My favourite jewellery
Swedish people tend to wear very little ‘serious’ jewellery. When I came to Sweden it was common for engaged couples to each wear a single gold band. When they got married the woman (and sometimes the...
View ArticleMy biggest ring
My biggest ring is a solid silver articulated leopard from India. It stretches from beyond my knuckles over and around the tip of my middle finger. I very seldom wear it but it is absolutely...
View ArticleLinks of London Friendship Bracelets
Links of London Friendship bracelets are another of my favourite arm candy. They are overpriced if you buy them full price but I tend to travel via Heathrow in June and/or December so I buy in duty...
View ArticleGeneral Mystic Topaz
In the previous post I featured mystic topaz jewellery I own. In this post I will feature mystic topaz jewellery I would like to own! As I mentioned in the previous post, mystic topaz is created by...
View ArticleGreen Quartz
Another semi-precious stone that is very pretty and not expensive is Green Quartz These two bracelets I bought from Etsy. My favourite is the one with the flower shape but every time I try to sell the...
View ArticleMy Mystic Topaz
People who know me will recognise these semi-precious stones as they are my favorite – mystic topaz. I often wear mine. They are also called fire topaz or rainbow topaz. They are created by applying a...
View ArticleNomination Charm Bracelets
I love charm bracelets and have written about my various types of charms here: Thomas Sabo Reminiscence Nomination Tiffany Kidz Today I am writing about my favourite charms again – Nomination I like...
View ArticleWatches
I have two watches I tend to wear. The big one is practical and the small one is sentimental. This small one was given to me by my grandmother when I was about seven years old. She had picked it up in...
View ArticleNomination Bracelets
As requested, here is a photograph of all my Nomination charms with the bracelets flat so you can see them. The top four are all genuine Nomination charms and the bottom three are cheaper equivalents....
View ArticleCarrotBox Ring Blog
CarrotBox is the best ring blog I have ever discovered. She makes at least one post every day and her quality and eye are impeccable. In addition there is a shop where you can buy beautiful rings.
View ArticleLinks of London Friendship Watches
I own four or five Links friendship bracelets and wrote about them here. Now the matching Links friendship WATCH is here. You can buy a round or a rectangular watch in several different colours...
View ArticleCharm Bracelet Index
Dr Seuss Book Cover Charm Bracelet Traditional charm bracelets Nomination charm bracelets Thomas Sabo charm bracelets Pandora charm bracelets Tiffany charm bracelets Reminiscence charm bracelets Etsy,...
View ArticlePandora Charm Club – love it!
I love charm bracelets – I have done ever since I was old enough to play with my mum’s silver charm bracelet. She used to receive charms for all her birthdays and Christmases when she was young. I...
View ArticleOttoman Hands Jewellery
On the Stockholm underground a couple of months ago I sat next to a woman wearing the most stunning ring. It was gold with large semi-precious stones which looked like they were floating on her finger....
View ArticleButterfly Wing Jewellery
My mother used to have butterfly wing jewellery and as a child I was fascinated by it. It was so iridescent and detailed yet so delicate and pretty. I am not sure what happened to it but I...
View ArticleFossil Watch
I wore the Jet Set watch below for at least six years. I bought it very cheaply but the battery lasted at least three years and it still has the original strap. It is a Jet Set San Remo. I love it...
View ArticleLes Nereides Jewellery
I have always loved Les Nereides jewellery – particularly their rings. They are delicate and whimsical and each one is handmade so there are endless variations of colour and size, even with the same...
View ArticleLidded Queen Ring by Bill Skinner
During his career, Bill Skinner has worked with companies such as Van Cleef and Arpels, Garrards and Asprey. Since the 1980s he has worked in costume jewellery creating pieces for clients such as...
View ArticleYSL Arty Ring
my one my one Yves Saint Laurent’s Arty rings have been available for a while now. I usually don’t buy designer costume jewelry – often the quality is too low and the price is too high. I tend to wear...
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