Every so often when I'm shopping for jewelry-making components, I'll buy a piece of vintage jewelry.
I'll buy vintage jewelry to add to my collection (See: Vintage Jewelry, My Collection), or because I like the design and want to try something similar, or because I want to study how it's made.
I've decided that--in order to keep myself from being overwhelmed--I need to sell on some of these pieces occasionally.
So, I am looking for a new home for a very dramatic pair of bakelite earrings.
These started life as earrings, but they probably had a screw back--very few women wore pierced earrings in the 1930s and 1940s. I added new sterling silver ear wires to these, and gave the bakelite a good polishing with simichrome. The swirling of yellow and spinach bakelite was very well done, as you can see.
Price: $35. The price includes taxes, postage, and insurance to U.S. mailing addresses.