VLDDesigns's profile picture. VLD Designs is named after my mother, Vera Lynn Datnoff. I make handmade key chains & jewelry using thread, beads, & charms. Everything is one of a kind!

VLD Designs

@VLDDesigns

VLD Designs is named after my mother, Vera Lynn Datnoff. I make handmade key chains & jewelry using thread, beads, & charms. Everything is one of a kind!

Did you know the Queen of England uses costume jewelry copies in public & leaves the original jewelry in her safety deposit box under guard.


Did you know...Most gold used in jewelry is alloyed with silver, copper and small amounts of zinc to produce various shades of yellow gold


Did you know...Gold was thought to be the metal of the Gods and to have come from the Sun ow.ly/i/2g8Gy


Did you know...Platinum jewelry is 50 times more rare than gold jewelry ow.ly/i/2g8Ex


Did you know jewelry has been made of many kinds of organic & inorganic materials such as hair, feathers, bones, shells, wood, and metals


Did you know...A natural or cultured pearl rubbed against the edge of one's teeth produces vibrations one can actually hear...


Did you know...The most important quality of a ruby, sapphire or emerald is its clarity of color. ow.ly/i/2g8yp


Did you know...The largest diamond ever found was the The Cullinan. ow.ly/i/2g8wD


Did you know...Although the hardest substance known, diamonds can they be chipped. They have a grain line and may be broken along this...


Did you know only 1 ring was used for engagement & wedding. In 1477 Maximilian gave an engagement ring to his love starting a tradition of 2


Did you know...Agnes Sorel, the mistress of King Charles VII of France was the first woman to wear diamonds. ow.ly/i/2g8on


Did you know...The legendary Croesus was the first King to mint gold coins ow.ly/i/2g8nm


Did you know...Aaron, first high priest of the Hebrews, wore 12 gemstones (representing the 12 tribes of Israel) in his silver...


Did you know...Men were the first to wear jewelry as a status symbol & as good luck amulets to aid them in battle ow.ly/i/2g8ks


Trivia Time! True or False: One carat equals 1/5 of a gram. ow.ly/i/2g8hL


Did you know...A Tiffany diamond has 128.54 carats. ow.ly/i/2g2Ue


Did you know...Engagement rings were declared a necessary statement of intent by Pope Nicholas I in 860 AD. ow.ly/i/2g2Tc


Did you know The very first Fabergé egg was created of platinum in 1884, as a gift from Tsar Alexander III to his wife Marie.


Did you know... the original rhinestones were quartz pebbles taken from the Rhine river, in Germany.


Did you know...The jewelry industry uses about 1,000 tons of gold per year. ow.ly/i/2g2Ph


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