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MY (new) PEACE of jewelry - Sneak Peek

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 MY (new) PEACE of jewelry soon available on Etsy     Handcrafted Jewelry & Mannequins Zalina Designs available on Etsy    

Dress for Spring 2013 - NEON

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In browsing the internet, it appears The SPRING COLOR TREND for 2013 are these NEON colors. I do like them, but if you are like me, a regular person, who has a regular job and not a lot of money, then I can't wear head to toe NEON like these lovely ladies.   But I found some great options. These dresses are bold, simple and reasonably priced. Dress for Spring 2013 - NEON by zalina-13 featuring a ponte dress Add even more punch to these lovely dresses with a STATEMENT NECKLACE. Here are few of MY PEACEs that I think would go really well.     Tribal Tibetan Turquoise and Agate Bead Necklace Chunky Charm Necklace   Chain & Lucite Necklace Black Rainbow Necklace I am looking forward to Spring. It's still pretty cool in California.  

Layering Options - How to layer necklaces

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There really are no set rules to layering necklaces. Do you! When it comes to making my necklaces, I keep in mind that I, or my customers may want to wear a few of them together. The things to consider are 1. necklace lengths *vary necklace lengths 2. spacing of the necklaces *pleasing to the eye 3. similar textures 4. complementary textures As to what you should wear, when you want to wear an assortment of necklace 1. keep the clothing simple a. casual outfit is t-shirt & jeans b. dress is a sheath or body hugging *nothing big or oversized 3. type of neckline you're wearing *v-necklines and round necklines are the best for layering necklaces. Don't layer necklaces over a turtleneck! This is just wrong.    Here I've put these three necklaces together.                  Brass Multi link chain                       African Brass Ring      Turquoise Heishi Beads & Brass Rolo Chain Necklaces layered can be worn with any style. Add

MY (new) PEACE of jewelry - Chunky Charm Necklace

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CHUNKY CHARM NECKLACE   Multi silver metal link chains I repurposed into MY PEACE of jewelry     Various round silver metal , faux pearl , lucite and wood beads        How I Wear MY PEACE of jewelry             Handcrafted Jewelry & Mannequins, Zalina Designs available on Etsy   Check out the LADIES for Visible Monday @ Not Dead Yet Style

MY (new) PEACE of jewelry - Chunky Charm Necklace

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I'm still working on it but I love what I've done so far. Beads repurposed to make MY (new) PEACE of jewelry CHUNK CHARM NECKLACE   MY PEACE of  jewelry Handcrafted Mannequins & Jewelry on Etsy

How I Wear MY PEACE of jewelry - None

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Having worn this dress last Thursday night for Valentine's Day, I also wore it that day to work.   Pins & Needles High-neck Chiffon Dress - URBAN OUTFITTERS Originally the dress was $109, on sale online for $39, I purchased in the store from the sales rack for $10. With a high jewel neckline such as this, you don't need to wear a necklace.   Ankle boots - URBAN OUTFITTERS       Jacket & purse - thrifted     The only jewelry I wore were these oval black dangle earrings that I made.      Even though Valentine's Day is over, continue to practice love Handcrafted Jewelry & Mannequins Zalina Designs available on Etsy

How I Wear MY PEACE of jewelry - Valentine's Day

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Same dress for Day & Evening - Valentine's Day   I purchased this dress, probably 6 months ago at URBAN OUTFITTERS for $10     I don't normally wear dresses like this. I love to wear dresses, but my daily routine does not make it easy to wear dresses. I commute to work on my bike. It would be kind of hard to ride in  dress and heels. If I wear a dress when riding my bike, it's with flats or boots.   Having not worn this dress EVER, I really wanted to wear it on Valentine's Day This post I'm showing how I wore it in the evening. My next post will show how I wore it during the day.     Usually, I'm not comfortable wearing something this SHORT. But I love how this dress drapes my body.       Ankle boots, also Urban Outfitters On sale, $20    I kept jewelry to a minimum. In fact I did not wear any of MY PEACEs, except for my handstamped cuff on Etsy and I wore this ring tha