All of us vintage jewelry collectors have a lot of pieces that we simply don't wear, but keep... because... we just can't discard them. They're vintage, right??? We had fun collecting them! Even though they are nice, some aren't fabulous designer pieces that don't inspire us any longer, some have become common to us;  we've seen too many that are similar in our years of collecting;  we've been to hundreds of antique malls, shows, and sales. Some may have too much wear to them, and some are simply so damaged, but have such beautiful components,  we can't let them go. So, resurrecting them into new jewelry pieces that can inspire us can be a great, as well as fun, process. So, I've seen many redesigned pieces now, some are super cool, others, well...maybe not, lol! If you aren't creative maybe find a talented designer that is,  and have a favorite, memorable, or gorgeous piece made for you personally. Check out some of my resurrected jewelry pieces in my Ellen Originals & Ellen Originals (sold for custom orders) categories on the oldcostumejewelry.com website, and Ellen Originals on my Ellen Eaton facebook site. Get inspired!