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Fun Jar

I'm pretty lucky when it comes to mystery bags and the like, so I picked up this mason jar of jewelry and beads in hopes of finding some inspiration (and wearable treasures.)

As soon as I poured it out I realized it was about half beads and half jewelry, with lots of modern and vintage earrings and interesting pieces.

Two necklaces (one broken), a set of five blister pearl sew-on montees, pendants, enamel charms, a butterfly brooch, and even a spare key.

The beads are quite nice, with several crystal butterflies, glasss pony beads, focal beads and lots of seed beads. There are also seashells and a couple pieces of sea glass mixed in.

The vintage gold and white leaf bracelet I found is wearable and very pretty.

This rhinestone cluster was part of a belt buckle once.

I think the jewelry were pieces the seller couldn't sell, because there are a lot of earring pairs. At the bottom left are two rhinestone shoe buckles, with one missing a baguette that I might be able to replace.

Was it worth the ten bucks I paid for it? Absolutely. I will have a lot of fun with these pretty things.

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