Hsssss.....Ever Popular Snake Jewelry

All types of animal jewelry is popular with collectors and jewelry lovers alike. But one type which seems to always get a lot of attention is snake jewelry and other forms of reptile jewelry.

I have just listed some new snake choker necklaces in my Ruby Plaza shop, so I thought I would have a look to see what other reptilian styles I have in stock for those of you who love this type of design.

This choker is just gorgeous. It comes in both clear rhinestones and also the style with brown stones shown here.

The necklace has a pair of slim line snake earrings to finish the look. It is available for $40 from my Ruby Plaza shop Jewelry Lane.

Here are a few more reptilian designs. Perhaps one is just right for you.

Black and Clear Rhinestone Snake bracelet - $20 from Jewelry Lane.

Cute Lizard rhinestone brooch - also $20 at Jewelry Lane.

Volupté Jewelry is Very Hard to Find

Volupté is a company which was founded in 1926 in Elizabeth, NJ. They are most well known for their extensive range of compacts. The company also produced jewelry, chatelaines, purses, and cigarette cases. They were one of the most prolific manufacturers of ladies compacts and had every imaginable shape and design in their product line. The company ceased manufacturing in the late 1950s.

However, the company's jewelry line was only produced for only a very short period of time and is quite rare and hard to find.

I have just procured a wonderful demi parure from a recent estate purchase by Volupté and have listed it in my Ruby Lane shop Finishing Touch Vintage Jewelry.

The demi consists of a brooch and matching pair of clip back earrings in gold tone metal fashioned in the shape of a leaf with interesting gold tone rope swirling details. Price is $85, or you can make me an offer. True collector's pieces.

You can see more details and pictures on the Volupté demi item page.

Christmas Jewelry - Past and Present

It's that time of the year. It seems to come around more quickly each year, doesn't it? This is the time of the year when there doesn't seem to be enough hours in a day.

Out come the decorations, and off to the store for shopping. It's also the perfect time of the year to bring out your seasonal jewelry from past years, or to shop for a new item to add to your collection.

Anyone who collects vintage jewelry probably has a few Christmas pins - particularly Christmas tree pins, which seem to attract most collectors. There is a whole collecting field in vintage jewelry devoted to it, and many books have been written as reference books for collectors.

Two of my favorite books are Christmas Jewelry by Mary Morrison, and Christmas Pins, past and present by Jill Gallina.

Many of the popular vintage jewelry designers had at least a few pins in their range of jewelry. Some of the most popular ones who put out quite a number of them are Gerry's, Tancer, Mylu, and of course Eisenberg.

The number of ways that a Christmas tree can be fashioned into a jewelry item seems to be limitless. The trend continues through today's designers with Kenneth Lane, Ron, and Christopher Radko being some notable designers of more recent Christmas tree pins.

Many of the older designs also seem to find their way into today's jewelry. Collector's often note, with either delight or disdain, depending on one's point of view, that the old pieces have been refashioned into new designs.

It is not only Christmas trees which find themselves designed into a jewelry piece, but bells, reindeer, sleighs, Santa Claus figures, snowmen, and all myriad of Christmas themes.

Here are a few designs from my stores. You can find more selections by just using the word Christmas as a search in any of my stores. I have dozens and dozens of designs to choose from in all price ranges.

New Selection of Rhinestone Pins in my Ruby Lane Shop

This is the time of the year when the jackets and blazers come out and this makes it the perfect time for the addition of a new rhinestone pin for your collection. Nothing looks better on the lapel of a jacket than a fabulous brooch!

I've just listed a few vintage brooches in my Ruby Lane shop - The Finishing Touch Vintage Jewelry. They are all very affordably priced and have a wonderful array of all sorts of rhinestones in fabulous colors.

Here are a few to whet your appetite. You can view the whole range of rhinestone pins in my Ruby Lane shop. If you can't find one to suit you at the Finishing Touch Vintage Jewelry shope, I also have a large range of rhinestone pins in my Ruby Plaza shop Jewelry Lane too.

Hottest New Earring Trend - Basketball Wives Inspired Hoops

If you like reality TV, you are probably a fan of the VH1 Cable Network program called The Basketball Wives. The show features the lives of a group of women who have all been romantically link in some way to professional basketball players.

The designer of the original Basketball wives earrings is POParazzi. But there are now dozens of imitators (at much reduced prices) so the trend has really taken off.

I have just listed a big range of Basketball wives inspired earrings in my eBay store and also in my Ruby Lane store Jewelry Lane.

These earrings are not for the faint of heart. They are big, bold and will make quite an impression when worn. The size is at least 3" for most of the pieces I have listed. In spite of this big size, though, the earrings are not heavy when worn.

Here are a few designs. You can view more by visiting my Jewelry Lane shop.