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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 1236440, member: 36"]Today was an improvement, to say the least. I went to a church thrift that's only open on Friday mornings. One person was looking at jewelry when I got there and another followed after me. The former bought a ring I looked at and thought "nahhh, costume" but it was pretty and she liked it. She got the ring for $4. The other lady picked out a Christmas pin, also $4. I ended up spending $34.50 on jewelry and $4 on a cashmere sweater for a friend. (he has a rotten bad back)</p><p><br /></p><p>For my $34.50 I got:</p><p>A Swarovski swan tac pin</p><p>3 pair of gold earrings, two marked for 14k and one not marked. The screwbacks are headed straight into my hoard - they're Forstner. The big ones have had their posts cut off, so they're scrap metal. </p><p>Gold-filled MCM earrings looking like a bowl.</p><p>Krementz white gold-plated rhinestone brooch and earrings</p><p>Malachite beads begging for a restring</p><p>A link necklace with no marks - possibly silver </p><p>and what I think is an Indian necklace - wire inlaid into some sort of resin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]215501[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]215503[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]215504[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 1236440, member: 36"]Today was an improvement, to say the least. I went to a church thrift that's only open on Friday mornings. One person was looking at jewelry when I got there and another followed after me. The former bought a ring I looked at and thought "nahhh, costume" but it was pretty and she liked it. She got the ring for $4. The other lady picked out a Christmas pin, also $4. I ended up spending $34.50 on jewelry and $4 on a cashmere sweater for a friend. (he has a rotten bad back) For my $34.50 I got: A Swarovski swan tac pin 3 pair of gold earrings, two marked for 14k and one not marked. The screwbacks are headed straight into my hoard - they're Forstner. The big ones have had their posts cut off, so they're scrap metal. Gold-filled MCM earrings looking like a bowl. Krementz white gold-plated rhinestone brooch and earrings Malachite beads begging for a restring A link necklace with no marks - possibly silver and what I think is an Indian necklace - wire inlaid into some sort of resin. [ATTACH=full]215501[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]215503[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]215504[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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