~vintage cuff bakelite bracelet and assemblage necklace~

I love to  recycle, reuse, and re purpose stuff.

With my passion for collecting vintage buttons, findings and jewelry

 I created the above bracelet and necklace.

BAKELITE cuff BRACELET

I used wide black waistband elastic 

and sewed on 50 of my old bakelite buttons,

 layering 2 and 3 at a time.

 I started in the center and worked to each side.

After sewing on buttons

 I hand stitched elastic ends together.

 Easy project....just takes time.

The other day my friend Penny and I

 got together for a fun girls "play day"  

we wanted to try our hand at assemblage jewelry.

 We never make a thing that day LOL...

just chatted for hours and

 showed off our vintage findings.
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 I'd like to stop and thank my dear friend

Carole a Bohemian Market

 for sending me many of her fabulous vintage findings.

How kind she was to share her treasures with me,

 bless her sweet heart!!

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ASSEMBLAGE NECKLACE

With some of my own old stuff

I put together this necklace.

 I added buckles, marcasite buttons,

 and cross from an old rosary

to a sterling silver chain.

On to my next project

a vinatge white mother of pearl bracelet!