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Celtic Earrings Mystery Sold Out St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Knot Earrings

February 28, 2013 – 2:55 pm

St. Patricik's Day Celtic Knot Earringssold_out1St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Knot Earrings

Dark green glass beads assembled with Celtic knot links as dangles for St. Patrick’s Day earrings.Antiqued Gold-plated Pewter Celtic Knot Link on St. Patrick's Day Earrings

Beaded on antiqued brass finish steel eyepins are two sizes of round glass beads: 7mm and 9mm (2, each size).

I separated beads using antiqued gold appearance spacer beads (6mm approx. x 6 pcs total). The metal spacers are “upcycled” from a bracelet purchased at a garage sale that I disassembled for the components. Spacers cleaned with anti-bacterial solution prior to assembly. Because I’m not certain of metal and finish of the spacers I’ll categorize these pierce earrings in “Mystery”, along with some other categories.

I added antiqued gold-plated pewter Celtic knot links (16x14mm approx.) and jumprings to complete the dangles.

Earring dangles assembled to antiqued gold-finished brass or steel flat fish hook earwires. Not certain of base metal, since these earwires purchased new in a mixed package of brass and steel earwires.

White rubber clutch attached to each earwire to help secure glass bead earring to ear.

Earring Dangle Length: 1 5/8” (approx.)

I assembled one pair of Celtic knot earrings in this design.

PRICE: $4.00

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Earrings Mystery Valentine's Day

Red Enamel Heart Earrings

January 20, 2013 – 1:43 pm

Red Enamel Heart EarringsRed Enamel Heart Earrings

Silver-color metal heart charms, with half-side red enamel appearance and other half side having partial swirl design, dangle from silver-plated kidney hook earwires. The single-side enamel heart charms are “mystery” items, since not certain of metal or finish. Possibility the charms could be vintage, but I have not researched about them. I’ve “upcycled” these charms; they were originally removed from a bracelet purchased from another vendor. Prior to assembling as earrings, charms were cleaned and sanitized.

You’ll notice one of the charms has a couple of imperfections on enamel side, but to me, imperfect is still perfect in many respects. :0)

I assembled these dangle earrings last year (2012) as Valentine’s Day earrings. They were assembled prior to me keeping records of all components used in products, so, I’m being lazy and not providing dimensions. Need more info, contact me.

At time of this posting, only one pair in stock.

PRICE: $4.00 (pair)

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Earrings Mystery Valentine's Day

Silver-color Swirl Heart Earrings

January 20, 2013 – 1:31 pm

Silver-color Swirl Heart EarringsSilver-color Swirl Heart Earrings

Silver-colored metal heart charms, with half-heart swirl design, dangle from silver-plated kidney hook earwires. The double-side heart charms are “mystery” items, since not certain of metal or finish. Possibility the charms could be vintage, but I have not researched about them. I’ve “upcycled” these charms; they were originally removed from a bracelet purchased from another vendor. Prior to assembling as earrings, charms were cleaned and sanitized.

I assembled these dangle earrings last year (2012) as Valentine’s Day earrings. They were assembled prior to me keeping records of all components used in products, so, I’m being lazy and not providing dimensions. Need more info, contact me.

At time of this posting, only one pair in stock.

PRICE: $4.00 (pair)

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Animals Earrings Mystery Sold Out

Standing Owl with White Drops Earrings

June 29, 2012 – 10:05 am

Standing Owl with White Drops Earrings created by adding metal owl charms with white drops to silver-plated kidney hook earwires.

Double-sided silvertone owl charms (approx. 18x9mm) have an antiqued appearance.

Each white drop dangling below each owl came from a pre-owned necklace purchased from a flea market vendor. I disassembled the necklace for the components. The “upcycled” drops (approx. 5mm) appear to be cultured freshwater rice pearls, but since I’m not a  pearl expert,  the type material tis’ mystery to me. White drops cleaned in antibacterial solution prior to use in these dangle earrings.

This pair of pierce earrings comprised of new and used components. I assembled two pair of these owl earrings.

PRICE: $4.00 (pair)

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Animals Bracelets Mystery

Fused Glass Owl Multichain Bracelet

June 27, 2012 – 6:05 pm

Fused Glass Owl Multichain Bracelet created by adding fused glass owl charms and rounded faceted beads to a silvertone multichain bracelet.

The light blue style and dark red style fused glass owl charms (approx. 18x20mm) also contain glass colors of black, white, and orange or yellow. The lampwork glass owl charms are new and handmade (not by me), so individual pieces may vary in appearance from one to another in each style. Four owl charms (two from each style) used in this bracelet design

The red, rounded, faceted beads (approx. 5mm) and *findings “upcycled” in this bracelet. Since they came from a garage sale necklace that I disassembled for the components, I’m not sure, exactly, what materials they are composed of (mystery, to me), but appears to be glass beads and metal, plated and aluminum findings. The eighteen glass beads and all *findings (head pins and jumprings, for attaching beads and fused glass) were cleaned in an antibacterial solution, prior to use in this bracelet.

Multichain bracelet, composed of silvertone metal jumprings, purchased new and pre-assembled for resale purposes. Multichain jumpring bracelet has a lobster-clasp closure.

Bracelet Length: Approximately 7 1/2”

This product contains new and used components. I assembled one fused glass owl bracelet in this design.

PRICE: $12.00

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Mystery Teardrop Earrings

June 23, 2012 – 4:14 pm

Mystery Teardrop Earrings Mystery Teardrop Earrings created by using some brownish-colored chips, bicones and seed beads, “upcycled”, on to new, silver-plated metal head pins, teardrop hoops (40x22mm) with loop, and fish hook earwires. New rubber clutch attached to each earwire for securing to ear.

The bicones appear to be crystals, and the seed beads and chips appear to be glass (maybe all acrylic), but true mystery to me, since I disassembled a second-hand necklace (purchased from a garage sale) for the components. So, these dangle earrings are priced cheaper than if I’d have assembled them with all new components.

Note: The used components were cleaned in an antibacterial solution and dried prior to making these teardrop earrings.

Earring Dangle Length: Approximately 1 3/4”

Only one pair of pierce earrings made in this design using the aforementioned new and used components.

PRICE: $3.00 (pair)

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