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Milliz' Bridal Joolz !

Welcome to my Joolz!

I saved the best for last: In 1995 I met my (American) husband and so I packed up my most important posessions ( my piano and my dog ) and moved to the US, where we got married in 1996.

Ever since I was really small, I've been intrigued by jewelry. The jewelry I put together in my early years consisted of self made beads of paper, clay, and cheap plastic beads. 
The first 'real' piece was a luscious bib out of black and turquoise glass beads,  and the beads I was using came from dresses that had belonged to my mother when she was a teenager and older necklaces, that had belonged to my grandmother. No need to say that the love for shiny embellishments did run in the family...

When I first got used to the Web I discovered eBay and the never ending stream of vintage jewelry. I started to collect vintage costume jewelry: Weiss, Hagler, Hattie Carnegie, Haskell, and the more I collected, the worse my addiction became :-). 

All these beauties inspired me to pick up my old passion: making jewelry. It started with searching for the right beads, findings and other components. It took me a while to collect enough stuff to start, and the first pieces I put together were necklaces the way I like them most: Long Luscious Drippy 'BIBS'. 
Then I used some of the designer signed vintage brooches I had collected,  attaching them to matching Swarovski Crystals which resulted in original one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry, 'Centerpiece Necklaces'. 

Just to be clear: unless a piece can not be salvaged, I do not - in any way - damage or alter it. The brooches that I use for these necklaces will always keep their collector's value.

A few years  ago I decided to make my own 'centerpieces'. Strongly inspired by Hagler, Haskell and DeMario, I  used the 'wiring technique': brooch-type centerpieces in  elaborate shapes and colors. Someone once asked: "... what good is jewelry if you can't see it from 100 yeard distance...?? ".  I do SO agree!

I never make the same design twice.  Every piece I start is a passionate challenge, I don't stop until it is completely the way I want it to be.  For instance, the genuine turquoise necklace and earring set 'For Your Eyes Only' took me over 3 months to finish. It's like giving birth - each piece is unique, and a piece of my self.  I do sell, but only to extremely loving homes...:-)

Besides being in love with Glamorous, Flashy and Glitzy Jewelry I am a profound music lover;  a lot of  times my creations are being named after songs that I love. Other than that I'm pretty normal .. :-D

Curious? 
You can see my beloved joolz by clicking on one of the links below. 
If you have any comments or questions, I'd love to hear from you, 
and thank you so much for taking the time to get to know me.