Pretty Things

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I've been gathering inspiration for some fun projects coming up. The warm weather has been lovely!

♥ Shannon

Pretty Things

I would like to wear this and this, please, and thank you.

♥ Shannon

My Sweet November: Etsy Obsession

Oh my goodness. I am obsessed with this little Etsy Shoppe! My Sweet November is genius. Just...genius. Here are a few of my favorite items:

Seriously, though, how amazing are those pieces for this time of year? I tell you--I'm obsessed! The brooches are killing me!

It's just good artwork, okay? Go check out the shoppe--I think you're going to love it.

♥ Shannon

Happy Tuesday

Image via Venessa Arizaga

That is all.

♥ Shannon

With love's light wings...

Okay, so this is what happened. A few years ago Matt was deployed during Christmas, and one of the gifts he sent to me was a silver necklace with a quote from Romeo and Juliet: "With love's light wings did I o'er perch these walls, for stony limits cannot hold love out."

The military gave us many obstacles in our relationship, one of them being the fact that we had to live in different countries for almost a year. He picked out this quote for us because whatever the "stony limits" were, they couldn't keep love out. (Awwww).

Then. I lost the necklace. I still maintain that it was stolen, but whatever.

This arrived in the mail the other day:

Okay!! It's possible that I strongly hinted that I needed wouldn't complain about a new one.

I just love it, you know?

♥ Shannon

Jewelry Solutions

I have accumulated a lot of jewelry--most of it was given to me and therefore has meaning to me. I have a lot of necklaces, so my quick and inexpensive DIY solution is as follows:

I normally wear a set of studs that were my grandmother's, but when I want to get dolled up I like to go for some statement earrings. I have a great earring holder that my college roommate gave me (her father made it).

I also get a lot of cute little boxes, which could have a cluttered look, until they are laid out together with bowls and thrifted plates. I keep these in the top drawer of my (now) jewelry stand.

In another drawer I have a jewelry box and some meaningful ceramics I keep fun pieces in (for a giggle, check out the picture below on the right closely...).

So there you go, that's where I keep my jewelry goods! Where do you keep yours?

♥ Shannon