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| Cigar Label Necklace Vintage cigar labels are transferred to polymer clay and hand-formed into beads. The beads are strung together with copper and sterling spacers and a copper toggle clasp. My original cigar label necklace appeared in Lapidary Journal (October 2004). |
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| Poste de Luxe Necklace A postage stamp is transferred to clay and then hand-formed into a cabochon, seed beads are hand-woven around the cabochon and strung with seed beads and pearls. Featured in Best Artists and Artisans of North Carolina (Second Place Jewelry), published by Kennedy Promotions. |
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| Trapeziste Vintage circus labels are transferred to polymer clay and hand-formed into beads. The Trapeze Artist Pendant is inspired by one of the Vintage, French circus labels and was a collaboration between North Carolina Artist Catherine Thornton (click on Catherine's name to go to her website and see her fabulous work) and myself. The beads and pendant are woven and twined together with crystals, pearls and a copper filigree ring to complete this one-of-a-kind piece. |
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| Chiave Bellosguardo Vintage travel labels are transferred to polymer clay and hand-formed into beads. The beads are woven and twined together with vintage glass beads, seed beads, crystals, pearls, and found objects (old keys) on a sterling oxidized mesh chain. |
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| Vintage luggage labels are transferred to polymer clay and hand-formed into beads .The beads are woven and twined together with glass beads, crystals, impressed Precious Metal Clay for the charms and a sterling toggle clasp to form this four-strand necklace. |
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| Asian Influence Vintage Asian postage stamps, semi-precious stoned, glass beads, crystals, and Hill Tribe silver. The center piece is stamped and carved out of Precious Metal Clay (fine silver). |
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| Much Ado About Mucha Art Nouveau posters are transferred to polymer clay and hand-formed into beads. The beads are woven and twined together with crystals and glass beads. The clasp, which is meant to clasp in the front, is impressed Precious Metal Clay (fine silver). The images in the clasp are two images by Alphonse Mucha. |
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| Marcasite Pearl Necklace A French script image is transferred to white polymer clay and hand-formed into beads .The beads are woven and twined together with crystals, freshwater pearls and a vintage marcasite clasp to form this five-strand necklace. |
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| Luggage Label Lariat Vintage travel labels are transferred to polymer clay and hand-formed into beads. The beads are woven and twined together with glass beads and crystals to form this two-strand lariat. Lariats come with found objects (wrought iron keys) or without as shown. |
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| <<Vintage Luggage Label Necklace 2006 Niche Award Finalist Vintage luggage labels are transferred to polymer clay and hand-formed into beads. The beads are woven and twined together with crystals, pearls and found objects to form this three-strand necklace. |
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| Paris Necklace>> French labels are transferred to polymer clay and hand-formed into beads. The beads are strung together with a fine silver pendant, cubic zirconia drops, and Swarovski crystals. |
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| For more information, call me direct at (919) 363-3699 or e-mail lauren@onlylauren.com. Also, be sure to check out my current show schedule . |
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