I saved all my crystal jewelry..Have some of it in a cut glass box box on my dresser..I have a set from an old high school boyfriend of fake aquamarine and rhinstones..very dainty..and an old good fake topaz necklace, bracelet and ear clips. I saved some but not all of my old jewelry,
My mother had lots of long beads that would be fun for grandaughters to play dressup with..I had 4 grandsons..
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When my granddaughters were very small, we would go up to my room (we had a king size bed) and we would get my shoeboxes of old beads and costume jewelry out and we would get on the bed and they would love to go through all of it. We would look at each necklace or bracelet and if there was anything to tell about it, I would share with them. I hope that will be a memory they will have forever.