Barbara J. Feldman is a syndicated columnist and online publisher at Feldman Publishing. She has a computer science degree from University of California, Irvine, and has been a nerd for more than forty years.

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King Tut Necklace

May 22, 2010

Piece #14 of 100 For those days when one King Tut just isn’t enough, here’s a gold tone necklace adorned with five! Is this great or what? It looks like a museum shop piece, but I do not know where it came from. Since I’m always asked, I’ll go ahead and tell you. No, I [...]

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Christmas Daisies

May 19, 2010

Piece #13 of 100: With red and green sparkly round rhinestones, these earrings just ooze Christmas. With white marquise rhinestones as petals around a red center, the design looks like a daisy gone wild! They are clip-on earrings, and when worn, the small white rhinestone is at the bottom. Being Jewish, I don’t know quite [...]

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Enameled Roses and Rhinestones

May 17, 2010

Piece #12 of 100: This sweet brooch reminds me of Mother’s Day. Doesn’t it look like the perfect gift to give to Mom? Except that as an adult, I never gave my mom this kind of jewelry, because she was always asking for “big and funky,” which this enameled Trifari brooch is obviously not. Whenever [...]

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Turquoise and Shell Bracelet

May 14, 2010

Piece #11 of 100: This one completely stumps me. I have never seen anything like this. I wish Mom could help me. But she can’t. Actually her memory isn’t all gone, as some days and moments are better than others. It is possible that one day I could ask her, tell me the story of [...]

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Black Enamel and Pave Rhinestones

May 10, 2010

Piece #10 of 100 I like the weight of this bracelet. It’s quite hunky. The bracelet is not signed. My brother thinks it’s a knock off of a famous designer. Anyone know if this pave X design is from a famous designer? Please let me know. I think it might be keeping my brother up [...]

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Aqua Pearl Leaves

May 6, 2010

Piece #9 of 100: Excuse me. Did your mother leave her pearl earrings in my mother’s jewelry box? Because I don’t know how these got here. Really. Never saw my mom wearing anything like this. No dangle at all. Ha rrumph! They’re beautiful though, aren’t they? With a Coco Chanel suit, or maybe one a [...]

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Navy Florentine Brooch

May 2, 2010

Piece #8 of 100: Over the last year, friends and family have inquired about Mom’s health (she’s fine, considering) and what’s new with me? Well, I answer, I’m going to blog about Mom’s jewelry. You mean you are going to sell it? No, I’m not going to sell it, I’m going to write about it. [...]

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Pop Culture

April 28, 2010

Piece #7 of 100 Don’t these take you back in time? Mom was a hipster in her day. These pop art chandelier earrings are not molded plastic, but rather each piece is wrapped in brightly-colored vinyl. Most definitely from the 1960′s, which saw the rise of artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Peter Max, and Andy [...]

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Rhinestone Dangles

April 25, 2010

Piece #6 of 100 I first wore these beauties on New Year’s Eve, and have managed to find a few other opportunities since then! They are definitely conversation starters. At about 4″ inches long (shoulder dusters) I think of them of one of Mom’s most iconic pieces. They really represented her taste in bling and [...]

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