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    Weekend car booty!

    Or maybe dill weed flowers for the earrings? [ATTACH]
    Post by: Joan, Jul 21, 2021 in forum: Jewelry
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    Vintage Mexican Pendant-Type of stone?

    Looks like what is called a Mexican glass fire opal or foiled glass fire opal. Here's an example of a Mexican sterling silver ring with a glass...
    Post by: Joan, Jun 25, 2021 in forum: Jewelry
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    Origin and age of small sweet grass? basket with seed pods

    When some of you mentioned raffia, I thought no way, but then decided I'd better google it and saw examples of natural raffia and realized it may...
    Post by: Joan, Dec 16, 2020 in forum: Tribal Art
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    Origin and age of small sweet grass? basket with seed pods

    Thanks komokwa.
    Post by: Joan, Dec 16, 2020 in forum: Tribal Art
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    Origin and age of small sweet grass? basket with seed pods

    Does anyone know the origin and age-range of this basket (about 5.5"/14cm diameter)? I've seen the little grayish seed pods used in cheap...
    Thread by: Joan, Dec 16, 2020, 11 replies, in forum: Tribal Art
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    HELP!!! Need to repair my fur coat myself

    P.S. I think I sometimes used a small pair of pliers to pull the needle through the hide, depending on the thickness of the hide.
    Post by: Joan, Nov 29, 2020 in forum: Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing
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    HELP!!! Need to repair my fur coat myself

    Gorgeous coat! I've made repairs to similar rips in vintage fur garments (but only if the hide hasn't become dry and brittle) using any...
    Post by: Joan, Nov 29, 2020 in forum: Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing
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    Any info on today's thrift store find - very cool Joan Miro poster/print

    You might try lightening the stain with artist's chalk/pastel "dust." I use a set of various colors that I bought at a thrift store so I can blend...
    Post by: Joan, Nov 25, 2020 in forum: Art
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    Danish Silver Necklace Marks - Help

    Talk about being in the right place at exactly the right time...and having the knowledge to recognize the necklace as something special....
    Post by: Joan, Nov 25, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    I'm thinking about collecting old jewelry any tips?

    Since you aren't interested in anything beyond 1945, it might help to do lots of Google and eBay searches of newer jewelry by decade. Besides...
    Post by: Joan, Nov 17, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Help with 10K Gold and Blue Enameled Ring

    I knew that from watching Project Runway :happy:. Some of the contestants were graduates. What kind of jewelry does your son make?
    Post by: Joan, Nov 15, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Help with 10K Gold and Blue Enameled Ring

    Thank you for pointing that out, Hollyblue....I didn't know that, but I wish they had at least provided a way to stamp initials/dates, but maybe...
    Post by: Joan, Nov 15, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Help with 10K Gold and Blue Enameled Ring

    My husband took an "art metals" class in college 50+ years ago and melted down his and my 10k gold high school class rings to make our wedding...
    Post by: Joan, Nov 15, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Help with cleaning verdigris?

    Thank you so much, AJ, for that detailed explanation. It led me to more googling and I found a history of the Vienna Secession and then found many...
    Post by: Joan, Nov 15, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Help with cleaning verdigris?

    Beautiful dragonfly watch pin! I'm getting the impression that most antique jewelry with demantoid garnets have solid gold settings and are...
    Post by: Joan, Nov 15, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Help with 10K Gold and Blue Enameled Ring

    I took another photo with the blue triangles looking more like pyramids. [ATTACH]
    Post by: Joan, Nov 15, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Help with 10K Gold and Blue Enameled Ring

    Thank you Rehsmj, I do too.
    Post by: Joan, Nov 15, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Help with 10K Gold and Blue Enameled Ring

    Thank you OBB, I see what you mean.
    Post by: Joan, Nov 15, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Help with 10K Gold and Blue Enameled Ring

    Thanks OBB, maybe Egyptian pyramids?
    Post by: Joan, Nov 15, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Help with 10K Gold and Blue Enameled Ring

    Thanks, Lucille. For now it will be stored with my other gold jewelry "finds" to sell in the future if/when my nest egg runs out (hoping I won't...
    Post by: Joan, Nov 15, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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