For a quilter/sewer there is always treasure in the form of thread, pins, buttons etc. in the drawers of a sewing machine cabinet. As I sorted through the drawers of my new/old treadle machine they proved to have much of these items in them except one of the drawers held more. A different kind of treasure that I wasn't expecting. This is what I found tangled amongst the thread.
In the bottom left of this photo you can see a locket with no chain. It has some decorative scroll work and my Mom's name engraved on the front. I believe this is the same locket that my mom is wearing in this photo. She would have been in her mid teens in this photo. Mom was 85 years old at the time of her passing.
I cleaned it up using toothpaste, added a chain from one of my old necklaces and found the perfect frame from a thrift store and now the locket sits on the fireplace mantel. It has no monetary value but it is priceless to me.
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