Uranium Glass Jewelry by StoryShaped Studios

Uranium Glass Jewelry by StoryShaped Studios Uranium glass jewelry design - Vintage & antique uranium glass jewelry - Vintage jewelry restoration

08/14/2026

Just dropped in the shop 🤘 These are from an in-person visit to one of my major suppliers. All are in the New in August section of my shop. Stay tuned because I'll have even more next week!

Just snagged this vintage 10k gold UV spinel ring 💚💚💚 This one was actually listed as spinel which is unusual. It's a ge...
08/13/2026

Just snagged this vintage 10k gold UV spinel ring 💚💚💚

This one was actually listed as spinel which is unusual. It's a gem not a lot of people know about. Maybe my relentless education in online spaces is finally starting to work 🤣

Edit: This piece has sold 💚

Just added this to the New in August section of my shop. I got this for a great price so it's only 349. I added a couple other nice spinel vintage pieces too. And check out my Featured Items at the top for some the other vintage UV spinel items I have!

I feel like I should post my new Egyptian cartouche beads so they can be properly appreciated 💚I recently went on a big ...
08/13/2026

I feel like I should post my new Egyptian cartouche beads so they can be properly appreciated 💚

I recently went on a big bead buying trip and I have been sorting and listing all my new beads. It's a lot of work but I am stoked about all the beautiful new beads I found. These are particularly nice as they are large, about an inch long, and they have gold hieroglyph details.

I used to have these many years ago and I'm so glad I found more. I love Egyptian Revival jewelry because a lot of it was made with uranium glass because the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922 coincided with the the height of uranium glass jewelry design.

Check out the New in August section of my Etsy shop for all my new beads. I'll put the link to these Egyptian ones in the "Links" at the top of this page 💚

I have only about half the beads listed. I plan to have the rest done by the end of the month!

New pieces made from a broken Kralik canes and lines tumbler 🤘I bought this pitcher tumbler set awhile back and one of t...
08/12/2026

New pieces made from a broken Kralik canes and lines tumbler 🤘I bought this pitcher tumbler set awhile back and one of the tumblers arrived broken, which sucks but I was able to make a lot of jewelry from it. Red/orange isn't a color I get to use very often so it's been fun.

I'm particularly fond of the necklace because it looks like a candle flame!

The ring is a size 7 and is now available along with the necklace, both sterling, in the New in August section.

I also added a bit lot of loose cabs I cut from the tumbler and from a broken French opaline vase so be sure to check that out too

The pitcher tumber set I am also parting with. I don't have it listed yet but my DMs are open. I have only 600 on the set since it is missing a tumbler, otherwise in great condition 💚

You all know that I love my uranium glass cameos 😍But! I can't keep every single one. I collect specific painted custard...
08/11/2026

You all know that I love my uranium glass cameos 😍

But! I can't keep every single one. I collect specific painted custard ones, so this awesome Victorian Revival jade Roman soldier has gone in my shop.

I can't hoard everything as much as I want to 🤣

Victorian Revival pieces were popular during the 1970s. That is my best guess dating this piece. It's really lovely and the glow is quite bright for the glass being so dark.

Necklace is in the New in August section of my Etsy shop. See "Links" at the top of my page 💚

One of my favorite repairs to do is these deco necklaces with the filigree over the gem. I am sometimes fortunate enough...
08/11/2026

One of my favorite repairs to do is these deco necklaces with the filigree over the gem. I am sometimes fortunate enough to find them with a damaged gem that I can replace with uranium glass. Because, well, look at them! The glow shining behind the filigree is outstanding.

Both these came to me damaged and missing their chain. With the replacement gems and new period-appropriate peanut chains, they look better than they ever did. The oval is sterling and the emerald cut is silver tone costume metal.

Both are now available in my shop, in the New in August section, see comments for details 💚

I found some beautiful blue uranium glass gems for sterling stud earrings 🩵These are super old. 1930s I think. This is a...
08/10/2026

I found some beautiful blue uranium glass gems for sterling stud earrings 🩵

These are super old. 1930s I think. This is a rare color of uranium glass you really only see in jewelry. People miss it a lot because somw of it doesn't gkow super bright and people think it's manganese. These actually glow fairly well.

