Silver or Black jewelry finish? Which do you prefer? I recently posted this question on my Facebook page. So far, silver is in the lead...
Shiny silver finish? When I first began making jewelry from broken china (and we're talking nearly 20 years now — yikes!) I would occasionally dabble with the black/vintage/antiqued finishes, but for some reason I always seemed to come back to silver. Silver is traditional, it's easy to wear, it's shiny....as for the darker, vintage finishes — I believe they tend to be more trendy, coming into style right along with the whole "new vintage" era that you see everywhere you turn — in clothes, home furnishings, fabrics....what's old is new again, and so it goes. I like the way a dark finish against a bright floral china pattern makes the colors pop, and how it lends to the "old" feeling of a piece of china. I equally like the feeling of luxury a shiny, silver finish affords. For me personally, I guess it all comes down to what kind of mood I'm in. Which do you prefer?
Silver that has been given a black finish What do you think?
With Hubby out of town all week, I decided to paint our kitchen walls. But let me just say (in case I've implied otherwise), that I absolutely dread painting. I think by far the hardest part for me is just getting started. For example, I put on my calender "Paint Kitchen Tuesday." Wednesday came and about 5pm, I called my Mom and said, "ugh, I have to paint the kitchen today....at some point." It was 6pm before I started and almost midnight before I finished.
I painted the walls Simply White (eggshell finish), which is the color we used on the cabinets, shelves and trim (in semi-gloss). With a fresh clean slate, I then experimented with creating a not so kitcheny kitchen! Jennifer over at The Newlywed Diaries inspired me with this post! As I began gathering up some not-so-kitcheny items, I started to gravitate towards all things white, silver and wood.
I added a clock, some candlesticks, an alabaster bud vase that I put toothpicks in (to add some wood) and my sweet little owl figurine.
I didn't spend very much time on arranging things — can you tell? I sort of began with the basics of all the whitewear dishes and drinking glasses we'd be using on a regular basis. To balance out those kitchen items, I added my Grandmother's old candelabra, her big silver tray and her old little lamb print....oh, and her old owl print that I reframed. xo I tried to break away from my previous tendency to create too much symmetry. I still tried to balance things out, but in a more irregular way.
I like how the light reflects on the silver things.
I also really love my owl figurine.
And look, here we are....I think this will be Hubby's favorite not so kitcheny addition to our shelves. xoxo
Remember my post about the game plan for my bathroom? I really wanted a ladder for the space to as a stylish way to hang a few hand towels and other little things we might need in the bathroom. I found one this weekend while visiting my sister in Lancaster. There is a house that we pass on the way to my sister's that has hundreds (no exaggeration) of old windows and other random junk in their yard. Of course, that's like the jackpot for a cheap DIYer like me, so we stopped by. Lucky for me, they had a few ladders like this one and I was able to buy it for $15! (Talked her down from $20. Oh yeah, I drive a hard bargain.) Out of all the things I've bought for my house, besides my statement piece, this one is my favorite. It captures the feel I'm going for in my home (and no, that feel is not old paint shop in case you were wondering.) This really tall little beauty needs some loving, as in, a good sanding and maybe a few coats of a water-based polyurethane to bring out the wood tones. There's just one too many different colors of paint on her for my liking, so once they're sanded out, she'll be perfect.
In other news, we bought a mirror at Lowes for the bathroom. Originally, I planned on thrifting a cheap, unique mirror, but we came across this one marked way down on clearance at Lowes, and I'm totally loving the shape of it.
(Yes, that is my garage filled with lots of old barnwood for my various projects. Yes, my husband gives me the stink eye because of it.)
And how do I like the color of this mirror? Umm, not so much. Black with red undertones? I don't think so.
I'm planning on painting the mirror frame and then doing an antique glazing treatment on it to make it look weathered and well, antique. Something like this:
I've finally chosen my paint colors, Olympic Whispering Wind and Quill, which I'll have color-matched in Valspar paint (that covers better with less coats). You can't tell in this picture, but they are very neutral beiges that are almost gray. LOVE them.
And finally, the lighting. Thanks to some suggestions by our awesome readers (who knew to look at outdoor lighting??!!), I've narrowed down my choices to this large bronze wall-mounted light fixture that is actually meant to be outside. It's from Lowes and costs $39.98. I really adore everything about it, but I'm not sure the color is exactly the feel I'm going for.
