You see them piled up at estate sales and garage sales, unloved and unwanted. But before you walk away take a good look. These little pieces of jewelry pack a big design punch for the money. These are vintage cluster bead earrings.
With seemingly an unlimited amount of variations, these...
This is an update to a post originally published November 13, 2014
Iris Apfel, My Icon of Style
"I never had a fondness for gems or the extravagance
of Harry Winston or Van Cleef & Arpels.
I’ve always liked the more flamboyant, imaginative things.
I lusted after costume jewelry.
My husband w...
We lost designer Pierre Cardin this week at age 98. Today the name Pierre Cardin, if thought of at all, conjures up a licensing machine full of disparate products from key chains to furniture. But during the 1960s and 70s, he was one of the most innovative designers of fashion, jewelry, and even i...
Tucked away in a quiet residential neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah is the mysterious Gilgal Garden. But is not a regular garden. It's a garden of stone. It’s easy to miss; in fact, Madge did miss it on the first pass since it’s a very narrow sliver of land next to a house. Only a simple blac...
In mid-century America, a new type of jewelry came into vogue made out of one of man's oldest materials: Copper. Lending itself beautifully to sculptural forms, copper jewelry looks fabulous in deco, mid-century, modernist, and Native American designs. While you can find vintage copper pieces by m...
With Super Bowl LVIII invading Las Vegas, Madge thought it was time to revisit one of her favorite blog posts - The Las Vegas Neon Museum.Madge isn’t much of a gambler. In fact, she would rather put $200 down on a pair of shoes rather than lose it at the craps table. However, Mr. Madge did have an u...
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