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Skriven 2009-03-30 17:54:50 av Carol Shenkenberger (29186.cooks)
  Kommentar till text 22574 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: JUst gotta hope!
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 > I'm not quite that bad, but close enough.  The place I'm talking about has
 > free shipping both ways, which sounds like a good idea in your case.

(On zappos.com) Might look, but I've learned to be *very* leery of online
orders for shoes inuless they are extremely consistant sizing.  Bates is
about it for me.

 > ->  > (cringe if they're more than 30 years old....)  I hate it when people
 > ->
 > -> Grin, all more than 30 years old.  All *broken* so fixing them are going
 > -> make them usable.  Only the clip on earrings arent 'broken' but as
 > anyone
 > 
 > That's a different story entirely.  Fixing broken stuff is a whole new
 > ballgame.  I was just given a pair today that are brand new, but on french
 > wires.  I can fix that!  If I pierced my ears I wouldn't be able to wear
 > anything but 14K, most likely, but as long as I don't have holes I can wear
 > anything.

Yes, these are nice enough pieces.  Not spectaular or expensive (except the
earrings which mom is shipping me) but nice.  The earrings arent super
expensive things either.  Mom just says they are nice.  Opal and pearl I
believe in a smallish cluster.  Might have some industrial level diamond
chips for sparkle but thats about it.

 > -> with pierced ears can tell you, clip on types hurt if your ears are
 > pierced.
 > 
 > I wouldn't know - never been there.  If I did, I wouldn't be able to wear
 > any of my rather large collection of vintage 50s stuff.

Grin, works the other way too I see!

 > -> They've been in a box since 1950 or maybe a little earlier, never worn.
 > 
 > OOOH!  No mess with those!  Antique NIB GOLD earrings can be worth some
 > real dough.  They make adapters so that people with pierced ears can wear
 > the clips.  Something called My Earring Buddy.  They're not cheap, but they
 > don't permanently change the earrings and can be reused.

Grin, these arent worth that much.  More 'family sentimental'.  I believe
they are set in silver.  Fortunately my ears are not at all sensitive to
metal types so anything will work for me when it comes to the posts.

I just had to be a little careful recently as I hadnt put a pair in, in over
a year and the holes at the back had lightly covered over.  Ouch, got it
through though and am wearing my one 'expensive' set.  Simple small 24K gold
hoops.  Barely clear the bottom of the lobe but they are comfy.  After a few
days, I can wear anything again.

 > -> The place I checked today, is a regular jeweler.  It will cost quite a
 > -> but be a quality job.
 > 
 > The things I just mentioned sell for about $20 for two pair on Ebay.

I can look around but let's wait for the clip ons to arrive first before
worrying about it.  If I recall right, they have a central blue opal with
seed pearls around in a silver setting with some sparkle (diamind chips maybe
or may just be memory and the cut of the silver).  The silver I am sure of
because Mom just emailed that she polished them up and they look fine.

              xxcarol
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