Jewelry
For two years now I have been wearing a necklace, non stop. I only had it off when I had my eye surgery and since I was hanging at the house I left it off for about a week.
This is that necklace. My mom's thumb print.
On the flip side it has her name, DOB and DOD.
I have TON's of necklaces and if I wear another one, I wear it with this one.
I added another one to my stash the other day. My friend Nancy (Ohio), sent me a late
Christmas gift.
Its yellow gold, which I do not wear but....I have been wearing it with my other
one and they are mixing just fine.
Isn't it pretty.
When I was a teen I wore silver in all my jewelry. Then somewhere
along the line I changed to gold. My engagement/wedding rings were gold.
Everything I bought or got was always gold. Then I started wearing the
gold in the winter and silver in the summer.....
haha....who knows?
When I went all silver in the hair, I went all silver in the
jewelry. I had some really nice pieces in gold but there
was not reason to hold on to them so I sold them.
I really love my silver. I am not a high maintenance woman,
I don't wear brand names and I don't have to have all
my jewelry to be in real silver. I mix and match
my silver with fake silver.
I have only had one pair of diamond earrings and they
were set in gold. A diamond fell out of one so I took
the diamond in and the earring to have it fixed. I asked
how much it would cost to put the diamonds in silver and
it was not worth it. But they had another thought, dip my
yellow gold in silver. Yep, worked for me. I got these diamonds
shortly after my divorce, sort of a divorce gift to myself so that
means I have been wearing them for .....
almost 29 years. They come out of my ears for cleaning,
and when I have had surgery, other then that, they
stay put. Not a problem wearing others though, I have
five holes in my ears.
Years ago I took the diamond out of my engagement ring
and traded it in on my daughters birthstone and cost for
enlarging that ring for Amber. The wedding bands I sold.
When I was a teen, every (almost) had a ring on it.
Here is one that I got for Christmas when I was 16.
I think I got this one below when I was about 15. I bought this
with babysitting money.
Here are my rings.
Yes, I still wear anywhere between four to six.
I have two on my thumb that I never take off.
My watches, which I never wear anymore and my
bracelets. Before you ask, yes, they are displayed
on a coffee cup holder.
My necklaces that don't get a lot of wear these
days since I am not working.
I made the holder for the necklace with a 16x20 frame,
screen and drape hooks.
Here are the earrings.
The holder for the earrings is a small cabinet door I picked up at
Habitat for Humanity store. I paid maybe a buck for it. My thoughts
was to do a painting on it but that did not happen....and the holder did.
I painted it off white and with up upholstery tacks I hung some
black chain from side to side. Works great.
Both the rack for the necklaces and the earrings hangs behind
my bedroom door.
How do you store your jewelry?
Pam
Comments
Sentimental value.
Have a fabulous day and week, Pam. Big hug to you and lots of scritches to the furbabes. ♥
Wow, you have a lot of jewelry. I really like the purple ring, it's pretty. Your mom's thumb print necklace is a treasure, and it keeps you close to her. I wondered how you manage to wear two thumb rings all the time. I don't think I could do that if I was cleaning or doing other things around the house. These days, I just wear bracelets, and I can see you have an assortment of them. : )
~Sheri
I like the necklace with your mother's thumbprint, that is different and very special.
Take Care
All the best Jan