Designer of the Month: Melanie Brooks Lukacs

“I love the way the natural brass of the ornate Vintaj findings compliment my Earthenwood porcelain components. The unique styles of the findings offer endless possibilities for designing, and the suggestions and examples in the Vintaj galleries are inspirational. Once you get started wrapping beads and cabochons, it is very addictive! Working in this way made me start to look at beads and findings differently, and I started to think not only about how I can use them in conventional ways, but how I can alter them in new and exciting ways to create something new. I think the ornate filigree and vintage designs of Vintaj findings hearkens back to times in history when so many things were so beautiful and ornamental. Using these designs brings an instant sense of history, fantasy, and narrative. They are the perfect details to tell your own jewelry story: the perfect ingredients for a fairytale wrought in beads and brass.”
Many thanks,
Melanie Brooks Lukacs