Design of the month: Thornleaf House

Starting this month, each month I will blog about a Whiteleaf Jewellery or Silverlight Jewellery design that I particularly want to share with you. 

Thornleaf House: a one-off, gothic inspired, vintage-style cluster necklace

This is a piece I've been wanting to skite about for a while. The more I look at it, the more I like it.
'Thornleaf House' is is a one-of-a-kind cluster necklace, inspired by a gloomy gothic aesthetic. It reminds me of Gloomth's aesthetic, though I wasn't thinking of Gloomth And The Cult Of Melancholy when I made it.

The charms are intended to be reminiscent of relics from an old mansion, hence the name 'Thornleaf House'. They are threaded on velvety black faux suede, which is very comfortable to wear.

The key is a reproduction of a vintage key, made of pewter and then antiqued. The pearl is a cream-coloured Swarovski crystal pearl.

Thornleaf House: available on Felt.

A treasury by Breathe Couture

Ursula photograph by stephensheffield on Etsy

Gothic Marie Antoinette Gown by decadentdesignz on Etsy

Black Jack Leather Perfume Oil Solid by themorbidthemerrier on Etsy

These three items were featured in a gorgeous Treasury titled 'Black Beauty', which was curated by Breathe Couture (here's a link to their Etsy shop), and featured on Isamo Crochet, the blog of Izabela Motyl (@isamocrochet). I found the Treasury when Izabela tweeted a link to it.

The Treasury is a wonderful example of the style that I am trying to attain in my Silverlight Jewellery brand. My original sample of images that capture the Silverlight style can be found in this blog post.
I don't think I've yet achieved the sense of flamboyance and luxury that I want; the 'lavishly fantastical' aspect mentioned in my shop announcements is still missing. That, however, will change: I have some new lines coming this year.
I'm very excited about them, and will be releasing previews in the coming months. The first new line is scheduled to be listed in my shops at the end of March. Stay tuned ...

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