finally, i’ve made these new chokers that i’ve had stewing in my head for a while…i got a hold of some really cool, vintage keys that came from england with the intention of incorporating them with my current upcycled necktie trend. upcycling at it’s best, i say! it took me a while to collect the pieces needed to assemble these chokers, mostly because i’ve been so busy fulfilling retail commitments. but also, i’ve been treasure hunting many times, looking for old necklace chain to use and couldn’t really find what i needed. i ended up going to Michael’s and finding some antiqued silver chain that they were discontinuing. sew i bought it all. i have no self control. but now that i have the supplies needed for construction, look out! here’s a peek at one of the chokers, i plan on making a handful of them for my upcoming trunk show (details on that soon). i made it with two snaps on the back sew it will fit a wider range of sizes. here’s the story that comes with the keys:

These keys came from England almost 30 years ago. “Blue Peter,” the long-running BBC children’s program has often promoted fund raisers for various charities. In this instance, the program encouraged children from ‘throughout the land’ to send in their parents’ no-longer used keys. They received keys of every kind, from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. These were sold to an antique dealer in Seattle, with the proceeds presented to Oxfam, the charitable organization.

pretty cool! look for them in my artfire store soon.