Recycling silver

I frequently come across broken or one-of earrings when I am working at the
store, and they just get thrown out otherwise. They're Bali silver, so I was
wondering if it is worthwhile collecting these and getting a silversmith to
make something of them someday (plus I have a box of one-of's from myself).

What brings this to mind is that I was walking home from work yesterday, and
spied with my little eye an earring on the bridge walkway. It was a pearl
earring with a Bali spacer and sterling silver findings, so I thought to myself
I could use it, take it apart and use the pearl somewhere. It was not to be
however. I took a slightly different route home last night because my normal
route is covered with spring mel****er. One block from home, I spotted a woman
on the sidewalk shaking out her scarf and looking around on the ground for
something. Rats! I thought. I caught up with her just where our paths would
have diverged and asked her if she had lost her earring. Of course. The pearl
earring was hers. She was happy to get her earring back, and said she had lost
them before (hook type) but they always came back.

Anyway, had I kept it, I was thinking I would have melted down the silver.

Enough lollygagging. I gotta go to work.
Dora

I frequently come across broken or one-of earrings when I am working at the
store, and they just get thrown out otherwise.

Jeez! Does the world STILL not recycle?
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

I frequently come across broken or one-of earrings when I am working at the
store, and they just get thrown out otherwise. They're Bali silver, so I was
wondering if it is worthwhile collecting these and getting a silversmith to
make something of them someday (plus I have a box of one-of's from myself).

YES YES YES. It's worth it. I collect those myself. (I find them on the
street sometimes.) You could do it yourself.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

I have the same question about gold scraps. I find myself the proud owner of several
mis matched pairs of earrings...LOL. Do we have anyone on the group who works with
14K? I'd much rather recycle within the group.
--
Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list
Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request)
see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne
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"Dr. Sooz" wrote in message
...
I frequently come across broken or one-of earrings when I am working at the
store, and they just get thrown out otherwise. They're Bali silver, so I was
wondering if it is worthwhile collecting these and getting a silversmith to
make something of them someday (plus I have a box of one-of's from myself).

YES YES YES. It's worth it. I collect those myself. (I find them on the
street sometimes.) You could do it yourself.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

Marisa (AU) and Barbara Otterson. Possibly Shirley Shone.

Tina


"Jalynne" wrote in message
hlink.net...
I have the same question about gold scraps. I find myself the proud owner
of several
mis matched pairs of earrings...LOL. Do we have anyone on the group who
works with
14K? I'd much rather recycle within the group.
--
Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list
Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request)
see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne
See what DH is up to at
http://www.teamintraining.org/participant/kinney-162652

"Dr. Sooz" wrote in message
...
I frequently come across broken or one-of earrings when I am working at
the
store, and they just get thrown out otherwise. They're Bali silver, so
I was
wondering if it is worthwhile collecting these and getting a
silversmith to
make something of them someday (plus I have a box of one-of's from
myself).

YES YES YES. It's worth it. I collect those myself. (I find them on
the
street sometimes.) You could do it yourself.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry."
John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

Ah, ok...cool.. SO i can send both gold and silver scraps to the same person. That
makes it easy.
--
Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list
Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request)
see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne
See what DH is up to at http://www.teamintraining.org/participant/kinney-162652

"Christina Peterson" wrote in message
news:1079567621.479729@prawn...
Marisa (AU) and Barbara Otterson. Possibly Shirley Shone.

Tina


"Jalynne" wrote in message
hlink.net...
I have the same question about gold scraps. I find myself the proud owner
of several
mis matched pairs of earrings...LOL. Do we have anyone on the group who
works with
14K? I'd much rather recycle within the group.
--
Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list
Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request)
see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne
See what DH is up to at
http://www.teamintraining.org/participant/kinney-162652

"Dr. Sooz" wrote in message
...
I frequently come across broken or one-of earrings when I am working at
the
store, and they just get thrown out otherwise. They're Bali silver, so
I was
wondering if it is worthwhile collecting these and getting a
silversmith to
make something of them someday (plus I have a box of one-of's from
myself).

YES YES YES. It's worth it. I collect those myself. (I find them on
the
street sometimes.) You could do it yourself.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry."
John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

Sooz sez:

YES YES YES. It's worth it. I collect those myself. (I find them on the
street sometimes.) You could do it yourself.
~~

Well, a friend used to live with a man who did silver smithing in the basement,
but I'm not so sure I could do it without burning the house down. How do people
become silver smiths anyway?
Dora

Can't you just attach the pieces to a chain -- like charms? That's what I do.
But maybe you found some kind of earring I'm not thinking of right.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

Oh, it's a hoop earring...small in diameter, but very wide. Also several broken
posts, stones missing, weird stuff like that. Nothing that could really be used for
anything useful as is.
--
Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list
Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request)
see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne
See what DH is up to at http://www.teamintraining.org/participant/kinney-162652

"Dr. Sooz" wrote in message
...
Can't you just attach the pieces to a chain -- like charms? That's what I do.
But maybe you found some kind of earring I'm not thinking of right.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

Metal can be reused, but metal smiths do need to know the metal contact.
Sterling is good. Adding Hill Tribe silver would not allow the jeweler to
claim the metal as Sterling silver. Same for gold. It has to be solid and
not plated or gold-filled. And it will make a difference what karat it is.

Odd metals might be useful for playing and experimentation. But most metal
workers don't have the facilities to refine the metals.

Tina


"Bungadora" wrote in message
...
I frequently come across broken or one-of earrings when I am working at
the
store, and they just get thrown out otherwise. They're Bali silver, so I
was
wondering if it is worthwhile collecting these and getting a silversmith
to
make something of them someday (plus I have a box of one-of's from
myself).

What brings this to mind is that I was walking home from work yesterday,
and
spied with my little eye an earring on the bridge walkway. It was a pearl
earring with a Bali spacer and sterling silver findings, so I thought to
myself
I could use it, take it apart and use the pearl somewhere. It was not to
be
however. I took a slightly different route home last night because my
normal
route is covered with spring mel****er. One block from home, I spotted a
woman
on the sidewalk shaking out her scarf and looking around on the ground for
something. Rats! I thought. I caught up with her just where our paths
would
have diverged and asked her if she had lost her earring. Of course. The
pearl
earring was hers. She was happy to get her earring back, and said she had
lost
them before (hook type) but they always came back.

Anyway, had I kept it, I was thinking I would have melted down the silver.

Enough lollygagging. I gotta go to work.
Dora