While I already knew the name Heidi Daus back in the early 2000s, I really didn't take notice of her jewelry until one of my friends began carrying her Deco-inspired designs in the upscale boutique she owned. These pieces had an abundance of light gray rhinestones set in brassy antiqued settings. They were pretty enough and sold well, but they weren't really knock-your-socks off styles, in my humble opinion.
About a decade later, another friend who was a frequent estate sale shopper in our area tipped me off to an opportunity I couldn't resist. The contents of a particular sale belonged to an avid Home Shopping Channel