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‘Fluffy’ cremation pendant/urn
I have written before about cremation jewellery, though I have never had any. I keep Paddy’s ashes in my office in their little wooden urn, with his favourite toys on top. Fluffy’s wooden urn is on my...
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Secret Woods Turtles
One of my favourite rings, even though I don’t wear it that often, is my Secret Woods s Falls Ring. The detail in it is perfect, absolutely perfect. They also did turtles for a while, then stopped, but...
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Charity shop finds
I guess that charity shops (UK) and thrift stores (US) are more or less the same? In the US, are thrift stores affiliated with organisations? In the UK, Sweden, and South Africa, a charity shop is...
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Lockets
I have always loved lockets. My mother had a round silver one with photos of her and her brother in it, and my grandmother had a gold one one of her and her husband. When I turned 12 I received a heart...
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Delicate earrings from Muja Juma and Kinz Kanaan
Source: Muja Juma I have tiny (or maybe non-existent?) earlobes, so I have always been unable to wear clip-on/screw-on, dangly, or heavy earrings. Clip-ons have nothing to clip to, screw-ons have...
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Solid silver African elephant pendant
One of the gifts I received for my birthday was a stunningly beautiful solid silver African elephant pendant. The detailing is gorgeous! When you see elephants depicted in jewellery or fashion items...
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Sterling silver heart-shaped pillbox
I found this sterling silver vintage pillbox on Etsy for a great price the other day. It arrived quickly from Croatia and is a perfect size. Not too big, not too small. It is in great shape and will be...
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My collection of small pillboxes
I have a collection of little pillboxes that I use for different things. the rectangular case with cats on is used for pills when I travel. It has seven little compartments, one for each day of the...
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Cheese puff pendant by Manolin (Malin Nordström)
Malin Nordström, a Stockholm-based jewellery designer creates the most amazing solid silver jewellery cast exactly from popular candy and snacks. My favourites are the little car (because that is my...
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Pearls
I like pearls, and often wear my late mother-in-law’s pearl bracelet and stud earrings. Here is the pearl bracelet with my mother’s silver bangle from the 1950s. When I got married I wore my mother’s...
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My biggest bargain EVER – Efva Attling Mother Earth silver pendant
I love scratching around at flea markets and (formerly*) at charity shops for tarnished silver bargains. Silver doesn’t look good when very tarnished, and so it often ends up in boxes of junk...
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Efva Attling Mother Earth pendant – part 2
By popular request, here is one before and several after photographs of my Efva Attling Mother Earth bargainous pendant. Before: After: Tarnished sterling silver often looks awful. It can be almost...
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Nice awareness jewellery
Most items of jewellery celebrating pride or diversity are quite stereotypical – featuring rainbows or rainbow colours. I like the two below, because they convey the same message, but in a different...
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Seiko watch
A giant, heavy Jet Set men’s watch I learned to tell the time when I was about 5 or 6 I think and have worn a watch on my left arm ever since then, apart from a period about 8 years ago when I used...
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Little boxes
I wrote recently about my collection of little boxes. Here are two new additions. I have featured the sterling silver heart-shaped one before. The new editions are a round solid silver Art Deco box...
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Christmas movies and elephant jewellery
It’s the time of year that sappy, cheesy Hallmark Christmas romance movies start to come out. Lots of red and green in every scene bad acting weak plots Christmas sweaters snow and tinsel hot...
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Garnets
My birthstone is ruby, and I really love rubies. Unfortunately though, good ones are expensive so I have a few small ones as accent stones in a ring and a pendant. For more slender budgets, a good red...
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Silver jewellery with eyes
I posted the photo above a day or so ago in another post, and I received an email about my silver frog ring. It is one of my favourite casual rings, and always cheers me up. I also have a cat and a...
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500 wedding rings
I picked this book up at the local charity shop. Mainly because I love rings, but also because it looked so interesting. And it is! These rings range from the most beautiful and practical unusual...
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