Hey RPCA Folks!
jmcquown
cards which are still arriving in the mail <G>
John came to visit for a couple of days after dealing with some things at
his mom's house in Rochester. He brought a number of things back to give
me, including several very early small oil paintings he did (1968-ish) of
KITTENS! They are so sweet :) I have to find a way to scan them or
photograph them well; they are on canvas panels but he framed them very
crudely and I can't even slip a screwdriver under the nails to pry them
loose. Oh well. I'll figure out something ;)
And BLING! His mother never threw anything away. So I got to pick through
boxes and boxes (and more boxes!) of costume jewelry, some of which dates
back to the 1930's and up through the 1960's. What Persia wouldn't give to
have some of this stuff draped over her pretty grey fur ;) Crystals and
faux pearls and hand-painted beads. There's a rhinestone bracelet that
might have made a great kitty collar but sorry, Persia, it's mine. LOL
Anyway, he got word that his Mom has noticed his absence. No, she's not
doing any better; she still can't move much (she has regained some movement
on her left side but not much) and she can't speak. He's not even sure she
recognizes him. But he normally visits every day and he hasn't been there
for a week and apparently she's gotten agitated because she's had no
visitors. So he left this morning to drive back home to see his mom.
As soon as I can scan or photograph the kitty paintings (I've named one of
them Brandy the Brindle-Cat) I will post them somewhere you can see. They
are very sweet and so precious to me. Happy Holidays!
Jill
Stormmee
old, don't throw it out, have it appraised, there is a big market for some
of that stuff. Lee, who doesn't want to sound greedy but hates to throw
good money away also!!!
jmcquown <jmcq...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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jmcquown
> Jill I don't want to sound mercenary but if that costume jewelry is
> that old, don't throw it out, have it appraised, there is a big
> market for some of that stuff. Lee, who doesn't want to sound greedy
> but hates to throw good money away also!!!
Sadly, my mother gave me her costume jewelry and with the exception of a few
pieces I threw most of it away when I was in my early 20's. Of course years
later I'm cringing! No way am I throwing this stuff away and I'm not
selling it, either. It's John's connection to his mother and while her
taste wasn't always the greatest (LOL) some of this stuff is quite pretty!
Next time he goes back he's bringing her hat collection (ooooh!) and vintage
dresses.
But really, the cat paintings are the greatest. It's not like I go around
naming animals in oil paintings but I now have Brandy and Boxy and Pinkie
(who is actually green and in a photograph of a painting he did). <G>
Jill
Stormmee
you would, Leenews:4v0njrF...@mid.individual.net...
mlbriggs
Do you ever watch Antique Roadshow? Some of that old jewelry may be
valuable. MLB
jmcquown
> On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:52:47 -0600, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I've been away for a bit but want to thank everyone again for the
>> holiday cards which are still arriving in the mail <G>
>>
>> John came to visit for a couple of days after dealing with some
>> things at his mom's house in Rochester. He brought a number of
>> things back to give me, including several very early small oil
>> paintings he did (1968-ish) of KITTENS! They are so sweet :)
>> And BLING! His mother never threw anything away. So I got to pick
>> through boxes and boxes (and more boxes!) of costume jewelry, some
>> of which dates back to the 1930's and up through the 1960's. What
>> Persia wouldn't give to have some of this stuff draped over her
>> pretty grey fur ;) Crystals and faux pearls and hand-painted beads.
>> Jill
>
> Do you ever watch Antique Roadshow? Some of that old jewelry may be
> valuable. MLB
One of my favourite shows! But I'm (despite what some folks may think I
should do) not going to sell this jewelry. I made the mistake of tossing
out the rhinestones Mom gave me when I was in my early 20's, thinking to
myself "what am I going to do with this?" Well, now I know; I should have
kept it and cherished it and had fun with it. Fashion styles come back
around and so does jewelry.
Gotta find a way to show you folks the kittens he painted.
Jill <---wearing a 'pearl and ruby' choker at the moment
CATherine
<rgr...@consolidated.net> wrote:
>Jill I don't want to sound mercenary but if that costume jewelry is that
>old, don't throw it out, have it appraised, there is a big market for some
>of that stuff. Lee, who doesn't want to sound greedy but hates to throw
>good money away also!!!
>
And some of those crystals might be Swarsky crystals, which are
valuable. I have some I got at an estate sale. Lovely. And in the old
days gold was much cheaper than now and you often found 10K and 14K
jewelry with semi-precious stones.
--
CATherine
Stormmee
jmcquown
> could you scan them at a place like kinkos? Lee
I have a scanner the problem is the frames. And even though he made the
frames by hand, boy did he hammer those suckers together!
Jill
Stormmee
Jo Firey
> Stormmee wrote:
>> could you scan them at a place like kinkos? Lee
>
> I have a scanner the problem is the frames. And even though he made the
> frames by hand, boy did he hammer those suckers together!
I've done fairly well in either scanning with the cover wide open or with
taking digital photographs of paintings and then cropping and enlarging.
You have to fiddle around with the light a bit to get the colors right.
Jo
polonca12000
<snip>
> Anyway, he got word that his Mom has noticed his absence. No, she's not
> doing any better; she still can't move much (she has regained some movement
> on her left side but not much) and she can't speak. He's not even sure she
> recognizes him. But he normally visits every day and he hasn't been there
> for a week and apparently she's gotten agitated because she's had no
> visitors. So he left this morning to drive back home to see his mom.
>
> As soon as I can scan or photograph the kitty paintings (I've named one of
> them Brandy the Brindle-Cat) I will post them somewhere you can see. They
> are very sweet and so precious to me. Happy Holidays!
>
> Jill
>
>
Lots of purrs for John's Mom and for John,
Polonca and Soncek