Which one below is your favorite?
Three new looks:
More of my favorite statement necklaces...
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I've been collecting statement necklaces over the years, many of which I've worn exactly zero times. But now a white shirt and a style from J. Crew has me preparing to bring them out. Do you wear statement necklaces? Which one below is your favorite? Three new looks: More of my favorite statement necklaces... From Anthropologie...
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Beaches, best friends, and bars. I recently took a vacation with my dear friend Tami to Miami! Before I left, I ordered the GEO Leather 10 necklace from the hip, creative genius of Allie Oliver-Burns, the founder and jewelry designer of PoseManikin (www.posemanikin.com). Within a couple days, a beautifully decorated envelope arrived containing my new leather and metal necklace along with a handmade card made just for me. PoseManikin's GEO designs of leather and metals feel both natural and edgy and move easily from sea to sand, from neutrals to tribal prints, from day to night. As I packed, I realized the GEO Leather 10 was the only necklace I'd need for this trip.
My vacation started as I put on the GEO Leather 10 with my neutral travel outfit: Four hours later, it was wonderful to run out onto the beach! I wore my Body Central kimono dress for cocktails and dinner. I flipped the GEO Leather 10 necklace over to create a solid color to go with my patterned dress. The next day Tami and I went out to lunch on the Lincoln Road Mall. The GEO Leather 10 necklace went perfectly with my tribal-print dress from Fossil. Tami tried on the necklace too with her white Victoria's Secret sundress. Our last night I pulled out my favorite Urban Outfitters Staring at the Stars Ever After dress. I love fringe! So I loved how the fringe on the hem of my dress and my scarf is picked up by the fringe on my GEO Leather 10 necklace. Since I've been home, I wear my GEO Leather 10 necklace all the time--today with a black crewneck sweater and white skinnies, last weekend with a t-shirt, a long wrap cardigan, and jeans. It really does seem to go with everything and adds a bit of edge and interest to my outfits. I'm in love with all PoseManikin's GEO leather collection and want more! I told Allie, creator of PoseManikin, about my love of this collection and about this article, and she offered us the exclusive contest opportunity. Just tell us your #1 fashion travel item--either below in a comment or on the OMF Facebook page, and you could win the amazing GEO16 Leather necklace and a mystery piece of jewelry to share with a friend or to keep. Do it now because we're closing the contest in 3 days, Wednesday night, March 27, 2013, at midnight. I wish I could enter! At the moment, I have my eye on the GEO12 necklace...
I've been thinking about "the best of" this week. Looking over the wonderful gifts I've gotten through the years, here are three of my favorite items I've ever received. What's one of your favorite gifts?
Especially after the drab browns of fall, I'm so excited about this new color combination--so light and bright for winter. I was inspired by cranberry sauce and a blue vase on Thanksgiving.
Cranberry, raspberry, wine, light blue, torquoise...now I'm pulling out everything I have to create more outfits with this color combination. Much of my jewelry and accessories has come as hoilday gifts from dear friends and family members:
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![]() The artist Sima Gilady "Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves. I prefer to wear them around my neck."--Artist Sima Gilady Sima Gilady handmakes affordable, personalized jewelry stamped with names, words, dates, intials, or phrases in English or in Hebrew. Her work has been featured nationally and internationally in such places as Kanchi® Magazine in Sydney, Australia; The Denver Post; and Sierra Magazine. Sima Gilady was born and raised in Israel; she is now a mother of four in Boulder, Colorado. My husband gave me the beautiful Mother Necklace shown below on the right--I love it and wear it every day! Sima is now designing a similar necklace with a single engraved disc for my husband for Father's Day--thank you so much, Sima! The Simple, Modern Bar Necklace featuring a sterling silver bar on leather cord or ball chain is also a hip, stylish choice for Dad. Sima handmakes each piece of jewelry with love. She is a gracious, beautiful person--how lovely to wear her meaningful designs close to our hearts. Visit Sima's website and blog: www.simagilady.com. Sima's fans share their stories and their love for her on Sima's Facebook page. A really special gift for Mom might be a personalized bracelet or necklace. You and your siblings could put your birthstones and/or initials on charms, or you could put a photo of the family into a locket for her. The jewelry below is from Pottery Barn Kids, but the necklaces come in 14, 16, or 18 inches long just like adult ones though they cost less.
Repurpose your necklaces into bracelets!
Most of the time we're pretty sure about our personal style. But sometimes our friends or famiily pick out things for us that we never would have imagined for ourselves. We try them on and enjoy a new persona.
Which of these items might you grow to love if someone gave it to you? ...the jewelry, mostly from Dogeared.com for the 7th year in a row--simple, affordable, easy to layer.
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