Archiving My Jewelry - Item #2

The archiving of my jewelry continues, slowly but surely. This jewelry purchase occurred around 2002, when I was going through a phase of only purchasing items from Target off the clearance racks. It became a sort of game for me. I had a plan of attack for each nearby Target: first, I made a beeline for the jewelry/accessory clearance racks, then the clothes and then the shoes. If I had time, I would hit up housewares. I loved seeing those little orange stickers and gave myself bonus points for spotting something now on sale that I had wanted to purchase before at "full price." Yeah, I'm kinda weird when it comes to shopping. But what resulted from this phase was a whole lot of (cheap) jewelry. And the cheap stuff always gets me the most compliments! Go figure. 


Here's a cute little birdie necklace I snagged during my Target phase. It sort of has a neutral color and yet has the birdie detail that makes it stand out. It was so cheap I hope it's still intact if/when my daughter wears it! 


"Bird and Flower Necklace" - Item #2
Purchased at Target - 2002 
Under $5.00 

Archiving My Jewelry - Item #1

I have a massive collection of jewelry. There, I've said it. Now, granted most of it is costume jewelry. But regardless, I have a lot of it. My mom once joked that I could wear a different piece of jewelry each day for a year and never repeat a piece. That's completely bogus. I actually think I could go for two years. :)

Why have I amassed such a collection? Well duh, I love accessories! But almost every piece in the collection has a special meaning to me - I remember where I purchased each item, about how much it cost and why I bought it.

It still is a lot to take in. It can take me hours to decide which pieces to bring on a weekend trip! One day, I do plan to pass the collection on to my one and only daughter and I really want her to know the meaning behind each piece she will one day wear. So with that mind, I'm starting a new regular feature, if you will, on this blog that no one reads - "Archiving My Jewelry."  I will periodically write about one piece of my collection and number that piece. Some day (maybe two years from now!) I'll finish archiving the collection. Here's piece #1...

"Orange Bead Necklace" - Item #1
Purchased at Elsewhere Vintage, Orange, CA - January 2011
Vintage, circa 1960s
$8.00

LOVE LOVE LOVE this necklace, purchased just recently at a vintage store in Orange, California. Why I love it? The color, for one. Plus it reminds me of all of the color bead necklaces I used to wear in the 80s but that I sold at a flea market thinking I would never want to wear them again. Boo hoo. Well, I'm holding on to this one for a while. Hope my daughter likes orange.