New Vintage Loot

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Break! Mine was...eventful? First, every Thanksgiving my family and some others have a big event at the park called the Turkey Bowl, and this year my family friend, H, was going to sponsor it as his Mitzvah Project. Minor setback, seeing that on the day of he had a 103 fever...then the day after Thanksgiving, I ended up in the hospital because I thought my appendix was exploding...it wasn't; don't worry. There WAS one very good part of this Thanksgiving, though, and that was that my grandma and aunt came down from NY and took me antiquing on Sunday! Woohoo! I got some preeety good loot...
The first ones are crystal and from the 1940's. They feature screw backs. A screw back is like a clip on in the sense that you don't have to have holes to wear them (By the way, I do. Have holes, I mean). They're really not uncomfortable at all. They're not even that heavy. They're really cool...I'm quite enamored...

Next is a pair of big pearl clip ons. Oh, how fab are these?! Imagine...these, my hair up in a top knot, fresh sugar plum lip tint, and my big black bow-tie thing (with my school uniform, of course)! I am actually dying. I think I'm saving this look for Wednesday, though.

Ruby drops. Oh, these earrings. Well, when we first saw them the man at the store had to call the dealer because they didn't have a price, and he accidentally told her they were "ruby-like" instead of rubies. So, when we went to pay, there was a bit of confusion. They ended up being more expensive (the original price we were told was $28, see how crazy!), but it's understandable. Imagine...we almost got away with it though! And we still got 10% off...But, back to the earrings. These earrings. They're just gorgeous. And they cut me at the perfect place, and they stand out from my hair. I can't even understand why I was contemplating these at first. Hanukkah present well chosen.

Lastly, the pearl necklace you see was my great grandma's. My grandma took them in to be restrung, and ended up giving them to me because she never wore them and knew I will. They're stunning, really and truly. And, the guy who restrung them told us that, even though they were really old, he could tell they were really good quality pearls. See that little gold circle? That's what my aunt called a "pearl shortener". You take the necklace, fold it in half, and then hook the circle to the two ends to make it a choker. Pretty savvy, huh?

I was so excited to go because NO ONE ELSE IN MY FAMILY TAKES ME TO THESE PLACES. So I have to wait for them to come down. Which isn't too often. I would so rather these kind of things then new...they're completely unique, statement making, and (the costume stuff) isn't expensive. Seriously, I got 4 amazing pieces (should I count the pearls? Whatever, I am) and it was all under $200. Try going into your neighborhood mall and pulling THAT one off!

EDIT: AHHH!!! MY PICTURE UPLOADER IS CURRENTLY DISABLED!!! PICTURES WILL GO ALONG WITH TOMORROW'S POST