One of a Kind Wisconsin, LLC

I am updating several of my blogs, including this one. This weekend (hopefully) there will be a whole new look to OOAWKI. I have finally been able to weasel my way into my husband’s web development queue…
I have also launched two spin off blogs, that I am working on customizing. One blog is Vernacular Photography- [...]

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I am pretty much hopelessly addicted to vintage and antique jewelry- collecting vintage pieces that are designer signed, flashy rhinestone jewelry, and recently Victorian and Edwardian era pieces. Just when I think I have enough interests and fodder for my collecting tastes- I am introduced to military sweetheart jewelry.
That’s the wonderful thing about hobbies and [...]

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Guilloche (pronounced gee-oh-SHAY) is a repetitive, interlocking pattern that is engraved or etched into materials . Typically- it is seen today in vintage jewelry, in some construction (you may have seen the swirling patterns cut into stone), in mosaic tile work, or guilloche is printed on paper currency as a security measure against forgery.
Historically- [...]

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If you saw the last post, we have Dan of dcrblogs commenting that most likely men are melting down sterling jewelry for the silver content as opposed to wearing it. I for one hope that most bidders on eBay buying silver jewelry are only melting down SCRAP lots- not vintage and antique one of [...]

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It wasn’t until I started selling jewelry on eBay that I realized men like love jewelry just as much as women! In fact- each and every time I list a lot of fine vintage cufflinks they are snapped up quickly. I even have to keep my husband’s hands out of the lots I list [...]

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