A pictorial of vintage jewelry restoration work with some before and after pictures. For additional information contact me at: lefialynn@comcast.net
Date(s): n/a. Album by Bonnie Kirby. Photos by Bonnie Kirby. 1 - 35 of 35 Total. 2472 Visits.
1 This necklace was in pieces and also missing pieces. Follow the restoration process from beginning to end in the next 16 photos.
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12 Now it is a beautiful, wearable czech glass beaded necklace.
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17 broken victorian necklace that belonged to customers Grandmother
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19 What I created. A pendant and matching earrings. Used original jump rings plus some vintage jump rings from my own stash.
20 close up of pendant
21 closeup of earrings
22 cust had plain pink glass beads and wanted to add some sparkle and length so I took apart and added some vintage aurora borealis crystals. view before and after photos
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27 customer wanted black spacer beads removed and wanted to add some sparkle so I took apart and added vintage czech crystal beads. this is a before picture.
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31 An art nouveau pin I wired with 14K gf wire so my customer could wear it as a pendant. Still maintained the integrity of the pin by leaving the C clasp pin stem in place. This was her Grandmother's.
32 another view of wire work
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34 Converted these earring to pierced for client who remembers her Grandmother wearing these and she always loved them and now she can wear them.
35 The same client's Granmother had earrings and one was missing. So I converted this to a pendant.
