I bought this beautiful antique bracelet at the Malvern Flea market in January. It had several vintage and antique coins attached to it and my husband spotted it for me because he knows I like chunky bracelets!

When I got it home and began to clean it, I noticed that near the clasp there was an engraving, which on closer inspection was the date 27th Nov 1847 in old script style lettering.

I was very excited to spot this engraving and to discover that the chain was approximately 178 years old. I decided that as much as I loved the coin charm bracelet, this chain was too special to be hidden by coins, and so I bought ANOTHER old silver bracelet and have attached them to that, instead.

I left one soldered coin on the 1847 bracelet, it was near the clasp and I thought a Victorian bracelet deserved one small Victorian coin. It is a sterling silver 1888 four pence featuring Queen Victoria.

This special 1847 antique sterling silver belcher chain bracelet is now listed on my Etsy and looking for a new guardian.

Sadie xx

This is a beautiful slinky vintage silver chain and faux pearl belt, circa 1950 - 1960s.

When I bought the belt a large section of the pearls had come off, and the chain had been attached together to make it into a necklace. I re-sewed the pearls and reinforced the stitching on the remainder of the belt. I attached a new, vintage style, clasp and using the original chain I returned the belt to its original style. I added a vintage pearl at the end of the chain to finish it :-)

I am passionate about repairing broken jewellery so that it can be worn and loved once again. This vintage chain belt or belly chain would look great with jeans or a dress.

I’m thrilled to have been selected as one of the exhibitors for Make Southwest’s Christmas exhibition - Under the Tree 2024: Contemporary craft for Christmas.

You can find a curated selection of my signature beaded pieces alongside my best-selling shimmering moon and star pearl jewellery.

The exhibition runs from 16 Nov 2024 - 11 Jan 2025 at the below address.

Make Southwest, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AF

I have had the absolute joy of repairing many pieces of jewellery (I call it “rescuing it from the bin”), and some of my favourite pieces to fix are antique maireener shell necklaces.

Maireener shells are found only in Tasmania and became very fashionable in the late Victorian period. The shells are teeny tiny, and each one has been cleaned and hand drilled, then threaded onto a necklace.

I have just purchased four more broken maireener shell necklaces and repaired them so that they can be loved and worn once again. There are two pink necklaces (one is a pale pink, the other a deeper pink, and two different sized pale green necklaces. All of them shimmer with the beautiful AB rainbow colours that these shells are highly prized for.

They are available on my Etsy shop now…however the last one sold in less than 48 hours!

One of a Kind Reworked Antique Victorian Vulcanite Cameo + Chunky Pearl Necklace | Victorian mourning jewellery antique vulcanite necklace

This is a stunning statement necklace with chunky genuine freshwater pearls and an antique cameo.

I have used a striking antique, Victorian vulcanite cameo and combined it with genuine pearls. When I bought the cameo it had been set as a brooch and the clasp was snapped, so it was unwearable. I removed the brooch pin and have made it into a pendant.

This Victorian pendant is over 140 years old and in otherwise very good condition. Made from vulcanite, it has taken more of a dark brown colour as it has aged. It is framed in a brass setting.

Available now at shhbysadie.com.

I enjoy repairing and re-designing broken or unwanted vintage jewellery so that it can be worn and loved once again.