Laura Goldstein, of Mashu Mashu, announces her latest Vintage brass jewelry collection.

After spending 22 years as a performing arts publicist and writer for national magazines and newspapers specializing in entertainment and style and décor, a few years ago Goldstein decided to take her career in a different creative direction and began her company Mashu Mashu, which translates from the Hebrew expression, 'WOW - that's really something!'

Brass is a wonderful metal that over the years develops a patina that gives even new pieces an old feel. It's nice to a jewelry designer branch out and use vintage metals as well as a metal such as brass rather than stick with traditional materials such as silver and gold.

Goldstein incorporates all kinds of other materials with this metal in her collection including stone, shells, and even velvet and silk.

Here are a few pieces from her collection.