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valentino97

Iowa by the sea

The Gem a few blocks over from where I live sums it up: I love junk, antiques, art, history, people and places! Raised on a farm - always knew the old stuff was the The Gem a few blocks over from where I live sums it up: I love junk, antiques, art, history, people and places! Raised on a farm - always knew the old stuff was the best. I've traveled our country a fair bit and still like the old dusty places best. I have bought and traded and bartered from one end to the other....darn it - still thinking about the things I didn't get....THAT SAID, I also enjoy the search, the stories and museums as much. I want to know the stories. I don't have to own it all - but I would like to know it all! (What a ham -sorry.) (Read more)

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Art nouveau ring set in silver - Fine Jewelryin Fine Jewelry
16 days ago
Lesson: don't over clean sterling - Fine Jewelryin Fine Jewelry
19 days ago
DIY Mosiac table from 60's - for AmberRose - Furniturein Furniture
20 days ago
1950's Tiki drink stirrers and bottle stoppers from Hawaii - Brewerianain Breweriana
21 days ago
Spinach green bakelite necklace, earrings, bracelet - Costume Jewelryin Costume Jewelry
21 days ago
Cherry bakelite graduated necklace - restrung - Costume Jewelryin Costume Jewelry
21 days ago
Mexican sterling poison rings - Fine Jewelryin Fine Jewelry
1 month ago
Chris Gaffney - Musicin Music
1 month ago
Bakelite initial MJ ring & Mariam pin - Costume Jewelryin Costume Jewelry
2 months ago
bakelite bird pin w/painted details - Costume Jewelryin Costume Jewelry
2 months ago

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  1. I'm curious - what does cleaning w/ashes mean? I've never heard of this method before. I hope that after a year some of the patina has returned to this amazing bracelet.
  2. Thank you inky and Newtimes!
  3. Thank you Tony for revisiting this interesting tourist beadwork. Thanks to everyone else too for your love!
  4. Your pictures are really wonderful - what a lovely room!
  5. It's really great from what I can see.
  6. The graphics are really nice. What a cool item.
  7. Thank you Tony for your love.
  8. Thank you antiquarius - I will definitely post a 3rd or 4th picture once I try these techniques.
  9. So pretty - anything w/birds I love. Beautiful!
  10. Thank you Phil for your love.
  11. Maybe this is a synthetic stone. I have some old ads in my research books from the 20's that sell "synthetic color stones set in silver". Not sure either. Thank you!
  12. I love your office! Thank you for the beautiful posts - the colors are just gorgeous - sorry to repeat everyone else but it's really lovely.
  13. Thank you bratjdd, epson233, manikin, spunkysmom and pickrknows for your love.
  14. Thank you bratjdd, Lee, nldionne and Tony for your love.
  15. Thank you Lee and nldione for your love!
  16. Thank you Phil, antiquaries and nldionne for your love!
  17. What is the purpose of this? Very beautiful!
  18. My friend Shawna likes to call these dinner plate rings - gobble something off it? Anyway a fun idea!
  19. Hi there! Thank you for posting - they aren't as easy to find anymore as you think so have fun collecting. Aren't the colors amazing?
  20. Colors are really lovely.
  21. I'm having trouble w/the monkey too. But WOW - this is vase is just gorgeous. Thanks for posting.
  22. Very pretty - the original owner never wore it? I'm starting to be an old lady....kinda scary - I'm only 50 - but everyone greets me "thank you ma'am"....what happened? I'm still that young goofy girl...
  23. What a nice gift! Really beautiful - the perfect colors for Lee. So pretty!
  24. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ART-DECO-RED-TEA-SWIRL-BAKELITE-NECKLACE-VINTAGE-/400483005526?pt=Vintage_Costume_Jewelry&hash=item5d3ea5b456 This posting from Orleans, France describes as red tea swirl
  25. Aren't these old advertising glasses great!? Anyone out there have one "Crozier, Iowa". My sister in law's family home used to be a general store. They gave some of these red glasses away and we're lo...
  26. I don't have kids but these are just precious and I love them.
  27. My favorite (besides the last picture!) is the one I believe must be your papa holding you on his lap in pic #1?) 2nd favorite is you in #3 holding your baby. Love them!
  28. Thank you blunderbuss2 and Newtimes - I am going to try to clean and/or restore using your methods. Will see where I can find the soda crystals. I have a feeling our baking soda from a few prominent c...
  29. Yes - just amazing. Have you had time to look up what kind or spear and tribe it might be from? LOVE the picture of you and your boy and the other find.
  30. Great photos - thank you for posting! Love those old B&W square format (brownies?) that will last forever. I'm sorry the polaroids didn't have the same life. The baby on your knee - is that your daugh...
  31. I've ruined the patina in the recesses - can you tell - it's very uneven - about 3 different shades of black - so for this item I think just cleaning the back and top surface on the front is all I wan...
  32. Thank you Sean, Lee, Amber and Freiheit for your love.
  33. Thank you blunderbuss - do you mean to use either lime or lemon w/toothpaste? Or lime or lemon juice applied w/toothbrush? I've heard of using toothpaste before. Right now I have the cleaning paste in...
  34. I have a similar lamp - base lights up - does this one?
  35. Is there a category for old beads, gemstone beads, fossils, rocks, etc. recycled and made into new items? I would love to post my jewelry but ....nah - CW doesn't seem to be the right place. Stillwat...
  36. But did you actually erase something? I know I can never sell this item because it's been bunged up so bad. BUT (bung - But?! - sorry- I like words for some reason.) I won't make the same mistake agai...
  37. I made jewelry w/some of the red dyed coral very similar to this post and 2 customers said it "bled" on them. I was pretty upset too. I remind my customers that enhanced stones shouldn't be doused w/p...
  38. Great watches as always! Haven't heard from you in a very long time. Hope you and your wife and family are all well.
  39. And some of the dye comes off - not a pretty sight on your neck.
  40. Oh - sorry - I believe your story. I just meant you should use it and the 2 specimens to make your experience a full-blown good old true! story.
  41. Oh thank you I love this story! Your Chihuahua knew best! I like to hike and I always get conflicting advice on how to handle a bear. What a scary story - with a happy ending. However the bear was po...
  42. If a wind-up mechanical watch works - that is worth a lot. I am always looking for working watches and they are not cheap. I love it.
  43. This is something I would wear all the time. I just love it.
  44. Great job! Lovely work and landscaping. We lived in a very similar house on a farm in Iowa. I remember that front porch. When mom ripped up the carpets she found a 3" hole that went from 2nd floor to...
  45. There's so much dyed coral to be found out there. I honestly don't think these are old but I could be wrong. One thing you can do is talk take them into a beadshop or a source specializing in Asian it...
  46. I want to hear the story. These are scary.
  47. So beautiful!! I only have newer 70's-80's examples not as dramatic as these. There are many research books out there and of course check out ebay and other antique websites to get a little more info....
  48. Thank you antiquescout and ho2cultcha for your love!
  49. Hey bratjdd - I have to read everything twice because I get excited and mess up. My boss still catches me on email goofs - so maybe I should reread everything 3 times. I loved your plate!
  50. Thank you Phil for your comments - yes maybe it's from the 50's - legs seemed more 60's to me. They are not right for the pink but oh well. Whoever made this did a great job. Also Amber - don't think ...
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