Bejeweled Barbie

Yes, this was the guest bedroom at my house. One too many jewelry jars from Goodwill!!! I have been weeding through jewelry bought in jewelry jars from Goodwill and getting rid of what I didn't want.  It has been exhausting to the point that I actually told my husband I didn't think I EVER wanted to see jewelry again.  We had cleaned it out, gone thru it, and sold it on Youtube in auctions and pop up showcases. The auctions would sometimes go 6 or 7 hours, and they were loads of fun.  However, then came all the paperwork, sorting, weighing, billing, packing, etc...  Trips to the post office were the final step in cleaning out this mess. Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I did keep several baskets of jewelry for myself that I intend to clean and wear.  As we sorted through the jewelry, when Ken would look with the jeweler's loupe and say there was an "M," (MONET) I informed him it stood for MINE!  I love Monet jewelry.   I have a "fe...

Red and yellow, black and white: They are precious in HIS sight. OK, so this is not the article you expected to find on my jewelry blog.  Of course, I never signed a pledge to only write about jewelry jars, etc....But, this article was prompted by the experience of a friend shopping for jewelry in a thrift shop.  I will not name the thrift shop because I don't know for sure, although I have a suspicion.  I do know that what she did say made me cry.  Really. Growing up in the South, I have seen racism in many forms. As a white person, I have heard other white people refer to African-American folks as though they were almost animals, but, thankfully, not as much as the years have gone by.  However, I would be less than honest with you if I said that racism was "Dead in Dixie."  It's not, and I assume that is true in other parts of the country, too. The lady who related the following offensive behavior toward her daughter is one of the most lovely, int...

A Sarah Coventry Broach If you haven't been to a Youtube jewelry auction, you have been missing it.  Even if you don't buy, they are absolutely captivating to a jewelry collector like me. They show the item in great detail, describing the marks, etc... It may be something you already have at home, and you might be surprised how much people would pay for that old vintage brooch. Below you will find links to some of the more popular Youtube jewelry auctions.  Some of these folks are serious resellers and some, like me, are just trying to get rid of the costume jewelry they got in jewelry jars and can't use. (AND...recap some of the $$$ spent on jewelry jars, too! LOL) If you click subscribe and then click the little bell, you will be notified on Youtube when they go live with a jewelry sale. Some have a set night that they are on, and others just "POP-UP" randomly with little sales. If you like costume jewelry, I guarantee you will enjoy watching.  I am list...

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 ...

Free Shipping from China may be a thing of the past If you enjoy ordering jewelry from China on Ebay and Amazon with FREE Shipping, you need to check out the latest news. How many nights I have laid in bed, unable to sleep, and bid on jewelry on Ebay for mere cents with free shipping.  Most of the time, I won't go much over .38 cents for items unless I really, really want them, Well, it appears the party is over! President Trump is working hard to create a level playing field for American businesses.  He has withdrawn from a 144-year old treaty with China that made it much cheaper to ship an item from China than to ship within the United States. According to an Oct. 19 article on NBC News,  The poster child for the movement to overhaul the rates was the "Mighty Mug," a patented spill-proof travel coffee mug. It cost the U.S. company $6.30 to ship by regular mail from New Jersey, the company CEO Jayme Smaldone  wrote in February . But a Chinese company t...

Jewelry Room of shame I have been buying Goodwill Jewelry Jars for quite a long time. I tried to remember when I started.... I started watching jewelry jar videos about the same time.  What is a jewelry jar video? You can find some on my channel list that I have made.  It is a video filming the thrill of opening a jewelry jar, piece by piece, item by item, allowing other jewelry jar addicts to experience the thrill without the bill! And, some of the jewelry jars come with a stiff bill. Occasionally, some of the jewelry jars are clunkers....full of either broken pieces, junk or Mardi Gras Beads.  Yet, those of us who love the thrill of it know that most of these jars have some wonderful treasures inside. You might also find silver or gold, although, the gold is rare.  When you find that .925 mark, it is a big celebration. Well, until you get to the gold/silver shop where you realize that silver brings like .04 a ton! If you look in the spare bedroom above, you...