Do you wear jewelry on an everyday basis?
Sometime when I was in middle school I started loving wearing jewelry. By high school I regularly wore 3-5 rings, 2 necklaces, earrings (just 1 set), 3 toe rings and sometimes a nice watch or bracelets. I had a few really cool "vintage" things my mom and grandma gave me. Also some hand made things from a cousin who was into jewelry making. As I got older; some of the pieces became nicer. My step dad believes that your first diamond and your first rose should come from your Dad; so all us girls got a small diamond ring on our 16th birthday. I wrote that till DH and I got engaged. My Great-Grandparents were immigrants and while they weren't destitute; they weren't rich either. Their thought was that having a piece of jewelry was a nice luxury to attain. They bought all of their daughters a gold chain with a cross. Grandma carried that thought on and purchased my cousins and I all a few nice things over the years.
As time had gone on; I feel like I wear a lot less than I used to. But I still have certain pieces I don't feel dressed without; especially a nice pair of smaller hoop earrings. I always wear earrings, the necklace DH gave me on our wedding day and 2 toe rings. My wedding band hasn't fit since my pregnancy with my son 3 years ago; so I wear that on my necklace from DH and I have a pretty silver opal ring I wear in its place; but I don't wear it at home. My hands are always in the water or cooking so it's easier to just leave it in a safe spot. I'd love a simple wedding band to replace it; something that is more obvious is a wedding band. I don't do much "costume" type jewelry anymore. It usually breaks me out in eczema. On the rare occasions DH and I go out or holidays I might add a bracelet or a ring on my right hand. Most of my old ones don't fit either.
So how about you?
Sometime when I was in middle school I started loving wearing jewelry. By high school I regularly wore 3-5 rings, 2 necklaces, earrings (just 1 set), 3 toe rings and sometimes a nice watch or bracelets. I had a few really cool "vintage" things my mom and grandma gave me. Also some hand made things from a cousin who was into jewelry making. As I got older; some of the pieces became nicer. My step dad believes that your first diamond and your first rose should come from your Dad; so all us girls got a small diamond ring on our 16th birthday. I wrote that till DH and I got engaged. My Great-Grandparents were immigrants and while they weren't destitute; they weren't rich either. Their thought was that having a piece of jewelry was a nice luxury to attain. They bought all of their daughters a gold chain with a cross. Grandma carried that thought on and purchased my cousins and I all a few nice things over the years.
As time had gone on; I feel like I wear a lot less than I used to. But I still have certain pieces I don't feel dressed without; especially a nice pair of smaller hoop earrings. I always wear earrings, the necklace DH gave me on our wedding day and 2 toe rings. My wedding band hasn't fit since my pregnancy with my son 3 years ago; so I wear that on my necklace from DH and I have a pretty silver opal ring I wear in its place; but I don't wear it at home. My hands are always in the water or cooking so it's easier to just leave it in a safe spot. I'd love a simple wedding band to replace it; something that is more obvious is a wedding band. I don't do much "costume" type jewelry anymore. It usually breaks me out in eczema. On the rare occasions DH and I go out or holidays I might add a bracelet or a ring on my right hand. Most of my old ones don't fit either.
So how about you?