Featured Finds Thread

Oh to be young again. Deep sigh...

 

34 years ago I already wasn't young.

 

I was - college senior. Felt grown up at the time. How little we know.

 

Got woken up ahead of my alarm clock by my &**# body and off to line up for the rummage sale I went. And rummage I did. Easter lily enamel cuff links, a little unmarked gold lapel whatsit, an amber necklace, and that festoon thingie that has greenies. It has a hook added to a dead sport ring and a lot of greenies, but it acid tests for silver. The thimble was the expensive piece - $3; it's Czarist era Russian enamel. One silver pin is 30s Mexican, but I did get to beach jewelry bracelets. Total for the jewelry? $25. The gold-filled watch chain was a freebie.

My mom already yelled dibs on the starry bracelet, the glass pendant is older than dirt, and that sacred heart thing is OLD and marked made in France.

 

My job for tonight? Restringing those Venetian beads. Took those nasty red spacers out and knotted them onto black button cord with their bead caps. No clasp yet - tossed the nasty barrel.

 

I was 34 so I was still skinny & the joints hadn't started to go south on me yet.

 

Gorgeous!!!

 

We keep in touch, not as much as we used to, once a year updates so we all know where each other is at.

 

Fantastic collection of finds. You are unstoppable!

 

Two literal finds--as in, found on the ground while on a walk--and two store finds on a weekend trip to the desert: a Navajo basket and an older Acoma pot. (I hope you don't mind the photographic license I took...)

 

NAVAJO WEDDING BASKETS are woven by both the Navajo and Paiute weavers of the Southwest, and are made entirely out of sumac and decorated with natural or aniline dyes.

 

And I hope I recognize one the next time I see it in the wild - because around here no one else will either!

 

Wowzer!!!

 

Love!

 

Great finds, everyone!
The little biannual flea market Saturday did not disappoint. Then I stopped at my main flea market, just a few doo dads there.
Firstly, the costume.
from the 50 cent table.
Glass faux coral beads, $1

 

Having trouble uploading....last frame, Art faux squash blossom necklace, flapper glass necklace, Pididdly Links moon necklace.


Unmarked
Below, signed Miriam Haskell, older piece, each $5


I think gold plated, H L & P? Victorian bracelet, $5

 

Doo dads- little cameo, $5, compact $3, shoe clups $3, Santa $2, GF Anchor necklace $2, Carnelian ring $5

Sewing kit 50 cents

 

Madame Alexander ballerina to restore

 

My new wallet, $1