Displaying my pretties
Orange earrings from a Brazilian girl at markets, unicorn necklace by Kim at Cupcakes & Mace, Owl and Cat from friend, big coloured beads I bought at a random store, and small coloured beads were my Grandma's (she had killer taste)
I have insanely bizarre taste in jewelery which means that I don’t have a lot of it – I really only get pieces that strike me and that I love. I am not a fan of simple gold or silver pieces and I like what I wear to drive people to ask about it. A good example of this is my Scrabble earrings – a friend bought me some earrings made from the A tiles (for Adele) and whenever I wear them they never fail to spark debate. Some people love them; others nudge their partners and whisper; others just don’t get it and you can see them thinking ‘what an idiot, why would you wear that’? I am one of the most liberal minded people I know and love quirkiness, so anything that can force people to open their minds to difference is great!
Bought in Queenstown as a reminder of NZ and their cabbage trees
Bangle made out of cartoon strips
Anyhoo, kind of off topic! I have noticed a lot of bloggers writing about displaying their bling in teacups or on jewelry trees which is really lovely. I however do not have a tall-boy or a piece of furniture in my bedroom that would allow me to do this; also, my bedside table is for books and plants so I had to come up with another solution. I remembered an old room-mate had made her own display frame so I set to making one and I am so very happy with the results!
I can put my earrings, necklaces and brooches on it and I have even managed to attach a coat hanger so I can display my favourite dress of the moment. The only thing I can’t put on there is bracelets or arm bands so they just sit on a little space on my bedside table.
Necklace bought at a local art gallery
All I had to do was get a photo frame and remove the glass and backing board. I bought some dense fly-screen and some small nails and hammered it into place. I attached some silky ribbon to the top and tied it in a bow to hang on a picture hook on my wall. The earrings hang by themselves, and the necklaces are hung on bent paperclips. Very cheap and very simple but I think quite lovely.
Oval brooch from Grandma, Giraffe came on a birthday card (best brooch ever), earrings from a friend for my 21st
Bag holding all of my stud stlye earrings (including Scrabble pieces), owl brooch from a local boutique, silver earrings from Sportsgirl and pink earrings from a market.
Tags: fashion
February 18th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
First of all, I LOVE YOUR BLOG TITLE and the subtitle. Hilarious
Second of all, that is a kick arse jewellery collection – totally feel ya on not having much. I have even less than you! I just find that cheap jewellery looks funky but breaks and expensive jewellery isnt as colourful or fun. Trying to slowly build a collection though. I love the way you show off yours – totally stealing this idea!
Thirdly, yes, ‘Let Go’ is a fantastic song. I first heard it during the Garden State credits – I was like “That’s Imogen Heap” but I was a little off – it’s a whole new band featuring her. Anyway, have you seen Garden State? It is my absolute fave!
Sorry for the long comment. Hehe.
I’ll be back!
Love your space here
February 18th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
I was really lucky that my Grandma had some amazing stuff; my Mum knew I would like it so she kept it aside for me to look at before the other siblings got a look in! I seriously think if I ever get engaged I want a Dinosaur Designs resin ring in all the colours possible – I know they only cost about $50 but man, so awesome! I bought one a few months ago, but my bird grabbed it off my counter, threw it, and broke it in half! Sneaky bugger.
I heard it during Garden State as well – it blew my mind! I think I may have even cried a little – it just builds so intensely!
I will certainly be keeping an eye on your site too! I only found it this week and I love it already
February 19th, 2010 at 1:21 am
oooh it looks so gorgeous! i used to do a similar thing when i lived in a smaller place, i used a painting canvas to display everything.
one of my best friends has these scrabble brooches… i loove them. me wanty!
February 21st, 2010 at 9:12 am
Beautiful! My favourite one of these was an old window frame that had mesh stretched over it, I need to try my hand at this DIY fix! Thanks for the inspiration =)