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Having all of mom's (totally fake and completely plastic for the most part) jewelry around creates quite the dilemma for me. You see, I am not by nature a jewelry person. I do not know how to select jewelry. I do not know how to coordinate jewelry with clothes. Yet, here I sit overloaded with jewelry (fake stuff people, mostly fake and don't forget chunky!) feeling compelled to at least give it a try. You know, in mom's honor.

Truthfully, when I was going through all the mountains and mountains of jewelry stuff with lil sis I had only one thought and that thought went "That necklace might look okay with a very plain black top." Intellectually I recognize that I will have to wear more than plain black tops, but honestly, jewelry or not, I could live in plain black tops, as black is the uniform of the native New Yorker that I am and I totally buy into the whole black wardrobe thing. But, black aside, I knew it was inevitable that I was going to force myself into some of mom's flea market finds and I have been studying the other females of my species in an effort to unravel that mystery of adornment. I am kind of chicken though, and truth be told I have dabbled only in those (plastic) pieces that are uncharacteristically undersized for mom's (chunky) taste. (I actually doubt she ever wore the minute subtle neck gear I am about to show you) Keeping my new gentler kinder mantra in mind, I acknowledge that I am taking baby steps towards needing chiropractic work on a daily basis just to recover from the ornamentation (oh how I wanted to use the word frippery because I took a peek in the thesaurus and I think frippery might be my new favorite word- way better than lackadaisical).

So here for you is a sneak peek at me (in mostly black tops) uncharacteristic in tacky plastic jewelry. We begin our journey into jewelry with a lovely white beaded number. I figured I had to get the white one in before labor day. Say HI to dad, me and one fugly necklace:
Next stop on the jewelry ride is a lovely little sea shell themed silver thing. I was still thinking "summer!" I think that I maybe should have wrapped it around my neck three times instead of twice. Some of the lengths of these things are awkward on me.

We were going out to dinner and I saw that as a chance to be a bit more daring and throw on something longer, with three strands and a bit of dazzle. Please excuse the disturbing hair style. I am hair styling challenged as well.

This black and white number I can actually enjoy. It's some kind of little discy pearly thing. I wore it several times. I only photographed myself in it once.

And then last and in reality least, I wore this tiny little three strand purple beaded thing today. I figured I would not wear a black shirt, even though I already had on some green jeans, so I wore a pink shirt which means I felt practically naked (utterly unabashedly exposed) the entire day. But I made it through the day and here is the final flea market find for now .... I wore PINK and PURPLE I MUST BE 10 AGAIN!!

Comments

[Mitzy (again)]

Well, the purple with the pink shirt looks really good!! I like that one alot. I can't really see any of the other's that well, except the first one. I think you did that on purpose, because I know you are a better photographer than that! The first one, I say, toss! That little purple one would look good wrapped around a couple of times as a bracelet, too. Try that. I am a costume and jewelry designer by hobby (theatre stuff, mostly) and have made tons of beaded jewelry, even to the point of doing hot bead work (never again, toooo hot!!)with a torch, so I should know, but I would feel challenged by lots of tacky flea-market plastic jewelry, too, so don't feel too bad. Just be sure not to toss it till you have someone who knows take a look at it. Some of that old stuff (even plastic) is worth lots to collectors and such.

[danelle]

Wow, they all look pretty good. I like rings and bracelets, but am not a necklace person.

[Laura]

Yay for finding creative ways to wear mom's tacky jewelry. Although, not all of it was tacky. Some of them were nice. I liked the pearly thing and the purple beads :)

[Kristy]

After all that...and I was meant to be paying attention to the jewelry...however I must say this. Your children look exactly like YOU!!! I don't think I've ever seen pictures of your husband and baby Daddy...but even if I did..I'd probably say the same thing. They are all you!!!

I was hairstyle challenged for years and then I straightened my hair one day a few weeks ago and the compliments have been nonstop. I now straighten it and it's rather easy....much like ironing a shirt between two irons.

[Kris]

OMG Matt! Does he realize he's starting to channel Howard Stern with that hair?

[ultrasound gel]

wow~~~