these so need a wash!
these are vintage clip-on earrings (no, really!) my boss purchased in italy in the mid 1960's when she was in her early 20's. i found them sitting out in her house last week and immediately my heart started to race: oh my god.....coolest things ever...!
well, when she came home i pounced on her for them. at first she didn't want to give them up and even tried them on for me (you should hear them!) but i finally managed to convince her that although they were awesome and cool, they were also spectacularly gaudy and they had served their purpose; it was time for a better life.
the flowers are thin, durable plastic with beautiful detailing and measure around 12mm. the small, faceted ovals are also plastic and the wire work is brass. once i get these cleaned up they are going to make some great earrings...many, many pairs of earrings.
stay tuned for the reincarnation of the spectacularly gaudy earrings...
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6 comments:
I like them gaudy, maybe cleaner, but definitely gaudy!
they are really fun...as you can tell they hadn't been worn in a long, long time!
These are fantastic! Can't wait to see how you repurpose them. You have been tagged - check out my blog for the details.
happy monday. :-) just browsing the etsy sellers' ring. hope you're off to a great start to your week. :-)
nice work :-)
ryc- Where are you taking the metals class?
Those are fantastic!
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