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Naming a jewelry company…need help?
I make jewelry as a hobby. Its a side thing that has gotten quite large. I need to start selling some of it because its starting to take up space. I was selling it at local flea markets and crafts shows but my other company is getting busier. So I figured I would sell online. I need help naming it. I make different jewelry. Meaning its pieces from broken necklaces, bracelets, or beads I find at antique shops. I dont really buy wholesale or at places like hobby lobby or walmart. I didnt really want to imcorparate my name in… Continue reading Naming a jewelry company...need help?
How do I clean porous, vintage jewelry?
My neighbor, whose home is FULL of antiques, gave me some very vintage jewelry when I was younger. One of the pieces is a long necklace made of an unknown metal with many large, teal beads. They are so soft and porous, I’m not sure if they’re stones. After sitting up on a cabinet in my kitchen for several years, they’ve accumulated some dust and I tried to wash them, without success. Any suggestions?
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How to clean old acrylic costume jewelry?
oh, what a score i found at the antique store!
old acrylic (lucite, bakelite?) strung necklaces & bracelets, funky earrings, and a TON of plastic bangles.
So much is so very lovely and i’m just itching to make things out of it, but lots of it is dirty, with a sticky dust like film on it.
anyone know how i can clean the film of without damaging the beads that seem to be painted acrylic?
they’re so lovely and light weight, perfect for chunky bracelets and earrings, but i’m scared i’ll destroy them 
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DG3 Art Gel Collage Pendants
I am not quite the scrapbooking type, but I have managed to hone in on a collage like skill, skill maybe stretching it, but little works of art yes, you know art is subjective… I will demonstrate this great dimentional adhesive, DG3 Art Gel. It is used like the Diamond Glaze but on a larger and deeper scale. Some scrapbooking paper a few pewter charms and these great frame pendants in antique silver can turn your creations in to art! www.auntiesbeads.com
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