*Image above from Hart Studio. More details on their beyond amazing customizable charm necklaces below.
I wear the same jewelry nearly every day: pearl studs, a diamond station necklace from Tiffany Mr. Magpie gave me a few years ago (I have not taken this off for years except for during both of my c-sections, when I could not wear any metal), my wedding band and engagement ring (also never take these off), and, if I am going outside of the apartment, my watch and a bracelet engraved with Charlottesville, Virginia’s coordinates. (If I’m at home, I prefer nothing on my wrists and fingers besides wedding jewelry, as I find they snag, and I’m also constantly washing hands and cups and high chair trays and little bodies, so I don’t want my jewelry constantly submerged in water.) If I’m feeling like it, I’ll often also layer a ring I inherited from a great aunt with this personalized ring with my daughter’s birth date and initials engraved on it, my Hermes H-Clic bracelet (a gift from Mr. Magpie) and/or an Hermes leather wrap bracelet (a gift from my parents), OR a pearl bracelet my parents gave me for my 18th birthday.
I have been longing to add something new to my daily jewelry routine to celebrate Hill’s birth…or maybe my ten year wedding anniversary (in less than one month!)
A few recent beautiful finds that would make exceptional additions…
HEIRLOOM-WORTHY/MILESTONE-APPROPRIATE AURELIA DEMARK — A CUSTOMIZED BRACELET WITH YOUR CHILD OR TWO CHILDREN, OR A CLASSIC HEART
LETTER NECKLACE (THERE ARE SO MANY JEWELERS THAT DO VARIATIONS ON THIS STYLE…GET THE LOOK FOR LESS WITH THIS)
CUSTOMIZABLE CHARM NECKLACES (LOVE LOVE LOVE — CONTEMPLATING ONE WITH MY CHILDREN’S INITIALS, MY HUSBAND’S BASEBALL JERSEY NUMBER, THE “OUI” CHARM, AND MAYBE A SYMBOL OF SOME KIND…)
SMITTEN WITH THESE COIN NECKLACES FROM ALIGHIERI — WOULD BE PERFECT IF A LION OR PEGASUS BEARS PERSONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SOME KIND (ALSO AVAIL IN A CUTE BRACELET)
SIMILAR TO ALIGHIERI — LOVE THESE LAYERED COIN NECKLACES FROM OMI WOODS
GET THE ALIGHIERI/OMI WOODS LOOK FOR LESS WITH THESE
CUSTOM SIGNET RING — I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND WHO WEARS ONE ON HER PINKY AND SHE LOOKS SO CHIC WITH LOTS OF OTHER GOLD EVERYDAY JEWELRY ON HER WRIST AND AROUND HER NECK!
PADLOCK NECKLACE (LOOK FOR WITH THIS)
BEAUTIFUL CUSTOMIZED DISC BRACELET — LOVE THE SCRIPT THEY USE
PERSONALIZED STACKING RING — I HAVE ONE WITH EMORY’S BIRTH DATE IN ROMAN NUMERALS AND INITIALS THAT I STACK WITH A VINTAGE RING I INHERITED FROM A GREAT AUNT
ALSO ADORE THIS CHUNKIER ROMAN NUMERAL RING
I HAVE ONE OF THESE COORDINATES CUFFS WITH CHARLOTTESVILLE ON IT — WHERE MR. MAGPIE AND I FELL IN LOVE AND GOT ENGAGED (THE FULL STORY HERE)
DAINTY STACKING RINGS AT A GREAT PRICE (LOVE THE KNOT STYLE ESPECIALLY) — OR THROW THIS DELICATE HEART RING INTO THE MIX
PRETTIEST DIAMOND BOW RING — WOW
For fine jewelry storage, I have a large box from Pottery Barn, a Leontine Linens jewelry round (look for less with this), and a jewelry roll from Tiffany they sadly no longer make (similar here). If you are in the market for jewelry storage, I also adore this pretty jewelry box, this Tiffany classic, this canvas monogrammed style, and this personalizable jewelry “armoire.“
I also keep a jewelry dish I keep in my bedside table for the pieces I wear day after day and this makes them easy to access — love the idea of giving one to a new bride-to-be! I love this vintage Herend heart dish or this Herend ring box or this funky valet tray.
For statement jewelry, I have found it much simpler and more compact to dispose of all boxes/packaging and instead place each item in a separate plastic baggie, all of which I store in decorative boxes like these. Takes up so much less space, the boxes can look pretty on a shelf/dresser, and pieces are so easy to find when in baggies! (Plus, no tangled necklaces.)
Finally, I have heard good things about this impeccably-reviewed $20 hanging/travel jewelry organizer, and people go crazy over these jewelry cleaning machines! I should be better about cleaning and polishing my jewelry; after I got engaged, I used to visit the jeweler once every few weeks to have them clean my ring! Ha! Nowadays, I use this inexpensive diamond dazzle stick every few weeks instead — a great little gift for a newly engaged friend, by the way.
P.S. I love letter to my daughter on her third birthday and a love letter to my son on his first.
P.P.S. What little bright spots are making your day?
P.P.P.S. Remember what it felt like to get your driver’s license?