More Neck Things

My loot of bargainous old silver from the Surry Hills Market yesterday.

The bulbous heart locket on the box link (I think that's what they're called) chain was my first purchase of the day from a sweet old lady with the best hairstyle ever - a totally white short pixie cut. Very very cute.

Ms Carpet and I then left the market to go to some of the shops in the neighbourhood but decided to go back after lunch for a second look-around.

Glad we did for I found the round one (as bulbous as the heart and on yet another box link chain) at a stall that wasn't set up earlier in the day. The stallkeeper, when I was trying to bargain her down, told us that it's from the 1930s. I'm not sure if that's true but I was already in love and she gave me a good price so I bought it.

What I really love about it is the engraved arrowhead-like details on the hoopy bit (anyone knows the proper name for it?) that goes on the chain. Don't see very much of that around these days.

The lockets that I already had on when I went to the market, needless to say, were ecstatic - two new pals in one day!

I took all of them out to play again today with another new neck thing (so so soft!) that Top Bird made me.

The boyfriend said that they are a noisy bunch, that it's amazing how by just adding two more to the usual number that I wear can make such a big difference to the clackety-clack. But I like that, like a puppy, or a kitty, with bells around its neck.

In fact, I would love to add to the noise with these lovelies that I saw on India Knight's blog...

...custom-made and hand-engraved sterling silver medals (my own pretty puppy tag?). You can read more about them - where to buy, how much and such - in her post.

And while you are there, you HAVE to look at everything else that the lovely lady is sharing for she is another lover-of-pretty-things. Big time! You will like, I promise.