Lowes
My second choice is this Raw Steel outdoor wall sconce from Lowes. It costs a little bit less than the other light $24.95, but is smaller. The color is definitely in the cooler tones.
Lowes
So, now, will you help me? The finish of the light will really direct the direction of the other decorative items in the room (bronze= browns & creams, silver = gray, white and black). It's your chance to tell me what you think would work best in my bathroom redesign.
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Thanks so much! My husband tried to sneak his own decorative touch into the bathroom, hoping I wouldn't notice.
Sorry, babe, the Phillies hand towel is oooooutta here! Nice try.
I have a big thing for old, monogrammed silver. The older and more tarnished it is, the better I like it. Whether it's my husband's great grandmothers piece, or a coin silver spoon from the thrift shop, silver with an initial on it is almost impossible for me to resist...
Just how many things can you do with old spoons? I love these ornate orphaned spoons who've long lost their matching mates. Who wants to lay around in some old silverware drawer anyhow? Being turned into an extremely cool bracelet is much more fun! Check out these stamped silver spoon bracelets I made a while back with antique and vintage silver spoons. I also made some matching stamped spoon pendants (with the handles cut off) that hang from a chain.
Potty Mouth. Everybody knows one!
Trophy wife!
Dream big...
Enchanted What would you want yours to say? What do you think?
all Italian, 16th century, silk velvetsimage is my own I've been doing some research on some new/old velvets I received this week and in my wanderings about computer land I found some tasty morsels'. amazing old shoes! I'm sorry but Manolo Blahnik has nothing on these beauties. Trish over at Trouvais is going to love these!
Chopines shoes, circa 1600, Veniceimage above and below via V&A Shoes of this type are called chopines or pantobles. The design was based on shoes worn in Turkish baths. Could you imagine wearing shoes made of wood covered with silk velvet and trimmed with silk ribbon and gold lace?
images of shoes and dress via book"20,000 Years of Fashion" by Francois Boucher Here are a couple of more chopine shoes, they don't look very easy to walk or balance in especially when you're wearing a gown like the one below.
I think if I had to wear that heavy gown laced up my neck while balancing on the front part of my feet I too think I would need a minion to balance on!
French, made 1750 — 1760image via V&A Women's high-heeled mules, commonly known as slippers. These have a fairly high heel and a pointed toe. The velvet uppers are decorated with metal thread. The embroidery was all done by hand and without electricity to see by, amazing piece of artwork.
England, made 1650 — 1660image above and below via V&A Pair of women's mules or backless slippers are made of velvet embroidered with silver-gilt thread. From about 1550 to 1700, embroidery became very fashionable and mules were often decorated in this way. Talk about luxury!
Pattens, Great Britain, made 1720s — 30simage via V&A Pattens were worn to lift the shoe out of the dirt and damp while balancing on the iron ring. The shoe would have been fastened into the patten by means of ribbon-laced latchets covered in velvet. Sounds convenient huh?
image via Christie's auction catalog Pair of 18th century green silk damask shoes and a pair of pattens, both with gilt braid. These pattens don't have the iron ring but you can see how they would have fit under the shoes, that hump would have been up under the heel.
image via Christie's auction catalog Yellow silk brocade shoes from the 18th century. Aren't they wonderful? Shoes like these can cost anywhere from $7000 to $14,000 at auction today and no, I didn't buy them!
image via "Marie-Antoinette Style" by Adrien Goetz Aren't the shoes amazing all grouped together?
image via my feet! Unfortunately it's time to come back to my reality of snow and functional but ugly footwear. Nice huh? So which century of footwear are your favorites? I hope you are all staying warm and dry on this very snowy day!
Remember, way back when, we posted about all kinds of pallet possibilities? Ever since then, I've been daydreaming about how I could incorporate pallets into my home decor. A few weeks ago, I stumbled across this shelf made from a pallet on Pinterest:
Source: diefrauimhaus.com via Jessica on Pinterest I mean, honestly, this is an EASY project. There were no written directions, but I knew hubs and I could tackle this, no problem. And need I remind you that pallets are FREE? We got a few pallets on the side of the road right next to a dumpster. If you're looking for cheap projects, I'm your girl.; )
Not much to look at, eh?
