What do you think I spotted in here?

I only ever buy if I can see enough to cover my bid. I'm surprised I was the only bidder as it was v cheap. They must have been sleeping.

 

I thought it might be the coral looking necklace in the very first picture in the top left hand side .. it has the elongated beads that I see sometimes .. OH WELL !! ... Joy.

 

You were right with the coral CJoy!

 

You spotted something I didn't even with it in my hand. Those white beads I thought were glass test as gemstones. Mary Contrary wasn't generous enough to narrow down my options very much though...... Do you think they are Moonstone?. Not any inclusions or flashes of blue that I can see, just that cloudy white colour.

 

I'd be betting on quartz.

 

Probably quartz/chalcedony then

 

So what do you do with these? Reassemble into something to market?

 

I enjoy searching for little gems like this and researching them. I restring and reknot old necklaces and try to make them wearable again. I take apart old costume jewellery for the clasps, beads and bead caps etc. The necklaces I love I keep or use as gifts, those I don't like so much I sell on. I'm rubbish at selling anything I like!.
I try to restore as they were but some beads are too far gone or need a revamp. Several I have done more than once as I didn’t get the results I wanted.
As you asked.......before and afters!

Uranium beads

Before-

After-

Not finished yet as I’ve got to move some beads around to balance it.

Before - filthy!

After-

 

Goooood jooob!!!
I’m a bug-a-holic, you are a bead-a-holic!

 

I am!. I have a few bugs too to keep the beads company!.

 

I think it's a disease. I rebuilt one last night myself. A few of the rebuilds go up for sale, some get given away, and some I hoard.(LOL)