Jewelry Collection Story - @vintagegems_nh 👈🏼
❓How long have you been collecting?
🔺 I’ve only been seriously collecting fine jewelry for the past decade or so, but my passion for treasures and trinkets started early on. I remember being four or five, losing time in a costume box my grandmother put together for us kids. It was filled with accessories she’d collected over the years—beaded purses, silk scarves, and costume jewelry from the 1920s to ‘40s, mostly all Art Deco style. Deco jewelry has become one of my favorite eras to collect, and I believe this magical childhood memory was the spark that ignited my passion.
My ‘unserious’ collecting started as a preteen. If I had money I was spending it at the ‘10 for 5’ clearance section at Claire’s in the mall. Y2K Claire’s was an experience—I could dig through those racks of cheap jewelry for hours. It wasn’t about value (or the fact that every pair of earrings turned my ears green)—it was about the thrill of the hunt and finding pieces that felt like ‘me.’
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