February Jewelry for Sale on Blog

   

Hello to my beloved blog followers...  You will find in this post and the previous post many necklaces and a few bracelets that are available for purchase off of my blog in case you're interested.  Thank you to everyone for their recent purchases these past weeks while my husband has been unemployed.  I truly appreciate the sales now, more than I ever have, so thank you.  If you know of anyone that might be interested in taking a peak at my items, please share my blog url with them.

I am often asked, how to I order your jewelry? I will try to simplify it, since I don't have a website other than my blog, nor do I have paypal for purchases set up yet.  I just don't yet know how to do that, so for now here's how to order:

1.  Find the items you'd like to purchase

2.  Send me an email at gretchen.schaumann@comcast.net with your item #, the information of the item you'd like to purchase, as well as your mailing address.

3.  I will then email you back an excel invoice with the amount total.  There is a $3.00 per item shipping/handling fee and 7.275% Hennepin Cty/MN sales tax charge for Minnesota residents only.

4.  Send me a check and I will mail you out your item(s) and the package will be all ready to go when the check arrives.                     

 Again, thanks!  Gretchen

Eiffel Tower Chunky Chain Necklace
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$44.00 (on sale - $39.00)
(AVAILABLE)

18" of thich gorgeous goldtone chain with an additional 1 1/2" of focal length for an overall 19 1/2".

Substantial Silver Watch Necklace 

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$44.00 (SOLD 3/24/10)

16" chunky silvertone vintage chain w/large 1 1/2" vintage white enamel pocket watch face with SS fleur d leis charm, Eiffel tower charm and cross book locket charm.

Vintage Pitcher Necklace

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(SOLD AA/JMS)

This is a really cool one-of-a-kind necklace that is on a silvertone vintage chain with a length of 30" and an additional length of 3 1/2" for the chain and charm focal.  Charms include an eiffel tower, heart lock, cross book locket and crown with the pitcher at the bottom.

Fleur d Leis Watch Piece

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$39.00 (SOLD 2-17-10)

This watch piece is very unique with a wonderful patina to it.  A fleur d leis accent is at its very center and the Eiffel tower charm and the heart lock add to its ambience and French theme.

Rhinestone Bird Watch Necklace

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$39.00 (SOLD 3/11/10)

Photos are very poor of this piece.  I apologize, but I do want to get them on the blog, so will use them for now.  A 17" silvertone with pearl chain connects to the watch face with a gorgeous vintage rhinestone element.  The watch face is porcelain with my signature silver bird flying attached to it.

Clock/Calender Necklace

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$42.00 (SOLD 3/10/10)

This necklace is quite the conversation piece with its ability to be a two-sided necklace.  The front has a very unique vintage patina watch face and the back as a fun vintage movable calendar.  It is on a 21" goldtone vintage link style chain.

White Watch Face w/Nest

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$44.00 (SOLD 3-3-2010)

This necklace is gorgeous.  The details of it are incredible.  The vintage porcelain watch face and vintage unique silvertone chain are wonderful examples of found vintage elements.  They have been paired with my signature silver bird flying which has been attached to the watch face as well as my hand created wire-wrapped birds nest with three tiny freshwater pearls in it to represent bird eggs.  Truly a one-of-a-kind piece that no one else in the world will have.

Brushed Gold Watch Face Necklace

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$44.00

 (SOLD AA/JMS)

24" chain length with charms are reproduction in the brushed goldtone metal look.  They are used with a fabulous vintage pocket watch face.  The crown charm moves freely.

There is also a pair of earrings that could be purchased to go with this necklace which have the fleur-d-leis charms.

 Vintage Girl/Black Watch Face

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$34.00

(SOLD FF 4/10)

Black gorgeous watch face with signature bird flying in gold attached to it.  On the other side a crackled "Vintage Girl" is created to have a nice look in case it turns over while wearing.  The bar link chain is adjustable from 20" - 22 1/2".

Pearls/Watch/Bird

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$44.00 (SOLD)

30" of vintage pearl link chain attached by wire wrapping a gorgeous nail head vintage AB crystal bead to a wonderfully patinated enamel white watch face.  My signature gold bird in flight is attached to the watch face.

Eiffel Tower Necklace

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$39.00 (GIFTED)

This necklace is gorgeous.  24" vintage silvertone chain with asymetrical styling that has an Eiffel tower charm and crown charm on the one side with a fabulous Eiffel tower picture in b x w under glass surrounded by vintage rhinestone strand edging.  Lovely piece, and one of my favorites.

Gray/Blue Delite Necklace

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$34.00 (SOLD 3/11/10)

21" of glorious grey gun metal toned elements with blue rhinestones set in.  A lovely vintage focal with a reproduction matching chain.

