Jewelry

We have a lady in our church who always wears Butterfly Jewelry on the back of her right shoulder. She’s not senile or anything like that. I just thought that maybe she belonged to a secret society or something. I’m just curious, but not curious enough to ask her.

Yea, I don’t really know. I haven’t seen that. C’mon! Try asking her! Be like, Excuse me, but I was wondering why you always wear that butterfly brooch? Just wondering… She won’t bite! You’ll never get your answer if you never ask!

XOXO

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I found this website [http://www.monsoon.co.uk] with really cute, trendy accessories, but they only ship to UK addresses. Is there a store like it in the U.S. that sells really trendy, yet original accessories?
Or any suggestions on where to look? [Somewhere a bit more age appropriate than the mall store "Claires", I'm in my 20s]

I’m looking for hair stuff- headbands & clips, Funky Jewelry, pins & brooches, etc.

Forever 21 and Wet Seal, they’re pretty close!

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I am searching for a pair of matching wedding rings. Out of the major jewelry dealers (Kay, Birks, Jared, Zales, etc.), which one should we go to?

All of the choices you stated are just fine.
It’s hard to tell without any information.
What metal? Is there an engagement ring this has to fit with ?
Price range ?

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my last list (lol)…this is what my 7 year old daughter is getting this year:

-14 foot trampoline (to share w/sisters and friends)
-wii game system (with steering wheel,pompoms,4 controllers,and 4 new games-also to share w/entire family)
-a new bike
-hannah montana chapter books (6 total-she has 2 already)
-sparkle denim jeans
-a new black sequin dress
-2 new tops from children place
-gymboree xmas pj’s
-brown ballet skirt from gymboree
-2 junie b jones chapter books
-scooby doo season 1 dvd (13 episodes)
-rose earring set (10 pairs)
-polly pocket play sets (2 of them)
-tinkerbell game for her leapster (she plays with this often)
-gingerbread scented bubble bath
-rainbow scratch paper
-heart print hoodie jacket
-white fuzzy boots
-brown fuzzy boots
-stuffed reindeer
-initial necklace/earring set
-lotion
-chixos doll play set
-homemade wooden jewelry box
-cupcake sleep pants w/white thermal top
-butterfly dangly earrings

we had a tight christmas last year-doing much better this year so we wanted the girls to have a nice christmas. they were required to each pull a tag off the angel tree at our church which we did and will be helping pass out gifts this week for that!!

That’s amazing
you are a nice mum
i’m 20 and i’d love to have all this lol
i’m sure your daughter will love it and go crazy

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My mom’s birthday coming up in a week and I wanted to buy her a necklace or a pair of earrings with Incan or Aztec designs. She’s a history teacher with a penchant for handmade objects from around the world. Nowadays, she’s into South American designs! I need suggestions, guys. Thanks a lot!

1) Try this
http://www.mexarte.com/

2) BTW, the Aztecs are NORTH American, not South.

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i just found my prom dress today, with less than two weeks till my prom. it’s this beautiful long gown by nicole miller. it has an empire strapless top that’s a metallic pearlish color and then the bottom is a dulled mettalic sky blue. i want to wear some shoe that were really funky, i was thinking maybe a vibrant yellow but i don’t know where to look! help!

Try Deb, Charlotte Russe, or Payless. They usually have extremely stand-outish shoes. For jewelry, (if you get yellow shoes) get yellow bead jewelry or some pearls or diamonds from JC Penney’s jewelry section, or Claire’s. Hope I helped!

♥Casey♥

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I fell in love with a bracelet i saw at a new Jared Jewelry store, then i asked the price and i basically flipped out! it was like 50 dollars for a bead. yeah it was pretty but im not sure if its worth it. i buy a lot of expensive jewelry and things but this just seems way to expensive….? help?

