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<p>[QUOTE="Joan, post: 9879300, member: 5398"]I’m looking for opinions on two pieces of jewelry that I’m working on. The first one is a vintage pendant with a missing center stone (cost $2.50) that I’m thinking of replacing with a stone that doesn’t match either of the other colors, and maybe is a little too small (but it's the only thing in my stash of loose rhinestones that comes close). If I sell it, I’d disclose the replacement stone.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]496232[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]496233[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]496234[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]496235[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The second piece is an Art Deco brooch that I posted last year with some earrings that I thought were turquoise, but the earrings turned out to be chrysocolla according to Any Jewelry and evelyb30. Here's the brooch.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]496236[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]496237[/ATTACH] </p><p>I figured it would be impossible to find rhinestones that would fit, so my husband sawed the bottom out of a thrift store plastic bowl, cut a rectangle to the approx size, then I sanded it down to fit, and polished with Simichrome. I spent more on the 1000 & 1500 grit sandpaper than what the brooch is probably worth now--it's mainly just a fun project.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last week I finally found a green glass bead and some vintage bead caps in a bag of old Czech beads and brass bead caps, etc. I’d be interested in opinions about whether the green glass bead dangle looks ok, or would look better with something else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joan, post: 9879300, member: 5398"]I’m looking for opinions on two pieces of jewelry that I’m working on. The first one is a vintage pendant with a missing center stone (cost $2.50) that I’m thinking of replacing with a stone that doesn’t match either of the other colors, and maybe is a little too small (but it's the only thing in my stash of loose rhinestones that comes close). If I sell it, I’d disclose the replacement stone. [ATTACH=full]496232[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]496233[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]496234[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]496235[/ATTACH] The second piece is an Art Deco brooch that I posted last year with some earrings that I thought were turquoise, but the earrings turned out to be chrysocolla according to Any Jewelry and evelyb30. Here's the brooch. [ATTACH=full]496236[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]496237[/ATTACH] I figured it would be impossible to find rhinestones that would fit, so my husband sawed the bottom out of a thrift store plastic bowl, cut a rectangle to the approx size, then I sanded it down to fit, and polished with Simichrome. I spent more on the 1000 & 1500 grit sandpaper than what the brooch is probably worth now--it's mainly just a fun project. Last week I finally found a green glass bead and some vintage bead caps in a bag of old Czech beads and brass bead caps, etc. I’d be interested in opinions about whether the green glass bead dangle looks ok, or would look better with something else.[/QUOTE]
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