OK, I admit to having a serious weakness for vintage glass beads. I've been collecting them for about 10 years. I'm always on the lookout for a unique shape or color. Old necklaces are a great source for these elusive beads. Such is the case with the green beads featured in these earrings.
They were part of an unattractive (yes, it was ugly) necklace I stumbled upon in an antique mall in Arizona. I cut apart the necklace and kept the very cool brass clasp and salvaged these wonderful emerald green glass beads. They are a fluted melon shape with a little bit of wear. I'm not sure why, but I love that.
These earrings are for sale in my etsy shop.
5 comments:
Vicki,
Those are very nice. Nice salvage job! I really like that deep green color.
What a great find! Vintage and the aged look is really in! Very pretty!
Thank you both very much!
Aw, I like those too. I love repurposing old jewelry and it always feels so good to take something old and make it into something new.
Lovely job Vicki,
Marcy
I love those and you can create with just about anything. Hey by the way I have just tagged you. Check it out on my blog.
Nicole/Beadwright
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