Jeriz Joolz

Vintage Costume Jewels. Designers from A-Z. The Artisan pieces By Jeri Are for looking and not Sale.
Exclusively on Ruby Lane. Member since May 2003 View Profile

This site is a memorial to Jeri Steenwerth who passed away June 26, 2008 (12 / 29 / 1954- 6 / 26 / 2008)

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Jeri'z Joolz Banner at Top Ten Jewelry Sites

Hey, you got me ~ they didn't give me the code linking back to them, just the code linking to me and told me to put it here! Go figure.

All That Jazz

More gawjus joolz for the discriminating collector!

The Jewelry Ring Mall

The friendliest dealers on the Net, all in one spot! If you don't see what you want in my shop, give my good buddies a shout.

Costume Jewelry Supplies ~ Good Source for Comfee Keys

This wonderful site carries just about everything a jewelry-maker could possibly need--well, almost everything ~ I can't get Miriam Haskell parts here, for example. This links directly to their Tools page, where one can purchase Comfee Keys for adjusting clip earrings, something no one who wears clip earrings can live without!

Vintage Jewelry Resource Site by Eclectic Vintage

An all-inclusive informational site for collectible vintage jewelry, popular designers, care & cleaning, how to identify, patents, links to quality dealers & their specialties, learn about fakes/repros and much more!

Illusion Jewels ~ Researching Costume Jewelry

Most comprehensive and accurate list of designers and manufacturers on the Web with details on marks, dates, company history, and a whole lot more--the life's work of Dotty Springfield and Pat Seal, two wonderful and extremely knowledgeable ladies. Always being updated, so if you can't find what you want today, try again tomorrow.

Morning Glory Antiques JewelChat Magazine

A fabulous resource for information on vintage costume jewelry, including in-depth, thoroughly illustrated articles on various designers such as Eisenberg and Juliana; also check out Morning Glory's a pictorial directory of maker's marks.

A Zillion Sparklz Resource Pages

Yet another terrific resource for the jool collector, including numerous articles on different types of jewelry as well as tips on the care and cleaning of vintage joolz.

La Joyeria

Fantastic source of info on Mexican silver and the various Taxco School designers

JewelCollect

The best jewelry-related email list on the Web, full of wonderful people who really know their stuff. Go sign up now--you'll never regret it!

All About Jewels

An indispensable illustrated glossary of jool-related terms, organized alphabetically

South Texas Trading Company

One of the all-time great jewelry sites, owned by BeeGee McBride, one of the nicest and most helpful folks you'll ever meet online. All kinds of wonderful information--you'll never know what you'll find next!

Antiquing Online Designers Page

Another terrific source of information on vintage costume jewelry designers.

Fabulous Facets Designer Hall of Fame

Detailed info on well-known and not-so-well-known designers of VCJ

"Is it Real or is it FAKE?" Rhinestone Rainbow's Repros to Beware Of Page

In-depth comparison of the real thing versus various fakes that have found their way into the costume jewelry marketplace. There's also a great page on vintage joolery ads, so be sure to check out the rest of the site.

Modern Silver Basic Hallmarks Page

Great source of info on silver hallmarks around the world

The Family Jools ~ Vintage Jool Supplies

More great vintage jool supplies for restoration or creation--in fact, check out the whole site, it's terrific!

Plastic Fantastic

The #1 site for info on collectible plastic jewelry, as well as plenty of Bakelite beauties for sale

Emerald City's Old Jewelry Ads

One of the best ways to attribute unsigned jewelry is to find your piece in an old company magazine ad. Here's Beth's vast collection of such ads (and check out the rest of her site, too; it's GORGEOUS!)

Vintage Jewelry Collect's Jewelry Museum

Wonderful articles, pictures, and detailed information on antique and vintage collectible jewelry

Victorian Jewelry at The Jewelry Expert

All about the various styles of jewelry that were popular during different periods of the long reign of Queen Victoria, and many other fascinating articles as well.

A History of 20th Century Jewelry

An excellent series of articles on Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco jewelry, as well as jewelry styles of the pre-WWII and postwar periods, including contemporary jewelry from 1960 to the present.

925-1000: An Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks, and Maker's Marks

A fabulous pictorial encyclopedia of silver marks and as well as comprehensive information on artisans who specialized in fine silver jewelry.

Cathy Gordon's Miriam Haskell Picture Show

Nobody knows Miriam Haskell jewelry like Cathy ~ who do you think taught me everything I know? Go feast your eyes on her fabulous collection and learn to identify unsigned Haskell the same way I did. She also has a vast pictorial archive and information on other highest-end designer jewelry, including Schreiner, DuJay, Reja/Deja, CIS, Napier, and Schiaparelli, as well as exhibits of Mexican, German, Italian, and French joolz too. Just don't get so busy drooling that you forget to come back here!

The Rhinestones FAQ

Everything you always wanted to know about rhinestones but never even thought to ask! Also a great source of fine quality stones and supplies.

Past Perfection's JULIANA Resource Page

Cheryl Killmer of Past Perfection Jewelry is the discoverer of Juliana jewelry and formulated the criteria that make up the essence of the Juliana style. Here is the most extensive collection of Juliana joolz on the planet; if you want to know more about how to identify Juliana or just have a good drool session, you won't want to miss Cheryl's site.

Clerestorial's Book Pieces

A growing collection of joolz owned by collectors from all over that are featured in books on costume jewelry--23 pages so far and still a work in progress! Some of Jeri'z Joolz will be appearing there soon, so if you've bought something from me recently, don't be surprised if you see it there! Clerestorial also has tons of fabulous joolz for sale, so make a point of checking out their inventory, too!

The Rainbow's End at Ruby Lane

More fantastic joolz on Ruby Lane--if you don't see what you want here, be sure to have a look at Linn's collection too!

Bella Fashion Jewelry Online

Bella always has an interesting new article on joolz--keep checking back regularly, you'll never be disappointed

Salon.com ~ Thoughtful News for Thinking People

Ever get the feeling you've forgotten how to think? You've probably been watching too much Faux--oops, I mean Fox--News. Here's all the news the mainstream media is too intimidated to print, reported in a wickedly witty style. Watch an interesting ad and read for free, or subscribe to premium services for $22.50 a year--either way, it's well worth the price.

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