An archive of jewelry delight!
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Guides and tips:
What to do when a ring is stuck on your finger.
Bon Voyage: How to travel with jewelry.
How to Layer Necklaces: #neckmess legends.
How to Wear a Brooch: 13 styles you’ll want to try.
Jewelry sizing cheat sheet
How to pack jewelry for a move
A better way to pack necklaces.
How to Buy Jewelry on Ruby Lane.
How to Buy Jewelry on Ebay
How to Buy Jewelry on Etsy
Jewelry history:
Secret messages: what is acrostic jewelry?
A love poem you can wear: the Augis medaille d’amour.
Jewels for votes for women: let’s talk suffragette jewelry.
Famous jewels:
Wearing Marie Antoinette’s jewelry.
Elizabeth Taylor’s Bulgari emeralds and diamonds.
The Duchess of Windsor’s Cartier panther bracelet.
Education:
Jewelry library: reviews of jewelry books.
Antique jewelry fraud: 11 ways to protect yourself online.
Antique Jewelry Shows: what you need to know.
An introvert’s guide to surviving trade shows.
Support for Black and BIPOC Jewelers.
Blogging:
How to report stolen Instagram content.
Influencers 101: how to work with jewelry bloggers.
My best advice for new bloggers.
How I make money blogging: peek behind the scenes.
Photography:
How to take great jewelry photos with your phone.
Level up your photos with a clip on phone light.
Categories:
All the jewelry
Antique jewelry shows
Auctions
Blogging
Jewelry storage
Jewelry under $200
Non-jewelry gifts for jewelry lovers
Ring roundups
Store profiles
Treat Yo’self
By type:
Bracelets
Brooches and pins
Earrings
Engagement rings (all)
Vintage engagement rings
Hair ornaments
Necklaces
Rings
Tiaras
Watches
By era:
Georgian
Victorian
Belle Epoque/Edwardian
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
Retro/Midcentury
By design element:
Acrostic Jewelry
Animal-shaped jewelry
Bows
Cannetille
Cameos
Filigree
Floral jewelry
Lavalieres
Lockets
Lorgnettes
Mourning Jewelry
Poison rings
Tassels
Tutti frutti
Sautoirs
By material:
Amethyst
Agate
Alexandrite
Aquamarine
Camphor glass
Carnelian
Chalcedony
Chrysoprase
Citrine
Colored diamonds
Colored sapphires
Conch pearl
Coral
Diamond
Emerald
Enamel
Garnet
Gold