What Jewelry are you Never Without? - Page 6

justamom · #76 01-17-2002, 06:54 PM

I don't wear a lot of jewelry on a daily basis, but always wear a pair of earings-whatever looks best with what I'm wearing. I have too much "grand" type jewelry (a LOT of it inherited) and you really need an occasion to wear it or buy an outfit to match the jewelry!!! Crazy, but I do take the pieces out and look at them from time to time-just to remember. Plus I love to work in the yard so I don't wear my wedding ring too often.

AMONIA-is a GREAT cleaner for diamonds. Makes them sparkle ALMOST as good as an ultrasonic cleaning. You CAN NOT clean soft or semi precious gems in it however.

TOOTH PASTE-good quickie for silver-I put it right on it and have a seperate tooth brush for this work. It really gets into the crevices. I don't do it often enough to worry if it's harmful or not.

PEARLS-The more you wear them, the more beautiful they become because of body oils.

SigkapAlumWSU · #77 01-17-2002, 07:54 PM

I always wear my engagment ring (of course). I also wear a silver watch that my mom gave me for my senior prom (no matter what, I can't be without a watch either). I used to always wear my Sigma Kappa Lavalier, but it broke when I was at work and I didn't find out till I went home! (I'm going to be ordering another one soon) I also usually wear earrings no matter what and of course my tongue ring. I love to wear fancy jewelry, but I don't have a whole lot, and don't dress up much. But every year, I seem to be collecting more and more nice jewelry, so I might just have to wear it anyway!

ErikaXO · #78 01-19-2002, 02:59 PM

This will be a long post so brace yourself, but I have to ask if anyone else is as big an idiot as I am......have any of you ever lost something that really meant a lot to you? If so, how....did you get it back?

Let's see.....I lost my Chi Omega badge at my wedding! I had pinned it to the white hankie in my dress and worn it down the aisle like we're supposed to, but I took it out so it wouldn't fall out and get lost during the reception. I put it in a little pink gift bag and either I or my mom forgot what it was, saw the crumpled white hankie, thought it was trash, and PITCHED IT!!!!!! My beautiful Chi Omega badge is in a landfill somewhere!!!! I did get another one but it isn't the same, you know?

I lost my DTD lavaliere from my husband. I have no idea how I did that because it was on my add-a-bead necklace, in the middle, and I still have the necklace!!!!!!! I am really upset about that. My mother-in-law still has hers from her husband (now deceased) and wears it on a charm bracelet.

I thought I lost this beautiful sapphire-and-diamond ring my mom had bought me. It was really unique and she felt really bad and wanted to replace it. We couldn't find one like it, of course, but I settled on one I liked well enough. Not two days later I opened this jewelry box that I never really used and there it was!!!!! Luckily the jeweler was nice and let me exchange the new ring for something else.

The worst was my emerald pendant.....for college graduation my dad had this amazing emerald (my birthstone) pendant made for me. It is actually a slide for an omega necklace and it is really unique. The stone is a flawless, 2-carat oval cut emerald and just so beautiful. He gave me the papers on it and with what it was worth I knew I needed to add it to my insurance, but I just never got around to it. Well right after my dad's wedding I lost it. I knew I had worn it in the wedding and done something with it, but I couldn't find it. I was going through an obsessive phase and I was paranoid that someone would break in and steal my jewelry, so I would hide it in really bizarre places. I had put the pendant (which at the time I wore on this long rope chain) in a medicine bottle to the best of my recollection, and then placed it in my bathroom drawer. By the time I realized it was missing, I had already done a mass bathroom cleaning and pitched most of what was in that drawer. I was certain that I couldn't have just pitched that. So I went through the drawer, piece by piece, taking every single thing out and inspecting it. No med bottle, no necklace. I was devastated. My mom came over and helped me look....we even went through that drawer again, piece by piece. No dice.

TWO YEARS LATER, (I had managed to hide it from my dad all this time) my mom died very suddenly and unexpectedly. I was having an extremely hard time at first and talked to her all the time....it was like I just couldn't accept that she wasn't still there with me. She had always said that when she went, if there was life after death she would find a way to contact me somehow. Well one night I was crying and thinking about her and I said "Mom, if you are out there, I know a way you can prove it. You know where my necklace is now.....help me.....find it for me or lead me to it." (This is where it gets spooky) The next morning I woke up and I felt like someone was telling me to go look in the bathroom drawer again. It seemed really dumb because I had been through it two or three times. But I could almost hear this voice telling me to go there. So I went in, opened the drawer, and in the back corner plain as day was this little orange prescription bottle. I immediately started to cry because I knew....I picked it up and heard the rattle, and I opened it and there it was!!!!! The really bizarre thing was, the bottle looked like crap, the label was all faded like it had been wet or something and the lid was trashed. My dad's wedding had been April 4, 1998. That was the last time I had worn it and I knew that Wednesday the 8th I tried to find it to wear it to dinner with Dad before they left for Portugal and it was already gone. The medicine bottle was dated 4/12/98........weird!!!!! I just clutched it to me and said "Thanks, Mom!!!!!" over and over. Needless to say I have never done anything stupid like that since!!!!! Mom's not always going to bail me out!

tridelta4ever · #79 01-19-2002, 04:30 PM

Fun topic!

Let's see....

I always wear my watch because like most of you, I become totally disoriented without it; my lavalier makes me feel special and goes with everything so I rarely take it off; My grandma gave me a beautiful simple diamond ring that my grandfather gave her when they got engaged and I can't even remember the last time I took that off. For earrings, I either wear pearl studs or something simple. I also usually wear my Tiffany's heart bracelet my boyfriend gave me.