We actually made this project a little bit harder than it had to be, but the bottom piece was pretty beat up. Hubs took it off using a crowbar and we later added a nicer looking piece in its place. This step is not necessary if your pallet is in decent condition.
We used a palm sander to lightly sand the wood. This pallet was banged up, but I still loved the grayish, old look it had. We wanted to preserve that at all costs, so a light sanding was all that was called for.
Hubs cut the bottom two slats away from the rest of the pallet, including the"framing", because that's all we were using.
We added the other piece of wood (from the same pallet) to the front.
Another piece of pallet wood was added to make the bottom of the shelf.
And here she is looking gorgeous. In case I haven't made it clear, I LOVE aged wood. It's beautiful and has so much character. We did add a water-based polyurethane that deepened the color a bit and gave it a more finished look.
Finshed + Decor = LOVE
So let's see if I can fill you in on the random stuff I put on the shelf. First we have a vintage coffee sign that, believe it or not, I got in Ocean City, NJ at a vintage sign shop. The lobster plate and silver lobster crackers (I am absolutey positive that is not the correct term for them) are from a gift I gave my hubs which also included a big lobster dinner I cooked for him.
The right side holds a fish and seafood recipe book that Monica gave me, a Nicholas Sparks book that I don't care about it but had the right color scheme: ), an old olive oil bottle from Trader Joes and a wine bottle from my favorite place in the whole world: Tabora Farm & Orchard.
My original idea was to put it on the wall behind the bar. So, that's what we did. BUT…
It's totally not the right scale at all for that space. Boo.: ( So, we'll be taking that pretty little shelf down and finding a new home for it. However, I think I know what I'm going to do on that wall, and it includes pallets. Ha! And now, what you've all been waiting for! The Kotton Pick'n Kute Giveaway Winner is: Elaine
Congratulations, Elaine, both on the baby and winning the hat! Send us an email at therealhousewivesofbc@gmail.com and we'll hook you up! Happy Monday, everyone!
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Well, I'm not sure how this could possibly be true, but my little girl turned three a few weeks ago.
I'll leave all the sappy stuff to my personal blog, but I wanted to give you a glimpse of the details of the party. Campbell is really into Angelina Ballerina and, a few weeks before her birthday, decided she wanted to have an Angelina birthday party. I scoured the internet and could not find really cute Angelina party supplies, so I decided to be creative and make some of my own and decorate the way I wanted to.
First off, Kevin and I created a"party room" in our basement. We decided to use the area of the basement that normally houses our ping pong and air hockey tables. We just moved those aside and got to work. The color scheme was pink, silver and white. We created a fun entrance to the party room, but hanging a streamer garland across the doorway and then hung regular streamers from the garland so the kiddos had to walk through to see the rest of the room.
Then, we hung pink and white balloons, as well as, paper stars that I had cut out of stock paper and embellished with glitter paint, from the ceiling. This was actually really easy, but a little time consuming. We used large plastic pink tablecloths to cover the far wall, and to create a backdrop for pictures and a few of the games. The round tablecloth on the floor helped the kids easily sit in a circle for the"Pass the Ballet Slipper" game, and was a convenient spot for them to eat lunch and not make a mess all over our carpet!
I made the favor bags using regular old paper bags and a tag that I created on Picnik. I punched holes in the tops of the bags and threaded sparkly ribbon through to close them. These are so simple and cheap, but looked adorable!
I found an awesome tutorial on DIY printable cupcake toppers, which, again I embellished with some silver glitter paint.
The very simple menu consisted of pigs in a blanket, mac & cheese, carrots, fruit salad, cheese puffs (Campbell's request), and snickerdoodle trail mix. The star on the far left was an indestructable pinata that none of the kids could open. Kevin ended up breaking it over his knee.
One of the games was"Pin the Mouse Ears on Campbellina". I mounted an 11x14 picture of Campbell on poster board. Then I framed the picture with a pink polka-dot ribbon.
I made sure to take a picture of each guest with Campbell for a sweet thankyou card we sent after the party.
I just had to include a picture of the pretty ballerina herself!
And this is the best picture of the day, taken by Monica. Jane B., you need to frame this!
