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The Alice in Wonderland set is made with a picture of the little girl Alice Liddel, who was believed to be the inspiration for the books, set inside a Victorian photo holder, diamonds (yellow, white, blue, green and black), emeralds, rubies, opals, sapphires, aquamarine, various gemstone flowers, 14k gold flowers, keys and other charms, a very rare niello watch chain, sterling and gold findings. Matching typewriter key earrings with original pen and ink drawings inside.
The Caterpillar set is made with a vintage porcelain watch face, vinyl disks and watch gears make the body of the caterpillar while vintage sterling letters spell ‘who R you’, gemstone butterflies and sterling cocoons, jasper, jade, cat’s eye, fiber optic beads, and enamel butterfly earrings to match.
The Cheshire Cat is made a porcelain watch face set in sterling, a sterling hand fabricated kitty face made with watch parts, moldavite, labradorite, Brazilian apatite, vinyl disks, emeralds, vintage sterling charms and sterling findings.
The Down the Rabbit Hole necklace is made with a vintage pocket sterling pocket watch filled with all kinds of little treasures (mirror pieces, playing cards, a red rose, vinyl, watch gears and so on) while the necklace is made with red coral, pearls, onyx, a vintage pocket watch chain and sterling charms and findings.
The I am Alice necklace is made with a vintage photo keepsake with a picture of the little girl Alice Liddel, who was believed to be the inspiration for the books, gold rutilated quartz, pearls, peridot, black garnets, sterling charms, and a vintage watch chain.
The Jabberwocky set is made with a vintage porcelain watch face set in sterling, a Jabberwocky slithing in the toves, emeralds, tourmaline, peridot, jasper, shell, sterling findings and snicker snack vorpel swords for earrings!
The Keys to Wonderland: (left to right)
The fleur de lis key is made with peridot, pearls, garnets all hand knotted on silk with 14k gold-filled findings.
The clover key necklace is made with pearls, aquamarine, labradorite all hand knotted on silk with sterling findings.
The squirrel key necklace is made with pearls, amethyst, purple gold stone, smoky quartz all hand knotted on silk with 14k gold-filled findings.
The Looking Glass bracelet is made with an unusual vintage sterling bracelet chain with rose gold adornments, antiqued sterling charms, onyx and shell flower bells, peridot, a shell chessboard bead and sterling findings.
The Mad Hatter set is made with a vintage porcelain watch face set in sterling, a hand fabricated sterling silhouette of the Hatter himself, vintage charms and watch parts, twisted amethyst, pyrite, jet, carnelian, a vintage watch chain and sterling findings.
The Mad Tea Party necklace is made with a vintage sterling pocket watch filled with vintage charms and a garden of teacups and saucers, a vintage watch chain, amethyst, pyrite, peridot, chalcedony, lapis and sterling findings.
The Paint the Roses Earrings: (left to right)
Frog and red rose earrings
White rose earrings
Humpty Dumpty earrings
The Playing Card necklaces (left to right) ace of spades, ace of diamonds, ace of clubs and ace of hearts.
The Queen of Hearts set is made with a large porcelain watch face, a vintage photo keepsake with a real queen of hearts miniature playing card inside, a blue topaz heart, coral, black garnets, pearls, red and black vinyl, vintage charms including a crown and findings. Matching earrings.
The Queens Court: (left to right)
The White rose and watch case necklace is made with a vintage sterling watch, a tiny doll’s house playing card, a frosted rose, black garnets, white pearls and sterling findings.
The Red Queen’s Court necklace is made with a vintage rose gold watch and rolled gold chain, playing cards, an enamel shield, an onyx teardrop with faceted hearts and gold-filled and sterling findings.
The 8 of hearts necklace is made with a real miniature playing card set inside of a vintage gold-filled watch case, a ruby heart, garnet clover and butterfly and ruby chain.
The Red Queen necklace is made with vintage game pieces, watch parts, a vintage enamel fleur de lis and shield, shell chessboard beads and sterling findings.
The Through the Looking Glass set is made with a vintage photo keepsake with a picture of Alice Liddel (the real Alice), jade frogs, emeralds, gemstone flowers, black and white shell, onyx, pearls, and matching chess piece earrings.
The White Queen necklace is made with vintage game pieces, an enamel shield, a vintage camero, pyrite, watch parts, vinyl, gold-filled findings.
The White Rabbit set is made with a large porcelain watch face set in sterling, a hand fabricated sterling jumping rabbit, a 22k gold and diamond swirl, emeralds, a vintage sterling fan, onyx with faceted hearts and other playing card suits, shell chessboard beads, pearls, shell, black garnets and sterling findings.
The Wonderland Earrings: (left to right)
The Mad Tea Party earrings are made with blue apatite, vintage findings, teacups and teapots, rhinestone stars, peridot, opals, citrine, tourmaline and sterling findings.
The Rabbit Hole earrings are made with green amethyst clovers, pink shell flowers, onyx teardrops with faceted hearts, bunny charms and gold-filled findings.
The Wonderland bracelet is made with an unusual vintage sterling bracelet chain with rose gold adornments, antiqued sterling charms, pearls and shell.
The Wonderland necklace is made with a vintage pocket watch with all kinds of wonderland treasure popping out, gemstone flowers, tourmaline, rubies, yellow fluorite, sterling charms, a vintage watch chain and sterling findings.
The Wonderland Rings: (left to right)
Blue game piece and watch gear
Yellow game piece and watch face
Green game piece and teacup
Red game piece, vinyl, gear and coral rose
Alice in Wonderland was the very first book that I read on my own and since my Mom was an antique dealer at the time the copy was a beautiful 1898 edition that I carefully placed next to my bed nightly along with teddy bear at the age of six. I remember jumping into the book with all my imagination seeing the shelf lined rabbit hole with all its little trinkets and treasures so vividly as each character came alive with wonder. I memorized the poems and kept waiting impatiently in the garden to see a white rabbit which of course never happened. So this collection is very dear to my heart and many years in the making! Some of the parts and pieces I actually found in Oxford (home to Lewis Carrol and Alice Liddel) while others are from travels to France or simply created by my own hand (all the sterling silhouettes). To me these are all like little works of art as they are all one of a kind and I hope you enjoy them!
