Recent content by MyJayme

That sounds beautiful! They sure did take time and creative effort back in the day, I am fascinated by such old items. I was lucky and also had Great Grandparents with a 150+ acre farm that lived to 94 and 96. I spent as much time as I could with my elders, they had the best stories too! I've...

Hello Cathy, yes, many of them were mother-of-pearl. Her button collection was sold many years ago

Actually everything was typed on teeny pieces of paper! The problem is from being moved around several times over the last 40 years, labels were lost :-( I have some labels and I'll get them matched up eventually! I'll try the seashell forum, maybe somebody will know what the tiny ones are. She...

LOL! Me too, my first thought was what in the devil are these little burgers! And I thank you for your lighting fast expertise! Now to find out what is in the little frame

I think you're right! I have a handful of beans from another box so maybe they where separated but the definitely look like the ones in that link. The gray ones are hard, slippery but something rattles inside. I would need a hammer but I could break one open and find out

Hi everybody! Here's the background, My Great Aunt, born in 1910 collected seashells, she was so proud and I believe I have 1000 seashells! These have been stored for at least 40 years in boxes, the last 25 those boxes went into plastic totes. While rinsing and sorting to prepare to sell, I...