I have a large collection of cutlery which I used for my Treehandle projects. I never thought I would make jewellery out of them, but a few years on and that is exactly what I am doing.

The ‘silver’ handled butter knives turned out to be a very thin layer of silver filled with pitch, which is a dark, viscous, sticky material used to give weight to the knife handles. The pitch was removed, leaving an incredibly light hollow ideal for brooches and earrings. They weigh almost nothing, so are wonderfully comfortable to wear.

You may be also be interested in the Fringed Handle Brooch, Fringed Handle Earrings and Art Nouveau Earrings with Diamonds.

9.5 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm

Silver; fossilised shell; stainless steel pin.