// Beautiful Bridesmaid’s Gift//

Feminine and delicate necklace of sunny yellow pineapple jade and light golden yellow faceted citrine beads accenting creamy white pearls, gold vermeil accents. Created by Deb Lonergan for ShopPretties at Etsy.

Feminine and delicate necklace of sunny yellow pineapple jade and light golden yellow faceted citrine beads accenting creamy white pearls, gold vermeil accents. Created by Deb Lonergan for ShopPretties at Etsy.

A happy birthday to Deborah at Revamp! She scours local thrift stores for the best of the best clothing (or whatever inspires her) and remakes said items into fashion statements for the environmentally conscious and lovers of the unique. We love having you in our world!

Oh, there ain’t nothing finah than this Dinah necklace! This necklace is fashioned from vintage black glass faceted beads and pink rounds, new metal square beads, large jumprings, and new shell beads The fitted silver plate clasp pulls this mix together into a piece that could look fab with that little black dress. The silver square beads have some very cool details.
Strands run 17” (43.2 cm), 18” (45.7 cm), and 19” (48.3 cm) from end to end. Matching earrings located at https://www.etsy.com/listing/103730230/white-plastic-bead-dangle-earrings-50s.
Etsy icons — extraterrestrials, aliens, and spaceships that you can use as talismans!
Jewelry takes people’s minds off your wrinkles.
Come and play in the Messy Workshop with B’sue as she discusses the use of gears, propellers, wheels, watch parts, buckles and American made brass stampings to make cool whirly-twirly Steampunk charms and pendants that MOVE.
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Linda Goin is a former bead shop owner and a current writer and jewelry maker who is distracted by shiny objects.