Latest tiara and jewellery additions

Pearls, pearls and more pearls - so delicate and feminine. The tiaras are made with glass pearls in an assortment of sizes and with Swarovski crystals added for sparkle. The necklaces are made with freshwater pearls and sterling silver clasps. The heart pendant is also sterling silver and the flower pendant is fabulous - a handmade piece using peacock coloured BIWA pearls (freshwater stick pearls from lake BIWA), and at the centre, tiny freshwater pearls in natural (snow white).

And then there were more tiaras

And it's getting better - with a splash of gold and bronze here and there for a change, and a fabulous 'two silk flower' tiara with my handmade leaves - my 1st attempt at incorporating silk flowers and I love the outcome. Then there is the 'half Ice Queen' tiara and finally, a small hairpiece or button hole using little ivory coloured feathers and two hand crocheted lilies. These items and the most recent ones shown below are all going to a fantastic hatshop - Eleda Hats in Guiseley. Don't forget to click on the pictures to see the item in more detail.

More new tiara creations

A gorgeous comb filled with Swarovski crystals and Swarovski crystal pearls in cream colour. This is ideal to slide into the side of an updo, or to wear in the side of your hair, or on the top of a half up, half down hairdo (like Pippa Middleton did it). The side tiara is full of handmade frosted leaves with a handmade centre piece made from Swarovski crystals and with more Swatovski crstals used to 'tip' the leaves.

More examples of crowns and tiaras

Here are three more examples of the work I am now producing. I feel that, with experience, I am now creating some wonderful, one-off designs. The side tiara with leaves uses a vintage diamante centre piece and the fabulous little crown contains all Swarovski crystal flowers on silvery stems. The 'Juliet cap' is also created using all Swarovski crystals. I will enter another blog to show more examples.

Icicle Crown

This crown Is a wild and wonderful thing of beauty. An unusual design, it is made up of cream glass pearls. The pearl stems represent lots of spikey icicles. It would look great with your hair all in a mess, piled inside the crown, backcombed, frizzy or lots of texture.

Venus Bride - Tiara range

The first of these photographs shows this gorgeous little crown as is should be worn and the second has the 'stems' swept upwards, to allow you to the the actual crown in more detail. This crown is in silver and pink and the whole piece is given a frosted effect with hundreds of tiny seed beads with an AB finish. The crown and stems are all made from tarnish resistant silver plated copper wire and the stems have a mixture of crystals, pearls, flowers and leaves in various shades of pink and silver. I have used a lot of Swarovski crystals on this piece so it sparkles from every angle. I have also used: fresh water pearls, glass pearls, rose quartz, lucite flowers and leaves in frosted pink and pearly white. Each of the larger peaks on the crown is finished with a large Swarovski AB teardrop crystal and as well as the stems, all of the peaks are bound with silver plated wire and crystals, pearls etc.

The crown is fitted with a comb and three loops, to secure when worn. The loops can easily be tucked out of sight if not required.

Anyone who is fun-loving and wanting to add a bit of pink to their special day should seriously consider this crown.

This item has now found a home - so here's wishing Emma and her partner Good luck for your future.

Venus Bride tiara range

Unfortunately, the image for this piece is not good enough. This little comb, with a vintage diamante brooch at its centre, and further embellished with large vintage crystals set on tarnish resistant silver plated copper stems, is simple, yet absolutely 1st class elegance. The overall effect is an art deco style and the whole piece sparkles incessantly. This piece is not heavy and simply slips into place with any type of hairdo.

Venus Bride jewellery range

This necklace bears a gorgeous sterling silver and Marcasite pendant - this is a vintage piece that was originally a dress clip, all in tact with none of the Marcasite stones missing - very sparkly. The remainder of the necklace is made up of cream glass pearls in two sizes and some tiny freshwater pearls in peacock colour. These contrast really well with the vintage pendant. The clasp is sterling silver and there is an extension chain decorated with pearl dangles - see detail on photo.
The earrings are made from beautiful quality sterling silver ear wires (described as Creme de la Creme by my supplier) that have a little Bali silver bead incorporated. The same glass and freshwater pearls have been used to create the dangles. All my hook style earrings come with little plastic backs suppied - these ensure that the earrings will not fall out. Click on the main picture and zoom in to see the detail.

PLEASE NOTE: As this necklace has a vintage piece on it, there can only ever be one making this unique and extra special. I may be able to acquire similar vintage pieces for future jewellery, but this particluar necklace cannot be duplicated.

Price: Necklace £35; earrings £15

Venus Bride Jewellery range

This is an especially glamourous bracelet with a vintage twist - please click on the picture to see a close-up of this item's beauty. I have included, as the focal point a lovely oval vintage brooch that is all intact. The brooch is extremely sparkly as it contain lots of clear, round and dark purple, oblong diamates. There are four strands of quality glass pearls in a lilac shade and the bracelet is finished with a multi-strand, rhodium plated clasp and an extender chain bearing several purple crystals and lilac pearls (see photo). This bracelet would suit a bride or mother of the bride and would work particularly well with a contrasting colour for evening wear or any special occassion. This item is a one-off design because of the vintage brooch and therefore cannot be replicated.
The bracelet comes in a beautiful wooden box finished in a metallic amethyst colour.
Price £25

Venus Bride Comb

This superb vintage style comb offers something different for a bride or bridesmaid looking to stand out. The silvertone comb is almost 5 inches long and it is heavily embellished with fabulous, large dark grey glass pearls, plus smaller pearls and a variety of sparkling Chinese crystals and Czec fire polished crystals in various shades of grey. All these beautiful beads compliment a lovely vintage marcesite brooch (a spray of flowers)perfectly. The brooch is all in tact so could be removed to have as a keepsake afterwards. This style of comb is ideal to wear at the side of an updo, French Pleat and the like.

