Bejeweled Barbie

That face has "MONET" written all over it! It had been a few weeks since I felt the thrill of reaching into a jewelry jar. Recently unemployed and looking at big car repair bill, I had been selling off a lot of my excess and unused jewelry to friends on Youtube. I had bags and wrapping materials spread all around the guest bedroom amidst the already-big explosion of jewelry in sandwich bags, sorted into tubs and flowing over. The thought of bringing in more of it just seemed preposterous and overwhelming. But I did.....I bought one for $19.95 that turned out to be the biggest dud you ever saw.  I was heart sick and disgusted with myself.  lol! But the next day we were in Goodwill and I bought another one I could not turn down at a very cheap price.  Well, it was the best I ever bought! Tons of Monet, which is my very favorite jewelry in the entire world! Well, the next day, I got another jewelry jar. It was $12.50, and it came from the same place the dud ...

Do you shop the Goodwill showcase?  When you are going from Goodwill to Goodwill seeking jewelry jars, are you missing some amazing vintage costume jewelry finds?  There could be some awesome pieces lying in the glass showcase! Typically, I have found that not all stores have an ample showcase, and there seems to be a correlation between jewelry jars and a jewelry showcase. If a store regularly prepares jewelry jars on site, there is not usually very much, if any, jewelry in a showcase. It was used in the jars, with just a few pieces priced individually. Often, you will see new jewelry with pink tags in the Goodwill showcase that came from Target or some other retail establishment. Usually, these are upwards of $2.00.  And, I will add, they are not always in pristine shape, although NWT.  However, I have found that one particular Goodwill keeps an updated showcase full of donated jewelry.  I had never really looked closely because I was always stomping...