Are you a world traveller? If so, then this is the necklace for you!This necklace started with this very cool vintage double sided
opisometer....what is an opisometer you ask? Well an opisometer is an
instrument for measuring the curved lines on a map. It has a tiny wheel,
that when moved along roads or rivers on a map it measures the
distance....this one measures in miles.
I then added the equally cool "map beads" that are handmade with
actual vintage recycled Ordnance Survey maps, by British artist, Gillian
McMurray. These beads are just fabulous, they are coated with thick embossing enamel, and then the tips are finished with gold embossing powder.
World travels would not be complete without a visit to France
and therefore I have added a worn antique French coin...so worn that the
date reads 186......... cannot read the last number...but it is old!
You get a souvenir of my
home country, Canada, which comes in the form of a beautiful vintage
brass
metal button. There is a pretty sterling silver, pineapple charm from
exotic Thailand, and the gorgeous sparkling Swarovski crystal is of
course....from Austria! Finally who couldn't resist visiting Cuyahoga,
Ohio
and getting this brass tag from 1966!
5 comments:
You make all these components come together so nicely! I love the little pineapple and map beads! Beautiful!
Wow....so much together looks so effortless! I wish I was more of a world traveler!
That's certainly a statement piece! It's wonderful Susan!
Very cool!
xo Catherine
I love it! Hope your having a good trip!
E x
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