[Jewelry making - Article 00261] - Re: [Orchid] Reuse Sterling Silver from flatware

[Margaret Malm]

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    First, if it is really sterling (or if it is even "just" some nice
    silverplate in a well-known pattern), your friend would/could get a
    lot more money by selling it to one of the places that deals in
    second hand silverware -- one of the places where one can buy a spoon
    or a fork to fill fill out one's silverware -- rather than just
    selling it to melt down. 

    Second, have you considered using some of the pieces, such as forks
    and spoons, to make bracelets? (Or even perhaps necklaces, or some
    such.) Some of the people in our group have made quite a few "spoon
    bracelets" in the past. One of them also made some lovely
    old-fashioned candlesticks, and used spoons for the handles! 

Margaret

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