Vintage meets Swarovski

 I had something special planned this week for a pair of art deco dress clips I have, while rummaging through my cupboards  for supplies, you know how it is, you find long lost bits and bobs you forgot you owned, and  end up concocting something entirely different, have you been there?!
 In the early days of Coco loves vintage my main focus was on bridal jewellery, lets just say I have quite a stockpile of Swarovski crystals, I used to sell a lot of Swarovski heart pendants, mainly as gifts for little bridesmaids, to be honest I never really liked them, too shiny and new, ha ha- that was before I discovered the wonders of LOS, so all those spangly snake chains have been given the treatment!
What a difference!
 
 A charm necklace using Swarovski garnet hearts, not forgetting the rhinestone spheres.
 Earrings to match. 
All the components I used in the jewellery above are all new, but have been given an antique look.
For this necklace I used one of my favourite vintage marcasite brooches, I left the pin intact so it can be worn as a brooch alone, I also used crystal connectors and garnet gemstone beads, I love the deep red colour.
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I'm feeling a little link party love coming on :)

A fabulous giveaway

I was catching up a little blog reading this morning and I came across this fabulous giveaway at Petite Michelle Louise, needless to say I'm her new biggest fan, thank you Lori at Vintage 2 Creations for showing me the way :)
Vintage photographs- J'aime.
Vintage lace- fabuleux.
A whole host of vintage goodies- Je dois avoir!!!
The winner to be announced on the 16th of October- don't miss out.

Simply Me Art

 It's been a while since I have prowled the shops of Etsy, so tonight I thought I might relish in a bit of bling.
I had one thing on my mind-
vintage rhinestones!
 You know how I love vintage rhinestones.
 I came across this fabulous shop- with vintage rhinestones galore!
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Go see for yourself.

Vintage Art Deco Bucherer Watch

 In the short time I have been collecting and re-working vintage and antique jewellery, I have quite a little stash accumulating, I'm sure I'm not alone on this one?!
But if I  had to choose my single most favourite-
hands down this would win!
 The second I set eyes on it , I was in love.
I am crazy about Art Deco, and if I had one magical wish then I would hop in my time machine and head back to the twenties-
how fantastic would that be?!
This is my little piece of Art Deco glamour.
It's such a dainty little piece, it's made from solid silver and the marcasites are all intact, it keeps great time too, not bad considering its more than eighty years old.
 It is Swiss made- by Carl F Bucherer, his company is still going strong to this day.
A little itsy bit of Bucherer history.
In 1888, Carl Friedrich Bucherer opened his first watch and jewelry store, together with his wife Luise, on the Falkenplatz in Lucerne. Although a small business at the start, his reputation quickly grew, both in Switzerland and abroad. A good head for business, a talent for creating watches and jewelry, and the ability to deal with people were perfectly complemented by his wife’s practicality and business acumen. Together, they laid the foundations for a brand which to this day stands out from the rest thanks to its individual identity and independence.
Do you have a trinket that holds a special place in your heart?
I would love to hear...

Read my other post on Art Deco watches here.

 Not forgetting this weeks helping of vintage parties at: