I love all of the gorgeous statement necklaces that Anthropologie and a lot of other stores have been featuring lately. The ones at Anthro are priced from $42-$198, which is way out of my price range, as usual. I found this lovely faux pearl bib choker at an estate sale for $2. Vintage costume jewelry is my favorite kind of estate sale find. It needed a little help, so I removed the broken clasps and attached ivory grosgrain ribbon so that I could adjust the length.
The ribbon ties in a bow and falls down my back. I love it!
Here are the different length possibilities:
Short
Medium
Long
Extra Long
Even longer
The necklace is backed with lovely ivory satin. It is a little stained and worn, but I like to call that vintage character.
One clasp wouldn’t come out, but it doesn’t show when I wear the necklace. I simply glued the ribbon on with craft glue. It would probably look neater if I sewed it on, but I don’t know how to sew. Oh well, it works.
Some of the pearl beads are worn, but I don’t mind.
I love the finished necklace, and can’t wait to wear it.
What do you love to find at estate sales?
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Beautiful necklace!
So pretty! My favorite is the short length 🙂
That is beautiful! Great find! I love finding old books at estate sales–even if I never read them, I love having them on my book shelf because they are just beautiful with their old bindings, canvas covers, and neat scripts.
Really and truly gorgeous!
Ahhhh…how pretty…I had one like it when I had my antique business, but I don’t remember how much I sold it for…thanks for sharing it with us at NTT and yes a link is okay:)
Blessings,
Linda
Great find!
Wow! That is absolutely gorgeous!
I love this! I can’t sew either – nuthin’ wrong with glue! The ribbon is perfect, esp. the way it hangs down your back. Gorgeous!
Great repurpose Becca! Looks fabulous at all the different lengths.. I love vintage costume jewelry too.
Love this necklace, it’s my kinda style 🙂
How romatically beautiful. Retro never looked this good. Great work!
Haupi
Your necklace is adorable. What a great way to revamp it. The long length is my favorite, but I suppose it depends upon the neckline to determine which length works best. That’s the beauty of your ribbon idea.
All the Best,
Requi
It is stunning! Thanks for a great idea for broken treasures. I have to go see what I have put away from all the collecting I did when I was a kid.
Vintage jewelry AND anthro-inspiration?! So cool! I can’t wait to try my first anthro-inspired project. I have so many I want to do…I just need to pick one and do it! Nice job on the necklace 🙂
This is so great!! I’m not very crafty, but I really feel like I could do this!!
That is gorgeous, you did such a great job!
I hope you’ll enter it in the Copycat Challenge that I’m hosting, there’s lots of great prizes :). You can go to sewmuchado.blogspot.com for all the details!