It was 2011, we just returned to Manila, Philippines after my husband’s 3-year stint as an expat in Jakarta, Indonesia. An online business seemed to be the best way to go about it. I thought of selling tween costume jewelry which was something I used to make before I had kids. But the idea of creating, marketing and selling them seemed daunting for a then mother of 2 young kids. But I’ve always lo
ved jewelry- be it costume, fine, modern or vintage. On Etsy platform, if you want to sell something you didn’t create, it has to be either vintage or supplies. Vintage sounded more exciting so that was the start of my foray into vintage jewelry!
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Press:
Journey Through the Philippines (Coffee Table Book) by Kiki Deere
2017
Tuttle Publishing
Page 25
Spot.ph
Best of Manila 2014
http://www.spot.ph/print_article.php?id=58010&post_name=best-of-manila-2014-buy-try-2
Is it Real or Not? Philippine Daily Inquirer November 14, 2014
http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/177000/is-it-real-or-not
Is Your Vintage 'Tamborin' Real Or Not? The Manila Times September 27, 2014
http://www.manilatimes.net/vintage-tamborin-real/129934/
Heirloom Pieces: The Happy Lab Blog September 19, 2014
http://www.thehappylab.com.ph/latest-post/heirloom-pieces-tambourine-jewelry/
A Piece of History: Manila Bulletin September 11, 2014
www.mb.com.ph/a-piece-of-history/
Is it Real or Not? Manila Bulletin September 12, 2014
www.mb.com.ph/is-it-real-or-not/
EtsyMom Team- Featured Etsy Seller February 15, 2014
http://www.etsymomteam.com/2014/02/featured-etsy-seller-tambourine-jewelry.html
ANC ShopTalk TV Interview: July 19, 2013
https://anc.yahoo.com/news/antique-jewelry-retains-sheen-082040530.html
Stories Set in (Precious) Stones: Cebu Smile Magazine June 2013
http://www.cebusmile.com/features/2013/06/stories-set-in-precious-stones
