Comments on: Something Old, Something New – Jewelry Sets

By: LuElla

LuElla — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 22:04:22 +0000

Thank you Dawn! That makes me happy! We’re all learning new techniques all the time and I’ve gotten some wonderful ideas from this group! I look forward to seeing new ideas from you!

By: Dawn Elaina

Dawn Elaina — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:10:33 +0000

I am a novice at jewelry making but I just wanted to say….. beautiful! I love both of these sets that you have made! I have enjoyed taking apart jewelry and refashioning it into sets. Bravo…. I hope I can make something this beautiful soon!

By: LuElla

LuElla — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 04:17:50 +0000

Thank you so much for the advice Deborah! I tried all but consulting an expert (I don’t know any LOL!) get this…when I googled birds egg beads, my own set showed up in the images! At first I thought I’d found the beads LOL! How it got there is beyond me but it had only been there 6 hours when I found it. I’ll keep looking though!

By: Deborah Rodriguez

Deborah Rodriguez — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 23:31:44 +0000

LuElla,I was intrigued by your vintage,speckled,glass? beads and your interest in knowing something about them. They are really very pretty and the colors are great !
I know that there are several things to look for when distinguishing between Antique beads and Vintage beads. Whenever I’m trying to ID an old bead, I find that the internet is the place to turn (unless you know a bead expert that can look at the beads for you).
I use keywords that describe the bead such as “glass” “speckled” “oval” “vintage” and phrases such as “vintage bead identification”, “types of vintage beads” “speckled vintage beads”, etc.
Another place to look that I’ve found helpful is to look in Google Images. For your search, I entered Vintage Speckled Glass Beads and lots of images could be seen. I didn’t see your particular beads, but I didn’t look at all of the images.
I hope you will get some research ideas from my comments and have as much fun as I do when trying to learn more about old beads.

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:08:42 +0000

Gorgeous, LuElla! Your Mother of Pearl set will go with many colors and styles of outfits, and the tiny, sparkling beads make a nice accent. Your “Birds Egg” necklace is a fun idea. Love those vintage beads!