Bring On the Bling

When jewelry designer Vicki West began creating jewelry, she discovered a world of sparkle and shine. Her frst creations were made by using jewelry from her grandmothers collection. While she enjoyed making necklaces and earrings, she also began collecting special pieces. As her collection grew, so did her knowledge of vintage and heirloom jewelry. She can ofen identify the origin, maker, and value of a piece of fne costume jewelry. Vicki’s goal is to fnd unique pieces of jewelry and use them to create art. Tese one-of-a-kind art pieces are then framed in a protective shadowbox.

Vicki frst began selling her jewelry on eBay where she remains a Top Seller of Vintage and Fine Jewelry—with over 17,000 100% positive feedback. Her success with this venue gave her the confdence to buy, sell, and design jewelry art pieces full time. As an expert in her feld, Vicki also tests jewelry for their gold and silver content.

Her love of art and collecting came naturally as her father was also a collector and antique dealer. In 2016, when Te Garage on 25 in Fletcher opened, Vicki, her two sisters, and their father all opened booths with art and collectables to sell. Tis is one talented, artistic, and creative family! Sadly, her father passed away in 2018. ‘Te Clarence Powell Room’ was named afer him as a tribute to his positive and happy attitude.

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3Bring On the Bling 7 Diabetes and Hearing Loss Connection 8 Health Benefts of Lemons and Limes 10 Taylor’d with Style High-Fashion Hiking

12 March Money Madness

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14 Stress Relief: Te Key to a Flat Tummy 16 Delicious Ways to Get More Iron 18 Sandy’s Food for Tought I Love Breakfast

22 EarlyWarning Signs of Kidney Disease

On the Cover: Vicki West Photographed at The Garage on 25 Photo by Kimberly Anderson

With the popularity of vintage and retro items, Vicki found a niche in creating framed jewelry art. She fnds bits and baubles of costume jewelry and then creates something beautiful from them. With her creative designs, even broken pieces can be used. Her favorite artistic themes are found in nature: butterfies, trees, hummingbirds, pumpkins, and fower pots.

As a native of Western North Carolina, Vicki now lives in Henderson County with her husband, two cats, and one dog. Tey have 3 grown sons and one grandson.

Visit Te Garage on 25 to see Vicki’s beautiful jewelry art. She also has a large inventory of gold, sterling, vintage, and designer costume jewelry available. Tis collection includes: brooches, earrings (pierced and hard to fnd clip-ons), necklaces, shoe clips, hair barrettes, and occasionally small ornate jewelry boxes. Ee

Vicki does commission work and she will work with your own personal jewelry if the customer would like. Contact her for commission information: vwestjewelart@gmail.com

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