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Russian Onion Domes

April 22, 2010 by Barbara J. Feldman 6 Comments

Russian Onion Spires

Piece #5 of 100 Here’s another one I never saw Mom wear, but I love it. I googled “Russian spires” to get a bit of history of this type of architecture. Here’s what I learned from Wikipedia, loosely paraphrased as follows: Onion domes became a typical feature of Russian architecture starting with Byzantine churches. The […]

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Rubies and Rhinestones

April 18, 2010 by Barbara J. Feldman 4 Comments

Rubies and Rhinestones

Piece #4 of 100 Okay, I fess up. These are not really rubies, but the rhinestones are real! These are the earrings that Shoey wore during our first photo shoot. I am now calling that our “first” photo shoot, because we are planning more. Woo hoo! These sparkly dangles are about two inches long, and […]

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Hammered Hoops

April 8, 2010 by Barbara J. Feldman 4 Comments

Hammered Hoops

Piece #2 of 100 These look like earrings that I might have bought myself in the seventies. Very hippie, craftie, homemade looking. They are three inches in length, and although I’m pretty certain they are not silver, I don’t know what they are made of. Maybe nickel? These hippie-style earrings show of another side of […]

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