Holiday Gift Guide - Vintage Gifts of Heirloom Quality

Our final Holiday Gift Guide focuses on fine jewelry pieces that are so amazing they're sure to become family heirlooms.

Fine jewelry is never a bad investment! We've been adding quality gold rings to the shop and we're excited to share them with you this holiday season. 

Engagement Rings

From the traditional diamond, to the more unique sapphire or brightly colored gemstone - a vintage engagement ring is as unique as your relationship and has stood the test of time. 

Gorgeous Cocktail Rings

Already tied the knot or just looking for a gorgeous vintage ring to add to your collection? These rings are classic, stunning and simply breathtaking! 

Don't forget to see our other Holiday Gift Guides too! Under $20, Under $50 and Under $100. 

Holiday Gift Guide - Vintage Gift Ideas Under $100

Is your gift giving budget in the $50-$100 range? We have some stunning items that would make absolutely gorgeous presents this holiday season!

Sterling Silver Rings

One of our favorite metals is sterling silver. You'll find some absolutely stunning sterling silver rings in this price range. Many of these beauties are from the 1920s and 1930s and will rock the socks off of any lady you gift them to! 

Art Deco Necklaces

At Vintage Baubles & Bits we're suckers for Art Deco jewelry and there are some beautiful works of art in the shop from this era. Delicate, intricate and heirloom-quality, these are crowd pleasers!

Our final Holiday Gift Guide will be out next week and it's sure to make you ohh and ahhh!!! Be sure to take a peek at our other guides: Under $20 and Under $50 for even more gift ideas!

Holiday Gift Guide - Vintage Gift Ideas Under $50

In part two of our Holiday Gift guide we share some gorgeous gift ideas in the $20-$50 range. These beauties are sure to please!

Costume Necklaces

Nothing is more versatile than a necklace! Make an outfit go from ho-hum to fabulous with one of our lovely pendant necklaces.  Or try one of our classic choker style selections. We've got colors from sleek to bold and styles from the petite and delicate to the big and eye catching! 

Pendants:

Chokers:

Purses, Handbags and Clutches

Nothing completes an outfit quite like a handbag! From the simple clutch that's perfect for your Holiday party to fun 60s standouts - vintage purses are chic and classic!

Rings

Both men and women can rock vintage rings. From basic metals to sterling silver, you'll find many selections under $50 in the shop that are sure to please. 

Up next is our under $100 gift guide that will highlight gift ideas in the $50-$100 range. If you haven't seen it yet, be sure to take a peek at our Under $20 Gift Guide too!

Holiday Gift Guide - Vintage Gift Ideas Under $20

It's that time of year! The holidays are fast approaching and whether you celebrate Hanukah, Christmas or Kwanza - vintage is a great gift idea for anyone on you list!

I'll be posting a series of gift ideas from Vintage Baubles & Bits that fall within price ranges for any budget - providing you with tons of options that are sure to bring smiles to those you love!

Here is my $20 and under gift guide:

Brooches

Almost every brooch in the shop is in the under $20 range and make wonderful gifts!

Here are just a few ways you can utilize a vintage brooch:

1. Put it as the bow on your holiday gift wrapping
2. Provide coordinating ribbons so your gift recipient can make their own necklaces
3. Create a custom necklace with two necklaces and a brooch (see ideas here)
4. Attach a brooch to a head band or hair elastics for an elegant touch
5. Give a brooch with a scarf as a lovely combination present

See other fabulous ways to wear brooches in our 10-part series on brooches.




Earrings

The shop is filled with earring selections all under $20. From 80s fun neon colors, to elegant rhinestones, we have something in every style you can imagine. If you love clip and screwback earrings we have a lot to choose from! They make great gifts for little girls, friends and loved ones without pierced ears and for folks who just love vintage style.











Ties

What man doesn't need a large selections of awesome ties? Most of the ties in the shop are $8-15, including some of our killer Mad Men style silk ties! You'll find a wide variety of styles, colors and prints all at great deals!






Stay tuned for the next edition of the Holiday Guide where we'll focus on gift ideas between $20-$50.

Basement Sale - Round 2!!

So my traffic wasn't what I was hoping it would be last Saturday, so I thought I'd give this another go before packing everything up! Here's a reminder of what you'll find at the sale. But now it's 12/17 from 8-1pm!!

Address: 5217 Alabama Ave., St. Louis, MO 63111

Vintage:

Glassware
China
Jewelry boxes
Lots of costume jewelry for cheap!
Clothing
Shoes
Purses
Gloves
Lingerie
Christmas items
50s Kitchen Table
Lots to pick from and great prices!

Household:

Women's clothing - 50 cents each, sizes sm-lg
25 cent table that included luau party items
Lamp table
50 gal metal tank stand
Photo printer with ink and photo paper
Pool table and all accessories
DVD player

For an idea of the types of vintage items I will have available visit Etsy and search under shops for VintageBaublesnBits. I have a lot of items still available.

If you'd like to arrange a viewing before the sale or a private pre-sale email me to set up a date and time.

Gerry's - A Brand History

Gerry's

 The Gerry's Jewelry Company or Gerry's Creations, Inc. brand created costume jewelry from the early 1950s through 1996 when they went out of business. One of the items they're most known for is Christmas brooches/pins. In fact, depending on the brooch I've seen these posted online at over $100. Not sure if they're selling at that amount, but that's what they are listed as.

For the most part though, unless a rare, valuable Christmas brooch, Gerry's is considered a lower-rated costume jewelry brand and isn't usually priced too outrageously, so they're good for starting out vintage jewelry collectors, especially if you're young and don't have a lot of disposable income.

If you're a fan of brooches Gerry's created hundreds of styles, from the popular Christmas trees, to fun, funky animals and basic elegant flowers and leaf motifs.

My advice on purchasing items marked Gerry's - because it at least has a maker's mark it does have some more value than similar items that don't have makers markings, but typically the materials used to create Gerry's brooches were of average quality. If you're choosing between two similar brooches in materials and style and one is marked Gerry's and the other unmarked, I'd go with the Gerry's. But if you're choosing between a Gerry's brooch and a clear rhinestone brooch that's art deco in style and looks like it came from the 1920s I'd go with the rhinestones! 

Personally, unless you were purchasing one of the more coveted Christmas Tree brooches, I'd never spend more than $20 on a piece from Gerry's and that'd only be for something like the cameo necklace featured in this blog.

Where to Find Me Next - Wallach House Holiday Open House

This weekend is hot for holiday open houses! You'll find me in person at the Wallach House in Eureka, MO on Saturday for a few hours and again on Sunday from 10-5pm. This Friday and Saturday the Wallach House is hosting their annual Holiday Open House - there will be snacks, wine (every day but Sunday!) and sales as well as new merchandise!! Be sure to come out and visit!

Friday and Saturday are special in Ohio too! Just this past week I've started consigning with cousin's shop in Marysville, Ohio. You'll find Just Around the Corner to be a great shop filled with vintage items, homemade treats, children's clothes and lots of fun winter holiday gifts! They'll also be hosting an open house Friday and Saturday, featuring some of the costume jewelry that I just shipped last week!

Finally, in  honor of all the holiday open houses I'm hosting a sale in my Etsy shop too! Everything in the shop will be 25% off with coupon code STL25. Please wait until Friday and Saturday to use the code! I've posted tons of new items since my last blog, so be sure to check it out!

Happy Holidays all!

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