How I Wear MY PEACE of jewelry - Statement Necklace

Featuring my handmade Statement Necklace 

repurposing various type of link chain

I had to attend a luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel 

wore MY PEACE of jewelry

Commuting by bike I wore something comfortable.

Black stretch trousers

Yellow blouse

*Note the rolled-up pant legs is due to riding my bike

and not wanting to get my pants caught in the chain.

In case you are wondering where I took these photos

It's Wilshire Blvd, across from LACMA

While riding down Wilshire Blvd, I saw this

The Berlin Wall

well it's part of the Berlin Wall

As for MY PEACE of jewelry

Challenged to combine various beads and chain,

I made this ethnic looking Statement Necklace

Materials

Curb chain - repurposed

Rolo chain

round faux pearls

lucite oval beads

foreign coin

Matching drop earrings

One pair - round faux pearls

Other pair - oval lucite beads

Available on Etsy

Making my own jewelry is the easy part, but matching with my style is the tough part.

Tomboy with a statement necklace.

Do you find it challenging to match certain jewelry with your style?

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How I Wear MY PEACE of jewelry - West African Pendant Necklace

My birthday is Tuesday!
Thought I'd post a video of me wearing
MY PEACE of jewelry Necklace
Available on Etsy

 

West African Brass Pendant Necklace

 

 

How I Wear MY PEACE of jewelry - STATEMENT NECKLACE

Edgy, rocker, tomboy style combined with 

MY PEACE of jewelry STATEMENT NECKLACE

I love making my STATEMENT NECKLACEs

but have a hard time figuring how to pair them with My Outfits

I'm not feminine chic, who wears the heels, dresses and skirts.

So, I decided to just throw on top of my 

t-shirts.

Rest of My Outfit

Levi's - blue cords

thrift - booties with cute pouch on side

The inspiration for me to make this necklace was Morocco.

Ethnic, bold, colorful, fabulous!

Available on Etsy

Materials used

Rolo chain

Gold-plated chain

Gun metal chain

brasss jump rings

Bayong wood teardrop beads

Turquoise barrel HOWLITE beads

What is HOWLITE? Click HOWLITE above to find out

So, however you wear your STATEMENT NECKLACE, I hope you like how you look.

Do you have a Statement Necklace that you find hard to wear?

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How I Wear MY PEACE of jewelry - Wooden Chunky Necklace

MY OUTFIT

 may not be perfectly styled 

but it's styled perfectly

for me

I hope you feel confident in whatever you wear

 

These are my go-to OLD Levi's when I am not feeling like 

being a stuffed sausage in my skinny jeans.

Wore this Friday to work.

Working at a major college in Los Angeles, I admit, I can push the boundaries with my 

selection of clothes.

But I figure, I can "glam up" My Outfit with

MY PEACE of jewelry

Ok, mayby MY PEACE of jewelry won't "glam up" My Outfit

But, you got to dress what feels best for you.

 

I was inspired to make 

MY PEACE of jewelry 

by costume jewelry, I've seen over the years.

Big and bulky choker length necklaces.

Most of it with faux materials, such as

fake pearls and gold-plated materials.

I wanted to make a chunky necklace with WOOD.

Here it is.

Bayond Wood Beads is a hardwood that grows in the Philippines,
is durable, making it perfect for jewelry making.
The same with Olive Wood beads, which are from Olive trees in Bethlehem,
also having a "lovely" visible wood grain pattern.

Earrings made out of round Olive Wood Beads
The two turquoise-colored beads are ceramic.

Necklace available on Etsy

Wear your "go-to" outfit and "glam" it up with the jewelry

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Agate Beads Statement Necklace Collection

Here's a breakdown of the 3 necklaces I made using Agate Beads. Hope you like!

MY PEACE of jewelry video premiere!

I decided it's time to show MY PEACE of jewelry in video.

