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Jewelry Collection Stories

Jewelry Collection Stories: Malena of Malena’s Boutique

Instagram is such a great haven to meet fellow antique jewelry collectors and connect with them–most my stories about finding people kind of begin like that, and this story is no different. I posted a photo of my dendritic agate ring and it caught Malena’s attention because she… Read More

Education & Advice

How to Edit your Jewelry Collection & Know When to Sell

My jewelry collection has gone through SO MANY changes this past year. As a collector, it is important to edit your collection no matter what it is that you collect. My ring collection, for example, has shrunk by at least fifty rings recently and normally this would freak me… Read More

SHOW ME YOUR RINGS

SHOW ME YOUR RINGS! LXXXIX

{from top to bottom: Doyle & Doyle stacking up one finger in the most beautiful way possible Carbon & Hyde mixing diamonds with furry leopard print, yes please fortheloveofgems spots some great antique finds out and about  Nomad Gold dressing… Read More

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My Jewel Box

My Jewel Box: Five Ring Additions to Round Out 2016

I was giving myself a good chuckle yesterday because I’ve gotten a few comments from people asking why I stopped my YouTube videos–especially my main series Gem Gossip Read & Wear. The point of the series was to try to keep in tact a New… Read More

Education & Advice

Five Important Things I Learned from Being a Jewelry Appraiser

Never in a million years did I ever think I would have a profession such as “jewelry appraiser.” It was something that I fell into by chance and I’m grateful/thankful everyday for that–because although I never thought it would be something I would do, there wasn’t a day… Read More

Books

Book Review: Jewels on Queen by Anne Schofield

Receiving jewelry books for the holidays is one of my favorite things ever. I usually have some down time in between Christmas and New Year’s where I try to organize my life, my goals, get my mind focused, and a lot of this is done without leaving… Read More