eMail: vfcj@aol.com

Postal mail may be sent to:
VFCJ Newsletter & Club,
P.O. Box 265, Glen Oaks, NY 11004.
FAX: (718) 939-7988

               Lovers of fine jewelry should try to catch the exhibit of Verdura jewels dating from the 1930s with original design sketches- The Life and Work of a Master Jewelry- at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Duke Fulco di Verura (1898-1978″ a Sicilian duke, began his career as a textile designer at Coco Chanel and went on to become the head designer for her private and boutique collection. His designs were worn by iconic women of taste including Joan Crawford, Princess Diana, Doris Duke, Katherine Hepburn, Nan Kempner, and Greta Garbo.

March 8, 2008:  9:30 – 3:30pm

       NJ/Metro Chapter of VFCJ to Host 17th mini Convention at Lake Mohawk Country Club, 21 The Boardwalk, Sparta, NJ. For application or info: Joyce Simmons simmonsjo@yahoo.com at 973-729-3341

May 18-25 2008

           2008 VFCJ Vintage Jewelry Cruise: Holland America 7 Day Alaska Explorer Cruise via Glacier Bay. Cruises starting at $829.00 per person. Presentations on designers, groups, activities and more. Visit www.vintagejewelrytreasures.com/cruise2008.html

September 26-28 2008

            Northern California Mini: a fun-filled, educational weekend in Petalma California (about 30 miles north of Golden Gate Bridge). Accommodations will be at the lovely Petaluma Sheraton Hotel located on the Marina and adjacent to a wetlands park. A full day of lectures will be scheduled for Saturday. Sunday morning attendees will be able to shop the semi-annual outdoor Petaluma Antiques Fair. Friday and Saturday evenings we will be dining at two of Petaluma’s finer restaurants. Saturday’s breakfast and lunch will be catered by Whole Foods. Attendance may be limited, so if you are interested in attending please email Susan: susan@vintagecostumejewelry.us

Fall 2008

             Ann Pitman third book in her series, Inside the Jewelry Box will be out in fall 2008. Each book of the series is completely different, with 1000 new full color photographs of beautiful vintage costume jewelry, and features websites devoted to vintage cj, and vintage ads. Signed copies are available directly from Ann at ann@insidethejewelrybox.com or by visiting her website at www.insidethejewelrybox.com.

VFCJ

May 18 – 25 2008, Seattle to Seattle Round Trip
Westerdam 7 Day Alaskan Explorer Cruise via Glacier BayCruise Agent: Chappy Chapman
Contact: Chappy Chapman @ 1-800-244-7447 press 1 and then 77308
When booking reference Vintage Jewelry CruiseFor full details: http://www.vintagejewelrytreasures.com/cruise2008.html

Please note, the museum address is not listed on it’s site, and the google address is WRONG, it is the mailing address! The correct address is 1 Spectacle Street in CRANSTON.

At the 2007 convention, a few conventioneers were set off course because of the Google address. Believe it or not there are TWO Edwards Streets in Providence. Luckily those lost conventioneers managed to bump into Peter in their exploits and they got directions directly from him.

These directions are tried and true! Direct from Peter, we even had the map signed by him when we got there to prove it! Here are his map and directions from the Radisson in Warwick!

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