Of All The Beads
Newsletter
Jan. '11
Hazel Brutsché
Upcoming Events
McLean Jewelry Showcase, Feb. 5th, 11 AM to 5 PM: Join me at this
wonderful one-day event, filled with jewelry artisans from all over the
region. Choose gifts for yourself and others that you won't find at any
shopping mall, and support local artists at the same time. Stop by my
booth and say hello! Details.
A Charming Story
Happy
New Year, everyone! In my last newsletter, the customer was me. This
time it's my friend Audrey, who I met when we were 14 years old. I was
looking online for some vintage travel shield charms for a bracelet, when I came across one that I knew I had to get for my friend.
Travel
shield charms were popular back in the 60s and 70s, most are made from
sterling silver and are a fun collectible. I discovered them on a recent
trip to the UK, and I decided to make a bracelet with charms from
various places in the UK. Below left is a charm from London, and below
right is Audrey's charm. Click each image for a closer view.
Now back to Audrey's story. She and her parents had a country house in a little town called Dingman's Ferry, PA. We sometimes spent weekends there when we were in high school, and seeing the charm brought back lots of memories. I had found a charm that depicted Dingman's Falls in a lovely little enamel and silver miniature work of art!
One
charm is a bit small to wear as a necklace, but this was too special to
pass up. I decided to hang the little beauty on creamy white satin
cord, to set off the colors in the charm.
And here's Audrey wearing her necklace; click the image to see the closeup.
--Hazel
Red creek jasper double-strand necklace has an amazing variety of color:
with matching earrings:
A cloud of tiny pearls float above sodalite pears:
Leopdardskin jasper cubes cluster together:
Pink Swarovskis wrap around sterling hoops:
Gold glass cubes wrapped around sterling hoops glow from within:
And 2 finds from a recent trip to Florida:
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