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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 7896158, member: 13464&quot;]What fun pieces. Ok, here is a dumb suggestion. What if you replaced the hair with your own (or someone you love) and put some clear resin over it? Or this is a long shot - but do you have a jeweler who does &quot;stone work&quot;... would it be possible to create a slightly curved gemstone to fit? Perhaps an agate or something?</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to hairwork: I know a lot of people have an aversion to hair work... but I personally think it is charming. And, MUCH hair work was done with hair of a LIVING beloved. Originally created to have a &quot;touchstone&quot; with someone who was far away... perhaps someone who was immigrating over seas, a beloved off to war... a sister getting married and moving away from the local area. There were many reasons; but all done before the days of photos. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Victorian jewelers rather changed the outlook after photos came into existence as it cut down on their orders; particularly braided jewelry.&nbsp; It slowly drifted to hairwork made from a deceased and the Victorians&#039; embraced it&nbsp; - especially Victoria who of course, mourned her dear consort until she died.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Victorians also used hair work as a parlor art and ladies would get together as a &quot;quilt bee&quot; might and worked flowers made from their friends hair and fashioned them into wreaths. Apparently, it was a &quot;thing&quot; to see how many colors you could use. Many pieces had much meaning - with the way that the wreath was situated - open ends up or down, trinkets added... </p><p><br /></p><p>What ever you decide... have fun with the piece and show us the final product!</p><p>Cheerio,</p><p>Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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