Women in Jewelry Design

My mother's Haskell like jewelry set

Women in Jewelry Design is my new blog series profiling women who design jewelry.  Miriam Haskell is our first designer.  She was born in 1899 in Tell City, Indiana and attended Chicago University.  In the 1920s Haskell moved to New York and she opened a jewelry store in the McAlpin Hotel in 1926.

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Christmas in July and Making up for Lost Time

  Christmas in July sale runs through July 22. At checkout, use the CODE christmas in july. I’ve always been nuts about jewelry, but my interest in vintage jewelry really began when I inherited a few pieces.   I was fascinated with the designs and the techniques used to create them.  I love old Czech…

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"New" Vintage Pieces

I’ve been taking photos of some terrific vintage pieces and I’ve just put them up in my etsy shop.   I’ve also added more and different “views” of pieces already listed.  There’s more where these shots came from – take look

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