Roses for Ceanne

“I don’t know if this can be fixed,” said Ceanne.

“Let’s see,” said the Jewelry Doctor.  

Turned out Ceanne was right: that ivory rectangle had a missing corner, so replacing it in the silver setting—putting it back together exactly as was—wouldn’t work.  

Fortunately, there was another solution.

“Wow!” says someone.“And isn’t that the same pattern we saw yesterday in that festoon?”

Good eye! Yes. The end bars have a similar design to the festoon that went with Helen’s earrings.

“Great. End of story, right?”

Well, not exactly. You see, the bracelet was now too long. What to do? Shorten it, of course. 

This freed up one of the segments. Roses and more roses!

Oh, and that other rose we were talking about, the one with the corner missing? 

It might be reshaped and have another life as a pendant—or maybe a brooch? Stay tuned.

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