I was at the PCC Flea today- here is a photo of todays loot- I had a wonderful time- met some nice charm sellers, and had a great visit with all the ones I already know. The red bakelite (?) cross has a stanhope of ‘El Santo Nino de Atocha’ info anyone? filomene66- email […]
Archives for 2007
Calling all Puffy Heart Flower of the Month Charms
March 2, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Check out the Vintage Charm Jewelry Forum- lavalleyjo has put up the first wanted post. If any of you have things you’re looking for, selling or trading the forum is the place to put them- and look to see if someone has something you want or you have something they want. Let the trading begin!
Christmas Pudding, Birthday and Shower Charms
March 1, 2007 by 2 Comments
The tradition of hiding small tokens or charms in pastry for good luck goes back to Roman times- but was revived and enjoyed mainly during the Victorian era. I love the old sets of sterling tokens, each meaning a different fortune for the new year. In the 1940’s they started using them in birthday cakes. […]
Decisions decisions
March 1, 2007 by Leave a Comment
It’s hard to pick favorites- I’m trying to gather all my charms in one place to show a fellow collector on a vacation (20th anniversary- everyone cheer) and I’m overwhelmed by how many wonderful ones there are- then I look at just 1 of the many catalogs (thank lavalleyjo for scanning hers- they’ll be up […]
another MYSTERY CHARM
February 28, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Who is he? Let us have your best guess. click here
