{"title":"Brooches","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittle gathered bouquets of the past, made from vintage earrings, old beads and the odd haunted fragment, to pin on a collar, a cardigan or a hat band. Every one is one of a kind.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mourning-bouquet-brooch","title":"Mourning Bouquet Brooch: Vintage Onyx, Glass Pearls \u0026 Porcelain Doll Arm","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Prince Albert died in the winter of 1861, Queen Victoria dressed in black and never really took it off again, and a whole country followed her into mourning. Grief had rules then. Jet and onyx instead of gold, a pin worn at the collar, a little bouquet of black where there used to be roses, and nobody hid what they were missing. They wore it close to the heart, right where everyone could see it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have always thought those old mourning pieces were some of the most tender jewelry anyone ever made, because every single one of them was made for somebody who was loved and gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo I gathered a Mourning Bouquet of my own, from found objects. I made this one from two vintage earrings, old faceted onyx drops (hence the flaws, and I love them for it), glass pearls, and one tiny haunted porcelain doll arm reaching out from a cluster of black beads. The silver-tone filigree from those earrings tucks in between the beads like bits of old lace, and no two of these will ever be the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe's moody, a little haunted, a little tender. Meant to be pinned to a cardigan, a collar, a hat band, or your favorite tote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage silver-tone filigree findings, from two vintage earrings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld faceted onyx drops, with the small flaws of age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass pearls and a bouquet of black beads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiny porcelain doll arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack bead bouquet approx. 1.5\" across, full pin approx. 2.25\" long\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecure pin back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of a kind, no two will ever be alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade with love in my cottage studio in Kansas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom My Nostalgic Soul to yours. — \u003cstrong\u003eGwendalynn Grey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Nostalgic Soul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67303749419083,"sku":null,"price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/2007\/1755\/files\/il_fullxfull.8720182928_ols2.jpg?v=1792695820"},{"product_id":"little-black-mourning-boot-brooch","title":"Little Black Mourning Boot Brooch: Antique Doll Leg, Black Beads \u0026 Silver Filigree","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Prince Albert died in the winter of 1861, Queen Victoria put on black and never really took it off again, and a whole country followed her into mourning. Grief had a wardrobe then. Black crape, black beads where there used to be gold, a little pin worn at the collar, and underneath all those heavy skirts the ladies still laced themselves into tall black boots every morning, hook by hook, all the way up past the ankle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI had one vintage filigree earring left over from a previous piece, and this tiny antique doll leg with her painted black boot, and the two of them just seemed to belong together. I wire wrapped the leg in black wire to give it the fun detail of having been laced up, the way those old boots were.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe smooth black beads and silver filigree beads on the earring seem gathered into a little flower, and I added one tiny glass pearl at the ankle for a little light. She's sweet, a little haunted, and very Victorian, like something you'd find in a grandmother's jewelry box after a hundred years. Pin her to a cardigan, a collar, a hat band or your favorite tote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage silver-tone filigree earring, given a second life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth black beads and silver filigree beads gathered into a flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiny antique doll leg with her original painted black boot, laced in black wire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne tiny glass pearl at the ankle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of a kind, no two will ever be alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade with love in my cottage studio in Kansas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom My Nostalgic Soul to yours. — \u003cstrong\u003eGwendalynn Grey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Nostalgic Soul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67307254939723,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/2007\/1755\/files\/il_fullxfull.8726815082_i2mv.jpg?v=1792728611"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/2007\/1755\/collections\/il_fullxfull.8720182736_ln7x.jpg?v=1792702489","url":"https:\/\/mynostalgicsoul.com\/collections\/brooches.oembed","provider":"My Nostalgic Soul","version":"1.0","type":"link"}