The earrings are sterling and now available in my shop, in the New in August collection, see comments for details 💚

Edit: Guinea pigs all claimed!

I also want to make a couple of ring designs from these gems. I am offering them half price 80 shipped for anyone that wants to be a guinea pig for the example pieces. DM me if interested!

I have a story about relentlessly pursuing the things that matter to youLast week I visited the Harvard Museum of Natura...
08/07/2026

I have a story about relentlessly pursuing the things that matter to you

Last week I visited the Harvard Museum of Natural History to see their glass flower collection. The flowers were created in Bohemia from 1887 to 1936, which is the exact time and place for the height of uranium glass making. I had suspicions that the flowers may contain uranium glass, and I visited there to check with my blacklight.

When I arrived, all of the flowers were displayed in low lighting. When I see low lighting in a museum, I think "conservation." So I decided I needed to ask permission. I told the docents I was a uranium glass historian and researcher and asked if I could check with my blacklight.

And I got told a big fat NO.

Oof was I disappointed. I came all the way there. Of course I enjoyed the flowers, but I wanted to discover something new about the history of glass.

After awhile I decided to ask them to speak the conservator of the collection.

Again, I got a resounding NO.

I left the exhibit and spoke to someone else working in the museum and asked again to speak to the conservator.

AGAIN I was told no. They said that Jenny Brown, the conservator, was not available.

But now I had a name.

So I looked her up on the Harvard website. It gave me a phone number. I did not expect her to answer on a Friday afternoon. But she did. Later she told me she is never there on a Friday afternoon. I was very lucky. I told her who I was and what I was doing, and explained some of the history. I asked her if I could check with my blacklight.

Once in awhile there are people who are delighted by my enthusiasm and passion. This was one of those times. She said yes. She asked to meet me in the exhibit.

She took me through the exhibit and we checked together. She knew very little about uranium glass, and was excited to learn from me. Yes, a Harvard Museum conservator was excited to learn from ME 😁 That felt pretty good. And we were both delighted to actually find uranium glass exactly ONE of the glass flower specimins.

My husband calls me an "unstoppable force." And this unstoppable force just discovered something that changes uranium glass history.

It can be really difficult to ask for what you really want, especially when it seems impossible. I have done many seemingly impossible things by not giving up by asking for what I want even when it's uncomfortable. I have learned that persistence has a way of opening doors that talent alone never could. Sometimes all that stands between you and an extraordinary opportunity is the willingness to ask.

08/07/2026

A historic uranium glass discovery in the Harvard botanical flower model collection 💚 Working alongside the museum conservator, we confirmed that the fluorescence comes from the glass itself rather than paint or any other applied material

I just spent many hours over many days going through about 100,000 square feet of New England warehouses looking for ura...
08/06/2026

I just spent many hours over many days going through about 100,000 square feet of New England warehouses looking for uranium glass and jewelry components. It was really tough physical labor done over 8 hour days in 85 degree high humidity just absolutely pouring sweat.

This has been a dream of mine for many years. I came away with nearly 100lbs of uranium glass gems and cabochons (pictured on the right are some of them) and unexpectedly found a huge amount of gorgeous vintage ring blanks. I bought 158lbs of them (yes I went back for more 🤣). It's gotta be tens of thousands of rings.

I also learned a ton about the history of jewelry making and glass importing in the eastern United States. All the folks I spoke to were extremely knowledgeable. This is a history that is dying as the older folks retire and leave the business. I didn't speak to anyone under 50 years old. Costume jewelry manufacturing in the US more or less shut down in the 1990s when all the jobs went to China.

I did not schedule myself enough time really. I didn't get to actually enjoy my trip outside of work much. And I'm exhausted beyond belief. But I'm very happy I got to do this, because soon one of the warehouses will be bulldozed to the ground. If I had waited any longer I would have missed out big time.

I still don't think I spent enough time hunting. I am seriously considering going back again next month.

Also I'm probably going to do a video series as I start going through all the rings 😍

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