Artbeads "What's Old is New Again" Challenge

The current challenge for the Artbeads.com blogging team is "What's Old is New Again!". We have been asked to create a design that incorporates old, vintage or antique elements with modern elements - a theme that has been very popular in jewelry recently. I was excited to participate because I love using old and new components in my designs. Adding vintage components makes the piece unique and can also personalize it if the items have special meaning to the designer or wearer. I chose two antique brass pieces from the base metal jewelry findings category on Artbeads.com as the main components of my design. I punched holes in the butterfly stamping so I could hang it and also decided to add some dangles to the wings using lampwork glass headpins from Gardanne Beads. I thought the bee/flower clasp was perfect to go with my whimsical nature themed necklace called, "Jardin de Papillons".

I also wire wrapped two vintage pearly buttons of my late grandmother's into my design. I used Vintaj bronze wire to wire wrap all the beads together.

Below is a close up of the vintage flower button dangle that I added to go with the "old" element of my necklace.

Close up of antique brass bee and flower hook and eye clasp. The oval turquoise bead is an enameled bead by Gardanne Beads.

The tiny teal lampwork glass beads above the flower button are by Pinocean.

Thank you to Artbeads.com for another fun jewelry challenge!

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