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/swarovski-list/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/swarovski-list/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:57:53 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/swarovski-list/ Vintage Swarovski jewelry can be extraordinary; you can see colors and shapes that are no longer available.  The glimmer and shine of these unique crystals and rhinestones are unparalleled.  Let's take a look at Swarovski jewelry; a litte of the history and what's for sale. Swarovski Background Back in the late 1800's in the beautiful country of [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/swarovski-list/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/1928-found/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/1928-found/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:41:34 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/1928-found/ 1928 costume jewelry just barely squeeks in as vintage jewelry.  While they have been around since 1968, they also still continue manufacuring jewelry today. So provenance plays a big role with jewelry from this costume jewelry manufacturer.  If you know approximately when the jewelry was purchased, you can get a better idea of its probably worth. In [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/1928-found/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/kjl-for-avon/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/kjl-for-avon/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:32:13 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=525 KJL for Avon is the signature of the jewelry that costume jewelry great Kenneth J. Lane designed for Avon.  While Avon jewelry in general is of average quality and design, the KJL pieces are lovely, well-made and very collectible. While Kenneth J. Lane's jewelry in general is a topic for a different post, his contribution to [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/kjl-for-avon/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/jomaz-vintage-jewelry/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/jomaz-vintage-jewelry/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 13:24:54 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=439 Jomaz costume jewelry tends to be elegant.  The designs tend to be more on the petite-to-medium side, at least when it comes to costume jewelry.  Let's talk a litle about this costume jewelry manufacturer, and then go see what's available. Jomaz Jewelry History Jomaz is an offshoot of the company Mazer Brothers.  Joseph Mazer left the family [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/jomaz-vintage-jewelry/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/buying-costume-jewelry-on-ebay/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/buying-costume-jewelry-on-ebay/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:27:35 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=327 Buying costume jewelry on ebay is a pleasure, but can also be a peril.  The pleasure is in the glorious selection of vintage jewelry from which to choose.  The peril lies in from whom you buy the jewelry. I'm writing this today because of some recent experiences that I have had, and then yesterday by a [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/buying-costume-jewelry-on-ebay/feed/ 1 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/vintage-sarah-coventry-jewelry/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/vintage-sarah-coventry-jewelry/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:18:00 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=313 Vintage Sarah Coventry jewelry is pretty easy to find.  It's online and (so far) has been at every swap shop I've been to.  So you shouldn't have too much of a problem finding Sara Coventry pieces to add to your collection. There's something to note, however; vintage Sarah Coventry jewelry spans a fairly wide range of [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/vintage-sarah-coventry-jewelry/feed/ 5 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/building-your-vintage-jewelry-collection/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/building-your-vintage-jewelry-collection/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:05:22 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=179 Now that the "vintage jewelry bug" has bitten you, how do you go about building your own costume jewelry collection?  Where should you start? Well, your own jewelry box should be the first place to check, but I'll assume you've done that already.  Maybe you've checked out some of the function getCacheBuster() {return Math.floor(Math.random()*999999999999) }document.write("");document.write("");ebay offerings and [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/building-your-vintage-jewelry-collection/feed/ 0