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Shop for Cord Tips. Cord tips are made of metal coil or thin metal flaps that can be folded over and flattened against the cord. They useful for finishing hemp jewelry, leather jewelry, and other large cords like satin rattail. While hemp and cord jewelry can be made with no metal findings at all, findings and metal clasps can create a more polished finish and ease of use. To use cord tips, you will need jewelry pliers.
Earrings make a great project for beginners because they are easy and give instant satisfaction. This tutorial shows step by step how to create simple drop earrings with a few beads and tools.
Earrings make a great project for beginners because they are easy and give instant satisfaction. This tutorial shows step by step how to create simple drop earrings with a few beads and tools.
Discover the 9 FREE ways to price antiques, with all the details you need to use them to your greatest benefit.
Many people want to know about dating vintage and antique brooches, and how they can tell if a brooch is old. As with anything to do with jewellery, things can get complex pretty quick, but here ar…
Shop for Cord Tips. Cord tips are made of metal coil or thin metal flaps that can be folded over and flattened against the cord. They useful for finishing hemp jewelry, leather jewelry, and other large cords like satin rattail. While hemp and cord jewelry can be made with no metal findings at all, findings and metal clasps can create a more polished finish and ease of use. To use cord tips, you will need jewelry pliers.
A variation of the classic charm bracelet, this style is fun and has a lot of movement to it. It looks complex, but it uses the same basic wire-wrapping skills of our other projects.
A variation of the classic charm bracelet, this style is fun and has a lot of movement to it. It looks complex, but it uses the same basic wire-wrapping skills of our other projects.
Jewelry reflects the taste and attitude of every period in history. There are clues that can be used in deciphering how old your jewelry is. The older and rarer, the more valuable it will be.
This beautiful necklace was inspired by the Scribble ring that belonged to Yasebeau in a Discovery of Witches. The delicate hands are reaching for the glass diamond-like pendant, much like the hands that grasp the diamond on the ring. The pearl on the end represents the pearl earring used to time walk to the 1590’s. Each element of this necklace has been carefully selected to best present what the ring entails. Made with glass and antique bronze. This is a very unique piece you will not find elsewhere. It will make an excellent gift for yourself or a loved one.
100pcs Antique Brass Tone Base Metal Beads 3mm x 4mm, Brass Beads, Jewelry Findings, Beading Suppliers, Jewelry Suppliers Quantity: 100 pcs Size: 3mm x 4mm Hole: 1mm Shape: Spacer Beads Color: Antique Brass Thank you very much for visiting ! Any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sarasota Antique Buyers are experts and will help identify your Antique Sterling Silver, Gold and other hallmarked antiques. Call us today at 941 373 1234.
Shop for Jump Rings. Jump rings are small metal rings of various sizes that help connect parts of jewelry. They are often used to connect clasps to the end of a necklace or bracelet, or connect head pins & eye pins to ear wires & posts.
Shop for Ear Wires & Posts for Making Earrings. Ear wires and posts are the pieces of wire that go inside your pierced ear, which you attach beads to. They come in various shapes and some have more or less decoration around the loop that you attach your earring to. When shopping for ear wires, be sure to carefully match the metal of your ear wire and any wire or headpins or eyepins that you use.
9x11mm Ornate Bali Style Bails, Antique Brass, Pack of 10
Shop for Beads With Large Holes. Large-holed beads are useful for making hemp necklaces, macrame, and other woven jewelry with jute, hemp, twine or cord. The large holes make it easy to thread them on larger stringing material.
What Cheer Flea Market in What Cheer, Iowa is a flea market that I go to EVERY time! Well, almost every time. It's held 3 times a year!
Product InformationPackage including: 20Pcs(Pack)usage: bail beads for jewelry makingtype: pendant clip clasp bail beadsMetals Type: Zinc alloy
As the popularity of classic costume jewelry has increased, so too have the fakes and reproductions. The best way to avoid the new pieces is with a careful examination and to know the differences which exist between reproductions and the originals.
A few years ago, a worldly friend who’s always in the know posted something to her Facebook wall that went something like this: Mudlarking on the Thames is the best way to spend a Sunday morning in London. She had me at “mudlarking”—I had no clue what it was. It seemed like something curiously obscure. And…
Good morning friends! I’ve been accumulating some jewelry and other small vintage finds that I thought I’d share with you all today. I’ve enjoyed cleaning them and conducting some interesting research on them. When I spotted this piece at a garage sale, I smiled to myself. I knew what it was right away–an accessory that...
The identification and dating of American jewelry heretofore has been difficult because few pieces bear standard markings and the references have been diverse, hard to find, and incomplete. Using old trade journals and their related directories as her primary sources, the eminent silver historian Dorothy Rainwater has exhaustively compiled here for the first time a comprehensive reference of jewelry trademarks and manufacturers in alphabetical order. She has also written a history of jewelry making in the United States which explains the framework upon which this enormous industry was built. The large scale manufacturers which began in the 1840s form a major portion of this directory. it is surprising to learn that only in 1961, after years of effort by the Jeweler's Vigilance Committee and the backing of trade journals, did American law require makers' marks on new jewelry. Therefore, this reference should become an important sourcebook for every jeweler, collector, antique jewelry dealer and manufacturing historian for the foreseeable future.
In the early days, buttons were used as ornamental embellishments and signified status and wealth. However, as centuries passed, buttons evolved from embellishm
40 pieces: Filigree blanks/connectors/stampings Material: metal alloy 41mm x 21mm Filigree design Assorted metal tones: Bronze, antiqued gold, antiqued gold, verdigris bronze No lead or nickel 10 of each color
1895 Antique engraving of SEWING MACHINES, different types. 129 years old print DESCRIPTION: This antique engraving was printed in Germany in 1895 SUBJECT: DIFFERENT TYPES of SEWING MACHINES MEDIUM: Wood Engraving. Reverse side is blank. SIZE (in inch): 9.4" x 5.9" or 24 x 15 cm. AGE: 129 years. Victorian Era. CONDITION: Very Good condition This is an original antique print from 1895, and not a modern reproduction ! "La Antigua" sells only originals Please note that all antique prints are subject to age toning due to use and time. But they are marvellous! The print is ready for framing Free shipping if the total value of your order exceeds $100 I do not charge shipping costs for additional items in the same order THANKS FOR LOOKING ! Thank you for visiting my shop ! You can find here a fine selection of ANTIQUE and RARE PRINTS & ENGRAVINGS over 100, 200 and 300 years old, at very reasonable prices. For you, for your collection, or as a refined gift. We have more than 14 years of experience selling online Antique engravings, with more than fourteen thousand sales made successfully. Genuine Antique and original prints only, I don´t sell modern reproductions. Please, take it easy and enjoy your visit !
Shop for Cord Tips. Cord tips are made of metal coil or thin metal flaps that can be folded over and flattened against the cord. They useful for finishing hemp jewelry, leather jewelry, and other large cords like satin rattail. While hemp and cord jewelry can be made with no metal findings at all, findings and metal clasps can create a more polished finish and ease of use. To use cord tips, you will need jewelry pliers.
Shop for Cord Tips. Cord tips are made of metal coil or thin metal flaps that can be folded over and flattened against the cord. They useful for finishing hemp jewelry, leather jewelry, and other large cords like satin rattail. While hemp and cord jewelry can be made with no metal findings at all, findings and metal clasps can create a more polished finish and ease of use. To use cord tips, you will need jewelry pliers.
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