If this guide helps you, please scroll down to indicate "Yes" at the bottom of the page. What is it? Mystic Fire Topaz® gemstones are designer gemstones treated in a labratory owned and operated by...
Many sellers lower the original creation years of their jewelry items in order to sell at higher prices. Don't be fooled by this technique! One simple dating method is by using the presence of the AURORA...
Whether you're new to the field of vintage costume jewelry or an experienced collector, you'll find eBay to be the best resource to build your collection.It can also be the worst.The fact is, at any given time...
The title for this guide actually came from a friend of mine. . .she and I both make jewelry, and I'd been working on a necklace that I told her probably needed Miyuki beads because it wasn't draping the way I...
Basic Vintage Rhinestone Information Rhinestone is a word used to define a faux gem that is usually made from either crystal, glass crystal, glass or plastic (acrylic).Vintage Rhinestones were primarily...
Since I make jewelry as well as selling vintage jewelry, I've done a lot of ebay 'shopping' - and I've often come across terms I'd never heard of, without a clue as to what they were referring to. So, for...
If you are a novice at buying vintage jewelry, especially on EBAY, you will probably find many of the descriptions a bit confusing due to the terminology used to describe the pieces. Sometimes, you might start...
Floating opal are a gorgeous piece of vintage jewelry and can give you many years of wear IF you buy a true vintage piece. They are opal chips or chunks, encased in a blown glass globe topped off with a gold...
Swarovski is recognized as the world's best rhinestones. Swarovski uses a 14 facet cut stone, where as other brands still have the eight cut style. A higher lead content gives a wonderful clarity to the...
If you've ever looked at an ebay listing and wished they had a better picture, you know how important that photo can be. And getting a good picture doesn't have to take a lot of time, or money. While my focus...