Milomade Craft Collections - Jewellery

Dipping my hands into a box full of buttons is an absolute delight and I love to search through my collections and find matching sets and buttons with unique characteristics. Each button, be it antique, retro or new tells its own story and by stitching or threading them together I create a new narrative that is then passed on, like an heirloom to the new owner. Each item of jewllery in this craft collection is a unique piece of eco chic made from mostly recycled materials.

Bright and colourful, fun and funky, there's something to suit every mood and every outfit here. Pretty little earrings are made from pairs of distinctive vintage buttons, mostly flowers, unusual shapes as well as button with etched patterns. Individually handwired with silver wire, they are hung from hand crafted silver earwries and add a little bit of vintage style or glamour.

Elasticated button bracelets are made from a mix of vintage white and cream shirt buttons, mixed with modern colourful buttons to form lovely patterns. These braceletes often remind people of the confectionery type bracelets and necklaces you could buy at the sweet shop as a child and they look good enought to eat.

Button flower brooches made with vintage buttons and recycled leather, come in lots of different styles, sizes and colours - mostly all unique one offs, some also come in small limited edition sets. Each of my cloud brooches is made from a unique selection of white buttons stitched to recycled leather with colourful embroidery thread - who needs a silver lining when you can have one in shocking pink?

Button necklaces come in two different styles - stacks and daisy chain strands, with buttons threaded onto either leather or cord in a random mixed way or following a set pattern. Long or short, they are a joy to wear.

So many simple ideas transform vintage buttons and leather scraps into beautiful items to cherish and wear.


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Stationery | Accessories | Decorations