A cigar box purse or handbag is a unique fashion accessory with a touch of old world charm.

Written by Lynn Donn


There’s an unmistakable charm about a cigar box purse or handbag. Neat, petite and elegant, and decorated with romantic, quaint and quirky images from a bygone era, these design gems are becoming increasingly sought after fashion accessories. You can buy cigar box purses and handbags made from real cigar boxes, or they can be decorated with just about any image you can imagine, including classic movie stars, fashion photographs, dancers, animals, flowers or abstract designs. If you shop around online, you’ll find a huge range of cigar box purses and handbags, many of them uniquely designed and sold byrepparttar artist who created them. You can even have a cigar box purse or handbag custom made using a favorite image of a pet, a special place, person or thing, or perhaps a cherished old photograph of a great aunt or grandmother taken in a bygone era. Any image is suitable, so long as it’s your own, and there is no copyright existing inrepparttar 130214 photograph or artwork. Or if you’re particularly creative, you could even makerepparttar 130215 purse or handbag yourself.

Protect Your Investment - Caring for Your Jewelry

Written by Lisa Jay


Sterling Silver & 14kt Gold:  Both will tend to tarnish over time. -Store all precious metal jewelry in a zip lock bag to protect it. This does not stoprepparttar discoloration, but will drastically slowrepparttar 130211 process. -Use a polishing cloth as needed for cleaning your jewelry.    Jewelry with semi-precious stones and crystals: -Store all jewelry with semi-precious stones and crystals in a zip lock bag to protect it. -Checkrepparttar 130212 instructions on your jewelry cleaning solution prior to placing any items with stones in it to be cleaned. Some stones, such as turquoise, and freshwater pearls cannot be placed in most jewelry cleaning solutions. -Do not wear your jewelry when you are showering or washing dishes. -Use caution when wearing lotions and perfumes, for they will discolor gems such as turquoise.

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