What can you do with your old, much loved tiara? ....... Upcycle it!!!

Do you have a tiara stuffed to the back of a drawer or sat in a box on top of your wardrobe hoping for a day when you can wear it again? or are you saving it in the hope that your daughter will want to wear on her wedding day?

Let me work my magic!

Last month a lovely young lady, Sally contacted me out of the blue.
Sally had a tiara that she loved but was probably never going to wear again and was wondering if I could make jewellery out of it instead! - what a lovely idea .
I arranged to meet Sally with her tiara in Gallery at 12, Eccleshall, as I have a large selection of pearl and crystal jewellery there already made up, I could use those pieces as examples when discussing the possibilities and believe me there were plenty of possibilities!
It turned out that Sally also wanted to gift some of the items of jewellery to the people who had helped make her wedding day so special, including her Mum - a lovely idea turned into a really fabulous idea!!!
Having spent half an hour or so discussing possible jewellery designs Sally left me with the tiara, and while she went off to enjoy a holiday, I set too dismantling the tiara and making up new jewellery.

This is the tiara, full of glistening crystal diamantes and pearls-

I agreed to keep Sally informed throughout the process - photographing my makes and emailing them to her so she could tell me if she liked each design or if she wanted it tweaking, by the time she returned from her holiday I had all her new jewellery waiting for her.
The day the jewellery was collected I finished off the bracelets using Sally's wrist to gauge the correct lengths and handed all her new sparkling wearable jewellery over to a very happy Sally

These are some of the photos I took during the making process, some are completed items and some are the suggested designs before tweaking - I could have also made earrings but as Sally doesn't wear earrings I didn't make any this time  - there were really so many possibilities!

taken from Sally's emails....

Wow - they look amazing!! .................

.......I am so pleased I managed to find you as you are doing an amazing thing for me that I will treasure and I am certain my mum will too! 

Thanks very much and look forward to seeing the photos as and when you have done the others :-) 

Hi Angela,

It was lovely to see you again today at the craft fair!! Thank you so much for the amazing Jewellery you have made me out of my wedding tiara! :-) I love all the items so much and can't wait to wear them! My mum will love hers for sure! 

I really appreciate all of the advice and help you have given me along the way to making the jewellery perfect! 

I absolutely loved working on this project and playing around with the beads to see what I could come up with, and would be more than happy to convert more tiaras into jewellery that can again be worn - please ask me to help bring your wedding day back to life! x

Diamante and Swarovski crystal jewellery set

Wedding Wednesday time so this morning I made this necklace, bracelet and earring set using diamante flowers, clear Swarovski crystals and small clear glass beads.

Diamante and Swarovski crystal choker with tiny glass seed beads - silver plate clasp
SOLD 

Diamante and Swarovski crystal choker with tiny glass seed beads - silver plate clasp
SOLD

Diamante and Swarovski crystal bracelet with tiny glass seed beads - silver plate clasp
SOLD

Diamante and Swarovski crystal earrings with tiny glass seed beads - silver plate ear hooks
  SOLD

handmade jewellery by Angela Smith 

Bridal simplicity

A very simple yet stylish necklace earring set which would look fabulous on a bride, made with Swarovski crystal pearls, diamante rondelles and small round sterling silver beads - the necklace is on a fine silver plate chain and the earrings are hanging on sterling silver ear hooks.

SOLD

handmade jewellery by Angela Smith

Jet black and diamante

A necklace earring set for you today. This set has been made using large jet black faceted glass beads, diamante rondelles and jet coloured Swarovski crystals. The necklace is a fine black plate chain and the earrings are on silver plate ear hooks.

handmade jewellery by Angela Smith

'Astrid'

I have just added these dazzling earrings to my wedding blog shop - My 'Astrid' earrings are made with Swarovski crystals and diamante beads and hang from sterling silver ear hooks.

handmade jewellery by Angela Smith

Vintage lace, pearls and diamante

Wedding Jewellery - This beautiful bracelet made with Swarovski crystal pearls, diamante beads and tiny glass beads.with a silver plate heart and toggle clasp is still available - would be lovely for a bride - please contact me for further details.

handmade jewellwery by Angela Smith

Diamante and Swarovski crystal pearl stick pin

If you want some sparkle but don't want to go over the top with bling why not opt for a simple stick pin or brooch.
I made this simple stick pin attaching Swarovski crystal pearls around a diamante flower and then securing it to the pin. This is enough to dress up any outfit.

handmade jewellery by Angela Smith

Diamante and pearl - a wedding delight

For brides who like a bit of diamante to add some extra sparkle this bracelet would be perfect - made with large diamante flowers, Swarovski crystal pearls and small clear glass beads

I really enjoyed making this -

handmade jewellery by Angela Smith

Diamante heart wedding jewellery

Introducing a completed new set of wedding jewellery designed and made this morning.

wedding jewellery set, tiara band, necklace, earrings, made with Swarovski crystal pearls, tiny glass beads and a diamante heart

tiara band with Swarovski crystal pearls, tiny glass beads and a diamante heart

 

necklace made with swarovski crystal pearls, tiny glass beads and a diamante heart - sterling silver clasp

earrings made with Swarovski crystal pearls, tiny glass beads and diamante hearts with silver plate ear hooks or alternatively (below) a second pair made without the diamante hearts

handmade bespoke jewellery by Angela Smith

Wedding tiara dreams

Three new tiaras - these weren't made as commissions and are available to buy, please contact me for details



Swarovski crystal pearl, glass bead and diamante

diamante and glass bead tiara

The tiara immediately above and below are totally unique, one off, never to be repeated designs as both the of the larger feature beads are the last of my up cycled clip earrings found in a local charity shop.


diamante and glass bead tiara

handmade, bespoke jewellery by Angela Smith

A little bit of upcycled bling

With all the Christmas decorations packed away for another 11 months - I was in some serious need of sparkle this afternoon, so I chose to work with some diamante for ultimate bling.
This band is decorated with small diamante beads and then I used a large diamante clip on earring as the feature bead. I found the earrings, along with another pair, in a charity shop last year and thought that as earrings they were not to my taste but as feature beads they would be wonderful, I don't think I am wrong but I have left the clip in place so it can be used as an earring again if wished.

Handmade bespoke jewellery by Angela Smith

Not too late for some extra Christmas sparkle

I always have  a selection of Swarovski crystal earrings, and at this time of year you can never have too much sparkle, so here are three pairs of sparkles!

 

handmade bespoke jewellery designs by Angela Smith