Helen, from our clay guild, took a few of us down to Waliga’s in Johnston, RI on Tuesday. It’s this great big warehouse filled with all kinds of jewelery merchandise, everything from high end overstock to ancient corroded chains to engraved glass poodle pendants. (I was tempted but I went for a brass elephant instead) Some of it’s newer stuff but a lot of it is older job lots or from places that went out of business – things you may never see anywhere else.
You do need a resale license and they do have a miniumum but it was such a treat to wander around poking in boxes and the shelves upon shelves upon shelves. I got some lovely textured brass chains which have deep gold and slightly reddish and purply patinas to them. I’m thinking if I ever make anything with the bronze clay, they’ll be perfect.
I also got a couple pounds of old Czech crystals. I just couldn’t resist the sparklies 
Now I have to figure out what I want to do with them. Here’s an example of some similar ones from ebay.