Vintage Jewelry

I have mentioned before that I love to wear and collect vintage jewelry.  And so without further ado, here is my collection so far.
Note that I am not a jewelry photographer and am not going to spend the necessary money to set up a jewelry photography studio, so most of these pieces looks a lot better in person.

The piece that started it: a gold, orange and yellow piece given to me by my grandma.

It came with matching earrings.  I never wear them because the clip-ons are painful! But I will find a use for them. (buttons on a cardigan perhaps?)

The second piece I got, also given to me by my grandma.  It is much less orange in person--a beautiful coral color.

This one was so hard to photograph! Stunning clusters of pearls and colored crystals.  A real statement piece that always gets attention. A gift from my mom.

Also hard to photograph: silver with beige crystals, turquoise and seed pearls. One of the first pieces I bought myself.

One of my more recent purchases (which makes it a favorite until I buy another)

This is why I love vintage--look at the detail! 

Another newer piece--I fell in love with the color of the stones (not quite as bright in person) and the chains mixed in.

And this clasp!  I think I will wear this necklace sideways to show off these big, gorgeous stones.

Not totally vintage--a handmade piece that re-purposed the vintage bird charm. Contains small rubies and seed pearls.

Substantial .925 sterling silver earrings.  I love these--they are my go to pair.  Though they are very heavy...

An eBay find.  Neat bracelet with different Paris monuments represented.  It is a souvenir piece from the 1950s

This piece is lesser quality than some of my others, but I loved the colors. It was just such a sweet piece.

An absolute favorite of mine.  It is all handmade with LOTS of silver.  My mom got it for me at an antique show.  Since then, I have seen many factory imitations but none measure up to this.  Those are vintage typewriter keys.

An Etsy find (and another gift from my mom).  I have an obsession with vintage watch faces, so here is a bracelet of them.  People who don't "get it" often ask me if the watches work (no) and then look at me like I'm crazy.  I look at them the same way.

I also collect hand-painted vintage pins. I keep my good ones in this case. I saw it when I was 15 and made such a fit over it that my aunt bought it.  I have since learned that a case this size and shape is very rare, desirable, and expensive. Fifteen year old me had a good eye.

Inside of the case.

One of my favorites for its unique subject matter and intricacy

My other favorite. This one is newer but it is the only one I have that is 100% hand-painted.  Up close it is really impressive.

And that's it! (for now...)  Any other vintage jewelry lovers out there? What do you collect?