Treasures found in tangled thread

 A couple of summers ago, I picked up a little sewing bench at a moving sale.  I hadn't planned on buying it, but I had to buy it in order to get an aqua Mason jar full of buttons.  For $10, I got the jar full of buttons, the bench full of lots of thread and some other random things.  Not bad at all!  Just today, I was looking through it to find a wooden spool to use in an Easter Swap I am participating in and found so much more!

 There were 4 necklaces (1 was so tiny and delicate I couldn't get a good picture of it) and 2 rosaries that were all knotted together with all of the thread and a measuring tape.  It was a mess!  All that untangling was worth the work, just look at these lovely treasures!

 This first pearl necklace is vintage Avon.  It has a gold lion's head with diamond eyes.  I found a few on Ebay and Etsy.  They ranged in price from $50 to $125.  Wow!  I always love to see what these treasures could potentially be worth.  The second pearl necklace has heart beads in pretty shades of pink.  They are plastic so I am sure they aren't vintage.

 I love this silver tear dropped shaped necklace.  It has 3 diamond shape rhinestones hanging off of the bottom.  This piece reminds me of a chandelier. 

 This is a big, chunky rosary.  The decade beads are a dark red color and the 3 Hail Mary beads are a bright red.  The crucifix and the medallion both say "Made in Italy".  This is a beautiful rosary that I am so glad to be adding to my rosary collection.

But this sterling silver rosary is my very favorite find of the day!  All beads, the crucifix and the medallion are sterling silver.  It is so delicate.  You can tell that it has been lovingly used for years as all the features are soft and worn.  This one will make such a perfect addition to my rosary collection.  

I am so glad that I finally took the time to look through that $10 sewing bench that was full of tangled thread.  Look at the treasures that I found!  What a happy surprise!

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