A Bit of Bling

Hit an estate sale first thing on a Sunday morning and came away with a pretty decent stash to work with. The jewelry had belonged to the Mother of the lady doing the selling, and she was able to give me the time period for some of the pieces. Only one piece of the jewelry is marked - the butterfly (bottom right) is missing its clasp on the back is marked Regency and the company was in business 1950-70. What is left of the clasp on the necklace was used in the 50's/60's also. Most of the pieces are broaches/pins and have broken or missing clasps, which is not a problem as I got them to repurpose anyway.
3 of the pieces are missing a setting, and don't normally get those, but think the situation can be remedied pretty easy - already have an idea for the yellow daisy and one I have already replaced with a vintage rhinestone button. One has a old rhinestone missing and that one may be a challenge to find a match.
Have already started a necklace using the tasseled pendant on the left.
Found 2 miniature spoons in with the jewelry. The top one (2 1/2 ins. long)is a pin, but will probably turn it into a pendant. The largest (3 ins.) is marked avon and was in a little plastic sealed sleeve, as if it came with something else. Did some checking on the net, but came up empty handed. Think they will look quite sharp serving up a spoon full of rhinestones or such. :-D

Got another multistrand necklace (damaged) and length of multicolored rhinestones probably part of a necklace or bracelet at one time and forgot to take their mug-shot, as they were in jar of cleaner at the time.

Happy with the stash I got - even tho I probably paid a bit more than I normally would. The lady doing the selling said 2 women came when she first opened on Sat. and bought most of what she had. I did not see the ad for the sale til Sat. night - I am going to have to get up earlier and get to moving. But I think having to hit the floor running before daylight for so many years took its tow on my way of thinking as to when a day starts. :-D

While there, a man came up and said his wife sent him back with orders to look for certain things. He kept looking at my stash the seller was holding for me and I was thinking "don't even think about it". He bought a few pieces and left and the seller said he and his wife were there the day before and bought quite a bit and she got the impression they were looking for items to repurpose also.
Have already made usable pendants/focal pieces out of some of these odds and ends, but need to get some pictures taken.

Linking up with Kim @ "Wow Us Wednesday"
Cindy @ "Show and Tell Friday"

Hope you are having a good week!
Glenda

A Simple Change

You are seeing a "rare sight". My dining table is not cluttered with stacks of papers, laptop, jewelry making supplies, etc. When the fresh tulips fizzled out......

Before

I replaced them with a single, peach colored, faux rose. I thought it looked pretty good with the faux peaches, and it will be my Spring/Summer look for a while.

After

I already had the peaches and rose - bought them for 80 cts. each, over 2 years ago when a store was going out of business. Post on it here
Will it stay this neat ? Nope! It is already cluttered. "Sigh"

I am joining Susan @ "Metamorphosis Monday"
Marty @ "Table Top Tuesday"

Have a great week !
Glenda

Latest Creation

The privet hedge is in bloom, so my allergies are having fits. Attempted to do a little outside cleanup and had to give that idea up when it got so bad, my breathing was affected.
So about as good a time as any to pull the supplies out....................
Yes - that is the blue perfume pendent up in the corner. I started working with it and got to a point I was "over thinking" what I wanted to do, so put it aside for a while.




Picture quality not real great - Sorry ! Still have not taken the time to figure this camera out.



When turned on the computer this morning and went to blogger, it went straight to the new interface/dashboard. Supposedly it is more streamline, etc, but to me it is not as user friendly . Fortunately I was able to revert back to the previous version again for now. Am I the only one still having problems with the new version?