Well, I guess you don’t love it that much. I looked at a web site showing Pandora jewely and I feel like it’s just a name, more than real value. If the bead was a pricey material- a large opal- and exhibited special workmansip, it may be a fair price, but if it was some common material, leave it for someone else who can’t help theirself- to help Jared pay for all those TV commercials. Check to see if they are members, or fellows of the Gemologists Institute of America, or are they just sales.

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My boyfriend bought me this gorgeous necklace with a mother of pearl butterfly on it. (I had seen it and LOVED it but i groaned when I saw the price tag.. he goes "It’s yours" and bought it right then). I showed it to his brother’s girlfriend later that night, and somehow the three of them got into this "discussion" alluding to "more *ahem* expensive jewelry" (if you get my drift) and joking about how he had only bought me a necklace.. I was in the bathroom and I overheard my boyfriend say "It holds them off until then" to his brother!
chill? relax? what’s that? LOL kidding.. I would never pressure him to do anything.. I love the necklace. I have never asked for anything materialistic from him. I am just a romantic dreamer =)

dude it means love ur gorgeous new fancy necklace until he saves even more money to buy u that pretty little ring. it means hes thinking of you and wants to but cant so for now he is showing u ur worth the time, money and love so obviously ur correct

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Where i live there’s only claires and icing and i want cute funky different accessories i like fergie’s style so i really want to know if anyone knows any GOOD sites for jewelry….thanks you’ll help me out a lot…

www.jtv.com
where i get jewerly online

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The jewelry stores are in high swing this February with their ads showing men running out to buy jewelry for their ladies. "He went to JARED!", "Every Gift Begins with Kay", and all the others, etc.

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company has got their annual "Love Bandit" ad in heavy rotation showing the office females cooing and fawning over the gift bear ("It’s much BIGGER than I thought!" and "Where can I find a guy like that?").

The Pajama-gram folks have got their standard ad in heavy rotation, showing the slinky women in new pajamas with looks of total ecstasy on their faces and how guys will probably win some special bedroom affection if they just buy their ladies some cuddly new pajamas.

But where are the ads showing women sweating over what they are going to get for their man this Valentine’s Day? Or is this a day where only men give and women receive?

Oh I forgot…all women have to do is give their AFFECTION in exchange for material gifts, right? Or at least this is the subtle message we seem to be getting from the.marketing gurus who write these commercials.

I know many women who feel equally obligated to get their man a gift on Valentine’s Day…so how come the advertisers don’t seem to be trying to serve this consumer need, especially since women seem to wield so much spending power?

1. Men have a harder time knowing what to buy a woman for any occasion. Marketing schemes exploit this by showing men images of women loving their products. It’s likely not that men don’t know what women want so much as that it’s women who do the majority of the shopping. When women want or need something, they buy it on a regular shopping trip. So it is very infrequent that a woman wants or needs something practical. Jewelery is impractical and expensive, and about the only thing left to buy women for "special occasions."

2. In a capitalist society, we are eager to show how wealthy we are by practicing conspicuous consumption, and companies that market luxury items are eager to capitalize on that.

3. Men still feel the pressure to provide for women in an age where women make ALMOST as much money as men. That’s an example of different areas of social interaction evolving at different rates.

4. The female double standard. Women want "equal rights" and equal treatment, as long as it works in their favor. Women demand to be treated as good as men in politics and business, but have no interest in giving up their female privilege. Women (generally) don’t want to be drafted into war, so it’s okay that their not treated equally in that regard. Also, women don’t want to give up being pampered, showered with gifts, and treated like weaklings when it suits them. So, there’s currently an expectation for men to somehow know when women want to be treated equally, and when they want to be treated like the "fairer sex."

Like it or not, this is not a perfect society. Each gender, class, and race has its "cross to bear." Unfortunately, one of yours is Valentine’s Day. Everyone, do me a favor. When you think you want to buy or receive diamonds, watch "Blood Diamond" instead. Realize you are not getting a precious stone, but a readily available rock for which people are being killed so that you may wear a status symbol. Diamonds are not expensive because they are rare or precious, but because you demand them.

End of rant.

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