jewelry

Enameled Roses and Rhinestones

by on 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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Navy Florentine Brooch

by on 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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Rubies and Rhinestones

by on 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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Her Wedding Ring

March 28, 2010

My mom has never been a big wearer of jewelry, a pair of earrings here, a necklace there, but always wearing her wedding ring. This is a piece of jewelry that in 29 years I have never seen off of my mothers finger. She works in the garden with it, does dishes, gives the dogs [...]

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Something Blue Passed Down

March 27, 2010

As a child, my grandmother had this gorgeous sapphire ring. It was a stunning piece really, something antique you could not find anywhere. In fact, it was given to her by my grandfather’s mother in the 1930′s. Anyways, when we were at my grandparent’s house, I used to play around wearing all of my grandmother’s [...]

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The Emerald that Lasted Generations!

March 21, 2010

Hello, my name is Kimberly and I would like to share my story about a piece of jewelry that has been in my family since the late 1800s. It belonged to my great great great grandmother, and has been passed down ever since. My grandmother knows a lot about the ring, and says that it [...]

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The Pearl Earrings

March 4, 2010

My mother was never big on jewelry. She always said her kids were her most beautiful accessory, as she carted all six of us with her everywhere she went. Yet she wore the same pair of earrings every day, beautiful gold and pearl earrings. They were given to her by her mother. My three sisters [...]

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Why Blog About Jewelry

January 27, 2010

As I’ve pondered this project, the many reasons for doing it are very clear to me. First, writing about Mom has been a nagging undercurrent for me for many years. But I have a huge barrier against sitting down and directly addressing the many facets of our mostly tumultuous relationship. So, reason number one is [...]

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