Any big plans for the weekend? What ever they are - have a great one!
Glenda

Day of Sale Hopping

Three weeks ago, I checked the estate sale listings and found a couple that appeared to have a bit of bling, so hit the streets and look what I found !! :-D A perfume bottle pendant that was marked $5 - I offered $3 and it is MINE ! Checked ebay and found one for $44.99 BIN. Did some checking around, and found a couple at other sites. One stated 1950's and one 80's - anyone know? One stated the cap was sterling and one said silver tone. I have not polished mine yet, so don't know how that will come out, but there are no markings and don't think it is SS. What ever it is - I like it, and have some cobalt blue beads that will look so pretty with it.
While looking for info. on mine I ran across an emerald green one like it also .
There was a large, antique, victorian pendant that I would loved to have bought, but had to pass - out of my price range. Found this broach and small pendant at the same sale. Broach needs a bit of repair, and the pin is off the back, so will use it in a necklace.
Decided to keep going and went to a thrift store I had not been to in a while, as had left empty handed the last few trips. Got lucky this trip and found a few rhinestones to work with.......
The necklace on the right is napier and in excellent condition, so will leave as is.
Next sale was in an area I probably should not have been in. Not a lot of bling and what was there, was pricey - probably property of the person handling the sale. Worker asked me if I was looking for anything in particular and when I told her, she said she sold a bag full of bits and pieces earlier that morning - late again. Decided to leave the hood and get back to an area I was more familiar with and it was lunch time. Checked a couple of yard sales, but did not even stop as there was lots of children's toys, etc., and those usually don't have anything I am looking for.

Was out and about quiet a bit yesterday, stopped at one yard sale but nothing I was interested in buying.
Steadily building up my supplies and anxious to get busy creating again.

Linking up with Linda @ "Nifty Thrifty Tuesday"
Kim @ "Wow Us Wednesday"
Cindy @ "Show and Tell Friday"
Rhoda @ "Thrifty Treasures"


Have a great week !
Glenda

Just Want to Say...........

HAPPY EASTER !

Have a great weekend !

Courtyard

So - What I have been to up lately ?
I should have moved the tacky plastic chair on the right before I took the picture, but it was the end of the day and I was tired. Did not even notice it being there til saw the picture.


Left the hanger on a couple of them, as not sure if they will get hung later.
The wax begonias are in the pots - they just need to do a little growing so they can be seen.

Linking up with Mary @ Little Red House "Mosaic Monday".
and Susan @ "Outdoor Wednesday"
Hope we all have a great week !
Glenda

Just a Ramble

Just a little "editing" on a picture I took the other day. I think purple and yellow pansies together like that are so pretty.

Before

Did some cropping, then took out a stop sign, vehicle, and a couple of light poles. Much better......

After - Click on picture to enlarge.

Have not been around the "land of blog" a whole lot lately, as the weather has been absolutely beautiful and have been spending a lot of time outside enjoying the sunshine, beautiful flowers and fresh air. And sneezing !!
Set out on a mission to take pictures of what is in bloom in the neighborhood, and after only 2 pics, the batteries were dead, and the extras were also. Guess that was a sign that I needed to get some work done, instead of playing.
Think I have finished planting annuals in the pots for the season. I always seem to plant the same kind every year, but gave up trying something new, then have it fail. Limited amount of direct sunlight, but I love the shade I have also - sure keeps the utility bill down the the hot months and time spent in the courtyard more enjoyable. Will take pictures after the camera batteries are charged.

While doing outside clean up a few days ago, I looked up and what did I see - Beautiful blue sky, fluffy, marshmallow like clouds...........and Squiggles !! Yep! It is that time of the year, when the trees shed their squiggles . The trees have since leafed out.
Yeah! I know that is NOT the correct term for them, but it just seems to fit the ones from the oak and hickory nut trees. The fat ones that are generated from the pines - well they look more like caterpillars. Had to brush some out of my hair after being outside for a while.

And these are back also.......
The carpenter bees! This is a picture I took a year or 2 ago - no need to take another one as they all look alike. A couple of them flitted around overhead when I was working outside - did not swat at them so they did not bother me. Now if they had been bumble bees or honey bees, it would have been a whole different story - I would have run like a chicken! :-D

Just another Dab of This and That ramble.
Have a great weekend.
Glenda