Reinvented Miser's Purse Necklace Creatures A tin of vintage fishing

A tin of vintage fishing lures has been a wonderful and unexpected find recently and it has given me lots of ideas for interesting necklaces

Marvellous vintage fold out opera glasses that are still in working order

A beautiful old English lock with key on a chunky brass effect chain

These little antique skates were such a special find and I just love the fact that they can now be worn

Reinvented Miser's Purse Necklace Creatures A tin of vintage fishingA magnificent 19th century Victorian misers purse cunningly transformed into a contemporary piece of wearable art. The original cut steel embellishments are in perfect condition and we have threaded an array of haematite and acrylic beads through the original crochet work so that the purse can still be used. These beautiful works of art became known as misers purses because their diminutive openings made it difficult to retrieve coins.