Description
A bold, hand-embroidered red heart brooch with its mechanism showing — gears from real watch movements, a small gold-color star and a red faceted bead set among rich red beadwork. Part love letter, part clockwork, it is a perfect gift for steampunk fans, engineers, watch lovers and anyone who likes a heart with a story.
Wear it on tweed, corduroy, dark green, rust or denim — anything with a bit of texture and a metal button or two — or let it shine alone on a black sweater or a camel coat, where the gold-tone gears catch the light.
The gears overlap in several sizes over a ground of red seed beads and bugle beads, with bronze-tone rods worked in like tiny pistons and a gold-tone beaded edge to finish. Everything is stitched on by hand on a faux-backing material-backed base with a pin on the reverse.
A heart that tells a story of time and adventure as well as affection.
📏 Size & Details:
• Size: about 1.4 in tall × 1.5 in wide (3.5 × 3.8 cm) — overall height and width
• Weight: 7.4 g (0.26 oz)
• Colors: red; gold-tone; bronze-tone
• Beadwork: gears from real watch movements, a star-shaped bead, a red faceted bead in a gold-tone filigree setting, seed beads and bugle beads; French wire (coiled metallic trim)
• Backing: faux backing material · Edge: beaded edge
• Closure: pin on the reverse
• Technique: hand bead embroidery
✨ This brooch is suitable for medium-weight fabrics. For very fine silk, we recommend pinning it to a collar or a more structured part of the garment.
🎁 Perfect for Gifting: A thoughtful gift for someone special — your brooch arrives in a gift box, ready to bring joy. Or keep it for yourself; you deserve it too.
🧵 Made by Hand: Every bead and charm is placed individually, by hand, with needle and thread — slow, close work, and the reason no two pieces are ever exactly alike. You will receive the heart shown in the photos.
🌸 Care: Keep it dry — take it off before showering or swimming, and put it on only after perfume, hairspray and lotion have dried. Dust gently with a soft, dry brush — brush gently between the gears; no water, no jewelry cleaner, no cleaning sprays. Store it flat, on its own, so the beadwork and trim don't rub against other pieces.
⚠️ Safety First: This brooch has a sharp pin and is decorated with small beads and parts. It is not a toy — keep it away from small children, and never let a child put the brooch or any of its parts in their mouth. Please fasten and unfasten the pin with care.
📸 Please Note: The photos are close-ups — please check the measurements above for the true size. Colors can look a little different from one screen to another.
Questions, or looking for a matching piece? Just send me a message — I'm happy to help.
