https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/rare-cold-war-era-career-archive/inside-the-skunk-works-the-remarkable-32-year-career-of-james-ronald-beam 2026-09-21T13:49:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/retirementgiftphoto_c62aa4cf-3862-428c-b511-445c24cdadf3.jpg?v=1790016562 Inside the Skunk Works: The Remarkable 32-Year Career of James Ronald Beam Signed U-2 retirement photo — Lockheed Skunk Works https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-necklace-i-wore-to-my-wedding-june-1988 2026-08-20T11:26:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/0b3b16af-ffa9-4318-bcaf-757d155c44f8_44c3ffcf-77fa-4992-8cef-683ecad4d664.jpg?v=1787243194 The Necklace I Wore to My Wedding — June 1988 Vintage 1980s conch shell and mother-of-pearl necklace set with matching earrings https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/rare-cold-war-era-career-archive/inside-the-archive-my-fathers-32-years-at-lockheed-skunk-works 2026-09-21T13:44:29-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/dad_with_Rolls_Royce_engine_a6cba6b1-40e0-45d8-9e86-ec3057c6e202.jpg?v=1790016269 Inside the Archive: My Father's 32 Years at Lockheed Skunk Works https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-shell-set-that-walks-into-a-room-before-you-do 2026-08-20T11:27:13-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/f35aa4e2-74e6-44d4-ad8a-03ba71899f98_946333ae-6d16-4c5a-8bf4-2ae8664d70c1.jpg?v=1787243233 The Shell Set That Walks Into a Room Before You Do https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/from-my-mothers-jewelry-box-the-sarah-coventry-evening-star 2026-08-20T11:27:42-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/5b0cb75d-fd76-4801-9a83-6def2c8745e9_bf24b2a9-263e-4deb-bc0d-8735dfe5d844.jpg?v=1787243262 From My Mother's Jewelry Box: The Sarah Coventry Evening Star https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/rare-cold-war-era-career-archive/what-it-meant-to-keep-a-secret-my-father-and-the-skunk-works 2026-08-20T11:26:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/xv5h26o0927nolkk9ibu1e06md2i_67a9c041-9b2d-417f-bad0-efcb26ff36f1.jpg?v=1787243160 The Plane My Father Built: A Delivery Flight, a New Life, and Maracas Bay Maracas Bay, Trinidad — where the Beam family spent their Sundays during 18 months on the island https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/what-edwardian-women-wore-and-why-this-little-brooch-still-matters 2026-08-27T09:55:26-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/c8708274-6502-4190-9bfe-4b3e40c407b1_70328350-79a9-4780-a21c-a4e34a9d2456.jpg?v=1787842526 What Edwardian Women Wore — and Why This Little Brooch Still Matters https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-bracelet-i-loved-and-why-im-finally-letting-it-go 2026-08-27T09:53:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/01df1b92-d4e7-4666-bc01-6ecc78c00bc9_1e3e9f18-4575-405a-af34-966ca7665386.jpg?v=1787842382 The Bracelet I Loved — and Why I'm Finally Letting It Go https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/fifteen-minutes-the-pearls-aunt-mary-and-a-drive-ill-never-forget 2026-08-20T11:44:20-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/image0.jpg?v=1787244260 Fifteen Minutes: The Pearls, Aunt Mary, and a Drive I'll Never Forget https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-necklace-that-always-got-compliments 2026-08-20T11:47:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/ec4fa1dd-ea91-483a-b641-33b12176a762.jpg?v=1787244450 The Necklace That Always Got Compliments https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-shell-that-wears-itself-a-5-iridescent-pendant-and-the-art-of-natural-jewelry 2026-08-20T11:48:07-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/4d549b64-71cb-4efb-927d-c4f3eb76be3d_3389c782-327b-455b-ad14-90811d597777.jpg?v=1787244487 The Shell That Wears Itself: A 5" Iridescent Pendant and the Art of Natural Jewelry Large iridescent 5 inch natural shell pendant necklace with graduated white branch coral chips, 30 inches, vintage https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-fork-at-the-head-of-the-table-a-r-wallace-sons-sterling-silver-serving-piece-circa-1900 2026-08-20T11:49:47-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/3cb3896d-b268-4117-9329-8927776f768b_38827453-bf19-4452-8380-38b51c2ace1b.jpg?v=1787244587 The Fork at the Head of the Table: A R. Wallace & Sons Sterling Silver Serving Piece, Circa 1900 R. Wallace & Sons sterling silver cold meat fork circa 1900 with repousse scroll handle and monogram B https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-necklace-i-wore-out-of-the-store 2026-08-20T11:57:33-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/54d9eecd-0a08-4dd3-bc4d-cf741e29ea99_1df3654e-5c40-4383-ab2b-937cc5bfe997.jpg?v=1787245053 The Necklace I Wore Out of the Store https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-plate-that-held-thanksgiving 2026-08-20T11:54:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/1805b69b-1917-4d5f-b131-f8d9ee963e02.jpg?v=1787244857 The Plate That Held Thanksgiving https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-brooch-that-proves-itself-authenticating-a-juliana 2026-08-27T09:53:27-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/tewiojg5ovectq3yept6k275wr4o_4017d725-1410-4892-b545-16d522532b09.jpg?v=1787842407 The Brooch That Proves Itself: Authenticating a Juliana Vintage DeLizza & Elster Juliana flower brooch with