When you find an older fairy brooch by JJ (Jonette Jewelry)

 My latest find - A fairy brooch by JJ (Jonette Jewelry)

I always like JJ pieces. They produced many pewter brooches, earrings and other costume jewellery pieces from 1935 to about 2006. Jonette Jewelry uses the "JJ" copyright sign on the reverse of their pewter jewellery as well as the name Artifact. Looking at the information available on the internet. It looks like the companies copyright was taken over by another company Chelsea Int' Inc in 2007. They plan to release certain designs this year. So watch their jj website.

Back to my fairy brooch. As to all my usual finds - it came from a car boot. Very pretty in a purple sparkly enamel and pewter. Signed JJ on the reverse. 

Fantasy jewellery to collect.

If you follow my blog, you will realise I like fantasy jewellery and so this fairy brooch will end up in my own collection. I probably won't actually wear it, but I intend to display this along with the other fairy, wizard and witch jewellery I have acquired over the years.

I have come across many other JJ jewellery brooches and earrings across the years. In fact I brought a cat brooch which was also by JJ a few weeks ago. Will have to get organised and dig out the others that I have. I own a pretty unicorn brooch and I think several wizard jewellery pieces.

If you like fantasy, witches, wizards, dragons, pumpkins and such - follow me on Instagram on my persona - Gothic_White_Witch.  Where I add quirky things that I have in my home and show black cat videos and did I mention my house spider....  

Are you going to be unlucky today - Friday 13th

Are you superstitious? Today is Friday the 13th and its said to be an unlucky day. So for those of you who have got out of bed and faced this fine wet morn. Don't walk under a ladder and don't break a mirror or spill the salt. Don't let a black cat cross your path (no luck on that one already!) Don't put shoes on a table or an umbrella up indoors. Make sure that you only walk on the pavement and not step onto the pavement cracks. Then wear all your lucky charms and good luck jewellery, just to make sure...

The above photograph have a fabulous pair of cat earrings on by JJ in pewter for pierced ears.

Lucky jewellery to wear includes crosses, jewellery with horse shoes, white heather, and certain gemstones for extra luck - above is a vintage style marcasite cross necklace. Have a look in your jewellery box now. If not then here are some for the next Friday 13th or just when you want some extra luck.

Sparkling clear diamante cross by Oasis.

A silver Celtic cross pendant with a black onyx center.

Wear this Medieval cross ring.

Pink and purple diamante cross necklace.

A stock pin with a lucky horse shoe. So have a very lucky day.
  

Animal Jewellery reviewed in style

Through out February 2010, we added some new categories or themed animal jewellery to make browsing easier on Jewels and Finery

One of those themes were antique and vintage animal figural jewellery.

Many people have a favourite animal. It can be a family pet or something more exotic

I buy many items that have black cats and German Shepherds on. However in jewellery, I have yet to find any.
Particular German Shepherd jewellery is not seen very often compared to poodles!!

Here are just a few photographs of vintage and antique animal jewellery that are both for sale at present or have been sold in the past.

Panther, leopard and big cat jewellery has been very popular since the twenties, when few people had seen these animals except in circus performances or in books. Both of these big cat brooches are vintage modern

Jonette climbing leopard brooch 1980s

   

Farm animals are a very popular theme in jewellery. From simple wooden cut brooches to metal and rhinestone-studded ones. Again this sheep brooch is a modern one. Pigs are a great favourite to collect.

Ceramic and pottery animal jewellery is available in a wide range of species.

Victorian and Edwardian antique jewellery often used horses within their design. Horses were part of everyday life, used in transport, farming and sport. The horse shoe has always been associated with good luck, especially at weddings. A vintage horse and shoe charm or pendant above. Below an Edwardian or Victorian men's fob compass in the shape of a horse shoe.  

 

Sometimes the jewellery designers use their imagination and the animals are very difficult to identify!

Fur was used extensively through out history as clothing, furnishing and jewellery. It is part of our heritage and something that happened. It is only in recent years that real fur is frowned at in clothing and jewellery. This brooch is of mink. Hollywood played a large part with stars wearing fur coats and rhinestone jewellery from the twenties onward. Today many of the film, TV and music stars produce their own ranges of clothing and jewellery.