This particular PEACE is ...

well I explain in the video

 

This is the first video, I've done and plan to do more on other PEACEs

 

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How I Wear MY PEACE of jewelry - Tibetan Agate Bead Necklace & skinny cords

Truly one of my favorite necklaces

Keeping My Outfit simple

really allows the Necklace to be the center of attention

Wearing a v-neck sweater that I just purchased from Target

and dark blue cords, Levi's (old)

and beige suede ankle boots thrifted

and faded old denim blazer that I rarely wear but don't have the heart give up yet

Necklace

2-strand, bib necklace on Etsy

Tibetan Agate beads

Kuchi coins

Ceramic turquoise beads

Agate beads are beautifully formed over thousands of years. 

Agate is like a rock that is created when molten minerals filled up a cavity in a host rock.

They are semi-translucent.

These are fairly rustic; meaning they're not polished to a shiny finish.

Most agate beads you see on the market are too polished. 

They look too perfectly man-handled and don't allow the natural beauty to shine.

I like jewelry that's earthy, rustic and aged.

There's a lot of beauty to vintage pieces

Tibetan consider Agate beads to have positive spiritual benefits 

with the ability to provide its bearer with strength, courage & PEACE and calmness of the mind. 

No gemstone is more creatively striped by nature than these type of Agate beads.

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HANDMADE GIVEAWAY

over at A STYLISH LITTLE LADY blog

She will be giving away $350 in Etsy store credit and merchandise.

I'm giving away 2 'practice self love' CUFFs

perfect to keep one and give the other as a gift.

You have until November 11th to enter

How I Wear MY PEACE of jewelry - Sea Bean Pendant and Boot Cut Jeans

Let me start off repeating,

I'm not a fashionista

I'm here to show how I 

Wear MY PEACE of jewelry 

with My Outfit

Reason, I am saying this with this post

is I look like a little disheveled

My t-shirt was either above my belly button or below

and not tucked in right,

My sweater was lopsided

My jacket was crooked

I just could not look pulled together

Anyway, it's what I wore and it's what I'm showin'

plus MY PEACE of jewelry

It's starting to cool on the West Coast

I'm excited to be wearing again my favorite item

BOOTS!

I love boots.

Especially leather, worn in, low heeled boots

These are some cowboy boots I bought online, Ebay

You can get the best price for boots on Ebay

The best cut jeans to wear with these mid-thigh boots

are boot-cut

Levi's

as for the rest of My Outfit

layering an authentic camouflage jacket - thrift store

beige sweater - Brandy & Melville

army green purse - thrifted
 

I kept MY PEACE of jewelry simple, natural, from the earth and rustic.

It's a Sea Bean, better known as a Sea Heart featured on a chain.

Sea Hearts are produced in huge, hanging bean pods, up to six feet long.

known as Monkey Ladder Vines that are found throughout wet lowland forests of the tropics.

Although the Monkey Ladder vines may be 3 - 6 feet long,
the pods are rather flimsy and typically break apart into 10 or more compartments. 

Each compartment holds a sea bean

The tropic forest floor is often littered with these multiple compartments, 

 Each compartment contains a shiny, brown seed resembling a large bean made of polished hardwood.

The seeds usually are 2 1/2 inches across and often resemble wooden hearts.
Because of the hollow cavity and a thick, woody covering
the seed is very buoyant and resistant to decay. 

Torrential rains commonly wash the seeds into streams and rivers
where they are carried into the sea.

In the sea, the seeds start a new career as "sea hearts". 

Literally millions of sea hearts ride the ocean currents of the world
drifting for months or years--

eventually washing ashore on the beaches of distant continents or exotic tropical islands.

My sea heart looks awesome on a chain

I layered the necklace with another of MY PEACE of jewelry necklace

The necklace will soon be available on Etsy.

In the meantime, I do have one available, which is a more complex necklace.

Amber Seed Bead & Sea Bean Necklace on Etsy

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