The Betty Earings booth

The Betty Earings boothThe 1930s were such a fascinating time for glass beads. In the middle of the Great Depression, when fine diamonds and precious gemstones felt out of reach for many, glass stepped in and absolutely dazzled. Glass beaded jewelry werent just substitutes for stones they were statements! Beautiful Japanese glass beating flooded the American market in the 1930s. When I found this necklace below, I was immediately in love with a striking contrast of the fire

or in the back to show only the tourmaline stones

34” long

I’ve disassembled it to create some earrings from it

It is accented with a contemporary carved shell cameo clasp

Aventurine stones mixed with creamy green and gold crystals

watch and pray

Just as I am

Psalm 103:1

The Charity necklace

You will feel like royalty wearing these

and soft milky white baroque pearls are woven together with tiny metallic gold oil slick accent crystals

she is perfect for wearing even with a collared shirt