Hi again redrose1028...
Ceramic dominoes?? wow that's a new one on me. Sounds as if that would be reeeally tough to make holes for stringing, doesn't it.
Of course, I'm pretty sure it isn't exactly a snap to drill stringing holes straight through the edges of ANY game thingies, old or new, unless maybe wood ones like Scrabble tiles. In regard to drilling, I guess the only advantage other tiles (particularly older ones) might possibly have over Scrabble tiles is that they might be larger & thicker.
I'd hazard a guess that something like a drill press -- a true diy-workshop tool - was needed to make the stringing holes for the domino & mj tile bracelets I have.
Btw I certainly didn't make my bracs, I purchased them pre-made. Went & dug them out the other day, might as well wear them since wide cuffs & other big bracs are trendy again now.
The domino tiles & mj tiles really do seem quite old (if not technically-vintage or 'actually-antique') & I'd forgotten how large, interesting, and ... wellll... *totally eye-riveting* they are on the arm, lol.
>> Maybe an easier thing to do if you had just 1 fairly-large type of game tile would be to make a simple pendant, though.
For example, you could 'cage' it or 'frame' it by wire-wrapping, & finish off with the usual simple or wrapped loop on top to add cord/suede/leather/ribbon/chain/etc ...
or, securely glue on a pendant finding, which has a solid metal back for gluing to the back of anything plus an open ring that sticks up on the top, through which you can add a jumpring for stringing.
With smaller tiles, such as Scrabble, pendant findings could probably also be used to make bracelet charms (& of course they could actually spell out something if you wanted).
>> As for where to find any type of game tiles or game pieces, either old or new, that might be suitable for jewelry --
I'd guess maybe yard sales, junque/vintage type shops, local auctions, game/toy stores?
and of course both websearching & ebay might be good possibilities.
>> As for what Maj Jong tiles ARE ... didn't you try a simple Google or other search...?!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22mah+jong%22+bracelet&btnG=Search[[Besides mj tiles, eclectic-elements.com also has stretch bracs made from dominoes & other game thingies -- and at one time they even had a charm brac made with those old round plastic bingo number coverers used by bingo players before the fat magic-marker type "daubers" of today.]]
>> OOPS ... EDITED to add this:
My bracelets -- and actually I discovered I have 3, not 2: 1 Maj Jong & 2 different dominoes -- make absolutely no 'noise' at all. Also, considering their size, they're amazingly comfy to wear & surprisingly almost weightless.
The pieces are double-drilled & strung on some sort of stretch cord (black) with 1 bead at the top hole, 1 at the bottom hole between each piece.
Online you'll see that's pretty much the usual way game piece bracs are done.
For one thing, the beads help make the bracelets a more comfy size for a larger wrist, if needed -- for example, one could even add "4" beads, "2" apiece top & bottom, for someone with a quite-large size wrist.
For another thing, if chosen to complement the tile colors properly, the beads are a pretty decorative element -- and, they help hide that black stretch cord.
