Magnificent Handbeaded Necklace with Vintage Brooch Pendant Handbeaded Military pip brooch which combines

Military pip brooch which combines two different pips with red beaded embellishments

A pair of upcycled silver military pips backed with green felt and edged with tiny silver beads suspended from faceted red glass beads and with green leaf vintage charms

I have added decorative beadwork around the glasses and to the outside edge of the brooch

I have no idea what this fabulously quirky vintage figure with wood face

I don’t know what this little creature is with its beady little eyes

Magnificent Handbeaded Necklace with Vintage Brooch Pendant Handbeaded Military pip brooch which combinesThis necklace is rather special. I have handbeaded each link over many hours. I enjoy the slowness of the process and seeing the small piles of tiny beads form into a bespoke piece of wearable art. On my travels, I found a perfect vintage brooch in similar colours and wondered how I might incorporate it into the piece. I settled on using it as the centrepiece to a bigger pendant and have added more of my own beadwork to tie it in. The brooch can be