tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325009975325618352024-03-05T05:29:14.580-08:00Don't just wear a badge...wear jewelry!No one should settle for an ugly fabric or ball chain to display their ID badges. I'm here to fix that!Debi Demetrionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218952325113931173noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-432500997532561835.post-69508089895152126572014-11-07T18:59:00.000-08:002020-01-26T09:14:11.947-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'm a former Foreign Service employee and many of my lanyards are all over the world. I have a few to sell and plan on making more as time permits. After all, retirement is a full time job!! If you are interested, email me at debidemetrion@gmail.com. I take Paypal and will ship anywhere for you. Shipping will be added once I know where it's going. Should not be much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">43" long. $25</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">#101 - 40" long Onyx, Amazonite & Czech Seed Beads. Fixed Ring, $25</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">#103 - 38" Green Malaysian Jade, Aventurine & Czech Seed Beads, Fixed Ring<br />$25</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">#107 - 36" long, Red Coral & Amethyst<br />Removable ring, wear as necklace<br />$25</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">#112 - 36" Blue Magnesite, Red Coral<br />Fixed Ring $23</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> #113 - 21" long, Red Coral Beads & Tubes, Black Seed Beads</span><br />
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Debi Demetrionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218952325113931173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-432500997532561835.post-89991418088735036052014-09-22T18:01:00.001-07:002020-01-26T08:57:03.848-08:00Necklace + Lanyard = Necklard!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tired of plain old badge lanyards?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I recently retired from the Foreign Service after a short 6 year career with the Department of State. Like many others, we all had to wear our badges in full sight. When issued said badge, we were given a very stylish ball-chain to hang it on. I'm no fashionista, but that chain just did nothing for me. I decided to use what I knew about making gemstone necklaces and make lanyards. I was successful in selling them to my co-workers but being a government employee serving overseas, I was prohibited from making a profit using the diplomatic mail. But now that I am retired and living back in Texas, I decided it was time to market my items.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When making lanyards for myself, I would make them a little longer so that I could not only use them to hang my badge on, but if I doubled them around my neck, they would make a very nice necklace. One of my very good friends who I served with in Muscat, Oman came up with the word <i>Necklards</i>. It's a necklace and it's a lanyard. A real too for one! I have other styles that are strictly lanyards also.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have a blog site for my jewelry and decided it might be prudent to have one for just lanyards and <i>Necklards</i>. So this is it! Pictures and prices will be posted and I have an active Paypal account so making payment should be a breeze. Sending an invoice is so simple. If you see something you want, just email me at debidemetrion@gmail.com. I will happily ship to APO and DPO addresses. Everything will be sent out wrapped in bubble wrap and in a padded envelope or in a DVD size Flat Rate Priority Mail box. Shipping in a padded envelope is $2 with $1 for each additional in the same envelope. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you'd like to see my gemstone necklaces, they can be found at my other blog here www.designsbyyaya.blogspot.com. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This lanyard is 40" long. The design has two sets of beads on each side with Czech seed beads around your neck and between sets of beads. This one has large faceted Red Agate beads with gold tone spacers and smaller Red Agate beads. There is a ring to attach your badge. A second picture is below showing the entire lanyard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This lanyard is $25. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The other design, the Necklard, is a bit different...more of a continuous strand. The length varies between 38-40" long and generally will have a smaller beaded design the entire length. Here are 2 that I have for sale at this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This necklard (which is now sold but one like it can be ordered) is a mix of several agates with some faceted Onyx beads thrown in to give it a slight sparkle. Faceted stones will do that. This one is $20, which is what most of the necklards run. If I put pearls or silver plated beads in the design, the cost will go up slightly...a couple of dollars. I try to keep things very affordable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is another necklard with silver plated beads, Czech seed beads and Magnesite tubes and rondelle (kind of flat) beads. This one is $20.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Check back often. As I make them, I'll post them here for sale. And thanks for visiting my lanyard and necklard blog.</span></div>
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