Your Everyday Jewelry? (color, tone, light, washing)
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What everyday jewelry do you wear pretty much daily, even if running out to do a couple of errands?
I like wearing:
- engagement ring, which will be the same as my weding ring (I didn't want a set w/ an additional band)
- watch - I have various ones
- earrings - silver ones or some colorful, fun ones
Other jewelry I may or may not wear...depends on my mood that day:
I have simple small white gold diamond stud earrings, and two additional tiny silver ball stud earrings in my left ear. I also wear a very small white gold diamond pendant that was once a ring belonging to my late mother. It was a cluster ring with three separate clusters that my sister separated into pendants for me, her, and my niece.
I got into making stretch bracelets a couple of years ago with the intent of maybe selling them someday. Prior to this I made some bracelets from my mother's old beaded necklaces to match my favorite earring that I inherited from her. Later on I was inspired by a stack of colorful stretch bracelets my friend gave me. For the most part, my bracelets don't have any metal beads (I might stick a charm on them) and I gravitate toward round beads and like to mix them with irregular shapes. I was tired of cleaning the tarnish off my metal jewelry and wanted something carefree and not so formal.
I've drawn inspiration from color combinations of I see on resort style clothing and the color splashed tops that I like to wear now that I'm in FL. I love these bracelets because they are so casual and I can mix and match them to what I'm wearing. I even ventured into making beaded bracelets for men. I've invested a ton into beads and supplies but I've been kind of depressed this past year so I haven't been in the mood to do much of anything.
Attached is a sample of my work. One of my favorite color combos is the "Peach-Mint" bracelet. The "mermaid" bracelet with all the charms was commissioned by my cousin for her granddaughter. The same cousin couldn't settle on a color for herself so I made a blue/green combo stack to go with her favorite shirt along with a christmas red/green/white combo stack that included a red/white bracelet with a "made with love"heart charm that could could be worn for Valentine's day. My cousin's daughter liked the valentine bracelet so much that I made one for her too! I have a friend here in FL who loves the color purple so I gave her a stack for Christmas. They came out surprisingly well so I made a bunch more. The "flamingo christmas" bracelet was for myself to match a pair of earrings I got to wear for the holidays.
Other than that it's earrings. For a while I was into long dangles but since I retired I've been keeping it small and simple. I like "lever back" style earring clasps so I don't have to deal with shoving a rubber stopper on conventional hook wire earrings. I've replaced a lot of the fish hook style wires on my earrings with lever backs.
I don't like wearing rings--even when I was married after awhile I stopped wearing my wedding band. I used to be into necklaces too but down here in FL it just gets too hot and sweaty to have something hanging around my neck.
Last edited by Daisy Grey; 04-18-2021 at 10:30 PM..
Its a Ring . Its been re-set with a diamond from my mothers Ring. She had a larger ring size and they couldn't down size it without damaging the diamond or the gold band. So I said, lets redesign it .
I shall wear it til I part this earth or god forbid I lose it.
Not a fan of necklaces, bracelets , or earrings. They seem to get in my way at some point in my daily activity. Caught on a sleeve, tangled in my hair. Best to leave those fashionable items to the suave folks
I have two chain bracelets that I wear 24/7, both in 2-tone gold, and I've got a fitbit watch that I bought a 2-tone gold band for that I wear except when it's charging or I'm showering/swimming. Other than that, i typically wear earrings and a necklace that go with whatever I'm wearing that day, although with my hair longer and mask wearing, I wear the earrings less often these days, maybe half the time so my piercings don't close up.
I don’t leave the house without earrings. I feel naked without them.
Nowadays, I mostly leave the house to run errands, so I’ll wear my small silver hoop earrings. If I go to the doctor, I switch them up with others in my collection, depending on what I’m wearing.
When I was going to the office, I would always wear earrings and a statement necklace.
One plain wedding ring, Fitbit watch (more tech than jewelry). If I am going out, earrings. In my volunteer gig, earrings and rings are the only jewelry that doesn't get in the way, and I have a lot of fun sets. Since mask time, my dangly earrings have been retired as they get caught up in mask elastic, so studs only. Also when the hand-washing for 20 sec. came about, I retired all but my wedding ring.
I got into making stretch bracelets a couple of years ago with the intent of maybe selling them someday. Prior to this I made some bracelets from my mother's old beaded necklaces to match my favorite earring that I inherited from her. Later on I was inspired by a stack of colorful stretch bracelets my friend gave me. For the most part, my bracelets don't have any metal beads (I might stick a charm on them) and I gravitate toward round beads and like to mix them with irregular shapes. I was tired of cleaning the tarnish off my metal jewelry and wanted something carefree and not so formal.
I've drawn inspiration from color combinations of I see on resort style clothing and the color splashed tops that I like to wear now that I'm in FL. I love these bracelets because they are so casual and I can mix and match them to what I'm wearing. I even ventured into making beaded bracelets for men. I've invested a ton into beads and supplies but I've been kind of depressed this past year so I haven't been in the mood to do much of anything.
Attached is a sample of my work. One of my favorite color combos is the "Peach-Mint" bracelet. The "mermaid" bracelet with all the charms was commissioned by my cousin for her granddaughter. The same cousin couldn't settle on a color for herself so I made a blue/green combo stack to go with her favorite shirt along with a christmas red/green/white combo stack that included a red/white bracelet with a "made with love"heart charm that could could be worn for Valentine's day. My cousin's daughter liked the valentine bracelet so much that I made one for her too! I have a friend here in FL who loves the color purple so I gave her a stack for Christmas. They came out surprisingly well so I made a bunch more. The "flamingo christmas" bracelet was for myself to match a pair of earrings I got to wear for the holidays.
Other than that it's earrings. For a while I was into long dangles but since I retired I've been keeping it small and simple. I like "lever back" style earring clasps so I don't have to deal with shoving a rubber stopper on conventional hook wire earrings. I've replaced a lot of the fish hook style wires on my earrings with lever backs.
I don't like wearing rings--even when I was married after awhile I stopped wearing my wedding band. I used to be into necklaces too but down here in FL it just gets too hot and sweaty to have something hanging around my neck.
These are really pretty! I live in Florida too and since moving here my jewelry has become much more casual and colorful. I used to wear yellow gold necklaces and bracelets but now I'm enjoying colorful and less expensive jewelry. Sea glass items are a particular favorite of mine.
My only true "everyday" item is an expensive Swiss watch, which I'm sure people assume is a knockoff because most of the time I dress pretty casually.
I have a giant stash of very good jewelry accumulated over 40+ years. I keep most of it in a safe in the house and always have a few pieces out at a time, rotating them every month or so. I always wear earrings when I go out and probably a bracelet and a ring on each ring finger. Sometimes I add a necklace.
The only piece of jewelry I never take off is a delicate white gold necklace with 9 colored stones. It's very lightweight and I barely know it's there. Occasionally I have on earrings. Before the pandemic I would accessorize with a little jewelry when I went out but not anymore.
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