I had an interesting week this week. One that was full of ups and downs. I went shopping on Tuesday and delved even deeper into the world of vintage goodies. I’ve seen ‘vintage’ cabachons being sold on Etsy but never any of this quality. This one has a nice detailing and weight to them. And some of the vintage tenshas, well, you can see the difference. It is not the current ‘slapped on image’ feel but that there was a certain level of pride taken when the piece was done.

Very intriguing. And of course, me being me, could not resist buying a few. They didn’t come cheaply. Far more expensive than the cheap replicas but really quite droolable.

This piece features a cream rose cabachon measuring about 1.5cm in diameter. Attached to a delicate gold plated chain via pewter birds and garnet accents. Chain length is approximately 16 inches long. Closes with lobster clasp. Currently, I have one piece available because I’m still deciding whether to make another of the same or into something new altogether.

Meantime, don’t you think this fiery orange piece looked like it popped out of a scrapbook page?

And this ‘gem’ just sparkled. Full of old school charm! My precious!

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These helped no end in cheering me up yesterday when I discovered a picture that literally stunned me into silence. If you are reading, well, I hope you know it is getting way too close for comfort. Creatively make your own pieces. Don’t lift designs and modify parts of mine (or others). I don’t need non-identical twins of my work, thank you very much.