Don’t you hate it when you find a perfect vintage dress, but it’s missing buttons or a few rhinestones? When are you ever going to be able to find something that still looks vintage to replace them with. I know several vintage collectors and dealers that will buy jars of buttons just to replace a set of missing ones.
I have the rhinestone equivalent for replacements. Whenever you find a vintage rhinestone piece that is missing stones or a broken clasp-BUY IT! You can replace missing stones on an almost perfect dress with the stones from your junk jewelry.

I had this broach, that in the clutter of my jewelry box, lost a cabachon. I knew I wouldn’t wear it again, so I was ok with taking it apart.
My cousin was getting married this past weekend, and I wanted to wear something fabulous and vintage. But I noticed that the cute little buckle was missing four stones.

So I took my Tweezerman’s and gently pryed four stones from the old broken broach, and crazy glued them on. They were just a fraction to small but the setting on the buckle made it impossible to notice.
Wham, bam-I got a good as new, old dress.