This is Compass Rose Design Jewelry's latest collection. While living in Amsterdam, I often visited the Waterloo flea market for odds and ends. On the far edge I came across an old couple selling all manner of paper memorabilia, photos, labels, maps and old letters. I fell in love with a few labels from an old store on the same canal I lived on - Prinsengracht. They must have been for Dutch and Belgian or maybe French distribution, since most of the labels are in French. A glorious upcycling opportunity!

Sometime last year, I realized I was saving stamps. I came across a couple that were eye catching and calling out to be upcycled. Now paper treasures catch my eye wherever I go... fruit labels, vintage postcards, old advertisements, stamps... all snapshots of moments transformed into wearable art.

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At Compass Rose Design's online shop you will find:

• Steampunk Necklaces and Earrings made with clock gears, pocket watch parts and other found treasures - in elegant short chain or medallion style.
• Victorian and Antique Button Jewelry handmade with vintage glass and metal buttons, some of which are more than a century old.... imagine a century of stories...
• Winged Things and Clockwork Jewelry - buzzing bee necklaces, butterflies, sparrows and other insects accented with crystal and glass.
• Antique Label and Postage Stamp Jewelry - created wih vintage Dutch and French labels, postcards and postage stamps from the world over with crystal accents.
• Mens Collection - an assortment of cuff links, tie pins, money clips and unisex rings for your sweetie, friend, brother or dad.

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