Category Archives: Brooch

VPOD: Vintage 1930s Trifari Bat Brooch by Alfred Phillipe


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During my loft-living days about a decade ago, I had a VERY close encounter with a bat  that resulted in a full round of rabies shots for both me and my daughter to the tune of $10,000. So while you might think I’d have good reason to hate these creatures, in actuality, I’m quite concerned for them.

An emerging disease in the last few years known…

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VPOD HI/LO: March of the Vintage Penguin Pins


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Though penguins live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere and aren’t found in the United States, that didn’t stop Americans from celebrating National Penguin Awareness Day yesterday. That’s right, yesterday was a designated day to celebrate penguins!

If you’re sorry to have missed it because you love penguins’ cute little waddles and their stylish tuxedo coloring, there’s no need to wait another 364 days to reconsider…

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VPOD: Vintage Bee Pins


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Do you like fruits and vegetables? If so, then you better like honeybees, too. These little guys are responsible for pollinating 90 food crops that make up one out of every three bites of food on our tables.

So you can understand why scientists are so upset to see bees disappearing at an alarming rate due to what is being called Colony Collapse Disorder.  The reason…

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VPOD: Vintage Miriam Haskell Brooch Bling


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Just as scarves are a way for fashionistas to dip their toes into vintage clothing waters, brooches are a way to enter the world of costume jewelry. And with out First Lady, Michelle Obama, leading the way with both contemporary and vintage pins on her cardigans and dresses, it’s easy to see why the online edition of Express NightOut reports that a Neiman Marcus spokeswoman has…

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