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JeGem Lapis Lazuli and Dinosaur Bone Jewellery
JeGem is an excellent place to buy precious stone jewellery. It is cheap, communication is good, shipping is free above a certain amount, they have special offers most weekends, they send valuation...
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Encouraging unnecessary spending
I don’t often name and shame on my blog but today I am going to make an exception. I love Les Nereides jewellery but I only buy it when it is half price on seasonal sales. Because each is handmade and...
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Line & Jo
Line & Jo Miss Rafail Gold and Emerald ring Scandinavia has many famous jewellery designers. Among them are: Efva Attling Georg Jensen Pandora Pilgrim Dyrberg/Kern Snö of Sweden Edblad Bjørg Maria...
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Lovely Etsy Ring
I have received lots of comments on this faux snakeskin and gold plated rose ring recently. It is an inexpensive ring from ArzuKiwanDesigns on Etsy. I bought it with a 10% discount code I received for...
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Silverado charm bracelet
I belong to a charm club where I receive two charms a month. I almost completed my second one. They are lovely!
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Mulberry Bags, Planners and Jewellery
Tooled Mulberry Bayswater in Oak and Brown. Bought on sale at Heathrow Duty Free 2006. This bag has been used extensively for almost 8 years, as can be seen from the corners. Mulberry Roxanne in Oak....
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Who copied who?
I have a black version of the bracelet below which purports to be an original design by a Swedish artist (who shall remain nameless here). I bought it at Designtorget, where it is still for sale. I was...
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Gold pendants on cotton thread
I don’t wear jewellery round the clock. I used to wear my rings all the time and felt terribly bare when I took them off but now I cannot imagine doing that – at all! Nowadays I wear them only when I...
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Leather cuff
I used to have quite a few leather cuffs, but at the moment I have only about three or four. I have very very slim wrists so I have to have them specially made, or find ones made for children. My...
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Campomaggi Gaetano Leather Cuff
Found on Marcopoloni – here. Description: The Gaetano is a bracelet made for the boldhearted. This is not a bracelet you wear when you want an accessory to act as an accent, it takes the spotlight...
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Campomaggi Gaetano Leather and Stone Cuff
This is a gorgeous leather Gaetano cuff made by Campomaggi. I have tiny wrists so it is fastened on the shortest of the two settings on the smaller size cuff. It fits perfectly. In photos it looks a...
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Featuring Chris Gray’s Salty Dog Leatherworks
New Zealander Chris Gray was frustrated in his search for quality leather cuffs. He found low quality, mass manufactured leather items being sold for inflated prices, but no real handmade quality...
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Two more Gaetano Cuffs….
…will be on my wrist before long! The shorter ones are quite hard to find so I am pretty lucky to find these two nice ones (see Campomaggi’s photos of them below). Each one of these bracelets is one of...
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Salty Dog Leatherworks Cuff – a work of art in process
Chris Grey of Salty Dog Leatherworks is sending me a cuff for review and I have been so excited to watch its progress on his page. If you buy one from him you may be able to do that on his page as well...
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Campomaggi Gaetano Bracelets
The best place to buy Campomaggi is Marcopoloni - the service is really second to none. Emi and Daniele make every moment shopping with them a pleasure. I have bought my Campomaggi bags and Gaetano...
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The Claddagh
One of the most precious items of jewellery I own is my Claddagh. A Claddagh is a traditional Irish wedding ring and my husband gave me one for my fortieth birthday. I chose a heavy man’s one which I...
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Turquoise and Purple – my favourite colours in one gemstone
Purple Turquoise! Find good deals at my favorite gem store – JeGem.com. They have more unusual gemstones here and regular specials. Each item they sell is one of a kind and comes with a certificate...
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Charm Bracelets Part 2 – Nomination
These bracelets seem to be very popular in some countries but not really well-known in others. They are probably my favorite charm bracelet because they are simple, flat, and don’t jangle. They sit...
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Charm Bracelets Part 1 – Traditional
I love charm bracelets. My mother received a silver one for her 16th birthday in 1944. Her parents gave her the bracelet and the lock, and each guest at her party brought her a charm. I loved it as a...
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Charm Bracelets Part 3 – Thomas Sabo
I have two Thomas Sabo charm bracelets that look like this – onyx beads with a ring which hold up to three charms each. The charms have little lobster clasps so you can change them around at will. You...
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