Earrings

Bunch of Silvertone Grapes

by on July 3, 2010


Piece #23 of 100: Boy, oh boy! I should have worn these last week when we went wine tasting in Sonoma! These vintage silvertone earrings are marked Celebrity, which dates them from the 1950s, up to the middle of the 1970s. Just looking at the clip and the design, I would date these from the [...]

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Red and White Princess Necklace

by on June 25, 2010


Piece #21 of 100: Where do I begin? The red tear-drop rhinestones are 18mm tall (in other words: humongous) and the necklace drops four inches from the neckline. This was part of Mom’s cruise and party collection. You can see her wearing them (along with the matching earrings) in 1987 in this cute pix.

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Lion Door Knockers

by on June 21, 2010


Looking for lion door knockers? Click here. Piece #20 of 100: These two-inch door knockers are signed Kenneth Lane. On the clip of the earring, the “Kenneth” is above the “Lane” with a copyright symbol between them, which means these are from 1960s or 1970s. Kenneth Jay Lane later made a similar pair of earrings [...]

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Op Art Earrings

June 9, 2010

Piece #18 of 100: These silver toned op-art earrings are fun, fun, fun! Did I mention they were fun? They are two inches across, and each concentric ring moves independently in all directions. When you move your head, these earring wave, creating a true op art sensation. So what is op art, exactly? According to [...]

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Deco Rhinestone Door Knockers

June 7, 2010

Piece #17 of 100: Whenever I come across such a stunning design, I am always disappointed when there is no designer indicated on the piece. These beautiful trinkets are 1 1/4″ across the width of the concentric rhinestones. It’s the silver tone tubes that make this piece deco. Art deco is defined as an art [...]

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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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Rubies and Rhinestones

April 18, 2010

Piece #4 of 100 Okay, I fess up. These are not really rubies, but the rhinestones are real! These are the earrings that Shoey wore during our first photo shoot. I am now calling that our “first” photo shoot, because we are planning more. Woo hoo! These sparkly dangles are about two inches long, and [...]

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Mom’s Diamonds

April 14, 2010

My Mom was not a big jewelry freak. She liked costume pieces that were a little flashy for ‘events,’ but not on a regular basis. Being a Depression Kid, though, she knew the value of gold and stones and for an anniversary she asked my father to get her some nice diamond studs she could [...]

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Pave Delight

April 12, 2010

Piece #3 of 100: I love these earrings! They are my mother’s sparkly style, but they are sized like earrings I gravitate towards (about 2.5″ long). While playing around with them, I discovered that the dangle part actually disengages from the top, so they can be worn either with or without the dangle. This appeals [...]

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