The Girl with the Pearl Earrings
Three’s a charm when it comes to pearls
Tag Archive: Vintage Jewelry
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Off the Cuff: Chanel Bracelet
Pondering the price of vintage costume jewellery.
Midweek Modness: Handpainted Fashion Lady Brooch
Despite the ’60s being the atomic age, folks were still heavily into crafts. We talked about making jewellery for fun and profit last week, and here’s an example of a handmade brooch of… Continue reading
Icons of Style: Iris Apfel
Taking inspiration from style icon Iris Apfel.
Mystery Jewel: Blue Paste Bangle Bracelet
Another mystery jewel: Don’t know what it’s made of, don’t know when it was made. The clues: The blue paste stones are bezel set with an open back setting and the scrolled flourishes… Continue reading
Oh Bows!
Bow blouses are a big look for Fall 2011. They look good with tight pencil skirts and looser, wide-legged pantaloons. Here is my only bow blouse — from the Rodarte for Target collection.… Continue reading
Do Over: Silver Tiger’s Eye Pendant
The very first bag of broken jewellery that I ever got was at the old Goodwill at Sherbourne and Richmond. This was about seven-and-a-half years ago. Technically, it was a mason jar full… Continue reading
My Favourite Things: Pale Blue I
Whilst hanging up my laundry (above) I came to a sudden realization that more than half of my wardrobe has blue in it. I always thought my go to colours were green or… Continue reading
Vintage Dragon’s Breath Bracelet
It’s busy times this week, what with both Gravestone Posse opening and the new issue of Covet Garden launching on Wednesday. I did sneak over to the St. Lawrence Market on Sunday before… Continue reading
Anatomy of a Bag of Broken Jewellery
As mentioned in past posts, I obtain a lot of jewellery and jewellery findings in bags of broken bijoux that the Value Village and other thrift shops sell. I also promised to give… Continue reading