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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 207067, member: 106"]Some recent finds ... I've vowed to only buy smaller items lately because I hate boxing larger stuff to ship ... which has caused them to pile up a bit here on any flat surface I can find ... which, in turn is starting to annoy the husband just a little.</p><p><br /></p><p>The napkin rings were today's find ... faberge ... and to my horror, they were strung on a plastic cord as if they were beads and tossed on a shelf where they put items under five dollars - they are undamaged, but I shudder to think what could have happened to them had they stayed on that shelf for another day or two. Some tiny frames and what I think is a wee hand painted sugar scoop missing its scuttle (I may use it in my sugar canister) </p><p>[ATTACH=full]59985[/ATTACH] </p><p>Some jewelry: stick pin will be shown in its own thread ... amethyst glass (from grab bag) in brass?, onyx and pearl in ?, signed spiny oyster and sterling, sterling and iolite that I hope Tiffany's will polish (if not, the grands have a cute $15 ring to play with)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]59986[/ATTACH] </p><p>some of the nicer stuff out of a huge jewelry grab bag from the thrift ... The pin is what I think is dragon's breath (chipped, but my first piece of it) in a 'nothing special' sterling setting ... broken MMA earrings that I'm hoping someone will want to complete their own broken pair or to try and fix. The stuff on the right is the 14K scrap from the bag.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]59987[/ATTACH] </p><p>finally, a cool brooch with a detachable pin mechanism that allows either side to be worn facing front.</p><p>gold side with back off, then with it on ... then flipped to show the other side</p><p>[ATTACH=full]59988[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59989[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59990[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 207067, member: 106"]Some recent finds ... I've vowed to only buy smaller items lately because I hate boxing larger stuff to ship ... which has caused them to pile up a bit here on any flat surface I can find ... which, in turn is starting to annoy the husband just a little. The napkin rings were today's find ... faberge ... and to my horror, they were strung on a plastic cord as if they were beads and tossed on a shelf where they put items under five dollars - they are undamaged, but I shudder to think what could have happened to them had they stayed on that shelf for another day or two. Some tiny frames and what I think is a wee hand painted sugar scoop missing its scuttle (I may use it in my sugar canister) [ATTACH=full]59985[/ATTACH] Some jewelry: stick pin will be shown in its own thread ... amethyst glass (from grab bag) in brass?, onyx and pearl in ?, signed spiny oyster and sterling, sterling and iolite that I hope Tiffany's will polish (if not, the grands have a cute $15 ring to play with) [ATTACH=full]59986[/ATTACH] some of the nicer stuff out of a huge jewelry grab bag from the thrift ... The pin is what I think is dragon's breath (chipped, but my first piece of it) in a 'nothing special' sterling setting ... broken MMA earrings that I'm hoping someone will want to complete their own broken pair or to try and fix. The stuff on the right is the 14K scrap from the bag. [ATTACH=full]59987[/ATTACH] finally, a cool brooch with a detachable pin mechanism that allows either side to be worn facing front. gold side with back off, then with it on ... then flipped to show the other side [ATTACH=full]59988[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59989[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]59990[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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