Jewelry and Astrology - Libra

This blog post is another in my series about choosing jewelry suitable for individual star signs. Today's astrological sign is Libra, which is the sign for those born between September 23-October 22. The sign is depicted as a scale and it is an air sign.

Zodiac Logo courtesy of zodiac-signs-astrology.com/

Those born under the sign of Libra are said to be diplomatic, romantic and charming. They are quite perceptive and intuitive. On the negative side, it is thought that they can flirtatious, and overindulgent.

Thinking about buying jewelry for your Libra friend and don't know where to start? Let's examine some of these zodiac facts for a bit of inspiration.

• Their colors are all shades of green, particularly jade green
• Their lucky numbers are 1, 7, 8, and 9
• Gemstones are coral, jade and quartz
• Their favorite flowers are daisies and roses
• One of their favorite foods is strawberries

With the reference to jade as the color and stone, that seems to be the place to start. How about one of these lovely jade jewelry pieces:

Since Librans like roses, daisies and strawberries, how about one of these two choices?

You can click any of the pictures for more details and prices. Perhaps one of them is just right for your libra friend.

Today's vintage bling - Joan Rivers Art Glass and Rhinestone Brooch

Since 1990, Joan Rivers has been using having fabulous fashion jewelry created which bears her name. She is intricately involved in the design process and insists on the highest quality standards.

Her range is called "Modern Classics" and it transcends trends to become jewelry pieces that you can wear anytime. I have several of her styles on my Vintage Jewelry Lane website and the quality of them is, indeed, very high.

The piece pictured here is a lovely foiled art glass brooch in vibrant green with a brass setting.

It features a long sprig design with a cluster of very pale green rhinestones and pave rhinestones in swirled tendrils. The outer tendrils feature prong set dark brown (look somehwat black in the pictures but are brown) marquis glass rhinestones and gorgeous green and black foiled art glass cabochons.

The setting is a japanned brass finish. The size of the brooch is 3 1/2 x 1 5/8". The pin has never been worn. It is marked Joan Rivers - China on the back. Price is $49.99. To view styles and for more details on this piece, please visit the Joan Rivers jewelry section of the contemporary jewelry part of the website.

Vintage Jewelry Designer - Who am I?

Let's have some fun today. This is another in my ongoing guessing game blog about vintage jewelry designers. I'll give you some clues and pictures and you see if you can guess which designer it is. Ready?

Here are your clues:

• Dates of operation were 1942 - 1971
• Company founded in New York by a designer who originally worked for Coro during the 1930s
• Imported most of his stones from Austria for the lead content
• Had a highly collectible Christmas tree line which was made in Germany
• Made many long stemmed enamel flower designs
• Highly sought after and collectible designer today

Here are some pictures of my designs:

I am considered a high end designer and my pieces are very collectible, although not exhorbitantly expensive. For more information and the answer to today's riddle, you can go to this designer page of the resource library on my website Vintage Jewelry Lane. (answer is also shown reading backwards at the bottom of this blog post.)

I'll be doing more of these riddles over the next weeks and months. Have fun with the series. ANSWER: (read it backwards): ssieW