What fun to create this butterfly using bright colors found in glass, stones, beads and metal. Each one is one of kind, more beautiful as they take on a life of their own - they'll vary from the picture. Retail price $395.00 with strap
"Western Wear" Mosaic belt buckle and keeper handmade with shell and hand cut glass set in silver tone base. $125.00
"Study in Stone" is a smaller rectangular buckle with a lot of punch. A mixture of turquoise and hand cut glass - retails for $225.00 including a strap
"Life Lesson" an oval buckle with a turquoise cab inthe center, surrounded by glass, trade beads and Italian gold smalti. Retail price on this beautiful buckle is $275.00
Janice Schmidt . Atlanta, GA . 404-843-2668
I call this one "Deep Breath" - the hand carved bone face looks like a woman in meditation. She's surrounded by tiny millefiori, hand cut glass and cats' eye. This buckle retails for $275.00 which includes the strap
These two buckles are part of my quilt series, inspired by the historic "Gees Bend" quilters from rural Alabama. I used my own interpretation, nipped tiny pieces of glass to make wearable quilts. SOLD
A "dragonfly" buckle, made with amethys for the head and body, opals for the tail. Add van gogh glass and cut stained glass. SOLD
This is "Buttons & Bows" - start with a charming piece of vintage china - all with a southwestern motif- surround it with hand cut glass & beads set in a silver tone base. Makes a wonderful mosaic buckle with a Western feel. Retail price with strap is $150.00
"Menage a trois" shown here with jeans and a distressed strap-but it also looks great dressed up fancy! Made with turquoise, African trade beads, glass and cats' eye. Retails for $260 with strap.
"Centered" - this is a beautiful neutral buckle that incorporates jasper, Italian glass and VanGogh glass. Priced at $275 with strap
"Cigar Bands" - how colorful - a mosaic buckle made with vintage cigar bands set under clear glass tiles surrounded by African trade beads - love the way the bands are fragmented by the glass. Priced at $125 with strap
"Doosie" - this buckle really is a doosie. Made with druzy surrounded by turquoise, labradorite and iridescent glass. Retail price is $275.00 and includes the strap
"Paisley" - this gorgeous buckle is made with druzy, garnet, turquoise, cats eye, crystal beads and hand cut glass. Retails price is $275 with strap.
"Elvis is in the house" - I'll occasionally run across an interesting piece of vintage china- which is where this Elvis image came from-then use it for the centerpiece of a mosaic buckle. Retail is $250 including strap.
"Love and Peace cha cha cha" - this is not a buckle for the shy. This butterfly is made with labradorite, turquoise, pearls, millifiore and hand cut glass. Retails for $395 with strap.
"New West" is a beautiful buckle in shades of brown with a touch of iridescence. Made with ammonites, turquoise and glass. Retail price is $260.00 with strap
"Oh Kay" is a stunner - made with spiney oyster, green turquoise, jade and hand cut glass - priced at $285.00 with leather strap.
"Let There Be Peace" mosaic buckle made with hand cut glass and African trade beads. Also available with the peace sign done in gemstones. Retail price $165.00
"Revolution" is a stunning buckle made with turquoise cabochon, shell, surrounded by turquoise, pearls glass and spiney oyster. Retail price $285.00
"Rower" mosaic buckle made with beautiful hand carved tigers eye lion head, hand cut glass, trade beads. Priced at $250.00
"Thinking of Shu" mosaic buckle made with Tigers Eye, Bali beads and hand cut glass. Retail price $280.00