Venus Bride Tiara Range

This is a silver-tone alice band side tiara - like many of my others, it has a vintage feel. On the alice band the focal point is a vintage silver coloured brooch in the shape of a flower head. The brooch is all intact so could be removed as a keepsake when the tiara has served its purpose. There is a cluster of diamantes in the centre of the brooch and each petal also bears diamantes. I have created lots of silvery stems around the brooch. These bear either Swarovski and Preciosa crystals in three shades of blue or some tiny fire polished crystals in pale blue with a silvered coating. The remainder of the alice band has been covered with tiny seed beads in a dark metalic blue, intersperced with some of the same blue crystals. This tiara is ideal for anyone looking for something lighter and less fussy. It would suit a bride or bridesmaid.

Price: £35

Venus Bride Jewellery

Lots of choice about how to wear this necklace. This is a 32 icnh silver coloured chain with large oval links and a toggle clasp. When worn as a long necklace the clasp is not in use. However, due to the length, this necklace can be worn with the chain doubled as the large link above the pendant forms part of the clasp. Now for the detail. The pendant is a lovely quality oval, finished in silver around the outside and inside edges, but enamelled with cream on one side and pink on the other, thus giving you a choice depending on the outfit. Hnaging inside the oval pendant is a large Swarovski crystal - clear in colour with an AB finish for extra sparkle, and a cream coloured Swarovski crystal pearl. Between the pearl andthe crystal are several little dangles - again Swarovski pearls and crystals and each with a little silver coloured twirl. The wire used to create this centre piece is tarnish resistant silver plated copper. Continuing up the first few links of the chain are more of the pearl and crystal twirls and this is repeated at the back of the chain so that, when worn doubled, the necklace remains symetrical.
So to summarise, this can be a long or short necklace and can also be cream or pink and cream (due to the cream pearls) at the front.
Price £20

Venus Bride Jewellery

This gorgeous necklace measures 17 inches plus a further 6 inches for the Swarovski pearls and Chinese crystal pendant so in all this is a 23 inch piece. If the overall length is too long for your taste, I can easily shorten it by looping the row of pearls up, shortening the overall length by around one inch.
The necklace comprises a super quality chain sterling silver chain with lobster clasp and large oval rings at the start of 6 clear teardrop crystals. The pendant is a one and a half inch long, sparkly Chinese crystal pendant embelished with sterling silver twirls. The pendant is attached to the necklace by a row of several Swarovski pearls in cream colour (this is a light cream shade). These pearls are joined together by sterling silver wire. This is an unusual and very beautiful bridal piece, but one which can continue to be worn and enjoyed for years to come.

Price £30

Venus Bride Comb

This is a 6cm hair comb in siver tone, embelished with an attractive vintage marcesite brooch (a lovely spray of flowers) and lots of little glass pearls and crystals in olive and lime green shades. A very pretty, vintage style hair accessory.
Price £20

Venus Bride - Hair adornments

This is a pair of beautiful silvertone hairgrips with diamond shaped filigree centres. The grips are adorned with sparkiling Chinese crystal donuts in black diamond colour (clear but with all sorts of colours sparkling through).

Price £18 pair

Venus Bride - childs tiara

This lovely childs tiara is set on a silvertone band measuring 8cm wide, with a comb fitted for a good grip. The tiara has nine stems bearing Preciosa crystals in light rose colour and clear, czech fire polished crystals. The stems are graduated, with the tallest meaqsuring 3cm in height. Additional crystals cover most of the base. This adornment would be equally suitable as a tiara towards the front of the head, or to fit around a bun or other up-do.

Price £22.

Venus Bride Tiara Range

This is a fabulous tiara that I made to show that vintage style does not mean you have to wear a side tiara. This design has a diamante encrusted centre-piece, and each side of that, flowing 'ribbons' made from hand-woven bugle beads with a silvery mirror finish. The alice band upon which all of this sits is a silver tone and the band itself, plus the centre piece, contains 'crystal silver' coloured Swarovski crystals. The centre piece also has a large Swarovski bead laid down the front and there is one of the same crystals on each side of the centre piece. Click on the pictures to see in more detail, but this is a stunning tiara to make your special day perfect.

Venus Bride Tiara Range

Here is another fabulously sparkling side tiara set on a sivlertone alice band. The large focal flower is hand crocheted in tarnish resistant, silver plated copper wire. The flower bears lots of Swarovski crystals and each petal is edged with tiny AB finish seed beads to give the frosted effect. The centre of the flower is made up of several huge, circular Swarovski crystals (vintage) and the stamens in the centre of the flower and around the edges are also Swarovksi crystals on silver plated wire.

Venus Bride Fascinator Range

Wow your friends with this stunning Poppy fascinator, very similar to the one worn by Fearn Cotton when she visited Paris Hilton in America. It is a silver tone alice band bearing a fabulous feather poppy style flower. The centre of the 'flower' is set with lots of little black, sparkling beads and the stamens are the same beads set on dark pink enamelled copper wire. A single fluffy feather is set at the bade of the poppy.
Price £28