Learning on the job here......:hilarious:
Ah, sorry, I thought you were saying the Chinese had a different way if tying their knots! So by this did you mean that just because it has knots...
Some good points here. Plan B is now to list them intact and see if they sell. If not revert back to plan A. Ive learned to come here to check....
@BMRT please can we see the whole necklace?. I love glass beads, especially unusual ones.
@Any Jewelry that top necklace is truly stunning:jawdrop:.
Long story short I was advised not to use vinegar because of the supposed enamel paint on the sequins which were rigid and thought to be metal. I...
@MaJa what does a Chinese knot look like please?
This brass metal necklace had about 30secs in vinegar. The after photo isn't very clear but you can see how filthy it was before. As I say though...
That looks good. Like cluttered I didn't realise they existed either. I remove any nice glass or gems from costume tat that comes my way. I take...
Thankyou INH-that's more than I knew before :-)
Sorting through my stash to decide which bits can be donor stones- can I take these apart or do these have anything about them to survive the...
I'm going to duck even lower than Marie as anything I'm really struggling with I dunk in white vinegar BUT I've not tried it with gold plated and...
That's a brilliant website Steffanie. Thankyou :-)
Thankyou Judy, I'll have a look through those :-)
Please can anyone translate what all the marks mean on the bottom of this vase?. Google is letting me down. Thankyou :-) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Beautiful!
Here it is. Looking at it it's blacker and shinier than yours though but there are some similarities so maybe worth a read. I think the conclusion...
I've got a locket on a bracelet that's very similar. It was the subject of a lengthy thread a fair while ago. I'll see if I can find it. I've also...
From a buyers perspective, I hate jewellery all in little bags as it takes an age to properly sort through due to the reflection etc on the bags....
Heaven!. I'd be interested to buy vintage glass beads/ necklaces even if broken :-)
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