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How I Wear MY PEACE of jewelry - Olive Wood Bead Necklace

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My Outfit with MY PEACE of jewelry I went out of my comfort zone.  My comfort zone is jeans and t-shirt, not tight and short. I bought this dress over a year ago, hoping to pull it out for a date. But my guy and I don't go to too many fancy places and the places we do go, I am not interested in dressing up. So, to make the dress work for me, I paired with leggings and knee-high boots. I can see the dress with some serious heels, but I can't walk in heels. It's a cute dress, I purchased from  URBAN OUTFITTERS for $10 Living in California, dressing for Winter weather is all about layering. In the office, wore a beige cardigan Outside, I wore Camel leather coat - I bought in Venice, Italy over 10 years ago With My Outfit I wore MY PEACE of jewelry Olive Wood Bead Necklace available on Etsy I made this using Olive Wood Beads, accented with silver metal Tibetan beads Necklace l...

MY (new) PEACE of jewelry - Statement Olive Wood Bead Necklace & My Outfit

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The post before this one  I introduced MY (new) PEACE of jewelry Olive Wood Bead Statement Necklace Well, today I'm showing how I would wear MY (new) PEACE of jewelry K.I.S.S. I Kept It Simply Simple v-neck shirt - Brandy & Melville white ankle jeans - Levi's beige booties - Urban Outfitters Even though I've kept it simple with My Outfit,  MY PEACE of jewelry  adds a complementing visual interest. Olive Wood Statement Necklace available on Etsy with matching earrings I wore necklace with my hoop earrings Statement Necklace works well in dressing up a casual outfit Handmade Jewelry & Mannequins on Etsy It's Monday don't forget to check the LADIES at Not Dead Yet Style Visible Monday nor overseas at ZICKIMICKI Mixit#62

How I Wear MY PEACE of jewelry - Goomba beads

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White "Goomba" Porcelin Trade Beads from West Africa. They are dingy white in color and have a nice patina and lots of character.   The term "Trade Beads" typically applies to beads made predominately in Venice and Bohemia and other European countries from the late 1400s through to the early 1900s and traded in Africa and the Americas. These beads aren't used for "trading". They are used to make my beautiful PEACEs. These beads, I paired with an African brass pendant     Necklace is 30" long and can be pulled over your head or closed with a clasp.   Me not being the fancy dresser, I wore MY PEACE with a pair of my favorite Levi's They are too big, but just right, worn-in jeans that I bought from a thrift store for 5 bucks. In the fancy world of fashion, these are called my "boyfriend" jeans, without paying hundreds of dollars.   What are "boyfriend" jeans?  It has to do...