I'm wondering what to do with my deceased mother's fashion jewelry? Some of it is out of style, and some of it is just not my taste. I have already gone through it all (with my brother and his wife) and we will keep what is meaningful or what we might wear ourselves. What should I do with the rest of it?
Do you have a daughter? Neice? My daughter plays with my grandmas jewelry, some of it I personally wouldnt wear, but it nice to see it around and someone enjoying it.
Donating sounds great. Let other people share the things that were important to your mother.
When my stepmother died, a wise grandfatherly neighbor freed me from the burden of her belongings. When I was agonizing over feeling like I was throwing "her" away, he told me, "It's just stuff."
Be free. That "stuff" is not your mother. Let others enjoy what you don't want.
Donate it. Your mom is gone (so is mine...) and keeping the costume stuff won't bring her back. Why store it? It was made to be worn,not hidden in a drawer. Don't feel guilty parting with it. Your mom would want you to be organized, and for someone to enjoy using it.
do u have a daughter that could use it to play dressup? if not sell it on e-bay and split the proceeds with your brother or donate the $ to a charity
Donating it sounds like a great idea. If some of the pieces are nice enough, you might even be able to sell it at a consignment shop.
I wouldn't let kids play dress-up with this jewelry, because you never know if any of it contains lead.
Our family keeps paste for kids drama things / dressup / changing fashions. Real jewels get saved (even in hideous settings) because fashion and tastes change over time AND because the durn things can get reset.
It's funny, though. Some of my great grandmother's paste is actually now quite valuable. We all grew up playing with her things, and now they're worth more than many "real" pieces (art deco paste characteristic of the era). Keep something long enough. Ditto, some of my mom's paste from the 60's is also in high demand OUTSIDE of kid's plays. It's kind of a "go figure" kind of thing.
My Mom gave me a bunch of her junk jewelry.
It made great pirate treasure in my son's treasure chest.
my MIL took her Grandma's jewelry and mounted it on a frame in the shape of a Christmas tree. It's nostalgic and she gets it out 1 time a year and then puts it away. I would check DIY and see if there's any cool artwork ideas you could do, or go ahead and donate it. Some of these posts on the links below said to make sure you have it checked out before you donate or sell b.c even if it is really ugly, it may be worth some money.
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf86588978.tip.html
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/crafts/msg1214365086...
I would keep it for my kids.
I have my Grandma's jewelry like that.... I keep it for my kids.
