How do you stay excited about a hobby year after year? Learn something new! When it comes to jewelry, I never feel like I've seen it all and discover new things that interest me continually. This includes jewelry on the newer side of the collecting spectrum.
Like many of my jewelry collecting friends, I tend to buy vintage pieces or jewelry crafted by artisans rather than scouring racks in traditional stores. A downfall of this procurement method is that I sometimes miss great things when they're becoming trendy. One of the brands I discovered long after it was already being sold at retail is Maximal Art.
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