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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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
<<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.
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.
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 .