Jean Harlow ~ screen actress of the 1930's

known as the original 'Blonde Bombshell'.

A tiny bronze vintage button sits

on a  green, pink and cream mohair base,

which is edged with Italian pink mottled glass

 beads ~ with an inner circle of tiny pearl beads.

Size : 4.5 cms across

Betty Davis  ~ screen icon in her roles as

 'Jezebel', 'AllAbout Eve', and

 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?'

A silky coral pink base supports a

vintage pearl button, which is surrounded by

tiny crystals and long pearl beads. 

Around the edge are Italian Millefioiri beads

with  an inner ring of tiny crystals.

Size :5.5cms across

Sophia Lauren ~ the sultry Italian actress,

once known as one of the world's most

beautiful women.

A riot of teal, cerise and indigo textured

yarn supports a pewter coloured vintage

button, all circled by beautifully coloured

glass beads and a scattering of tiny seed beads.

Size : 4 cms across and 7 cms long 

 Eva Marie Saint ~ went from being

Marlon Brando's babe in 'On the Waterfront',

to hanging off Mount Rushmorewith Cary Grant

 in Hitchcock's 'North by Northwest'.

Bluey green mohair is the base for a

sparkly flower button, edgedwith bluebell

coloured pearl beads and pale amethyst

teardrops. The flower petals are garlanded 

 with loops of tiny seed beads.

Size : 3.5 cms across

Shelley Winters ~ made everyone cry in her

 role in the'Poseidon Adventure',bravely diving

underwater to save the others and afterwards

tragically dying in her husband's arms.

A swirly bronze vintage button sits on a

base of pastel coloured cotton, encircled

with a ring  of multicoloured pearl beads, 

 with an outer ring of deep bronze pearl beads 

echoing the bronze of the button.

Size : 4 cms across

Faye Dunaway ~ when 'Bonnie and Clyde' first

 came out we all wanted to look and dress 

like Bonnie!

Slightly different, the base is made from 

 a shimmering burgundy and silver eyelash yarn.

There is a burgundy and cream vintage button

in the centre which is circled by tiny lilac buttons,

in different shapes and amethyst coloured

teardrops.

Size : 6 cms across

SOLD

Doris Day~ cute and quirky Miss American

Apple -Pie  andstar of several romantic

comedies with Rock Hudson.

A pastel multi-coloured cotton supports

a circle of opaque pastel beads.

 In the centre is an unusual flower button,

surrounded by a scattering of tiny seed

beads and a circle of pale mauve crystals.

Size : 3.5cms across

Joan Hickson ~ the ultimate Agatha Christie

 sleuth, Miss Marple.

I bet Miss Marple lived alone with her cat!

A hand painted merino yarn in green and purple, 

echoes the pretty pale lilac cat button, 

all surrounded by amethyst and smoky

leaf beads, with a scattering of tiny green

 seed beads.

Size : 5 cms across

Liz Taylor ~ larger than life screen idol who

loved dramatic jewellery and who acquired

 several husbands along the way

to buy it for her!

Totally encrusted pale green base, 

with a vintage apricotbutton at the centre, 

circled by firstly, ginger and silverbeads, 

then shimmery  green and coffee glass beads, 

and finally an outer ring of dusky pink pearl

beads.

Size : 4 cms across

SOLD

Ginger Rogers ~ danced across the screen

in the 1930's and 40's,

"She did everything that Fred Astaire did,

only backwards!"

A sparkling flower button is set into

a base of bluey green mohair yarn, surrounded

by a circle of pink and blue glass beads, 

which are interspersed with black rocaille beads.

Appropriately, the crystal beads making up

the outer circle were rescued from a vintage

1930's ball gown.

Hanging from the circle is a bronze coloured

heart charm.

Size : 3 cms across