JoAnne's Jewelry Making Blog

Costume jewelry, or fashion jewelry, a term preferred by Coco Chanel, is everyday jewelry.  Typically, it is jewelry that makes a fashion statement.  Made of materials generally less expensive than high-end fine jewelry, fashion jewelry uses high quality simulated stones, semi-precious stones, glass, crystals, fresh water pearls, shells, rhinestones, silver and gold plated metals, [...]