I have always loved old skeleton keys. I think they’re so beautiful. I was excited when I saw that the talented jewelry designer behind the Etsy shop Beyond the Rockz was inspired to create necklaces based on his own collection of antique and vintage keys (above).
Al created molds from the old keys, and this is how the necklaces turned out:
Aren’t those cool? I think this would be the perfect gift for a house lover. In fact a girlfriend of mine (and loyal reader) told me she already gave the Beyond the Rockz link to her husband as a hint, hint for Christmas. Clever girl!
I’m proud to have Beyond the Rockz as one of my long-time sponsors. Using mostly antique and handmade tools, they create each piece of jewelry with fairly-traded stones and recycled or repurposed metals.
So very cool…we love those old keys too!
Thanks for the link…going to go check things out!
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Oooh – love those! I will check them out!
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Oo la la! I LOVE the keys on a necklace. Too cute.
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I love them! I love an old key like that with a tassel around it, but I think I could manage to wear it around my neck!
Love the vintage keys!
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Those are so cool!
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yes I def want to put some in my new home ! Love’m
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Julia…when I was a kid our front door key was a skeleton…..I at that time thought everyone had one…. Sadly my parents put in a new front door….I kept the key but somehow lost it…. I’d forgotten about our old front door until this post…thanks for the memory !!!
Kathy
Oh how gorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgeous!
Aunt Amelia
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love them!! something myserious about them…
the photos are gorgeous too!
xoxo,
lauren
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What is it about those old keys that are just so darn appealing always?
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I want one of the Tiffany’s keys which look like old skeleton keys, but these are fun! I think they are so pretty and different! My husbands boss has tons of old keys from the old house he just bought, maybe they can do this with them!
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I loved using a big old skeleton key to open the building door and the apartment door I lived in as a teenager in Vienna, Austria. We even had one for the WC, too! Twenty years later my obsession came through loud & clear when I became a real estate broker – I incorporated a beautiful image of a vintage skeleton key into my company logo! Now I’m on the hunt to find a beautiful, yet affordable, piece that will double as a keychain and bottle opener, to be given as a closing gift. Let me know if you have any ideas!
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