Vintage Glass Piggy Bank
I wish I was better at thrift. I mean I’m awesome at thrifting, but I wish didn’t have so much stuff. But then I wouldn’t have this awesome amber glass piggy bank. At… Continue reading
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Think Pink: Victorian Paste and Pink Topaz
They say as you get older, you should wear more pink because it’s flattering. And since we were on the subject of pink stone Victorian jewellery, here more snaps of some other 19th… Continue reading
Brutalist Vendome 17J Watch
I got this watch in same fantastic eBay box lot as the Rafael necklace. Most of the costume jewellry companies ventured into the fashion watch business at some time or another, but in… Continue reading
Do Over: 1850s Brooch Conversion
This is not my do-over. People have been upcycling old jewellery since way before our time. Here is a brooch dating from the 1840s or 1850s that was transformed into a pendant. How… Continue reading
Cairo Time: Art Deco Egyptian Revival Bracelet
The Art Deco movement was heavily influenced by ancient Egyptian themes. The 1920s in general were caught up in a fantasy of Egypt. Sometimes things where more fantastical than others. For example, there… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: Rafael Alfandary Tassel Necklace
I won a lot of jewellery on eBay. I could see this Rafael Alfandary necklace poking out from the other goodies, so I bid $20 and won. When it arrived, petty much everything… Continue reading
Cairo Time: Sterling Eye of Horus Pendant and Torque Necklace
In keeping with this week’s Egyptian theme, here is a 1970s-era Mexican sterling Torc or torque necklace with an Eye of Horus pendant.
Cairo Time: Eye of Horus Pendant
A dainty little pendant that my Jessica brought back from Cairo. Marisa Tomei work a very similar one in the movie Cyrus. After I saw that movie, I started to wear this one… Continue reading
Cairo Time: Egyptian Silver Earrings
Since Egypt is in the news, I thought I’d share some of my favourite bijoux from the fertile crescent. Here are a pair of silver earrings, marked with the lotus, the national assay… Continue reading
Sneak Peek: Anna Sui Double Eye Color
The theme of Anna Sui’s new spring collection is Double Impact. It’s about how every girl has two sides. New launches include two kinds of lip gloss — one sheer, one lacquered. There’s… Continue reading