Bijoux Assemblage: Vintage Assemblage Jewelry

Hi Everyone:

Welcom to my new blog "Bijoux Assemblage." You may know me from One Knit One Purl, my fiber art and knitting blog.

I've always loved assembling and matching different textures, colors, and objects. Having collected many vintage jewelry pieces, I have decided to join the "assemblage" jewelry makers and begin the assembling from my heart.

My background is in knitting and fiber art, but I also have experience in stained glass window creation and restoration. I've worked on church windows and even a Tiffany ceiling and have always felt sad that I had put that experience behind me. Discovering the world of vintage assemblage jewelry has rekindled my love of object restoration.

Each vintage assemblage necklace will be made to a theme. It takes a lot of planning and designing, but I want to incorporate oxidized metals, vintage beads, pearls, old rhinestone clasps, silver solder, tassles, antique photos, fibers, charms, resin pendants and things that I love and cherish. I want my pieces to bless those who wear them.

This is a perfect transition for me to use my skills to piece together old broken vintage jewelry and restore them to their original beauty. It is an opportunity for me to incorporate my experience and creative ideas to convey a feeling and heart connection to the assemblage vintage jewelry.

This is my first vintage assemblage necklace. It is made with vintage pink faceted beads, pearls, a white beaded tassle from a vintage bracelet, antique linen tape, antique lace, a fancy antique rhinestone button, brass fleur de lis charm, and brass wire connections.