More than a hundred years ago, daring women started to wear nose rings as a fashion statement. Take a look back at their favorite jewelry styles… and the reaction to the rings.
Mood rings were incredibly popular pieces of jewelry in the mid-1970s. – call it a colorful fad. So do the rings actually work? What do the mood ring colors mean? Find out here!
Looking for some DIY ’70s clothes? Here are some quickie, kicky, catalytic young wearables to make out of this and that for next to nothing!
Pick-me-ups under $10 Add a little magic to a familiar sunny-day wardrobe — new snap, new shine — to lift the spirits without lightening the
Apple Computer was once known for their apple-shaped, multi-colored rainbow logo. In keeping with that style, you could buy all kinds of Apple-branded merchandise — from gym bags to running shorts, and thermoses to picnic baskets. Take a look!
Make your own jewelry – vintage style! Create your own distinctive beaded jewelry by weaving it on a basic box loom. You can make an
How to spoil the effect of beautiful clothes: It isn’t what you wear, it’s how you wear it No doubt you have heard the epigram about
Big rings: New whoppers have more punch than price In jewelry, intrinsic value does not always coincide with fashion. The display value of a good
Jo Anne Worley gives our swirl a whirl… Talented Jo Anne Worley appears regularly on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In on NBC-TV. Fashion takes a notion for
Collector stuck on antique stickpins by Jean Barnes The really good old stickpins are few and far between, according to collector Karl B., a native
That exquisite pallor particular to pearls has been one of their greatest attractions to women, and since the stormy days of Cleopatra — and who knows how long before? — pearls have held their own in the affection of the sex.
Decorate your fingernails if you would be up to snuff Are you wearing gilded or decorated nails? We are not kidding, but talking the latest
The fad for color has affected even the engagement ring, and while the diamond solitaire remains always fashionable, there are also the brighter hues of rubies, emeralds, sapphires and turquoises.
Jewels! Which to wear and when to wear them – A lesson from Irene Hough by Idah McGlone Gibson A girl and every woman should be
Old-fashioned jewelry One of the most striking features of the moment in the realm of jewelry is the sudden revival of the antique as regards
Small Wonder 7-inch all-transistor Panasonic… The tiny table radio with the biggest sound around. Thinking about what to give for Christmas? Think small. Give the little
Collector’s craft book You can make the attractive bead bracelet shown here by simply wrapping silver wire around a tin can and threading the wire
Classic vintage jewelry designs — brooches & pendants Gold brooch, pearl pendant, brilliant diamonds, pansy brooch, superb diamond brooch, solid gold set with genuine pearls,
Bangle bracelets by the dozen Hand-enameled bangle bracelets Contemporary identification bracelet Ultra-smart personalized mock tortoise ensemble Nailheads hit mock tortoise … the
V for Value Dressed in overalls and lugging pails of water, they certainly looked like workmen. “We’ve come to wash the windows,” one of the
Live turtle fashion Fancy having a turtle clawing its cold, clammy way about your breast, neck and head? Well, it’s surely no worse than a
Tiaras rarely becoming So many women make the mistake through ignorance, of believing that if jewels cannot be unbecoming, no matter what color, style, or
The real death of a cheerleader story (1985) 
30 vintage TV dinners: Fried chicken, turkey, pot roast & other fab frozen food, retro-style 
20 vintage pink bathrooms: See some wild bubblegum-era midcentury home decor of the 1950s & 1960s 
US Army shoulder insignia (1945) 
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