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/unsigned-costume-jewelry/should-you-ever-buy-unsigned-costume-jewelry/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/unsigned-costume-jewelry/should-you-ever-buy-unsigned-costume-jewelry/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:52:05 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=280 I know I've said that a beginning collector should really stick with signed costume jewelry.  But is there ever a time that you should stray away from signed into the land of the beautiful but unsigned pieces? Yes, there are times that unsigned pieces can be a good purchase.  For example, the famous Juliana line by [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/unsigned-costume-jewelry/should-you-ever-buy-unsigned-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/vintage-costume-jewelry/vintage-jewelry-redux/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/vintage-jewelry-redux/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:11:22 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=249 I love collecting signed costume jewelry, but what about the unsigned beauties?  How about some vintage jewelry redux? You know, I recently came across a gorgeous vintage clear rhinestone brooch that alas, had no signature.  It very much looks like a Juliana piece, although it probably isn't (I've never seen a clear rhinestone Juliana).  Nevertheless, it's [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/vintage-jewelry-redux/feed/ 0