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Do you have a stash of thrifted jewelry you don't know what to do with? Perhaps you are looking for a way to use a collection of jewelry you don't wear anymore. Costume jewelry pieces can be ...

There’s a trick that jewelry designer Maggi Simpkins uses when someone wants to repurpose an heirloom stone that they don’t ...

Cost-cutting secret: Having a jewelry designer create a custom engagement ring or wedding band for you from metal and stones from old family jewelry can save you thousands (and you'll get EXACTLY what ...

Although vintage jewelry sometimes needs repair and restoration, it can be beautiful in its own right. But tastes differ, as they say... That’s why some daredevils decided to take the desperate step ...

IN 2006, when antique jewelry dealer Erie Basin first opened in Red Hook, Brooklyn, customers were coveting Georgian and Victorian pieces, said founder Russell Whitmore. Their thirst shifted to art ...

Finding beautiful antique rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets to sell for a profit gives you the thrill of handling jewelry with lots of history. Most antique jewelry was created at least 100 ...

When Christine Gerardi arrives at a client’s home, the shoeboxes start coming out of the closets. The boxes contain piles of old jewelry — most worthless, some valuable, a bit in between — and always ...

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WAITE PARK Bob Lien has been in the jewelry business for almost 40 years. After graduating from Foley High School in 1973, he went to watchmaking school — a skill that has fallen by the wayside in ...

Selling old jewelry out of necessity or for profit has become a trend of late, with consumers flooding pawnshops and packing up their gold and silver in prepaid envelopes for scrap. But how do you get ...