Vintage Belt Necklace Festival Sew Far Sew Good

Sew Far Sew Good

I feel a certain sense of nostalgia when I look at these simple little wind-up tin toys

I've tidied and updated this one which pre-dates the 1955 period with a backing and edged with small beads

white glass vintage

The doll wears a scarf with green dots and she has large eyes and a small red rosebud mouth

Vintage Belt Necklace Festival Sew Far Sew GoodEven though part of this delightful little vintage belt was missing and it was showing its age (aren't we all!), I couldn't help but bring it home to see if I could reinvent it somehow. I decided to make the original buckle the top of the necklace and each of the seven segments below has a pretty delicate stamped design possibly to imitate cut steel. I love the beautiful worn patina of greyish silver although it may well have been very much brighter