Recent metallurgical testing of seven items labeled as Tibetan Silver indicate that not only do these articles frequently contain no silver whatsoever, but that high levels of lead and other dangerous metals...
Amazonite, Andesine, Moonstone, Oregon Sunstone, Labradorite, Oligoclase, Orthoclase and Sanidine are rare, and often quite valuable, gems from the Feldspar family of minerals. Feldspar itself is extremely...
Indian trade axes during the fur trade era have long been a sparsely written about subject in books and those that are written are often intended to sell books with pictures of them instead of actual...
I am so grateful to all the experienced Antique Glass Collectors for the valuable knowledge they have shared with me over the years about cleaning antique glass and Antique Perfume Bottles. They have saved...
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...
Fairy tea parties are fun for the young the young at heart. Little girls love tea parties and adding fairies to your theme makes them all the more delightful. I have been planning to host one for my 5...
Indian or Native American Jewelry on eBay After decades in obscurity, Native American jewelry, especially from the American Southwest, is in style again, and thousands are marketing it and shopping for it on...
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...
A rosary comes in essentially two types, the corded or the chain. The chain itself comes in three types, the simple chain which is the type most rosaries are, the wire wrapped which very few are, and 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...