Jewelry

[Kachina624]

• I was just watching a lady present her pendants made from. silver flatware.  It reminded me...did you know you can have a ring custom made in any silver pattern at Replacements Ltd.?  I had one made from a stainless pattern called "Taos".  It was a Southwest looking wrap-around design with a concho pattern on it.  It was very inexpensive.

I always though it would be fun to have one made for a bride in her chosen silver pattern.  Do brides still choose silver and china?

[Nonametoday]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

• I was just watching a lady present her pendants made from. silver flatware.  It reminded me...did you know you can have a ring custom made in any silver pattern at Replacements Ltd.?  I had one made from a stainless pattern called "Taos".  It was a Southwest looking wrap-around design with a concho pattern on it.  It was very inexpensive.

I always though it would be fun to have one made for a bride in her chosen silver pattern.  Do brides still choose silver and china?

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@Kachina624   I have a silver teaspoon ring (I don't know the pattern).  I purchased it at what is now Dillard's, but was a mercantile under a different name at the time, a little more high-end than Dillard's.  I have had it for at least 35 years.

[Kachina624]

@Nonametoday.  Joske's?   There have been periods when that jewelry was very popular.  I've always liked it.

[Nonametoday]

The name of the store was Parisian's (Birmingham, Al) but I believe the name is Gorham silver.  It is rather old and used but it looks like Gorham.

[LillyBee2]

I think the ring would be awesome from a silver pattern.  But, I'm not sure brides are choosing that much anymore.  Entertaining that way is pretty much just at holidays and it seems most are going for a more casual look.  However, I think that passing them down from Grandmothers and Moms are really special, and a ring would be super cool to give to granddaughters etc..  

[Shanus]

I love my “spoon” ring. It’s my silver pattern. Even though I never entertain that formally and sold all that flatware years ago, I had the ring made from a shrimp fork because my hands/fingers are small. The spoon handle was too wide. 

Fifty years ago, when we were married, brides registered for silver, china and crystal. Now, I’m noticing they register for much more practical every day items. 

[Krimpette]

I've often seen spoon jewelry, as well as other items made from flatware, at craft fairs.

[toria]

I have a bracelet made from flatwear thatI am selling on ebay. It is made from the Danish Princess pattern. It is pretty but I don't wear it so I am selling it.

[FancyPhillyshopper]

I like seeing all the pretty designs, but I am also sad because in many cases it means the destruction of lovely silver flatware.

It is unfortunate to lose all of these utensils which were so carefully and beautifully designed, and so highly coveted at a point in time.

Nowadays people think only of the value of the silver metal, and forget all the labor that went into creating those historic and intricate flatware sets.

[Kachina624]

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@Krimpette wrote:

I've often seen spoon jewelry, as well as other items made from flatware, at craft fairs.

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@Krimpette.  I have a bracelet made from a fork and set with a hunk of dichroic glass thsy came from a craft show.