We have a fabulous variety of artisan and vintage costume jewelry, all carefully selected, just for YOU! 2 Descriptions of all items are detailed and comprehensive; we want you to have complete information before making your purchase. 3 Payment is secure, so you can rest assured that your personal information is confidential and protected when you make a purchase on our web site.
4 All items are carefully cleaned and packaged for shipment. Your order will arrive in ready-to-wear condition. Our inventory of artisan and vintage costume, estate and antique jewelry is updated weekly, so please bookmark our site. We look forward to welcoming you as a customer! All items are available via our online shop, Anna's Vintage Jewelry on Ruby Lane.
For research or just for fun, take a look at these photo galleries of vintage sword, eagle and partridge-in-a-pear-tree pins and brooches, heart-motif jewelry and Juliana jewelry. You can also access our special Florenza jewelry information page.
4 All items are carefully cleaned and packaged for shipment. Your order will arrive in ready-to-wear condition. Our inventory of artisan and vintage costume, estate and antique jewelry is updated weekly, so please bookmark our site. We look forward to welcoming you as a customer! All items are available via our online shop, Anna's Vintage Jewelry on Ruby Lane.
For research or just for fun, take a look at these photo galleries of vintage sword, eagle and partridge-in-a-pear-tree pins and brooches, heart-motif jewelry and Juliana jewelry. You can also access our special Florenza jewelry information page.
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Mary Ann is a vintage jewelry collector, historian and dealer.
She also creates artisan jewelry using vintage and natural stone beads, polymer clay and precious metal clay.
An expert on Florenza jewelry and the history of Dan Kasoff Inc., Mary Ann is working on a book about this fabulous vintage jewelry.
She frequently conducts presentations on vintage jewelry topics.
Mary Ann also writes articles about many vintage-jewelry related subjects.
Mary Ann's article "Costume Jewelry Manufacturing Concepts" appears in the Fall and Winter 2010 issues of Costume Jewelry Collectors International magazine.
She also creates artisan jewelry using vintage and natural stone beads, polymer clay and precious metal clay.
An expert on Florenza jewelry and the history of Dan Kasoff Inc., Mary Ann is working on a book about this fabulous vintage jewelry.
She frequently conducts presentations on vintage jewelry topics.
Mary Ann also writes articles about many vintage-jewelry related subjects.
Mary Ann's article "Costume Jewelry Manufacturing Concepts" appears in the Fall and Winter 2010 issues of Costume Jewelry Collectors International magazine.
If you're like me, you have lots of favorite combinations of jewelry that you frequently wear together because you like the way the pieces complement each other, or the color works beautifully, or they mesh to give the perfect "look" to a favorite outfit.
And, let's face it, that is probably the way in which most jewelry, both costume and fine, is typically worn.
On the other hand, that is certainly not the way in which most vintage jewelry is accumulated into a collection.
People enjoy acquiring matching pieces, and many even suffer from an incurable disorder known as SCS or Set Completion Syndrome.
And, let's face it, that is probably the way in which most jewelry, both costume and fine, is typically worn.
On the other hand, that is certainly not the way in which most vintage jewelry is accumulated into a collection.
People enjoy acquiring matching pieces, and many even suffer from an incurable disorder known as SCS or Set Completion Syndrome.
Anyone who has ever been faced with a beautiful, but broken vintage bead necklace or bracelet, please raise your hand.
When I first started collecting vintage, some of the most agonizing moments were when foraging in a box lot, I found gorgeous broken beaded jewelry.
Or beaded pieces that looked like they were ready to break if I so much as breathed on them.
Even worse yet; the necklaces and bracelets that were not broken, but were stretched and, because of appearance, basically unwearable and certainly unsaleable.
When I first started collecting vintage, some of the most agonizing moments were when foraging in a box lot, I found gorgeous broken beaded jewelry.
Or beaded pieces that looked like they were ready to break if I so much as breathed on them.
Even worse yet; the necklaces and bracelets that were not broken, but were stretched and, because of appearance, basically unwearable and certainly unsaleable.
I have read Frank DeLizza's incredible book, "Memoirs of a Fashion Jewelry Manufacturer" cover-to-cover about six times now.
As many of you know, the book is about the history of DeLizza and Elster Inc., with the story beginning in 1947 and ending in 1990.
At some point, I had this brilliant idea of using the information in the book as a general guide for dating vintage costume jewelry, listing things such as rhinestone colors, types of materials, design themes, etc.
Well, the idea seemed brilliant until I actually tried to put all of the info and clues together.
As many of you know, the book is about the history of DeLizza and Elster Inc., with the story beginning in 1947 and ending in 1990.
At some point, I had this brilliant idea of using the information in the book as a general guide for dating vintage costume jewelry, listing things such as rhinestone colors, types of materials, design themes, etc.
Well, the idea seemed brilliant until I actually tried to put all of the info and clues together.
Since I had my patriotic jewels out anyway, this seemed like a good topic for this month's Jewel Notes.
Though I have never collected patriotic jewelry, per se, I did find that I had quite a bit of it on hand.
And I was surprised by the variety of pieces and themes that fit into this category of jewelry.
My daughter, Jennifer, served in the US Navy for ten years, and I have several pieces of jewelry that I especially treasure because I wore them many times in honor of our Sailor.
My favorite is a Coro eagle with flag pin.
Though I have never collected patriotic jewelry, per se, I did find that I had quite a bit of it on hand.
And I was surprised by the variety of pieces and themes that fit into this category of jewelry.
My daughter, Jennifer, served in the US Navy for ten years, and I have several pieces of jewelry that I especially treasure because I wore them many times in honor of our Sailor.
My favorite is a Coro eagle with flag pin.
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