Featured Thrift store score: 2 pairs of Victorian 18 carat earrings

As my mother used to say: "Sommige dingen kun je niet vaak genoeg zeggen!". (Some things you can never say too often.)

 

Omg I dont know what happened or how to remove my second reply.
The way this forum works
Is a mystery to me

 

It has happened to me when there was some internet glitch and it looked to me like I hadn't posted it yet, so I hit the 'post' button again.
But then again, as my mother used to say....

To most of us.

 

Love the Dutch-They are very hospitable & share their beer.Stunning earring,sadly no Kringwinkels in Oregon.One of my customers flew in from Amsterdam and brought me a bag of Stroopwafels from Schiphol Airport.

 

Perfect gift!
For those among you who would like to try the stroopwafel recipe (you know you do!), here it is:

https://www.thespruceeats.com/stroopwafels-recipe-dutch-syrup-waffles-1128535

 

Lidl sells stroopwafel, and they're not half bad too.

I'm still not convinced on chocolate sprinkles for breakfast.

 

Maybe @kyratango can give you some hints about fixing the missing enamel on the blue ones.

I like the orange ones the best also.

Congratulations on a fantastic find all around!!

 

Chocolate is like Champagne, good any time of day.
But chocolate sprinkles (you'll like this: hagelslag) are mostly sugar, so an energy boost in the morning. It is more a children's thing though, at least when I was little. Probably not so much now, people are more aware of what sugar does.

 

The usual 'joolie' fix, nailpolish.

 

What beautiful earrings, both pairs are amazing! And so cheap, really good score.

 

I now use nail semi permanent UV gel polish
You need to get 2 or 3 colors of turquoise hues and mix on a white paper till you get the match with existing, then cure under strong UV light 3 minutes!
@Dessert58 Of course, as you aren't so far from me I can kyratise them for you for free

 

Kyratango, thank you very much for your very kind offer!
I must say I have used the nail polish technique in the past with succes to hide some missing guilloche on a pendant so I think I will be able to restore these earrings myself.
This is just a simple fix,
I wouldn't dream on undertaking one of the amazing projects you often realize!

 

Kyratango and Any Jewelry: on your advice I bought a permanent gold paint marker.
Works well for some minor ugly spots!
Although I like to finish my 'repairs' with some silver plating to give a more uniform look/finish.
Still waiting on some jewelry tools from Wish to arrive soon

 

Odds are no one else realized what those were. They might look like damaged costume jewelry to some people, but... jackpot!