Bakelite Pins & Brooches from Elvenkrafte Studios, page 4

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Bakelite Pin & Brooches

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Carved Laminated Bakelite Little Red School House Pin

This pin is a little red school house complete with golden orange Bakelite bell in the little bell tower, clear applejuice windows (with a small lad that I painted on the reverse of the window on the left) and white Bakelite doors, steps and "SCHOOL" sign. The black roofs are also Bakelite. Each individual part was carved to fit into the red Bakelite base and then laminated into place. I inscribed the lines into the windows to be filled with black enamel, making four pane windows (or for those of you familiar with the terminology....windows with 4 lights). This great looking pin is sure to be a hit this time of year particularly but could easily be worn all year long. The longest measurement, from top to bottom, is 2 & 3/4 inches. I attached a solid nickel silver pin component onto the back and inscribed my signature and the date.

Price $275.00

Yummy Carved Bakelite Ice Cream Cone Pin Catalin

This yummy Bakelite pin is carved from two gorgeous colors of vintage Bakelite. There's a great and chocolaty looking swirled brown for the cone and a nicely marbled light lavender pink for the scoop of heaven on top. I imagine this flavor to be........hmmm....either that Very Berry Strawberry or the Pink Bubblegum. The brown makes a perfect cone that reminds me of the chocolate sugar cones which I was always in a big hurry to eat just so I could get to that bit of solid chocolate in the bottom. Carved to fit each other and then laminated together, these lovely Bakelite colors make a beautiful pin that almost makes you feel a little bit cooler just looking at it..... The pin is very realistic in detail, quite nicely polished and well put together. It measures 3 & 1/4 inches long and has a nice vintage brass pin component attached to the back where I inscribed my signature and the date. This ice cream pin is probably my favorite one that I've made so far.

Price $300.00

Reverse Carved Donut Shaped Applejuice Bakelite Sea Life Pin

Here is a pin that I've carved from a rare shape in applejuice Bakelite, a donut shape cut from a short length of tube. I have only a very little of this nice circular applejuice and will use it sparingly. For this piece I created a circular or donut shaped pin with reverse carved fishies, shells and a lobster, as well as some waving sea grasses to each side which hide the embedded pin component. The pin measures 2 & 1/2 inches across and a quarter of an inch thick. I painted all of the reverse carvings with high quality enamel and signed my name and the date on the backs of two of the larger carved areas. I polished much of the original oxidation off of the surface of the pin but you can still see the applejuice color.

Price... $250.00

Carved & Laminated Kitty Cat Playing Fiddle Pin

Here is a pin that I had listed on ebay but the auction was canceled because the winning bidder claimed someone else had been using their id..... who knows but I'm offering it here for sale. The pin is carved from a very nice orangey pink Bakelite that has swirls of black and white marbled into it. I inlaid a nice fiddle carved from brown Bakelite, and a bow from black Bakelite (with silver enamel detail). The kitty also has inlaid eyes of green and black Bakelite, and some additional detailing with black enamel paint. The pin measures right at 3 & 1/2 inches at the longest measurement and has a nice solid nickel silver pin component attached to the back, where I also inscribed my signature and the date.

Price...$275.00

Carved Translucent Light Blue Bakelite Seahorse Pin

Here is another pretty little seahorse pin that I've carved from vintage Bakelite, this time using a light translucent turquoise blue and adding a bit of translucent green for the spines along the top of its head. The seahorse is very detailed and has a glass eye to sea with.... The pin measures 2 & 3/4 inches long and has a nickel silver pin component attached to the back where I've also inscribed my signature and the date.

Carved Bakelite Tequila Sunrise Koi Fish Pin

This is a gorgeous Koi pin that I've carved from a stunningly colored tequila sunrise Bakelite. The carving is very detailed and the thickness of the pin, as well as the colors, make for an almost 3-dimensional appearance. The eye is inlaid using clear apple juice and black Bakelites. This pin measures right at 3 inches long and over 1/4 inch thick. I attached a nickel silver pin component onto the back where I've also inscribed my signature and the date.

Carved Light Green Bakelite Fish Pin

This is a nicely designed fish pin that I've carved from a cool light green Bakelite. The carving is quite detailed and the Bakelite is translucent. The fish's eye is inlaid using apple juice and black Bakelites. The pin component is nickel silver and the pin measures a bit over 3 inches long. My signature and the date are inscribed upon the back.

Carved Bakelite Caterpillar on Gingko Leaf Pin

For the nature lover, here is a quite large and realistic caterpillar that I've carved from vintage Bakelite. The richly colored critter is eating away at a large yellow-tan Bakelite gingko leaf. The caterpillar itself is made of three colors of Bakelite carefully carved and fitted together, with 9 small black Swarovski rhinestones along its side. The caterpillar alone is nearly 3 inches long and 1/2 inch thick! With the leaf, the longest measurement of the pin is 3 & 1/2 inches. I attached a large nickel silver pin component onto the back, where I also inscribed my signature and the date.

Price....$350.00

Carved Bakelite Seagull Pin

This is a nice big seagull pin that I've carved from vintage Bakelite, using a yellow-white Bakelite for the body of the bird and inlaying black for the wing and tail, yellow for the beak, orange for the feet and an eye of white and black. The pin measures nearly 4 inches long from tail tip to beak, and has a nickel plated pin component attached to the back where I also inscribed my signature and the date.

Price...$200.00

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