What should have been a dream come true, seeing her creation at the Oscars, turned into a nightmare for Yuin business owner and jewellery maker Amanda-Jean Hoskins.

She recalled seeing pictures and "immediately" knowing something was amiss.

Hoskins said the necklace she created for an Oscars guest looked like it had been turned into something to which she could no longer attach her name.

The owner of Wax Treasures and Feathers, a small business which creates Aboriginal inspired "metaphysical tools" and objects such as necklaces out of Quondong seeds and emu feathers, reflecting her ancestral history.

It was February 11 when she received an email from a customer asking when a necklace she had ordered would be dispatched.

After further conversation Hoskins learnt the customer, Melinda Pendragon, was planning on wearing her necklace to the Oscars.

Pendragon was attending the Oscars as a guest of her son Lachlan Pendragon who was nominated for Best Animated Short Film for his short film An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It.

Hoskins said she remembered feeling elated.

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"I thought what an opportunity to showcase the oldest living culture in the world," she said.

"And to be able to show other people that you can do this. Hey, I'm just a normal mum so I thought this is really empowering and a great opportunity."

Once Hoskins found out Pendragon was attending the glittering event, she offered to make her a new necklace which would suit her dress, a commissioned piece by Quandamooka artist and designer Delvene Cockatoo-Collins.

In the coming weeks Hoskins and Pendragon communicated back and forth while Hoskins designed a one-of-a-kind necklace for Pendragon to wear at the Oscars.

After much discussion, Hoskins eventually sent her the finished product, including a repair kit with beads, cotton, wax, additional feathers and twine, in a taxi before Pendragon left for her flight.

Throughout, Hoskins recalls feeling slightly uneasy at Pendragon's mentions of recalling Dreamtime stories and media interviews.

"I started getting bad feelings all the way throughout, but I thought to myself this is a huge opportunity to throw away if you're wrong," she said.

"And I just thought you need to cover yourself and make sure you've got photos, make sure you've taken all the screenshots and you've got all the evidence."

Once Pendragon arrived in Los Angeles Hoskins received a picture from her of the necklace and thought someone had done something to the necklace she had created.

According to the text exchange between the two posted by Hoskins on her Instagram, Hoskins continuously attempted to assist to Pendragon to repair the necklace but was met with resistance.

It was only days waiting and asking to receive a photo update, Hoskins first saw the necklace in a news story.

Upon seeing it she thought "that's not my necklace".

To Hoskins, it looked like the necklace had been completely reconstructed into something different.

"What people don't realise is that Indigenous fashion is actually art," Hoskins said.

"It's not just a dress or a necklace, it's art, and it should be protected as such."

An article by the Courier Mail stated Pendragon had made the necklace herself, apparently based on information from a press kit. Hoskins contacted the newspaper and the line has since been removed.

Communicating with Pendragon after the ordeal, Hoskins let her know she was unhappy with how the necklace had been altered and the media aftermath.

Hoskins said she hopes for an apology after what has happened.

"I hope she takes responsibility for what she's done, I hope that there's an apology issued to

everyone, to all the artists," she said.

"I hope if anything people learn from this.

"People like Lachlan (Pendragon) don't deserve any negative backlash from this, this wasn't his fault. I'm not looking to start trouble, I just want to be heard moving forward."

Responding to The National Indigenous Times's request for comment, Pendragon said she would be seeking legal counsel and has no comment at this time.

The story had been detailed on Hoskins's Instagram @waxtreasuresfeathers.