Creating a Collection: Art Deco Inspired Jewelry

Happy Monday!  I hope everyone had a fun weekend.  I spent mine traveling to Houston for a quick visit with family and friends, and eating my first DQ blizzard in at least 5 years.  It was as good as I remembered!

As Christmas draws nearer, I've started to think of what I might ask for and looked to my Pinterest boards for themes that I may not have realized when I tagged each image individually.  Something that become obvious was that I love me some art deco (inspired) jewelry. 

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I'm really drawn to jewelry with interesting details, which is probably why this style appeals to me so much.  The only problem is that a lot of the pieces are very ornate and out of place in my day to day office outfits.  However, I dream of passing down a great collection of (costume) jewelry to my future daughter, so I think I'm going to keep collecting and adding to my existing collection of a bracelet, earrings and necklace (only one is antique) even if I only wear each piece a few times each year.  Unfortunately, the prospect of buying vintage jewelry on eBay is scary since I don't know how to spot fakes and a lot of the pieces I see in shops are really expensive.

So, do any of you collect anything special?  And is anyone else a big fan of vintage jewelry - how can I learn more?