On a side note, I love wearing my Mignon Faget Tulip necklace and earrings on special occasions. To answer an earlier question, I actually found out about MF from a friend who lives in Louisiana a while ago and was so happy to see that lots of other ladies find this collection irresistable.

I just love hearing what we all have in common..it's very cool!

Carrie

Star Turtle · #80 01-19-2002, 11:20 PM

Okay, here goes a list...

First, and this NEVER comes off (even while showering, exercising, etc) my DZ lavalier. It's not the letter one, it a round one that is engraved with the letters, and on the back it says "when you wish upon a star" -- my big sis got it for me, and she found the perfect quote to add to my disney madness, as well as a mutual love of stars.

Second, a gold bracelet style watch with cz's in the band. A graduation gift from the parents.

Third, rings. large gold class ring with a gold topaz stone on the middle finger of the left hand. I love my class ring because it is so unique and not like every other jostens ring out there. amethyst & cz ring on pointer finger of left hand. I bought this one in walt disney world, and the cz's make a mickey head! i love it! gold toapz birthstone ring on middle finger of right hand. christmas present from the parents years before i really wore jewerly. (how'd they know) and last but not least a heart-shaped amethyst ring on the ring finger of the right hand. a valentines gift from an ex, it's just too beautiful to put away.

also in the summer time, i have a toe ring that is cz that makes a mickey mouse (i warned you of the disney madness)

I also wear a charm bracelet for special occasions. perhaps another thread -- i'll list the charms.

And, also for special ocasions - i just recieved my DZ badge this last semester, and just ordered the guard and dangles, so i'm looking forward to that.

what a super long post!

ErikaXO · #81 01-23-2002, 10:16 PM

Just thought I'd let you all know, you have another convert....I just ordered the Mignon Faget Tulip pendant and a 20" snake chain to wear it on!!!!!!!!!!!! And if I can talk him into it, my hubby is going to buy me the MF Opus gold/smoky topaz ring!!!!!

bruinaphi · #82 01-23-2002, 10:31 PM

Any James Avery fans out there? For xmas my best friend bought me the angel ring. It is so pretty! It's a new part of my "jewlery I am never without."

TechAPhi · #83 01-24-2002, 11:10 PM

Yes Lauradav! Almost every piece of jewelry I own is James Avery. My husband got me the most beautiful wedding ring and strand of pearls from JA. I love it!

KillarneyRose · #84 01-25-2002, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by ErikaXO
Just thought I'd let you all know, you have another convert....I just ordered the Mignon Faget Tulip pendant and a 20" snake chain to wear it on!!!!!!!!!!!! And if I can talk him into it, my hubby is going to buy me the MF Opus gold/smoky topaz ring!!!!!

I can't remember who the GreekChatter is who introduced us all to Mignon Faget (one of the New Orleans girls), but I think Mignon should be paying her royalties!

I am currently banned from my Mignon Faget catalogs since I went a tad overboard this summer but I promise you, Erika, you will be so happy with what you ordered. I haven't taken off my tulip in months! It just feels good on!

Now I am hearing all about James Avery. Dare I type his name in the search engine and see what happens? I may be wrecking havoc on the family budget but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do so here we go......

xok85xo · #85 01-25-2002, 03:18 PM

i have a JA ring..its silver w/daisys and hearts on it that i got from a former friend of mine..i love it and i never take it off except when i put on lotion or something..

and Tracy..you are somewhat salvaged b/c i don't think that JA has a website

bucutie02 · #86 01-25-2002, 05:12 PM

I am very interested in getting the "return to tiffany" bracelet and necklace set OR the heart tag bracelet with the toggle heart necklace.

Is there much of a difference in the two besides one has a round charm and the other a heart??

ErikaXO · #87 01-25-2002, 09:02 PM

Bucutie....I have the "Return To Tiffany" set with the round tag. I wear the bracelet all the time and I love it, but unfortunately the choker is only 15 inches!!!!! It is literally a CHOKER, at least on me. It doesn't look good with anything but I want to wear it, so I am going to take it to my jeweler and have him make some extra links to put in it and lengthen it by about an inch. I personally don't care for the heart stuff, first because I am just not big on hearts and second because everyone and their brother is wearing it now......but I do know that the heart toggle choker is longer than the "Return" choker.

I am soooooo pissed at myself. I ordered my MF tulip online Wednesday night, and though I ordered next day air the confirmation said 5-7 days. Well this morning at about 10:15 I was being a big lazy ass and lying in bed without a stitch on. I hear a knock at the door and naturally I hide out, pretending I'm not there......it was UPS!!!!! With my necklace!!!!! And they didn't leave it because it requires a signature!!!!! And since UPS totally sucks and does not deliver on weekends, now I have to wait until Monday. I am such a loser.

bucutie02 · #88 01-26-2002, 10:23 AM

thanks for clarifying that Erika! I actually did know the toggle heart necklace is longer than the "return" one, but i didnt know that it is an actual choker. I dont really like any chokers so maybe ill go and get the heart set. I love everything and anything that has to do with hearts so it sounds like a better set for me. thanks again

juniorgrrl · #89 01-26-2002, 02:16 PM

I'm thinking of getting the Round Tag bracelet for my birthday - the heart one is SO overdone that I want something a little different. No one has the knockoff of the round tags (yet).

I alternate between my MF tulip and my Elsa Peretti open heart. I got the Red Bean and Rice bracelet for Christmas but its way too big so I need to send it off to be taken in.

Is the Tiffany bracelet sizable? Is it possible to clasp it on different links to size it? I have really tiny wrists, and 7inches is about 2 inches too big to fit comfortably.

amycat412 · #90 01-26-2002, 03:11 PM

OK, WHERE can I find James Avery stuff????