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Costume Jewelry ~ Making a Brooch

When I use the word COSTUME in

costume jewelry, I am really

talking about the type of costume

one would wear if one were on stage ...

say ... in a Church Lady number,

for example.

 These are three of my favorite Church Ladies.

I just love these girls.

This Church Lady in particular

needed a brooch that was big

but not distracting.  ?

 I bought an inexpensive ring with a large

filigree base from the discount

 jewelry store.  I found a string of pearls

at a flea market and cut the string

to remove the pearls.

I used a needle and upholstery thread

to attach the pearls to the ring,

until the ring was completely covered.

 Then I used wire snips to remove

the adjustable metal ring band

from the back of the ring,

and I applied a hinge pin with E6000

adhesive.  Perfect ...

Quite big, actually, and yet not

distracting.  Cool.

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through the web ring to see what our creative

group of artists and designers

made with Buttons Galore! buttons! 

~ Peace and COSTUME Jewelry ;) ~