Loooook Into My Crystal Ball.....

Hello my fellow frugal fashionistas!



I've looked into my crystal ball at http://www.vintagecouturejewelry.com/ and the future is beautiful! With a few well chosen vintage pieces, you can make your wardrobe feel like brand new.



Keep those cardigans and sleek dresses, add the big belt, big bag and big shoes but don't forget the statement bracelets and statement brooches. Matthew Campbell, David Yurman, Janis Savitt and Alexis Bittar bracelets can set you back hundreds of dollars but with some fab chunky vintage cuffs you can cut that expense in half and get something that looks really unique.



Crystal rhinestones of all colors and sizes will be gracing the wrists of every Witchy Woman. If you stack them with smaller gold tone bangles and link bracelets, you will outshine the sun, the moon and the stars.



The ice on my wrist shine like a light

I can brighten up your day even at night

Master P



Turn On Your Love Light with some vintage Barrera, YSL, and Dior. Prong set stones with many facets are just what you need to let your Soulshine. Faux amethysts are the hottest colored stones for this spring and to really Let It Shine, pair them with hot pink or intense orange -coral. Big Kenneth Jay Lane vintage bracelets are available at www.vintagecouturejewelry.com that will make those cardigans get you Back To the Future!



Wooden bangles have returned to the spotlight and they will be seen carved and painted. Big, chunky linked bracelets are also great this spring in layered brick and rounded designs. Cloisonne bracelets are highly collectable, comfortable and gorgeous to look at. When stacked, they make a wonderful statement and come in all colors. Cloisonne means "little walls". The little walls are the intricate designs made with brass wire and then filled in with layers of colorful enamel.



So, The Future is Now my friends so Shine Your Light with vintage bracelets at http://www.vintagecouturejewelry.com/



or...visit me at J&J Productions at Brimfield Antiques and Vintage Mart this

Friday and Saturday May 15, 16

in the "Fashion Alley"tent inside the big tent.



Love you all!



Patra B

Plastic Fantastic Lovers!

What is hot, hot, hot.... and not, not not going to break the bank?

What comes in all colors and manifests itself into all shapes and sizes?

What can be solid, clear, opaque, tinted, and molded?

What can look like moonglow, confetti, granite, tortoise shell, and precious stones?

Lucite my dear fashionistas!

Alexis Bittar ( the current leading designer of plastic jewelry) knew the answers and used his creativity to feature lucite in his newest collections. Armfulls of lucite bangles are his signature and his neck discs and floral pins can be seen now that spring is in full bloom. Ben Amun uses milticolored clear lucite beads in his chunky necklace and pendant collections Their design inpirations came from the bracelets, necklaces, pins and earrings of the 40s, 50s, 60s and seventies.

Lucite was trademarked in 1941 by Dupont although many companies tried synthetic moldable "plastics" since the 1800s. Lucite as a jewelry material became most popular in the 1940s and the 1950s. Lucite is an acrylic resin and a type of thermoset plastic. The original state of lucite is clear, yet it can be tinted in any color and can go from transparent to opaque. The look can mimic fine stones or can be used in lighthearted, fun jewelry. Lucite can look like moonglow-as if it was lit from within, confetti-where chips of glitter are encased in transparent lucite, granite-where opaque chunks of lucite in varying colors are molded together, and can be solid, molded or carved.

Enhance your spring wardrobe with colorful vintage lucites from http://www.vintagecouturejewelry.com/ and don't forget to ask Lucy and Ethel where they bought their new polka dot sundresses !

PatraB