How she shines

I came across this image today and fell right into the studded hands of a marketer as I devoured Google in the search for studded bracelets that bare any resemblance to this image

Narrowed it down to:

Urban Outfitters £9.99, Bloomingdales: $30, ASOS: £8, Kenneth Jay Lane: £98, Burberry: £395

Chanel green, silver rings

pics via: fuckyeahfashion

Adorn me with jewels

Humorous Gold

Magazine pages are now adorned with numerous Christmas guides, Secret Santa presents, Christmas party dresses and accessories, hell we can even rent generous celeb clothes from those clever minds at Topshop. Being bombarded with purchases I should be making, one is undoubtedly going to lose enthusiasm for it all. So when i came across this Kate Spade gift bow necklace, I remembered all that is festive, the joys of presents and the happiness I should actually be feeling when spending all my money this month.

TomTom Geometrics

No I'm not writing a strange post about my sat nav as the title may imply, I'm in fact boasting about the mesmerising sharp, tribal - esque yet immensely feminine jewelry by Tom Tom.

The collection, called Shape Shape It Up, is a node to jeweled and golden symmetries with quite a friendly price tag of around $100+ attached to it.

Zippy

I know I keep banging on about DIY ideas and haven't actually shown any of my creations but the sad fact is they are all extremely slow processes. My subconscious keeps popping out and tucking my bag of studs away in the cupboard to avoid the embarrassment of my sad creations... So I figure other people's DIY attempts would be far more inspiring than my poor excuses of DIY.
On that note here's an incredible DIY jewelry collection that I did not create. Hurricane Boutique has shown her zipper collection on her Etsy store. Who would have thought I'd be searching ebay for a roll of zippers for a ring?

Whilst on the subject of the multi-uses of zippers, it feels only appropriate to show the surreal interpretation of zippers by Montreal-born Rad Hourani.

Chain Me Up

For those of you who are unaware of etsy , it is an online marketplace for all things handmade. This in effect means that the pieces are unique and not seen in stores thus avoiding the whole high-street wearing clones of each other we have all become.
There's one piece in particular I'm loving right now which is a gunmetal plated chain by barestyle which is best worn as a body chain but is versatiale and adjustable and so can be worn as a necklace.

Hurrah For Retail Therapy

So today was one of those days that just kept on kicking my ass! I got an invite to the a sample sale I will keep anonymous because of the bitch-fest I am about to unleash that started at noon. The invite said up to 90% off. Jackpot I thought. So in my prompt fashion I arrived a 12:05, and apparently half an hour too late.
As I got to the entrance I started to follow the maze of a queue round and round the block. I arrive at the back and figure half an hour queueing tops! Wrong wrong wrong.
This queueing palaver became one of those moments where you've been standing for a while and start thinking I can't back away now it can't take too much longer. Oh how many times I said that to myself. Finally after a while (I don't want to say how long) I arrive to the front of the queue. YES I enter, walk up a flight of stairs and oh hello yet another queue. Now by this point the hunger pangs kick in as does thirst and my desire to scream or maybe push some people down the stairs to get through - violence is never the answer. I put this all aside and stand there like the polite and patient lady I attempt to be.
After a little (or forever) longer I get inside. Mmmm not what I'd expected. The only items involved in this sale are these store's specific items, not those from the entire department store. This meant grandma-ish prints, lots of men's shirts and a few bags. Hours of queueing, minutes of browsing.
As you can imagine, I was pissed off! Retail therapy was needed. Liberty was my stop.
After a little stroll on the ground floor of Liberty department store and I purchased this very sweet Marc by Marc Jacobs ring

What's brilliant about this ring is that it can fit practically any finger size as it has an adjustable ring inside --> Perfect fit!
Obviously feeling better after this lovely purchase but was still quite pissed off about my sample sale misfortune.
Note for future sample sale endeavors:
1) Do some research - wouldn't have gone if I'd known it was limited brands
2) Take a sandwich and some reserve snacks
3) Take more than one little bottle of water, possibly coffee in a thermos?
4) Take a friend for some entertainment - people get bored of phone chats.]
Oh when I finally got to the tube to go home, a massive queue for the platform formed in Tottenham Court road station. Once again had an image of pushing everyone out of my way similar to the jungle style scenes in Mean Girls. I think I have queue trauma now.

Oh Jewelry, How Do I Love Thee?

bangles - H&M & Topshop

locket - Portabello antique market, large necklace - Accessorize

Junk Jewels postcard necklace, Swarovski necklace, Links of London sweetie bracelet, Magnolia stone, This Charming Girl anchor, Urban Outfitters message in a bottle (changed chain), Market stall in Ibiza necklace,

Ray Bans, Antique stone, Grandmothers bordered stone necklace, Follie Follie watch