What do I do?

[dreamshark]

I'm in spring cleaning mode, starting by doing a Deep Vacuum of the room I call my jewelry room (although in some ways it's more of a very large walk-in closet). I moved things around and vacuumed up years worth of dust from behind the furniture, which brought me face to face with several large storage containers full of way more beads and jewelry fittings than I could ever use. I don't want to get rid of everything, but I'm sorting a lot of it into little ziplock bags that I hope to donate to ArtStart. 

But that brings me to the piles and piles of jewelry that I just don't wear any more. Nothing valuable, but mostly quality materials: glass, stone, ceramic and the like. This kind of thing (just a random sample). What do I do with it?  I put out some of the heavier pieces of glass and stone at a Minnstf meeting last year and a lot of people did take them. I can do that again if anyone might be interested. 

But what I'm really looking for is a recommendation for a thrift shop of the type that displays nice costume jewelry in a case at the front rather than just tossing it all onto a shelf to get tangled up. I probably got some of these pieces at that kind of shop in the first place, but I don't remember where. 

Anybody have any ideas?

Comments

[spiderplanet]

HOPKINS ANTIQUE MALL! OMG! Extra exclamation points!

There are multiple jewelry vendors, there's one on the left side where everything is sorted by color. The collectible and named jewelry is in a locked case, but I never buy that because I have a rule about not ever asking to have a case opened if the price isn't displayed.

I still buy there frequently. They have oodles of sorted-by-color, lovely stuff. The sell prices on the costume jewelry are low, which probably means you may not get a lot for it when it's bought, but if the goal is to have it be appreciated, I'd try there.

[spiderplanet]

Two weeks ago, I'm pretty sure I saw one of Elise's pieces for seven dollars. It may not have been hers, but it was definitely a handmade piece made with nice quality stones.

There is a risk that you'll end up with more jewelry than you started with, but jewelry is small and easy to move around.... Or so I tell myself.

[dreamshark]

Thanks, I will check them out! Would you be interested in any of my necklaces? My current plan is to bring some to give away at the Powderhorn Mayday Festival, coming up a week from tomorrow.

[spiderplanet]

I think you'll get enough interest through the MayDay festival and others, so there are definitely a few that I'm interested in, but I should continue on the path to fewer things.

If you still have any left next time I'm at your house, I'm interested to look. My favorite color is "loud."

Blue and green one

[cowfan]

I'd like the blue and green one at the lower left corner. We will not be at the MnStf meeting a week from now, though.

Re: Blue and green one

[dreamshark]

I won't be at the Minnstf meeting on May 2 either. However, I plan to bring at least some of these to Powderhorn Mayday to give away.

Re: Blue and green one

[cowfan]

I won't be available until May 4. Can you hold it for me?

[minnehaha]

I will happily paw through your cast-offs at MayDay!

K.