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We've had some just for adults Valentine's Day ideas on the blog (here and here), but today we're keeping it PG! (I always give Jess a heart attack when I venture into PG-13 land! lol) With 4 kids this year I had 79 valentines to prepare. Thanks to Pinterest, I spent some 1:1 time with each kiddo, browsing for ideas, and then making each of their cards. I gave them each the option to buy, but they were feeling crafty I guess. Kira went with Arrows and Pencils with kind of a Brave theme. We got the free printables here.
Callen wanted Superheros…and again we found a Free Printable! (noticing a trend here?!?)
Little Bit Funky blog has an awesome tutorial using felt with these printables. Did you notice that I didn't perfectly coordinate paper or add extra fancy ribbon? I've made it a goal that kid projects (even if being blogged) don't get bogged down by mommy details. It's all about the fun and that boy sure looks like he's having fun! hahah! He actually said,"Mom, look how happy I am… {INSERT CHEESY SMILE}. See, that happy!" My kids kill me.
Kaden is 8 and it's one of those ages where you have to decide if Valentines are cool or lame. Thanks to Minecraft, he decided they were cool!
We just made them together using Google Images and two Minecraft Fonts (find them here and here). Sweet"Cool", Simple, & fun for me and my guy to make together!
Last, but not least was Kenzie… at almost 11, valentines are almost a thing of the past, but since school still does them, they had to be Epic (at least in her mind). Eric and I don't let the kids have Facebook accounts or anything, but we did let Kenz get an Instagram account (set to private). You might see her commenting on my pictures 24-7: ) Anyhow, Instagram is very cool in her class this year, so we made Instagram Valentine's… but wait, there's more… we also added a scratch off element! Booyah! (Haha, sorry, I got a tad excited)
I'll warn you… all these pics were taken with my phone, that's another part of kid crafting,"No annoying Mom pictures"… Here's how we made them… We started off with a picture Kenzie took on Instagram (Fried Egg A-la-Kenzie). Using my I phone, I took a screen shot.
We saved the picture and pulled it into Picmonkey where we covered the eggs with a little Valentine's note. We put a few different comments in the area below the picture…
We printed our design out on plain computer paper. Kenz liked the scratch off idea we saw on Pinterest, so… we added that too! First, take a clear (or white if you don't have clear- we didn't) crayon and color over the area to scratch off.
Then we mixed together silver paint and dish washing soap. We used about 2 parts paint to one part soap. Then you just paint it over the colored area. (Let it dry a full 24 hours before moving them around. They need to really cure, so they don't wipe off too easily)
Blogger mommy might have suggested we make the scratch off area in a fun shape or something, but plain old mommy bit her tongue: ) We attached the Instagram print onto cardstock- and of course, we did it in happy face fashion…
And then it occurred to me that most 5th graders don't carry coins, so we used a little washi to attach a penny on the back of each card. Kenz and I both liked this little touch!
It took us about an hour to make all 27 pretty awesome Instagram-Scratch-Off Valentines. It might be the last year we get to make them together (who knows what middle school will bring), so it was an hour very well spent!
So, 79 Valentines later, I had one really fun afternoon of crafting with my kids and 4 sets of pretty cool Valentines. What kind of cards are your kids giving this year?
Psssst! We're guest-posting today over atHome Stories A to Z for our bloggy friend, Beth. Head on over to see what we did with an old cabinet! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We love when a DIY project just kind of pops onto our laps. This Solar Terrarium was just that way. We were working on a succulent planter that was really flopping and suddenly came up with this project as a Plan B, and we sure love it!
Solar Terrarium Materials List Solar Light Succulent Plant Lantern from Lowe's Scotch Double sided Mounting Tape River Rocks
Did you see this great project on Pinterest from The Shabby Creek Cottage? I had seen it earlier in the week and was so glad I did. It inspired me to grab a few solar lights at Lowes.
Inspired to get creative with the solar lights, we first took the light apart to figure it out.
I had picked up this lantern at Lowe's a while back and it was perfect to let sunlight shine through the top. They come in black and silver.
We used Scotch double sided mounting tape because we needed it to really stick to the top of the lantern. This is intended for heavy mounting, so it did the trick!
Flip the lantern over to make sure it adheres really well.
All that was left was adding stones and a succulent plant. We even kept the succulent in it's plastic planter. It's really that simple! (And what's a blog post from us without a sweet cheesy picture?)