Angel Girls in Glass Necklace

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$39.00 (Sale $30.00)

(SOLD)

17" strand of vintage faux glass ivory pearls with a hand wire wrapped hook closure.  The focal of this piece is two adorable b x w print vintage girls with angel wings.  Adorable.  Vintage glass prism.

Gold Beach Theme

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$59.00 (SALE $54.00)

(AVAILABLE)

There are a lot of great elements in this design to make it a playful and fun beach theme necklace.  A gorgeous vintage chunky gold chain is the cornerstone of this piece, which measures a generous 28".  The sand dollar and focal charm elements add an additonal 2" to its length for a total of 30".

Art Deco Vintage Key Hole w/Bird

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$44.00

(SOLD Blog 4/10)

This necklace is simple in style, but gorgeous in reality.  The Art Deco style key hole is 2 1/2" in length x 1 1/8" wide.  There is a hand wire wrapped bird nest w/3 aqua robins eggs and a trademark of Mimi-Toria's flying bird charm dangling from it.  The chain is copper and measures 20" in length and the focal elements add another 4 1/2" for an overall total length of 24 1/2".

Gold Leaf/Pearls and Watch Face

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$29.00

(SOLD AA/JMS)

This vintage gold chain necklace measures 24" with the chain portion and another 1 1/2" for the focal elements.  A simple, but classy design.

Elegant in White Watch Necklace

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$49.00 (SOLD FF MARCH)

This is a gorgeous all white and silver necklace.  All elements included in this design are vintage with the exception of the Sterling Silver adjustable chain and closure and the trademark of Mimi-Toria's bird on the watch face.  The vintage glass faceted opaque white Czech beads are a strung length of 20" with the additional Sterling Silver clasp adding another 2" of adjustable length.  The focal drop is an additionl 2 1/2" with the watch portion of this design 1 3/4" of that 2 1/2" focal portion.  This is a classic necklace that would knock them dead with a white button style blouse.

Pearl Choker 15"

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$44.00 (SOLD 3/11/10)

Gorgeous large vintage glass faux pearls strung with a Sterling Silver clasp.  The focal on this piece is a vintage 1 1/2" chocolate brown button that has a vintage Elgin watch face set into it.  The vintage rhinestone rondelle attaches the pearls to the focal.  The pearl/chain portion is 15" and the additonal length of the focal brings it so fall at about 16 1/2".

Organic Necklace

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(SOLD AA/JMS)

This is a wonderful patina filled piece of jewelry.  The length is 26" plus an additonal 2" of focal elements, so overall length is 28".  The mix of black, ivory and brass make this such a wonderful one of a kind creation.

Dainty Clock/Key Necklace

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$32.00  (SOLD 3/11/10)

     

This necklace is 18' with a ball chain attched to a 1" wonderful patinaed porcelain fancy watch face.   A beautifully detailed skeleton style key charm is an additonal fun element added to this design.  For the girl that loves simplicity.

Mother of Pearl Paris Bracelet

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$34.00

(CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE)

This bracelet is very cool and one-of-a-kind.  The base is a vintage silvertone bracelet which the mother of pearl vintage shank style button have been attached to.  The "PARIS" letters and detailed crown elements have been added to these mother of pearl buttons to create a truly beautiful piece.

Thanks for looking and commenting.  I appreciate you taking the time.

Gretchen

Gold Jewelry For Sale off of Blog

Golden Crown Necklace

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$49.00 (SOLD 2-17-10)

27 1/2" total length.

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Asymetrical Gold/Pearl/Watch Necklace

$54.00 (SOLD 2-10-10)

30" total length.  This necklace is very, very cool!

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2 Sided Gorgeous Gold Watches

$54.00 (SOLD 2-17-10)

This necklace is truly gorgeous.  Two sided design gives you two distinct looks.  22" of pearl/chain and another 1 1/2" of focal for a total length of 23 1/2".

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Eiffel Tower Chunky Chain Necklace

$44.00 (Sale price $39.00)
Available

18" of thich gorgeous goldtone chain with an additional 1 1/2" of focal length for an overall 19 1/2".

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Birds in Flight

$44.00 (SOLD 3-3-10)

21" of goldtone chain with an additonal 5" of gorgeous vintage elements.  The filigree vintage piece is 2" x

1 1/2" in size.

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Gold/Pearls/Crystals with Watch Face Necklace

$52.00 (SOLD 2/18/10)

34" to Circle attachment, than another 4" length with circle, charms and watch focal.

There are pearls set into gold tone rhinestone style links around the edge of the watch.

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Pearls and Gold Links Bracelet

$44.00 (SOLD 2/17/10)

White Wednesdays with Mimi-Toria's

This is my first White Wednesday contribution, so please enjoy these photos of a few of my favorite white things I have in my home and/or have created for my business.

