Jewelry Shop: vintage jewelry

Vintage jewelries are timeless and they never go out of style. The materials used for vintage jewelries come from different eras and can be passed down from generations to generations, recycled and repurposed to suit the wearer’s taste. I’m not sure though if vintage jewelries sell more expensive than today’s handmade jewelries, but I know you can buy vintage pieces at flea markets at a low, low price.

Kathleen loves creating vintage charmed bracelets. Her blog Charm Bracelet Diva mirrors the story of her life and like what she said, her journey in jewelry-making. She has created timeless pieces of vintage charm bracelets and surely the term “Diva” is perfect for her.

Let’s take a peek at some of her collections for 2011.

Three Rivers Feile

St. Stephen's Green

Claire

Kathleen is also sharing her Vintage Pearl and Rhinestone Earring Recycle Tutorial.

Get tips and learn from her free tutorial.

Anna Moyer also has some vintage piece of her own and she’s sharing her free tutorial for herFree People Inspired DIY Vintage Flower Necklace.

If you want to have that rustic and vintage look on your jewelries, you can get great tips on how to oxidize your sterling jewelry. Follow through L. Rose Design’s Tutorial: How to oxidize sterling silver jewelry without the use of chemicals.

Her tips is really fun and helpful!!!

In the meantime, watch this video tutorial from xLausa and learn how to make Vintage Neckace using Fimo Clay and scrapbook paper.

Tutorial Beaded Ballisimo

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Round

With one out of every three diamonds sold in the U.S. being a classic round brilliant diamond, this cut is far and away the most popular.

Scarlett Johansson and singer Fergie both sport classic rounds.

Princess

The princess diamond was created in 1980 but has catapulted into massive popularity, making it the second-most popular diamond cut in the U.S. Diamond analyst Kenneth Gassman estimates that princess cut diamonds make up approximately 13% to 20% of diamond sales.

Freddie Prinze Jr. proposed to Sarah Michelle Gellar with a princess cut.

Emerald

The third-most popular cut has long clear "step cuts," which emphasize the diamond's clarity and gives it a more subtle appearance than the "brilliant" cuts of most diamonds.

Nick Cannon proposed to Mariah Carey with a reported $2.5 million emerald-cut diamond.

Pear Shape

The pear shape, the fifth-most popular diamond, is also called a "tear drop" for its single point and rounded end.

The most famous pear-shaped diamond has to be the 69-carat pear-shaped diamond given to Elizabeth Taylor by her fifth and sixth husband Richard Burton. Taylor wore the Taylor-Burton diamond in a necklace.

Asscher

The Asscher cut has been around for a century but soared in popularity, especially in Hollywood, after being featured in an episode of Sex and the City in which nice-guy Aidan proposed to protagonist Carrie Bradshaw.

Kate Hudson and Elizabeth Hurley were both given Asscher cuts by their soon-to-be husbands.

Source: Kenneth Gassman, The Diamond Source of Virginia, Blue Nile.