http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com Vintage Costume Jewelry to Enjoy! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/corocraft-list/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/corocraft-list/#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:20:12 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/corocraft-list/ US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian Auctions Belgian Auctions Canadian Auctions French Auctions German Auctions Hong Kong Auctions Indian Auctions Irish Auctions Italian Auctions Dutch Auctions Polish Auctions Singapore Auctions Spanish Auctions Swiss Auctions UK Auctions Best Match Time: ending soonest Time: newly listed [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/corocraft-list/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/craft-by-coro-list/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/craft-by-coro-list/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:15:01 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/craft-by-coro-list/ Corocraft jewelry was mostly made in the late 1930s through early 1950s, and it was considered and upscale version of the Coro jewelry line.  While Vendome eventually became the upscale line, Corocraft vintage jewelry is very collectible. As mentioned above, Corocraft was a division of Coro.  While there are certainly "average" pieces, most of the Corocraft (sometimes spelled [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/craft-by-coro-list/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/costume-jewelry-brooch/jelly-belly-costume-jewelry/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/costume-jewelry-brooch/jelly-belly-costume-jewelry/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:07:35 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=515 Jelly belly costume jewelry is a term I see quite often in auctions.  But are the costume jewelry really the highly collectible "jelly belly" or are they mis-named?  Let's talk about what's real and what's not. What is Jelly Belly Costume Jewelry? Jelly belly is a term that really means Trifari jewelry in the 1940s time frame.  [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/costume-jewelry-brooch/jelly-belly-costume-jewelry/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/costume-jewelry-books-and-book-value/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/costume-jewelry-books-and-book-value/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:50:48 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=270 If you've purchased any costume jewelry books, you'll notice that they have something called a book value.  That is, the piece is labeled with the price the item should go for in a retail market. How accurate is the book value, though?  Can you really use it to determine how much to pay for a particular [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/costume-jewelry-books-and-book-value/feed/ 1 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/florenza-vintage-costume-jewelry/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/florenza-vintage-costume-jewelry/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:30:39 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=204 Florenza vintage costume jewelry is a little under-appreciated (in my humble opinion).  Of course, not everyone likes likes the Florenza antique look.  Instead of lots of flashy rhinestones, it's a more subdued kinds of jewelry.  Don't get me wrong though; there are plenty of pieces with rhinestones! Anyway, here's a little on the history of Florenza [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/florenza-vintage-costume-jewelry/feed/ 2 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/coro-costume-jewelry-and-vendome/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/coro-costume-jewelry-and-vendome/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:34:36 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=78 Coro costume jewelry is one of the best-known in the collectable market.  Manufactured from 1901 all the way through to 1979 in the US and 1998 in Canada, Coro is an enduring classic. Coro had two main design "arms".  First was the Coro and Corocraft, which specialized in everyday costume jewelry.  From simple to glitzy styles, [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/coro-costume-jewelry-and-vendome/feed/ 9