translucent pink cabochon petals and fuchsia rhinestone center on blue velvet https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-gold-standard-what-makes-a-coro-brooch-worth-collecting 2026-08-27T09:53:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/4mrh3f4rmr1zuq02bji3z5baarnq_a94aa896-9d78-4f28-8e2d-253bd02854fa.jpg?v=1787842433 The Gold Standard: What Makes a Coro Brooch Worth Collecting Vintage Coro 12kt gold filled flower brooch with textured dimensional petals and light blue rhinestone center https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/small-at-the-back-wild-at-the-front-the-shell-necklace-that-always-gets-compliments 2026-08-27T09:41:50-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/b537f8dd-b1cf-46a3-bbbf-ae47620976d2_34c439f5-b709-4caf-aa26-6c4c58a79719.jpg?v=1787841710 Small at the Back. 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The Shell Necklace That Always Gets Compliments. https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/found-at-the-airport-worn-through-paradise-the-shell-necklace-from-my-hawaii-days 2026-09-20T16:07:14-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/fb0a7908-1965-4245-b140-138de9aca4ae_aee88b4d-6dda-418d-9a74-6ad6d2bd48a3.jpg?v=1789938434 Found at the Airport, Worn Through Paradise: The Shell Necklace from My Hawaii Days https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/when-the-pendant-leads-the-way-the-goldstone-set-that-made-itself 2026-08-27T10:01:54-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/43856a2c-5f92-4672-a0e8-02480697d120_981e9121-2dc6-4b29-b964-e2f007dc69bc.jpg?v=1787842914 When the Pendant Leads the Way: The Goldstone Set That Made Itself https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/poor-plain-earrings-no-more-the-seaside-dream-transformation 2026-08-27T10:26:48-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/0k61xkdzqfxaqxy7g2674an1po4o.jpg?v=1787844408 Poor Plain Earrings No More: The Seaside Dream Transformation Handmade Seaside Dream earrings — ornate silver-tone nautilus shell tops with luminous mother of pearl button drops against a dark blue background https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-necklace-that-almost-wasnt-inside-the-making-of-the-grande-luxe-multi-strand-celebration-set 2026-09-05T22:13:13-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/1dw5k9bpgkse4asnbt6m38jhv3cs.jpg?v=1788664393 The Necklace That Almost Wasn't: Inside the Making of the Grande Luxe Multi-Strand Celebration Set Close-up detail of the Grande Luxe Multi-Strand Celebration Set — freshwater pearls, champagne crystals, rhinestone rondelles and gold metallic beads on navy velvet https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/rare-cold-war-era-career-archive/the-man-who-worked-at-skunk-works-a-daughters-story-of-james-ronald-beam 2026-09-21T13:51:35-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/Skunk_Works_Green_enamal_pin_10k_gold_filled_4b5537f0-2c89-40ec-9e87-492efce6a338.jpg?v=1790016695 The Man Who Worked at Skunk Works: A Daughter's Story of James Ronald Beam https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-necklace-that-went-everywhere-a-vintage-lavender-pink-coral-find 2026-09-20T16:04:26-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/lavender-coral-shell-petal-fringe_7ed5445e-0f0b-493c-8326-4cbdc1f8f72c.jpg?v=1789938266 The Necklace That Went Everywhere: A Vintage Lavender & Pink Coral Find https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/news/build-the-pendant-first-jasper-onyx-black-jasper-set 2026-09-18T15:22:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/4221faa1-e8f6-4469-9fe2-b06d97f28175.jpg?v=1789762954 Build the Pendant First: The Story Behind a One-of-a-Kind Jasper, Onyx & Black Jasper Set https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/two-wild-boar-tusk-treasures-hunting-artifact-victorian-brooch 2026-09-18T15:54:40-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/9f87k99opaoscc11o4ahu7etf7j6.jpg?v=1789764880 Two Wild Boar Tusk Treasures: From Display Artifact to Early Hunting Brooch Rare spiral wild boar tusk and early hunting brooch displayed together on a black background https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/why-i-chose-salmon-over-yellow 2026-09-20T14:13:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/d99f9b99-635a-45e8-817b-b7e90d297201.jpg?v=1789931633 Why I Chose Salmon Over Yellow https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/the-necklace-that-was-too-short 2026-09-20T15:17:23-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/9429b381-48f1-4c66-8b5c-f8247d92a415.jpg?v=1789935443 The Necklace That Was Too Short https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/royal-blue-mother-of-pearl-when-beads-become-fine-china 2026-09-21T19:24:13-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/a3grm4lwmreos868d16jej8t4tf8.jpg?v=1790036653 Royal Blue & Mother of Pearl: When Beads Become Fine China Close-up of genuine Mother of Pearl beads with royal blue cat's eye beads and gold-plated rhinestone rondelle spacers https://kattsstuff.com/blogs/jewelry-and-collectibles/how-a-box-of-glass-seed-beads-started-everything 2026-09-21T19:40:33-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0958/5580/4717/articles/jbmw6tmk712hru7ed87hx564z76u.jpg?v=1790037633 How a Box of Glass Seed Beads Started Everything Handcrafted Mother of Pearl and royal blue cat's eye necklace and earring set on navy velvet — a Katt's Stuff Original Creation