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All brooches can be engraved on the back
They feature a pin with a safety clasp and a bail for a chain.             
These Brooch/Pendants are about 1-1/4" in Diameter


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Light blond hair tinted with green 
for the leaves and pink for the rose

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Family Bouquet
3 Sisters & A Brother

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Three Flowers

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Magnolia




Basket Weave



First Haircut



Daisy Bouquet



Rose Made With Very
Small Amount of Hair


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Family Tree
Made Using Hair from  20 People



Family Basket



 

 


Family Bouquet



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Family Bouquet
of Pansies

 The Brooches Below are Approximately 2-1/2" in Diameter
This makes them suitable for larger designs such as the family pieces incorporating the hair of many family members.
 

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"Prince of Wales"
This was a popular style
in Queen Victoria's time.
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"Family Bouquet"

This beautiful brooch is made with
the hair from four family members.
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"Prince of Wales"
This was a popular style
in Queen Victoria's time.




Family Basket of Flowers


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All family brooches are slightly different 
from one another as the shades of hair and
family structure are different from one family
to another.  Each pendant is custom made
to best showcase the family's hair.
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Prince of Wales





The Pendants Below Are Approximately 1-1/8" in diameter
They feature holes at the top to put a chain through and a pin to wear as a brooch



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"Rose"
Off-Set Heart Pendant/Brooch
1-1/8" 

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Cross

              
"Pansies"
Off-Set Heart Pendant/Brooch
1-1/8"

                                                                                     




Blue Bells



Single Rose



Blue For-Get-Me Nots

 
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Bracelet Made Using Tinted Hair
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Bracelet Made Using Tinted Hair
                                     Buttons and other ornaments were made using hair also. 
Buttons can be made using any of the designs you see above.
 Buttons made using hair.

 
Using  techniques  from the 1700  and  1800's this  jewelry  is  fashioned  from  a  lock  of your  own or a loved one's hair into the design of your choice.   The "hair art" is worked on a piece of mother-of-pearl and then placed into a solid sterling silver pendant with a glass dome.  The pendants have the versatility of being worn as either a  necklace or a brooch.    They feature both a pin with a safety clasp and a loop for a chain on the back.  These solid sterling pendants can also be ordered with a 24k gold vermeil.

"Hair Jewelry" was made as a sentimental way to remember a loved one during Victorian times.  This jewelry is made using the "cutwork" or "palette work" technique and results in a piece of "wearable art".

Very little hair is needed, a small lock is sufficient to make any of the styles shown.  The "Prince of Wales" style needs slightly longer  (at least 2-1/2")  and  more hair to design in the larger pendant, and the "Basket Weave" also needs slightly more hair than some of the others.
 


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For more information, e-mail Sandra at Sandra@VictorianHairJewelry.com

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