#wire weaving

I've been setting aside items to put on a chatelaine for years and until I recently learned wire-weaving, I wasn't able to put it all together in a way that I felt was secure. The big jewel is a massive glass and brass costume brooch that was broken that someone gave to me, and it matches the wire perfectly. So I stitched that onto a big safety pin with wire. The back looks pretty messy but no one needs to know that, shhh.

1. A seam-ripper I bought specifically for this project, 2. A magnifying glass with a slipcover. I brushed it with coffee to mold and color it a bit. Honestly, I kept thinking, what if this magnifying glass sets my clothes on fire somehow like I'm in a Final Destination movie, so the last thing I made for this piece was this slipcover. I think it would have been fine, but it looks nice anyway.

3. A pair of embroidery scissors someone gave me. I've noticed when antique chatelaines have scissors, they have little metal scabbards on the sharp ends, so I will probably go back and do that at some point. But I had metal clips in my stash, so I put one of those on there to keep it from opening up while I wear it.

4. A threader/needle case I bought specifically for this project, 5. A piece of beeswax I put inside a small metal box I've had for decades and never knew what to do with.

6. A detachable thimble. I drilled a hole in an old, thin thimble that I don't like much tbh but it fits me.

Moss Agate in hammered copper

This is my favourite pendant I've made lately, what do you think?