~ Embellishments ~

~ Fun & funky, including Bakelite & other plastics ~
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Note:  All Bakelite has been tested and is guaranteed to be true vintage Bakelite.  I use both the sniff test (on a hot day, I can smell Bakelite from thirty paces away) and Simichrome.

NEW!   Bambi in Bakelite

A winsome carved red Bakelite deer on a clear lucite background that measures a full 3" high.  Very good condition, two miniscule nips in top of reverse of lucite --- can't be seen but can be felt with fingertips.  JO-Fun001  $72 

NEW!   Chunky peanut butter Bakelite bangle

Okay, you have your smooth peanut butter and your chunky.  This one is definitely chunky.  Creamy swirls run throughout this 5/8" high,  1/4" thick, 2 1/2" opening gaudily marbled piece.  Excellent condition.  JO-Fun004  $32 

NEW!   Molded cream celluloid bangle

Floral bouquets galore in this vintage celluloid bangle.   Minor scratches on interior but in overall great shape.   JO-Fun006  $16 

NEW! Translucent, heavily  carved candy apple green dress clip   

Superior color, superior carving.  Patent marked 1852188 on clip mechanism..  Measures 1 3/8" high, just over 1" across.   Great condition.  (Scratches that show up in super-sensitive camera close-up are not visible to the naked eye.)   JO-Fun007  $42 

NEW!   Translucent cherry lucite eardrops

A notice-me vintage pair of Luden's coughdrop-red earrings with flower motif atop and swinging discs beneath --- a very unusual find!  Backs are what I call "close-and-plays," for lack of a better term.  (You don't see a lot of these.)  The wearer merely opens then enough to fit snugly on the ear lobe, and there they stay --- very comfortable, I think!.  JO-Fun010 
SOLD

NEW!  Vintage lucite 'n' rhinestone hairpin

Add a little pizzaz to your hairstyle with this 2" high hairpin.  Excellent condition.  (Think the thumbnail came up big enough on this?  Too funny!  Talk about larger than life.)  JO-Fun011 $17

 

Kitschy vintage flower set

I love these!  Celebrate the beauty of old plastic when you don this set of 2 1/4" pin and 1" clipback earrings.  The delicate colors and graceful design will redefine what most think of when they think "plastic." F0-Fun001 $23  

Cherry red Bakelite buckle

Carved and the color of a ripe cherry.  Excellent condition, 3" across, and guaranteed to be true Bakelite.  F0-Fun003 $18

Creamed spinach & lemon chiffon?

Pretty unappetizing for dinner but works great in these three matching Bakelite spacers in creamed spinach and toffee with a dash of lemon chiffon.  Opening 2 1/2".  Excellent condition and guaranteed to be true Bakelite.  F0-Fun005  All three for $20

NEW!   Bakelite ball dress clips

A matching pair of 1 1/2" across, 1/2" deep semitranslucent toffee-colored balls.  Some wear to metal finish of clips but otherwise in stellar condition.  Securely drilled attachments on lucite base.   These are just plain in-your-face fun.  JO-Fun011  $54

NEW!   Lemon yellow tube Bakelite bangle

A terrific tube of slightly-translucent, softly marbled lemon yellow Bakelite.  Rich color, excellent condition.  1/4" high walls, 3/8" thick, opening is standard 2 1/2".   JO-Fun002  $22

NEW!   Egg yolk Bakelite bangle

Deep yellow Bakelite bangle 3/8" high, 1/4" wall, and standard 2 1/2" opening.  Excellent condition.  JO-Fun003  $19 

NEW!   Believe it or not, it ain't Bakelite

Terrific but NOT Bakelite semi-translucent marbled bangle in rich shades of emerald green, surmounted by four goldtone "X"s that are heat-sunk drilled into the bangle, not merely glued.  A substantial piece, 1/2" high,  1/4" walls, and opening 2 1/2".  This looks fantastic with any Bakelite, but does not test positive.   Should be judged on its own design merits, not relative to components.   Excellent condition.   JO-Fun005  $25 

NEW!   Ultra-chunky hot orange Bakelite earclips

I shot these from the side as well, so you could see how substantial they are.  A whopping 1/2" wide, walls 1/4", and and over 1 1/8" in diameter.   Terrific condition and a kickin' color.  JO-Fun008  $24   

NEW!   Bakelite and wood button earrings

Triangulated quarters of mellow wood and semi-translucent forest green, marbled Bakelite come together in these 1" diameter clipback earrings.  Great shape.  JO-Fun009  $22

NEW!   Deeply carved, chunky Bakelite clip with metallic flair

This is no lightweight piece ~ 1 3/4" high, 1 1/8" across, and 5/8" deep in relief! Centerpiece is screwed through the back.  A marvelous piece for any Bakelite collection.  JO-Fun010  $45

 Chunky, weighty Bakelite bangle 

Nearly 3/4" wide, walls 3/8",  2 1/2" opening, and heavy!  Mellow pea green, excellent condition, and guaranteed to be true Bakelite.  F0-Fun002 $28

Four sliced peanut Bakelite bangles

Matching set of four to give you that wonderful "clunk" sound Bakelite fans love.  Great worn alone or mixed with other bangles.  Marbled peanut butter/toffee color.  Just under 1/4" thick each, opening 2 1/2".  Excellent condition and guaranteed to be true Bakelite.  F0-Fun004  All four for $36 

Lacquerware hat jabot

Harks back to a more refined era when women wouldn't dream of attending a social function without a hat on ~ and preferably one dressed up with a little extra dash, like the jabot shown here.   Screw in fine working order, measures just over 3".  A fun piece of nostalgia.  F0-Fun006 $13