Vintage Corkscrew on Plaited Leather Necklace Antique A small vintage Scottie dog

A small vintage Scottie dog with a magnetic base fitted perfectly into the little metal basket which we found on our travels recently

I loved the colour combination with the soft turquoise

Mrs Mouse wears a pale yellow dress edged in lace and her husband wears a black tailcoat and top hat

A rescued plastic starfish strung to a lovely necklace of coral chips and vintage beads

This example has a spring-loaded bridge so that they hold firmly onto the nose

Vintage Corkscrew on Plaited Leather Necklace Antique A small vintage Scottie dogI always love a piece that says 'Made in England'. So I snapped this up to created a practical little piece to wear. It has a plaited leather necklace. The history of corkscrews dates back to ancient Greece, where they used a tool called the "triglyph" to extract corks from amphorae (large clay jars used to store wine). However, the modern corkscrew, as we know it today, was invented in the late 18th century.