Omg AJ, what a story! Thats amazing!
[ATTACH] Bosko indeed, it takes time, dedication, out of the box thinking, some knowledge and some luck but good deals aka treasures are still...
Bosko, What you say is very true. In fact I studied interior architecture. Never worked as one though. I can make space beautiful but not my own...
Bosko thanks! the background ceramic is a small seventies ceramic coffee table we bought a few years ago on a flea market for a few euro s. It...
Aquitaine: its the scratch but now the fish really sticks in my head, thanks! J Dagger, thank for your reply. I hate it when people send stuff...
Bakersgma, thank you!
Any Jewelry, thanks for your reply! Would love to see yours one day. Yes, these were sold plentiful in the days...must have been modestly priced...
Ksw...those sewed-close pant legs were around the same time I could literally not boil an egg. In those years I met my hubby...I m still trying to...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]This is not very spectacular, but still I m happy with my newest purchase: a Victorian garnet...
Figtree, the yellow one is the latest addition to my bakelite collection. Its so nice to wear bakelite every day in summer. Owly is comfy enough....
Obb, thank you very much for thinking about these possibilities. Could very well be made out of a bent plaque
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This Flemish Heart has some badly fitted senailles. Maybe they were repaired at one point in time. Its still one of my...
Kyratango, I know! They are supposed to be a perfect fit but I have seen many cases where they weren't. So I collected my courage and just went...
Obb hmmm I doubt it. I cant see any unusual marks that are not supposed to be there in the outside or inside
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The flower brooch only missed one senaille, and for the rest its in absolutely perfect condition, so it was a good...
Amazing job kyra! I have some donor pieces to take the senailles from. Never thought about chocolate paper but maybe thats an idea! With my...
I m actually on a project replacing some missing senailles (diamond chips) on foil on some of my pieces. Lets just say its a learning curve :rolleyes:
Kyratango, the uv curing resin sounds interesting! I once wanted to mend some pant-legs and I sewed close the legs...:hilarious:
[ATTACH] Kyratango, ah well, it was worth the gamble :rolleyes: I have seen this design as something else too...its a cool belt buckle so maybe...
Kyratango, thank you very much for your reply. I would say: cut the brooch in pieces and just solder the earwire on top of it. 'Just solder' ah...
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