From a downsizing sale I got a handful of bowl-shaped amber-ish Bakelite buttons to play with. I decided it was time to try using an old buckle as the center of a necklace (and as the clasp, since you undo and re-hook it). Here's one using the buckle, two of the little Bakelite bowls, and two little celluloid buttons with some red on them to round things off. From a distance, there is a slight suggestion of a mouth and eyes.
Necklace #65. Vintage plastic hook-and-eye style buckle, vintage Bakelite and celluloid buttons, on linen/cotton bias tape.
I wanted to do more with the little Bakelite bowls, so I used a few with vintage celluloid/metal buttons:
Necklace #66. Bakelite and celluloid/metal vintage buttons on Japanese woven cotton bias tape.
Nice work!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to keep a lookout for interesting buckles now, too. Maybe I'll get out my hoard sometime, and see what wants to be passed on.