We dimmed the lights and voila!
Now, you might wonder what we have planned for our Solar Terrarium… I plan to give it a home on our new patio and DIY outdoor table (coming soon).
I have visions of 3 or 4 of these lanterns going down the center of the table during a nice evening dinner party! Until then, it's temporary residence is the accent table on my front porch. It looks so awesome at night! So for under $10 we have a unique Solar Terrarium that took less than 15 minutes to make. It doesn't get much better than that!
You probably remember (or at least we hope you do) our pallet wall room for my son Callen… If you missed that post, you can check it out HERE, but today I wanted to focus on the Wooden memo board we made.
We had the room about 95% done and we realized that there wasn't anything over the bed… The original plan for the room was to put the bed on the pallet wall and then use pallet wood to create a platform-style base with all kinds of cool built-ins. It sounded amazing in theory, and looked great when we arranged it that way… BUT I had terrible thoughts of Cal falling out of the window (and it's way up high- Yikes!).
So, safety over design! We switched the layout and now needed something on the left wall… Hmm… Jess and I had this piece of barnwood sitting in my garage for a while, just waiting for some inspiration… I don't know that either of us really had visions of it being in a toddler's bedroom, but for CWTS, it was totally worth it.
The first step was to give it the same sort of whitewash we used on the wall, so that the wood tones matched. As you can see, I made about a 50% attempt to cover up my granite countertop… (the hubs wasn't around to see! hehe) See how much a simple whitewash can change the look of the wood?
Since this was an afterthought project, I used all supplies I already had on hand. This one quart has done so many projects. This one, this one, and this one! I decided one half would be a chalk board for the little man.
I really lightly sanded down the inside wood and then just slapped it on. It wasn't perfectly smooth, but chalkboard paint is pretty thick and covers a multitude of sins!
Then I had to come up with something for the other side… I had a leftover roll of cork in the basement, and thankfully it was JUST long enough! Phew!
I did this the lazy blogger way… I pressed the cork in, made a crease at the sides and then roughly cut it. I DON'T recommend doing it that way… it was really wobbly and way far from perfect. I used my staple gun to attach the cork to the wood. to
See, you end up with yucky, uneven sides. Now I had to cover the edges up.
I had this leftover Halloween ribbon, but clearly orange polka-dot wasn't going to match. Have no fear, I'm willing to spraypaint anything and everything! I grabbed some metalic silver paint and went to town (sorry, no pic of that process… I really thought I took one??)
Originally, I planned on being finished once the ribbon was added, but just before we brought it into the room, we walked past the Anthro knock off dresser and thought adding some stenciling to this piece would be the perfect finishing touch!
I got these simple stencils at Lowes for under $4! Sweet!!
Of course I didn't plan out how far in the alphabet I'd get, so we just started and ended where it ended. My hubs thought that was weird, but Jess and I had no problem with it.
Isn't it super cool? Seriously, I hope this kid understands how awesome his room is. A 2 year old has my favorite pallet wall, our Anthro dresser, AND this wooden memo board! Ah, to be a toddler again…(actually, there is zero part of me that wants to be two, but it just kind of finished the paragraph)
So there you have it! I think it was the perfect accent for over the bed, and now I don't have nightmares of little children falling from windows! Creepy!
I wanted to mention, that if you didn't happen to have this exact piece of barnwood floating around (which I'm kind of thinking most of you don't…) you could use some plywood and pallets to trim around the edges and make the divider. It would be easy peasy and then totally match the wall. So, how many of you have awesome kids' bedrooms, and blah master bedrooms? (I know my master is still builder white with no furniture!)
P.S. Jess and I both had family pictures taken last night by the Amazing Stacy Salvatori and we're so stinkin' excited to see all the pics! Here's a sneak peek that we got last night! My oldest (and yes, she's only 9!)
And Jess' insanely adorable little family. Love those kiddos!
I can't even tell you how stuffed I am right now. I couldn't eat another bite if you paid me! We had Thanksgiving with some of our close friends and it was awesome. We're so thankful to be blessed with such amazing friends. I didn't go crazy with decor, but I did a few cute little things that I thought you might like to see… My kiddos helped me make"really fancy" centerpieces for the kids' table… Craftin' it old school my friends…
Who doesn't love a paper plate turkey? My favorite part is that we made these before 9am Saturday! I wanted the kids' table to be fun (so that the adults might actually get to sit down and eat), so my younger two helped me make placemats.
