Making Vintage Jewelry

If you are looking for something unique when it comes to jewelry then you should consider looking for Vintage pieces

. These pieces can date back eras and decades and there are many designs to choose when it comes to Vintage. The most popular of the periods are Early Victorian, Georgian, Late Victorian, Mid Victorian, Edwardian, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Retro. The designs from the Georgian time period tended to be handmade and the qualities were different. However, they are the rarest pieces on the market today. Most of them are nature inspired with birds and leaves. Precious stones were also used in these designs. The Victorian era came next and covered most of the 1800's.

It consisted of Early Victorian from 1837 to 1850 which carried romantic pieces, Mid Victorian from 1860 to 1880 with grave designs and Late Victorian from 1885 to 1900 with more feminine pieces. The star and crescent designs popped up a lot in that era. The arts and Crafts era was from 1894 to 1923 and consisted of intricate designs. The jewelery was simple, colourful and made from uncut stones. The Art Nouveau styles were natural and were mostly butterflies and flowers. The next era was in the 1900's and called the Edwardian era. The fashion was expensive gems like emeralds and rubies along with diamonds. Then the Art Deco jewelery appeared and was influenced from Africa, Egypt and Japan. Finally, Retro jewelery emerged in the forties and took its cue from Hollywood glam.

The fact is that Vintage Jewelery is making a big comeback these days with people searching for something special and unique. You can find a lot of costume and vintage jewelery which can be more than thirty years old and some even a hundred years old! However, the most popular vintage jewelry comes from the Victorian Era which boasts brooches, rings, watches, earrings, figure pins, Bakelite, lockets and cufflinks. There are even pieces for your hair. When you find one piece you like keep searching because you are sure to find a similar design within that era to add to your collection. During the Victorian Era, Queen Victoria had a huge influence on fashion and jeweley. The beginning and end of that era was bombarded in the Ferronieres style.

This featured chains and ribbons that had a jewel in the center and was meant to be worn on the forehead. Not only did the Queen own several pieces she also gave them away. Another piece was made up of hundreds of seed pearls sewn with mother of pearl and horsehair. These were very expensive pieces. The bodices and waists were tight in this era and women wore too much jewelry, especially rings. If you are interested in adding some vintage pieces to your jewelry collection you can find them at flee market and street fares and some garage sales. Another good source for vintage jewelry is estate sales. Some of these pieces can be quite costly, but for the vintage jewelry buff there is no price too high!

Making Vintage Jewelry

By: Alexander Debbini

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