Featured Hi all! I'm so glad I found this site!

Hi everyone! I'm so glad I found this site, I have lots of questions and lots to share.

My primary interest these days is Mexican, Guatemalan and other South and Central American Milagros, Crosses and Chachals and also the glass beads used to make these necklaces. The first picture enclosed is a perfect example of a Chachal, unfortunately I don't own that one. :-(

The second and third pictures are of a Guatemalan Chachal I do own.
Is anyone else familiar with these types of necklaces?

I look forward to chatting with you all,
Mary

 

Hi, @Mary G, and welcome! I've taken the liberty of reposting your photographs as Full Image so they're easier for everyone to see. You'll want to remember to do that in future postings. (And, not to worry. All new members do the exact same thing when they first arrive here.)

Debora

 

Hi Deborah! Thanks, I'll try to figure out how to do that.
Mary

 

Easy peasy. Upload a file: Choose file: Upload: and then your choice is Thumbnail or Full Image. Just choose the latter.

Debora

 

Ok, great, I'll do that. Thanks Debora.
I also need to learn how to navigate the site.
Unfortunately I see the Jewelry Forum isn't very active.
Oh well!

 

The Jewelry Forum isn't very active? There are some very knowledgable people there. I think you're going to be surprised!

Debora

 

Fantastic! I'll look a little closer. Thanks.

 

greetings....

sometimes Jewelry gets posted in the Antique, or silver Forums , or on the Finds Thread.... in the General Discussion Forum...
don't limit yourself to only one Forum.. or you may miss out on .... the Fun !

 

Greetings Mary !

 

There are a bunch of jewelry regulars and enthusiasts here! Those pieces are lovely. I look forward to learning about them from you!

 

Greetings to you Bosko69!

 

Well you you want info and pics of all things Milagro and Chachal, I'm your gal!

 

Ok, great, thanks for the tip Komokwa!

 

Thank you so much Janet! I appreciate that.

 

I'll be the first to say I don't know jack about millagros pieces, but there are a LOT of jewelry junkies in here. Some are generalists like me, and some are real experts in one field.

 

1872 un sol Peru... 900 silver.... nice prices on eBay... but not for these coins as they're drilled.... and so , buggered..

I like the red , white heart beads ...

 

Welcome, Mary G. You might also want to check the 'Tribal' forum, as this is where anything that might be deemed 'ethnic' can sometimes fetch up. Suspect you will be our expert on all things ex-voto.

 

Welcome Mary. I love your specialisation.

We are one of the most active forums on Antiquers.
I think you only looked at the first few threads with the red 'pins' next to them. Those are reference threads with jewellery knowledge that are 'pinned' to the top of the forum page. Below the pinned threads are the threads with inquiries and 'show and tell' jewellery.