There were some designers like Florenza that would order the surplus stones. To be thrown out after a design had been completed. Therefore, those are even scarcer than regular vintage rhinestones. Melissa: I will do some repairs on fine jewelry. Such as if a 14k necklace needs a new clasp, or if someone needs a new sterling chain.
I also replace stones. Such as onyx or turquoise cabs. Everything from purses to shoes and belts. Even vintage compacts, pill holders, and sunglasses.
Pretty much anything that has rhinestones on it, I work on! But, since I also offer so many other services for costume jewelry repair. That is what makes my business fill the niche that was missing. My goal is really to be a one-stop-shop for costume jewelry repair.
While other places may not know all the tricks. Or have the tools and techniques needed for the proper vintage costume jewelry care. So, yes, I do think my company a niche-filler that is needed!
Melissa: In terms of what is popular to collect, not really. People will always collect what they love. In terms of markets, things sell well until the market overloads. For instance, Bakelite was a real strong seller years ago.
The Juliana line by Delizza and Elster is another example. Because of that, the prices have cooled off. Melissa: Wow…tough question. I like different designers for different reasons. Their jewelry often looks like fine jewelry but uses costume materials. Although, a lot of times, they did use sterling. Can be traced back all the way to Medieval times. When royalty traveled by coach and would take their jewels with them.
Of course, that would make them easy targets for thieves. So, the royalty would employ jewelers to copy the real thing using non-precious materials. They would put those in the places thieves would check and hid the genuine gems. But, more recently, the term costume jewelry is said to have been coined in the s by Coco Chanel.
At any rate, costume jewelry really became mainstream in America right around that time. Reaching its pinnacle in the post-WW2 years and for the next 2 or 3 decades here in the US. Before companies started using Chinese mass production.
Actually comes from the quartz stones that were found along the shores of the Rhine river in the s. But I would guess it really became popular in the s. Along with the stories I hear from others. Melissa: Without going into a full history lesson. I think the designs changed based on what was going on in the world at the time. Starting with the Victorian Era that began when Queen Victoria began her reign, the designs were delicate and conservative.
However, overlapping that period, the industrial revolution was also happening. Sparking the Art Nouveau style that was chunky, with heavy metal freeform designs.
From there we had the Art Deco style that celebrated clean lines. Women were getting more liberal in their styles.
They were getting the right to vote. Cutting off their long locks and putting on the fringe that would move with them. To show off their curves. During the war years, then, you had a lot of Sweetheart jewelry, patriotic jewelry.
Also, sterling was used more due to the rationing of metals. The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth in brought a lot of royal designs: crowns and tiaras, scepters and swords. The s would see a lot of bright-colored flowers and bold designs. While the s brought the hippie-boho style using a lot of natural materials and colors, and whimsical designs.
These are generalities, and not everything is covered. But if you really want to know what defined the eras in fashion. You only have to look at what was going on in the world at that time. Melissa: The Art Deco era is very popular simply because the designs are so timeless. Then I see a lot of what I would call The Glamour years. Watch tutorial on replacing clasps. Restringing a necklace. Buy materials. Converting clip on earrings into pierced earrings. Watch video.
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Buy beading wire. I prefer Paypal. I can also accept personal checks, but will wait for it to clear before I return the jewelry. How do you ship my repaired piece s back to me? In order to keep our processes in place, we do NOT accept any shipping labels other than what we print.
We will add as much insurance to the package as you wish to have. We highly recommend getting insurance coverage and, especially in the case of high-end pieces or those with sentimental value, signature confirmation is also a good idea.
We also take great care in our packaging to ensure your repaired pieces make it to you in perfect condition. Because we insist on proper packaging and protection of your pieces, we utilize our boxes and packaging material exclusively. We will not return the pieces in the same packaging we received it in.
If you receive a damaged package from us, you will need to file a claim with the postal company. We are not responsible for the package after we turn it over to the post office. What about plating? No, we do not do re-plating. Costume jewelry used different types of finishes throughout the years. Though we've tried to replicate the finishes, the results were never up to our standards, and the cost always exceeded the value of the piece.
Therefore, we are not performing any plating. Do you convert clip on earrings to pierced? No, we do not. We've found that in trying to do this conversion, the results are rarely good and certainly do not meet our expectations.
It ends up doing more harm than good to the earrings. Some pieces react very well and others not so much. We do our best to examine the piece to get an understanding of what we MIGHT be faced with, but it is no guarantee. Because of this situation, we make NO guarantees on how long the weld might hold or if it will not cause additional damage to the piece. If you are unsure if your piece can be repaired or have questions in general, just click on link below and you can send us and email.
Click below to visit our costume jewelry sales shoppe that has all sorts of great pieces! Thank you so much for your wonderful work. I am so pleased. I am sure I will be in need of your services in the future.
I'm over the moon! I can't believe what an incredible job you did with each and every piece! They are even more perfect then I had expected.
Thank you for your wonderful work. Wow you are amazing. I am so happy - not one single piece had any damage to it - it was all in perfect order when it arrived, and I am very pleased with the way every single piece turned out! I have more pieces to send to you. Thank you so very much for doing such a wonderful I love how you take such good care of your customers.
Six weeks ago, when I thought it was going to take you a bit longer I sent 10 items to someone else to take care of. I just got them back on Monday - of the pieces, over half the stones were loose in the plastic. The customer service was very poor. So, when I opened your package, I just had to smile - I will not be sending my jewelry to anyone other than you! The box of jewelry arrived yesterday. There is no doubt that you can work miracles. Are these my jewels?
I have it all thanks to you and your miracles.
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