Adorned

It's been beastly hot and I've been wearing clothing only under protest so an outfit post was right out.  So I decided to give you peek at me jewelry collection instead. 

Yup, that's a Smurf. My grandparents got him for me on one of their trips to Europe prior to the introduction of Smurfs into the US. He has a place of honor on my dresser and in my heart. 

I believe I mentioned having a plastic bangle obsession in an earlier post, well, there they are.  The rack on the right is actually a mug holder and I rather like it better than the one on the left. Most of the bracelets on the right are bakelite and most of those are thrift store finds at $5 or less (in some cases a lot less.)

I generally don't wear necklaces due to an issue with my neck so finding the right jewelry box with the right set of compartments has been a bit of a struggle. The fact that I also wanted something funky and preferably vintage, and didn't want to pay very much didn't help either. 

I was exstatic when I found this at the thrift store. It has two pull out drawers, each subdivided into smaller sections which are perfect for storing pins and bracelets.  I absolutely love the brass and faux leather which give the whole thing a steampunk vibe!  I smile every time I look at it. Once again proof that if you are patient and persistent the right thing will eventually come along.  

The plastic containers on top hold overflow. 

I also did a small repurposing project today. A while back I found this at an estate sale.  

The carved rose is bakelite and I think it started out life as a necklace.  The necklace part is completely trashed and I wouldn't be able to wear it anyway. The rose is damaged but still worth having so I needed to figure out how to turn it into something I can wear. 

Yesterday I picked this up at the thrift store.

The agate is nice but not special.  So this...

Became this...

Now, if the weather would just cool off.