My biggest collection today is copper jewelry, perhaps numbering 125-200+ pieces (earrings count as one piece). I do not collect for the name or signature but for the style that I like. Besides copper jewelry, I also collect goldtone, silvertone, plastic, & beaded costume jewelry. For some reason I value my costume jewelry much more than my fine gold and silver. I guess because the geometric and other designs are more appealing and so artistic. I wear the jewelry quite often but some I have never worn, sorry to say. I do design and make jewelry and also repair vintage pieces.

My favorite pottery is Roseville Futura which is very art deco. I own about 4 experimental or clones but none of the huge gorgeous ones.

One of my precious and fabulous finds is a pottery vase I paid about $21 for at a garage sale. The seller was the daughter of an antique dealer. The vase is flask or bottle shape, very old with crazing and painted birds, flowers, peacocks & mountain. She said it was Persian, no age known.

I had it appraised at an Auctioneers Convention in Grand Rapids, MI and an expert there said it was Chinese and 100-300 yrs. old and valued at approx. $1000-1500. My picture was in the local paper with a story about the pottery appraisal and the convention. I had it appraised a few yrs. later at that old defunct antique TV show "Treasures in your Attic", while I was visiting family out West. I waited in line way too long for bad news. One of the lead TV appraisers said it was Portuguese and $50. An appraiser at the Midland, MI, Antique festival said it was likely Italian; I forgot the amount but it was low. Anyways, I love this pottery and perhaps someday will find out what it really is!! For now, I say it is Chinese & worth a bundle. heheheheheh