Here are some pretty micro mosaic earrings to make up for posting a compact yesterday. Micro mosaic jewelry is really popular with collectors and the more ornate pieces, including picture frames bring in premium prices. I have included a link to the Wikipedia page on micro mosaics because they have a superb example of a Victorian era micro mosaic brooch. Take a look!
I am not going to even pretend I know anything about vintage compacts- but this Stratton compact is lovely. I received this item in a lot of vintage jewelry that I bought for store inventory and thought it was very unique and beautiful.
This owl necklace is really cool- I like how the feathers on his breast have an usual pattern of gold tone metal and enameled portions.
This is a beautiful example of old vintage Egyptian Revival - it features a beautifully painted bust of a Pharaoh on top of an ornate, octagonal sliding locket. Say that seven times fast, while you are trying to say that... I'll be saying "I won't fall in love with the inventory..." over and over. Sigh... I love this piece.
Always a favorite around this time of year... the Christmas tree brooch. This enameled beauty is unsigned.
Since I moved the house around- I no longer have access to the same photography area I set up. I generally like to use a lot of natural light for photographing my inventory too. Unfortunately there is not an abundance of natural light during Winters in Wisconsin. As you can see from these pictures I am getting used to my new photography area I have set up. Some of the pictures are coming out too dark and and when I use the flash- it washes them out. I will get it down though. It takes practice to take good close ups of jewelry. Anytime you change a camera or start shooting in a new area with a different lighting, you should expect some time to adjust.
Regardless- this necklace is a signed Florenza gold tone, three strand choker style necklace and it's much better looking in person!
This weekend I moved bedrooms. The master bedroom which is really pretty is on the bottom floor. We had two of our school age sons sharing that room since we moved here several years ago. My husband and I were on the top floor so we could be with our youngest children and be on the same floor as the nursery. It seemed much safer to not have to walk up and down the stairs in the middle of the night with screaming babies. Needless to the say the top floor of our house is not as pretty- in fact it is butt ugly.
My husband and I have been staying in a room for three years that is green and has purple butterflies on the wall. The previous occupants were two little girls if I recall correctly. If you are wondering why we just didn't paint the walls up there... we only had 3 children when we moved into our new house 3 & 1/2 years ago. Now we have five! Painting during pregnancy and when there are babies in the house is not my to my liking. Now though- our youngest is 1 and I finally feel like a human and less of a cow, so it's time for home improvements.
If you are wondering what this has to do with jewelry it doesn't... it just an explanation as to why the postings are sparse lately. I thought I would pop on here on Sunday and make a quick post, but it took longer then expected to have my two sons situated upstairs with no problems going back to school on Monday. I was up pretty late this weekend- and not online much. I feel like a night owl- kind of like this beautiful vintage owl necklace. Only his eyes are a beautiful moon glow yellow... mine are bulgy and red!
HOOT HOOT!
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