What I Got For Christmas
My sister gave me the ultrasonic Schildkraut Jewelry Cleaner pictured above. When I was taking silver smithing classes, we used one of these a lot. The actual cleaning is performed by the cleaning… Continue reading
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My First Auction
Tonight I participated in my first ever, non-online auction at Waddington’s. I prepared by doing tons of research. Waddington’s has a page of advice for noobs on how to bid and set price… Continue reading
Find of the Month: The Greatest Necklace Ever!
It’s a little early for find of the month, I know, but I finally found my Anna Wintour necklace! Mind you, mine is silver set with glass stones, not gold and coloured gems.… Continue reading
Mysterious Blue Light Special: Norwegian Good
Yesterday, I purchased some fantastic 1940s and 50s-era guilloche enamel jewellery from Norway. Yesterday, a strange spiraling blue light was spotted in the Norwegian sky. Yesterday, Barack Obama picked up his Nobel Peace… Continue reading
That’s So Sherman!
I’ve written about influential Canadian Studio jewellers such as Robert Larin and De Passillé-Sylvestre before. But The Great White North was also home to many great costume jewellery designers. Probably the best-known and… Continue reading
A Magical Jewelry Story
I have been going through some of my favourite jewels because I need to raise some cash to pay for my broken tooth. I was fixing up the locket above (the stone had… Continue reading
Find of the Month: Woody the Artisanal Woodpecker
I came across this beautiful pin whilst visiting the parents in K-W. First of all, I cannot resist a bird brooch. Secondly I have, of late, become quite interested in the art of… Continue reading
Still Feelin’ the Twenties
The Art Deco era is pretty awesome, so here are some more pretties from the 1920s from my jewellery box. Above is a German-made rhodium plated sterling silver necklace from Birks. The necklace’s… Continue reading
Solange Azagury-Partridge’s Ghost of Christmas Past
British designer Solange Azagury-Partridge is one of my favourite fine jewellery designers. The self-taught jeweller has have a real sense of adventure without ever becoming too precious. For a while, she was head… Continue reading
Feelin’ Kinda Twenties
For some reason, I keep buying the same Art Deco Elgin Parisienne watch over and over again. The Parisienne line of watches was introduced in the mid-1920s and featured ultra deco designs by… Continue reading