SPARKLES website features a large catalog of over 1500 pieces of jewelry, including Victorian, Deco, Nouveau, rhinestones, Signature pieces, Plastics, Silver & Copper, Cufflinks, Christmas and much more as linked in the index below.  You are welcome to shop, search for price comparisons,  browse for pleasure, or visit additional information pages, seen directly below.
 
 

CLEANING & REPAIR TIPS- Please Don't Wash The Rhinestones!
Cleaning rhinestones, removing rhinestones, setting rhinestones, glues, expert repairs, polishing cloths & compounds, rhinestone sources, about loupes.

ABOUT BUILDING A RHINESTONE INVENTORY
How to start building an inventory of loose rhinestones for doing replacement.

ABOUT GOLD/GOLD VALUES
Thoughts and facts about gold, buying/selling, antique values. Including spot gold formulas
 

ABOUT GOLD CARE
Watch out for the hot tub & the swimming pool!.  Avoiding damage & loss to your fine gold & diamond jewelry.

ABOUT  IVORY
Kinds of ivory, including elephant, mammoth and more.  Examples & links.   Ivory substitutes.  Some guides to separation from other materials.

ABOUT  CAMEOS
Definition of Cameo, Intaglio, Reverse Intaglio.  Common & unusual materials used in cameos and how to identify them.  Factors which affect pricing of cameos.

ABOUT RE-PLATING, REPAIR VS CAMOUFLAGE
Definition of Repair, Camouflage, Normal Wear, Marriages, Collage, and a Guide to a Rating system for Costume Jewelry.

RESOURCES & MISC.
Costume Jewelry Newsletters, Cufflink Newsletter.  Costume Jewelry Book Reviews.  Patent Numbers.  Storage Tips.

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GO TO:  SPARKLES HOME PAGE

GO TO:    || Creatures - Figurals, Faces, Butterflies, etc. || Newest Additions   Section ||

||  Plastics - Bakelite, Celluloid  & More ||

|| Silver & Copper Section || Signature -Designer Section ||

|| Unsigned/Signed Section - Biggest Section of  Treasures || Victorian , Art Deco, Nouveau Section ||

|| Fine Estate Jewelry - Gold & Precious Stones ||

|| Beads - Glass, Turquoise & More  ||  Buckles & Sweater Guards ||

|| Christmas Jewelry || Cufflinks , Tie Clips ||

||  Ivory & Bone ||Watch Fobs, Chatelettes, Fraternal Organizations || Patriotic - Sweetheart, Military, Flags, Eagles ||

|| Earrings Section -- Find a complement to your favorite jewels ||

||  Backlot Bargain Bazaar - Reduced jewelry, strange jewelry, slightly worn jewelry, & more ||


 

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Payment Terms, Return Policy, Layaway, Jewelry Condition Ratings Explanation .

E-mail Janet: sparklz2@Sparklz.com, Toll Free Telephone 1-877-380-4726 or on my Cell phone 520-907-2839.

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Janet W. Gaynor,  P. O. Box 35038, Tucson, AZ 85740-5297

Website est. February 1997

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