Sometimes I think that these antique watches look beautiful enough to be the star of the show. This is an antique watch made by the Hamilton Watch Company. The serial number on the side places it with a production year of 1924. This means that […]
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Wrist watch with dragonfly
This old wrist watch movement has a colorful, metal dragonfly charm attached to one side of it. This hangs with a silver plated bail and chain.
Watch Spring housing with pearl
The housing piece in a pocket watch, which holds the wound up spring, has a smaller plate inside and at the center is attached a pearl. This hangs with a silver plated bail and chain.
Epoxy putty sculpt in watch case
Some epoxy putty was mixed with a light purple color and sculpted into a circular shape. It was pressed inside of an old watch case. A silver plated dragonfly charm is inlaid into the putty and some purple colored Swarovski crystals were embedded as well. […]
Heart shaped topaz on watch case
For the loved one in your life. This is an antique watch case back piece that has a heart-shaped topaz attached in the center. This hangs with a silver plated bail and chain.
Antique watch plate with gear and crystal
This is a circular piece of metal that was found in a watch. I believe it is an additional plate that went behind the dial, to provide extra support. There is a round gear in the center with a clear Swarovski crystal on top of […]
Watch parts on large wing
A brass metal wing charm acts as a base while a colorful dragonfly charm sits on one side and a watch plate and spring housing sits on the opposite side. This hangs with a silver plated bail and chain.
All good things…
For about 8 months I had two shelves of space inside of the Makers on Main Street shop, located off of Main Street, in Columbia, Illinois. In the 6 month period, I had sold 6 pieces of jewelry. While that was a great opportunity for […]
Christmas Shopping Time!!!!!
There is going to be a huge Christmas shopping event happening this upcoming Friday and Saturday. On Friday the 20th and Saturday the 21st, there will be a large event with over 100 other vendors, Santa, and so much great Christmas stuff. The event is […]
Sparklefest!!!!
Coming up on November 21st is a big event here in Columbia, Illinois. The event is called Sparklefest and it is a fundraiser to help the Senior High School girls of Columbia High School. The event is held each year and is done by C.R.O.W.N.: […]
The Bewitched Bash
Last year, this event was everything good about Fall and Halloween, all rolled up into one night. It was dark, it had a small breeze and it was in the high 60’s. It was a perfect night: weather wise. This was the first event that […]
Fall vending events start this upcoming Sunday!
Besides Fall and Autumn being my favorite time of year, it is also the time that people start to think of getting Christmas gifts for their fiends and family. This is great as a vendor for the hope that someone will buy your artwork and […]
Antiquarian Couture 