Jewelry Chatroom Board

Hi All Joolies & Shelly,
Never stick a pin into anything..causes damage esp. in amber..I have seen several nice pieces of amber with a hole (usually in the center).
I have done hours and hours of research & handling cameos & in my opinion that is the best way to gain experience of what is vintage, carved, museum quality, etc. There is actually no short cuts to learning except maybe a book from the library might help you where you can see what is valuable and what to look for. I do love to read & that has helped me..have over 50 books in my personal library on jewelry.
I do look at my competitors sites and how they display their items..this has given me many new ideas..always learning too.
Yes, there used to be a tight knit group of joolies..I came to think of a lot ot them as friends as you heard from them everyday with their daily comings and goings...it is so sad that it broke up.
I am on RL,TACE & ESTY...I do spend sometime during each and every day working on them.
Please don't needle jewelry any more and get yourself or loan from the library a few books on jewelry...I bet you'll be glad you did. Amazon does have used books.
Lil