VINTAGE BEADS

Found a treasure trove of vintage beads! They are simply delightful with their retro shapes and colours...so I kept the designs very simple to keep the focus on these lil' treasures from the 1960's.

TILLY : Aqua Blue Vintage Beads with Thai Karen Hill Tribe Silver* 11mm Textured Beads and Flower Bead Caps on Silver Hook with Lever Clasp $45
SOLD

*note : The Karen tribe is the largest of around twenty hill tribes originating back to the 12th century from Tibet whose total population today numbers more than seven million across The Union of Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. Being between 99.5% and 99.9% pure silver, Karen silver has a higher silver content than Sterling silver. It's just the solder used to fuse the silver components together that makes up the last fractions of a percent. (source : http://www.indigo-silver.co.uk)

CRANBERRY : Medium-sized Orange Thermoset Vintage Beads* with Silver Swarovski Pearl Beads on Silver Hook $35
SOLD

*note : Thermoset Vintage Bead colour goes all the way through the beads and will never flake or fade.

CLOUDBERRIES : Orange-Red Jade Beads with 925 Silver Leaves on Silver Hook with Lever $55
SOLD

TULIPS : Frosted Clear and Lilac Tulips with Gold Inlay Czech Glass Beads accented with Pink Coral Beads and Natural White and Pink Freshwater Pearls on Antique Bronze Tulip Toggle Clasp $85


 













"KEN"SINGTON : Hammered American Pewter Loops with 14k Gold Chain PRIVATE ORDER

PRIVATE AFFAIR

I've been so blessed to have quite a few private orders this month (and I thank you, you know who you are, my dear, dear friends for your constant and unfailing support) that I haven't had time to create any new treasures...and I was considering...to post or not to post...then, whenever I log on, I keep seeing the same pictures all the time and I thought...Hmmm, it needs a change of view - so, I'll post all the orders I've done so far for this month...

A 'MARY POPPINS' BRIDE : 7mm Freshwater Pearls spaced with Austrian Swarovski 'Crystal Moonlight' Crystals and 4mm/8gm Japanese-made Miyuki Dropbeads* Opaque Pearl Luster on Artistic Silver Wire 
PRIVATE ORDER

Worn by a beautiful bride in a multi-layered gown (nicknamed by the bride as the Mary Poppins dress) who looked absolutely delicate and priceless on her wedding day...

*note :These little drop beads are precision made by Miyuki Shoji of Japan, Japanese Miyuki Mini-Drops or fringe beads are very small teardrops, with a centered hole. Read more about them at http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/company/02.html





RUSTIC ROSE : Carved Red Adventurine Gemstone with Copper Swarovski Pearls coupled with Smoked, Dark and Light Topaz Swarovski Crystal Bicones on Antique Copper Screw Clip-On PRIVATE ORDER
















RAZZLE-DAZZLE : Vintage 925 Silver Toggle Clasp Studded with Swarovski Crystals on Stainless Steel Chain PRIVATE ORDER













ERINITE PRINCESS* : Gold Filigree with Deep Green Czech Glass complimented with 4mm/8gm Japanese-made Miyuki Dropbeads* Transparent Silver Lined Green and Erinite Green Swarovski (4mm) on 14k Gold Chain PRIVATE ORDER* note : A hydrous arseniate of copper, of an emerald colour; so called from Erin, or Ireland, where it occurs. (source : Answers.com)

Tribute to the 'charm of the Irish' on St. Patrick's Day...for a March birthday lady.
















BUTTERFLY KISSES : 14mm Light Rose Swarovski Crystal Flower Pendant with 4mm Amethyst Swarovski Crystals and 5mm Swarovski Aurora Boraelis Crystal Butterflies on Silver Chain PRIVATE ORDER


BUTTERFLY KISSES (MATCHING EARRINGS) : 5mm Swarovski Aurora Borellis Crystal Butterflies with 4mm Amethyst Swarovski Crystals and 3mm Light Rose Swarovski Crystal Bicones on Rhodium Hooks PRIVATE ORDER

For a "Princess" - literally, as her name is Sarah and she's turning 8. Sweet...

JUST JUDY : Sterling Silver Charms on Rhodium Chain PRIVATE ORDER