[Cherrie]

Vespertine that necklace is gorgeous!Where did you get?
I love the bracelet you bought in Afghanistan Tubai,I've been trying to find something similar for a long time.

[Caty_conte]

I love both costume jewelry and name brand items. My mother has some nice costume items since she could not afford the big name brand ones like Cartier, Tiffany, ect.

Here are some nice old vintage ads for both:

Harry Winston in the first one and Mauboussin ads from ebay and webstore.com.

Then, comparitively, a Coro ad from ebay and a Bergere ad from webstore.com:

Both are fabulous, don't you think?

[softgrey]

i got a some vintage costume jewelry this weekend from someone...
i selected some pins and some necklaces...
i need to give them a look over to see what i will do with them...

i think i may use some of the chains for some DIY i have in mind...
*whenever i find the time...so many projects...
......