I made the little name cards on Picnik and then snagged a free printable from Pinterest (I pinned it if you want it), added a piece of construction paper, tied up the utensils and voila! Remember, this was quick and easy, not fancy schmancy, but the kids loved it and had a blast!
Look at all those happy kiddos!
Since the kids had a fun table, I had to do a little something for the adults. Using the same method we shared on 69 News, I just printed out some little cards. Under the"Thankful" I listed the people at Thanksgiving. If you wanted to use these as place cards, you could just circle the name of the person.
Since Jess shared a fail (turned awesome) yesterday… I'll share a fail (turned umm… still fail!) today. So, I was inspired by this jute runner, but forgot to get jute, so I figured I'd use my kids' craft paper and do the same thing… umm, not so much…
I measured out the paper, I had the hubs help me fold it (then I mentioned he was in the picture, and this is the cheeseball pose I got. Nice one babe), I started cutting on the lines and was reminded that I'm a lefty in a right handed world (and my perfectionist husband couldn't stand the sight) so Eric cut. I started weaving, but guess what? The paper was all rolly and wouldn't stay put and needed tape every two inches. UGH. I gave up halfway through, trimmed what I had done, plopped a huge gourd on it and had a good laugh with Jess over it!
Lame table runner or not, we had an amazing time together! Now, ready for a dining room update? Well, thanks to an awful cold, I've been worthless the past few days. Today, about 4 hours before 20 people arrived for thanksgiving Eric and I used our lunch breaks to paint the bottom half. (I love the days he works from home!)
We love chalklines. Honestly, I won't paint a line without one! Since we're using a chair rail we didn't have to be neat with the top line (just in case you thought we were sloppy!)
I'm so thrilled with the color. It's Antique Silver, from Olympic (but I got it color matched in Valspar).
We still need to paint the area between the moulding, but that can wait until after I've wallpapered. It arrived in the mail and I can't wait to put it up!! I called in the big guns for that job. My father in law is coming this week to lend a hand. There are just some things that I know better than to do with the hubs! So there you have it. Thanksgiving # 1 and at least some progess on the dining room. I'm hoping that my next update will have the room almost done!
PS… Did I mention that we deep fried our first turkey? It was amazing, but I'll point out that it's never a good sign when someone is lighting the gas and has the directions in hand. We were clueless, but in the end, it was worth all the craziness!
Arcobaleno Antiques When I posted this image last week, my friend Charlotta from Space for Inspiration commented that this arrangement of framed silverware is similar to my collection, which I posted when I first began blogging.
I have a collection of coin silver pieces that I have either bought or have been given as gifts. I had always wanted to display them somehow and when I got these antique frames from my husband's grandmother, I covered sturdy cardboard with low loft batting and topped it with neutral cotton canvas. I took a heavy needle and secured the pieces with clear fishing line, piercing all the layers and knotting it in the back.
My collection in my kitchen. I love to see old silverware displayed in any way. Charlotta, thanks for the reminder...
Vintage advertisement for monogrammed china I just LOVE vintage advertisements. I especially love vintage ads featuring china or flatware! I always find myself squinting at the ads I come across, trying to make out the china pattern or silver pattern, wondering if it's one I have in stock for my jewelry making. I think on two occasions I've found ads for patterns that were the same as or very similar to dishes that I had in stock'One was a Limoges U.S.A. ad for a set of monogrammed floral china. I love these old initial monogram patterns. Over the years I have found some orphaned pieces here and there but for the most part these patterns are hard to find! Here are a few pieces of jewelry that I created with damaged vintage monogrammed china:
Necklace pendant made from K monogram china (this is the china in the ad above!)
Heart pendant from vintage H monogrammed china
Bracelet made from a vintage monogrammed tea cup
Necklace pendant from vintage A monogrammed china Vintage and antique monogrammed china is hard to find, but once in a while I come across some that is cracked or chipped or damaged from age or use, and that is what I turn into jewelry. I think I currently have the letters M and K in stock, if you are interested in any pieces similar to those shown above, check out my Etsy shop! Here is the link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns What do you think of monogrammed china jewelry?
