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Deco Breastplate *AVAILABLE* ---Read the small print below to find out where.
Deco Breastplate *AVAILABLE* ---Read the small print below to find out where.
Deco Breastplate *AVAILABLE* ---Read the small print below to find out where.
Deco Breastplate *AVAILABLE* ---Read the small print below to find out where.
Deco Breastplate *AVAILABLE* ---Read the small print below to find out where.
Deco Breastplate *AVAILABLE* ---Read the small print below to find out where.
Deco Breastplate *AVAILABLE* ---Read the small print below to find out where.

Deco Breastplate *AVAILABLE* ---Read the small print below to find out where.

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$1,600.00
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This ornate piece of jewellery took around 25 hours of concentrated beading. I had a general shape in mind, but the design came together in sections that were pieced together like a patch-work. The materials are metallic glass Delica seed beads, natural freshwater pearls, and Swarovski crystal beads.

I originally created this for a photoshoot orchestrated by internationally acclaimed hairdresser Kylie Hayes, who subsequently won the award for Editorial Stylist of the Year Cover Shot for NZARH Industry Awards 2020.

The piece was made as one of two earrings. Yes. This was an earring, as big as a face. 

Currently on display at The Ivy Box Gallery in Queenstown, the piece has become an Art Deco style tapestry necklace that sits as a breastplate, suspended by multiple strands of pearl and bead chain. 

This piece is available for purchase from The Ivy Box: $1,600NZ. 

Visit, or contact Lynda Hensman: create@theivybox.co.nz