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If light purple or lilac works with your wedding colors, these will make wonderful bridal and bridesmaid jewelry for you 🙂  These jewels measure 16mm (about 5/8″) x 12mm (just a smidge under 1/2″). They’re a great size for earrings and necklace focals. I’ve placed them in shining silver plated settings. The underlying metal is brass – which contains no nickel or lead. These are gentle on the skin. They’re available in my Etsy jewelry supplies shop. I figured it was time for a new look at my Etsy jewelry supplies shop. Often times I can get new supplies of some of my “classic” vintage glass jewels – but I also have some wonderful new colors. And some classic rhinestone styles that are new (and reorderable) – and well just gorgeous! I’ve talked before about do it yourself – and how you can make just what you want. And save money. And, well, these days saving money is about as fashionable as you can get 🙂 You know, it is so amazing, the great vintage fashion – strike that: the great FASHION – you can find online, and yes, especially at Etsy when you start looking. You need to find a great party dress? You could not do better than this one:  from JD Bok on Etsy Yes, this is just an example. But it’s a great one. It looks terrific. It’s a great price. You’re not going to see it everywhere else this season. And if it’s gone when you go look, well, they have lots of other goodies. Vintage shopping? THE way to shop. JD Bok – totally worth checking out. Green rhinestone jewels – in their many incarnations – well, they’re special. Partly because I’m a redhead – well, sometimes, with just a little help 🙂 Partly because the tang of olivene green is always fresh – and peridot sparkles – and emerald green? Well, let’s just say emerald is flattering on almost everyone – I mean, really flattering. And it’s gorgeous. And looks expensive. For example – these are just some of the green vintage glass jewels I’ve got in my Etsy shop right now:  You see what I mean? Flatterng. Affordable. Gorgeous 🙂 P.S. Yes, I’m on my “vintage glass beads or jewels” kick. Funny how used we are to using “beads” in our jewelry – even when technically they’re not beads because they have no holes (so, they’re “stones”). But people like to say “beads”. So, well, “beads” it is, sometimes 🙂 Because I’m getting in the mood for Fall – fresh air and new outfits (even if they’re thrifted or vintage, they’re new to me). Don’t get me wrong – I love summer. But Fall Is terrific! And look what goodies I’ve been finding:  This red print peplum dress – from Baby Bird Vintage on Etsy – is a great summer-into-fall transition dress. And it’s affordable, and flattering, and cute. Love it! and
and this!
And these are only a small portion of the cool finds she’s got in her shop – if these are gone when you check, there WILL be more. These are wearable, comfortable – affordable – clothes you can fit seamlessly into your wardrobe. Check out her shop, you’ll thank me! From the “did you know department” (or, the “how cool is this” department) : if you put “Ruby Slippers” into the search box over at Etsy, you get (as of today) 1,449 choices! I guess I’m not the only one who adored those shoes 🙂 And of course, there are lots of things that could be associated with ruby slippers, like these…  A Wicked Witch and Ruby Slippers Bookmark from KaraNichols on Etsy or  Ruby Slippers Cupcake Toppers from The Blissful Baker on Etsy or – of course – actual ruby slippers like these! Because honestly, everybody needs some ruby slippers in their life. Too fun! This is just a peek at some of the work I’m going to be featuring this season. Haven’t even got it posted (or linked) yet – so, call it shades of things to come (and if you want to find out about it in the meantime, send me a note to jennifer at weekend-jewelry dot com…)  and  Am just loving the emerald this year! I could go on and on about the benefits of doing it yourself. It’s fun to create things – it’s cool to be able to get exactly what you want – it’s wonderful to be able to give a gift that you made yourself, with love. And all that is entirely true. But really? Here’s the bottom line:   Cost to make each of these pairs of pretty earrings? About $5.00. You see my point 🙂 I get a kick out of reading the “color trends” for each season. They’re fun to read, and if you’re in retail, they can be handy indicators of what colors you’re going to want in your store. But it’s a con game, too. Pantone is generally regarded as the most reputable trend-projector. Here’s a link to their Color Trends for Fall 2012. The colors include “French Roast” (brown); “Honey Gold” (which is, well, gold), “Tangerine Tango” (orange), “Pink Flambe” (deep pink), “Ultramarine Green” (deep teal-ish green), “Olympian Blue” (rich deep blue), and “Titanium” (gray). And as a comparison, here’s the report for Pantone’s Color Trends for Fall 2011. The colors include “Coffee Liqueur” (brown); “Bamboo” (gold), “Emberglow” (dusty orange-y coral), “Honeysuckle” (deep pink), “Deep Teal” (deep teal!), and “Quarry” (bluish-gray). And, in Fall 2010: Color Trends for Fall 2010. For that season, the colors included “Chocolate Truffle” (brown); “Golden Glow” (gold), “Living Coral” (dusty coral), “Lagoon” (turquoise-ish teal!), and “Oyxter Gray” (gray). I haven’t mentioned each color for each season – just some examples. You’re probably noticing a trend. The professionals are projecting that these will be among the really hot colors for the upcoming Fall 2012 Retail Season: Well, duh. They’ve said that each year for like, every season you’ve probably been alive. Or as long as Pantone’s been listened to. And of course brown and gray and deep green or blue are going to be popular for Fall. My point? 1. It’s not the colors that are “new” – it’s the NAMES of the colors. So stop worrying about it. Go with what looks good to YOU. Somebody will have a name for it that IS the “color of the season”. And hey, you tell me. Are these pear jewels “Ultramarine Green” or are they not? Am I on trend, or what?  Yeah, like I said 🙂 And in this little foray into “how could you wear this” dress (see prevous post), of course I had to mention that a strong, beautiful pair of earrings would enhance this outfit beautifully. These jewels, for example, would be wonderful with “our” lovely vintage dress:  Yes, they’re a more vivid sapphire blue than the dress. Think how lovely they’d be as earrings, peeking through tousled waves like the model’s ‘do. Or a casual updo? Perfect. And glam. And of course, if you do it yourself? Major affordable. Yes, the jewels are available in my vintage jewelry supplies shop on Etsy 🙂 And especially with the holidays coming up – oh not quite yet, but still headed our way – my goodness, why not do it yourself and save? |
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