a guide to all things vintage
As a vintage jewelry reseller, I often come across broken jewelry when I buy in bulk. Usually, I create junk lots to sell or simply donate craft bags to my local thrift store, but I sometimes harvest pieces for my personal projects. When it comes to DIY endeavors, my latest hyperfixation is making adjustable rings … Read more
The idea of a vintage trend, in a way, feels like a contradiction. “Vintage” is often either synonymous with “timeless” or “outdated,” rarely ever “trendy.” But as fashion insiders know, trends tend to follow a 10-to-15-year cycle, and microtrends have brought even more past styles into the fray. And if experience—both as a vintage reseller … Read more
Somewhere along my vintage jewelry journey, I fell in love with chunky — some might even say yummy — Lucite jewelry. Early during my foray into the vast world of costume jewelry, I flat-out rejected Lucite pieces. After all, Lucite is essentially another fancy word for plastic, right? Well, that’s somewhat true, but there’s no … Read more
