Milomade

Milomade

Based in Fife, artist Evie Milo (aka Milomade) has been imaginatively recycling found objects and discarded items to give them a new use. Featured here is a range of some of jewellery created with flair and imagination for a plethora of everyday things.

"Sourcing, restoring and re-purposing antique silverware into unique delicate jewellery is something I really enjoy. I much prefer to use fine silverware as a starting point for my jewellery as this way I am recycling rather than using up the world's natural resources. There is a sense of history with each piece and I feel that as I am forming each ring, sanding and polishing it, I am capturing a memory or an essence of the past. Developed through my love of finding beauty in everyday items and a desire to reduce, reuse and recycle, I have created a unique range of jewellery from my collection of vintage buttons."

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Button flower brooch, light fawnMM_010 £14.00
Button flower brooch, light fawn

"Lost at the bottom of grandma's button box, we were recently discovered by Milomade, teamed together and lovingly fashioned into a vintage button flower brooch for someone special."

The daisy range of brooches are created from a vast stash of shirt buttons I have amassed over the years and these form the petals of the flower. I then pick out an interesting centre piece to finish the brooch off - some buttons are totally unique and make one off brooches never to be repeated others come in groups and allow me to make limited editions. Each button, be it antique, retro or new tells its own story and by stitching them together I create a new narrative that is then passed on, like an heirloom to the brooches new owner.

Limited edition, made from recycled vintage buttons, upholstery leather, embroidery thread and a standard brooch pin stitched to the back.

Colour - light fawn; brooches are 3cm in diameter

Button flower brooch, pale blueMM_013 £14.00
Button flower brooch, pale blue

"Lost at the bottom of grandma's button box, we were recently discovered by Milomade, teamed together and lovingly fashioned into a vintage button flower brooch for someone special."

The daisy range of brooches are created from a vast stash of shirt buttons I have amassed over the years and these form the petals of the flower. I then pick out an interesting centre piece to finish the brooch off - some buttons are totally unique and make one off brooches never to be repeated others come in groups and allow me to make limited editions. Each button, be it antique, retro or new tells its own story and by stitching them together I create a new narrative that is then passed on, like an heirloom to the brooches new owner.

Limited edition, made from recycled vintage buttons, upholstery leather, embroidery thread and a standard brooch pin stitched to the back.

Colour - pale blue; brooches are 3cm in diameter

Button flower brooch, pale greenMM_012 £14.00
Button flower brooch, pale green

"Lost at the bottom of grandma's button box, we were recently discovered by Milomade, teamed together and lovingly fashioned into a vintage button flower brooch for someone special."

The daisy range of brooches are created from a vast stash of shirt buttons I have amassed over the years and these form the petals of the flower. I then pick out an interesting centre piece to finish the brooch off - some buttons are totally unique and make one off brooches never to be repeated others come in groups and allow me to make limited editions. Each button, be it antique, retro or new tells its own story and by stitching them together I create a new narrative that is then passed on, like an heirloom to the brooches new owner.

Limited edition, made from recycled vintage buttons, upholstery leather, embroidery thread and a standard brooch pin stitched to the back.

Colour - pale green; brooches are 3cm in diameter

Button flower brooch, pale purpleMM_014 £14.00
Button flower brooch, pale purple

"Lost at the bottom of grandma's button box, we were recently discovered by Milomade, teamed together and lovingly fashioned into a vintage button flower brooch for someone special."

The daisy range of brooches are created from a vast stash of shirt buttons I have amassed over the years and these form the petals of the flower. I then pick out an interesting centre piece to finish the brooch off - some buttons are totally unique and make one off brooches never to be repeated others come in groups and allow me to make limited editions. Each button, be it antique, retro or new tells its own story and by stitching them together I create a new narrative that is then passed on, like an heirloom to the brooches new owner.

Limited edition, made from recycled vintage buttons, upholstery leather, embroidery thread and a standard brooch pin stitched to the back.

Colour - pale purple; brooches are 3cm in diameter

Button flower brooch, salmonMM_011 £14.00
Button flower brooch, salmon

"Lost at the bottom of grandma's button box, we were recently discovered by Milomade, teamed together and lovingly fashioned into a vintage button flower brooch for someone special."

The daisy range of brooches are created from a vast stash of shirt buttons I have amassed over the years and these form the petals of the flower. I then pick out an interesting centre piece to finish the brooch off - some buttons are totally unique and make one off brooches never to be repeated others come in groups and allow me to make limited editions. Each button, be it antique, retro or new tells its own story and by stitching them together I create a new narrative that is then passed on, like an heirloom to the brooches new owner.

Limited edition, made from recycled vintage buttons, upholstery leather, embroidery thread and a standard brooch pin stitched to the back.

Colour - salmon; brooches are 3cm in diameter

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