31.67) nett

Bowing Sequence
Choose ox-brass or gold-plated
Size: 24" chain, 48 x 38mm locket excluding bail
Large locket with a vintage early 1970s porcelain cabochon featuring a Victorian couple with the man on his knees, set on a nicely etched locket where you can fit 2 photos. Porcelain may have some aging (minor scuffs or patchy on the black areas). The locket and chains are new.


Dancing Sequence
Choose ox-brass or gold-plated
Size: 24" chain, 48 x 38mm locket excluding bail
Large locket with a vintage early 1970s porcelain cabochon featuring a dancing Victorian couple, set on a nicely etched locket where you can fit 2 photos. Porcelain may have some aging (minor scuffs or patchy on the black areas). The locket and chains are new.

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GLASS JEWEL OX-BRASS SCROLL FRAME NECKLACE - Green
Price: S$30.00 (US$25.00)
Size: 18" chain, 45 x 30mm pendant including bail
Handmade by me. The pendant consists of a faceted glass in spring green set on an oxidised brass scroll border setting, complete with matching chains. It just sparkles!

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GLASS JEWEL OX-BRASS SCROLL FRAME NECKLACE - Blue
Price: S$30.00 (US$25.00)
Size: 18" chain, 45 x 30mm pendant including bail
Handmade by me. The pendant consists of a faceted glass in calming blue set on an oxidised brass scroll border setting, complete with matching chains. It just sparkles!


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FROSTED GLASS RAINBOW BLUE VICTORIAN STYLE NECKLACE
Price: S$55.00 (US$45.83) nett
Size: abt 18" length, 34 x 57mm centerpiece
Handmade by me, includes an attractive frosted vitrail medium glass domed piece that changes colours at angles, when viewed from the front it is a royal blue colour. It sits on a filigree base, which dangles on an ornate scroll (note this one has a thick layer of lacquer and is slightly shinier than the rest of the necklace) I added some vintage matching blue glass beads topped with oxidised-brass caps on matching chain. All the oxidised-brass designs are new but cast from original Victorian-era dies.

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DRAGON'S BREATH NOUVEAU STYLE NECKLACE
Price: S$55.00 (US$45.83) nett
Size: 17" length, 52 x 19mm centerpiece
Handmade by me, I used a gorgeous vintage art glass known as dragon's breath or faux mexican opal as the focal point. It is a topaz orange with a bluish-purple iridescence, almost like it's boiling within! It is prong set on an oxidised-brass art nouveau style setting with matching era connector (this connector has a thicker lacquer finish and is a darker shade and shinier than the bottom setting). I added 2 additional matching crystal beads on the chain. All the oxidised-brass designs are new but cast from original Victorian-era dies.

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ZESTY DROPS GLASS NECKLACE (Yellow)
Price: S$40.00 (US$33.33) nett
Size: 16" length, 20 x 15mm each glass drop
Handmade by me, these are some awesome funky Czech glass beads! They are frosted with coloured stripes, all slightly different (one pink bead has missing stripes in the center - facing the back though!). 3 lemon yellows and 2 pinks. I strung them up with faceted pink glass beads and acrylic olivine-coloured beads. The chain is a twist chain, interconnected with the same olivine beads and glass faux pearls in beige. Shorter length piece, closes with a lobster clasp.

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ZESTY DROPS GLASS NECKLACE (Pink)
Price: S$40.00 (US$33.33) nett
Size: 16" length, 20 x 15mm each glass drop
Handmade by me, these are some awesome funky Czech glass beads! They are frosted with coloured stripes, all slightly different. 3 pinks and 2 lemon yellows. I strung them up with faceted pink glass beads and acrylic olivine-coloured beads. The chain is a twist chain, interconnected with the same olivine beads and glass faux pearls in beige. Shorter length piece, closes with a lobster clasp.

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