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March 31, 2015
Costume Jewelry Collectors Int’l is pleased to announce the following speakers participating in CJCI Convention 2015: Kris Brandriff Kris grew up in the jewelry capital of […]
June 9, 2014
Marcel Boucher was an unbelievably talented jeweler. Not just a designer, but a jeweler/model maker. He owned a 10,000 square foot factory on the tenth floor […]
January 2, 2014
Recognizing Quality in Vintage Costume Jewelry Costume jewelry is a very democratic medium. Whether you were a housewife, shop girl, or a wealthy woman – if […]
October 7, 2013
Understanding Period Copies So you’ve saved up your money, you’ve decided that you are finally ready to buy the piece of your dreams – that Marcel […]
April 29, 2013
What is a Dress Clip? by Pamela Y. Wiggins A dress clip is a type of brooch employing a flat hinged clip mechanism with cleat-like prongs […]
April 17, 2013
CAPTURING THE DESIGN AND CREATING THE PIECE When we hold a piece of costume jewelry, we typically wonder, “Who made it?” followed by “When was it […]
March 28, 2013
I have vivid childhood memories of looking through my mother’s jewelry box and being transfixed by her floating opal earrings. Time seemed to stand still as […]