A couple of favorite vintage elements paired together.

A collection of white heart rocks.

As a jewelry designer, vintage is my elements of choice.

Two re purposed items create a lovely display piece for sale at a shop I sell at.

  As a contributor on Junk Market Style site, I am always looking for a cast off to re purpose into something else.  This was sold at the French Flea shop in Anoka, MN.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to all of my loyal blogging friends and customers.  I so appreciate each one of you.  Thanks for sharing your love, your lives with me through our friendships, comments, purchasing jewelry off my blog, and for just being a special person in a part of my extended family.

February Jewelry Selling at the French Flea - Feb. 11-14th

 

Good Morning my blogging friends.  It's a sunny day in Minnesnooowta.  Sunny days happen to be a rare occurence in the winter months in this cloudy state, so I'm loving having the sun shining in on my face as I write this blog post.  I just know it's going to be a good day today.   So this post will be about some of the new jewelry I've created for selling at the French Flea in Anoka, Minnesota.  This shop is an occasional sale store which means its open occasionally.  Yes, only four days a month.  This is the week of the four day sale starting on Thursday the 11th from 10-8 p.m. (Tea tasting and scones served), Friday the 12th from 10-5 p.m., Saturday the 13th from 10-5 p.m. and Sunday the 14th (Valentine's Day) from 12-4 p.m.  Hope to see some of you there. 

These items will be for sale off my blog after the sale so email me at gretchen.schaumann@comcast.net if something interests you.

Chunky Necklace with Eiffel Tower and Gemstones 

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$59.00 (SOLD 2/13/10)

Front of focal is a vintage glass prism with a wonderful image of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The back of the focal is a mirror, so it is a two sided necklace.

Large barrel shaped carnelians which are semi precious gemstones, are wire wrapped into this piece for duability as well as adding substance to go with the chunky brushed gold chain used in this design.

Such a fun clasp.  A vintage padlock has been used with hand wire wrapped hppk closure.

Gold Filigree Floral Necklace

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$34.00
(SOLD)

This piece is created with a wonderful vintage floral focal that I found in my searching for unique finds one day.  It is so lovely and detailed.  I wanted to keep it the focal of the piece, so have used it with a vintage gold toned with pearl chain, to keep this flower the center of attention.

 Nice, clean and simple.

Gold Link Chain w/Watch and Calendar Focal

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$42.00 (SOLD 3-11-10)

This watch face is stunning on its own, but it is reversible, which is just an added bonus.

The watch face on the previous photo has been adhered to this fun and playful 20 year working calendar.  So fun to use great pieces to create two sided designs.  Versatility and a real conversation piece.

The entire piece shown here, on a simple gold tone linked chain.

There are many more new designs going into the shop today for tomorrows sale, but time only allows to showcase these three new pieces.  Enjoy your day!

A Sweet Post About a Necklace Design From a Happy Customer

Below is the reason I design and create jewelry for a living.  On days like today, when you receive notice of a wonderful blog post about one of your designs and you've made the customer thrilled with their purchase, it really makes what I do worthwhile and enjoyable.  So thank you Candy for your purchase, and thank you for the flattering blog post about that purchase.  Enjoy the read and stop by Candy's blog.  She is not only a fabulous photographer, but has wonderful transformations on her blog as she recreates with others cast offs aka junk. 

I just had to share my little purchase with all of you! Can you tell I am just thrilled?!

Photo taken by Candy of Junk Sophistacates blog.

http://junksophisticate.blogspot.com/

http://junksophisticate.blogspot.com/2010/02/wow-look-what-i-got.html

Candy's blog reads like this:

Wow! Look What I Got!

This necklace was created by jewelry redesigner, Gretchen Schaumann from Mimi-Toria's Designs. According to her website, Gretchen's pieces are created by "using vintage, found treasures and special new elements to design and create beautiful functional art". What do you think? Extraordinary, right?

And the tag "Junker Girl"?! Get outta here! Could this be any more perfect for me? Coming from someone that doesn't spend much money on herself, I am beyond happy with my little gift...to ME, from ME!

Make sure you check out her blog to see what other designs she has available. They are all so unique so you may have a hard decision to make! I can also attest to her integrity and believe she is one of the kindest people I know.

Now let me grab that necklace and put it on! I've got vacuuming to do!

**I haven't forgotten about my dining room either, so that will be posted soon too. :)

As always, take care and keep on junking!

Candy

These are the photos I posted on my blog that Candy purchased the necklace off of.  As you can see her one photo did my necklace more justice than all three of the ones I took.  Too bad Candy lives in Ohio, or I would ask her to barter with me for her photographing my jewelry for my designs.