“What can I wear with this outfit?” JEWELRY is one answer!  That question is a question women have asked since time has been recorded.  Women have pondered this and answered it with clothes, jewelry and accessories.  Early stone wall drawings show female figures wearing necklaces, bracelets, and other body adornments.  Museum collections from the pyramids include gold, silver and gem encrusted jewelry pieces.  Cleopatra is often shown in pictures with ornate gold and silver headdresses, necklaces and bracelets galore.  Early literature and writings give detailed descriptions of the clothing styles and jewelry worn at that time.  The monarchy loved their baubles, men and women alike.  Of course, their stones of choice were diamonds and precious gems set in large ornate rings, crowns and other settings.  The richer you were in bygone eras, the larger and more opulent your accessories. 

Little girls grow up playing “dress up” and love to wear necklaces and bracelets.  I remember playing in the summer at my grandmother’s house and layering on the bracelets and jewelry all the way up my arms.  Of course, the earrings were mostly clip on style then and they could pinch if you weren’t careful.  But I remember clipping them onto other necklaces, the dresses and shoes too for “dress up.”  I think I better add a tag for “creative meanderings” to this post as I just took a little trip down memory lane.

Jewelry as an accessory is here to stay!  New and different jewelry designs help you stretch your wardrobe dollars.  What an easy way to add color, define your style and add bling to your outfits.  Change your jewelry, change your outfit.  Dress it up for evening, go big and bold or soften your look for daytime and career wear.   Buy pieces that will mix and match with several color combinations.  Use your jewelry to update last year’s fall and winter neutral favorites with trendy new styles and colors.  Neutrals are in style for fall and winter this year too, so accessorize and update yours now.

My Color Wheel or Rainbow Crystal Necklace Set is a great example of jewelry that goes with everything!  This necklace has 18 different color Swarovski crystals with jet black beads and white Swarovski crystal base pearls with a little silver accent.

 

 You can see more info on this necklace set here.

’till next time!

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KC Bead Designs – Beaded Jewelry by Cheryl Skeens, located in the greater Kansas City, Missouri area, is owned and operated by Cheryl Skeens. In business since 2003 as a jewelry artist / designer of handcrafted beaded jewelry such as beaded earrings, bracelets, necklaces, eyeglass chains, beaded lanyards, zipper pulls, cell phone charms, mother’s bracelets, bridal and prom jewelry and more. Reflections. . .Beaded Jewelry. . .by Cheryl Skeens opened in July 2008 along with her new blog-site and is her second online store.