When I was a child, I remember all the grandmas wearing statement pieces, whether it was a bold ring, necklace or earrings. Then the generation of our mothers toned things down a bit and I mostly remember mum wearing a moonstone ring sometimes, or perhaps some elegant and subtle earrings. Me? I never was much of a jewelry person. I'm not sure if it's just me or things have indeed changed for my generation. Rather than reflecting wealth or status, I prefer my jewelry to reflect my own personality. I always must make a connection to a piece of jewelry to truly want to wear it. Of course, whenever I browse Pinterest I always conclude that I need stacks and stacks of rings and flash tattoos (especially in summer!) but, in general – what I actually wear is understated and subtle. I love semiprecious pieces, pops of color, details that have a meaning and silver whilst gold usually isn't my cup of tea. Apart from my wedding ring and my Fossil watch, I rarely have an urge to wear something new. But that is starting to change, and has been changing for a while – ever since I've discovered handmade Bee's Bracelets jewelry. I wrote about it numerous times – pendants and earrings (here), chakra stones and bracelets (here), Essie nail polish and Bee's bracelet awesome combo (here) and even a ‘Hello Gorgeous’ mug (here)! Creative soul behind these amazing pieces leaves a wonderful trace on whatever she touches and she has reignited my interest in studying semiprecious stones, their origin, meaning and even chakras. I will have to write a special post just about that once but this time, I am letting photos do all the talking. Here we have dark blue Swarovski and silver earrings, green amethyst & labradorite earrings (which pair perfectly with my labradorite bracelet!), onyx and labradorite chakra stones, emerald bracelet with red and green tassels (how cute!) and a firendship pearl bracelet with heart-shaped detail. This bracelet is my most worn and very special to me – M., the busy bee behind Bee's Bracelets jewelry, is wearing one as well and what I really appreciate abot all these pieces is that they are made to match me, my style and sensibility. M. has a great eye for detail and she gets what makes a wearer uniqe – matching you to her jewelry seems like a piece of cake! What I rate highly is the quality – after months and months of wear, they all look brand new! If you're interested in her jewelry, I highly recommend that you contact her via her Bee's Bracelets Facebook page (here). She is incredibly kind, warm and helpful person and I'm sure she'd be happy to hear that you found out about her thanks to my ramblings. How do you feel about jewelry and how would you chart your own history with it?
Dok sam bila djevojcica, sjecam se da su sve nane i bake nosile prilicno upecatljiv nakit, bez obzira da li se radilo o upadnom prstenju, ogrlici ili nausnicama. Potom mi se cini da je generacija nasih majki nosila nesto decentniji komade. Sjecam se da je mama ponekad nosila prsten sa mjesecevim kamenom ili elegantne nausnice. Ja? Moram priznati da me (barem upadan) nakit nikada nije privlacio. Nisam sigurna da li je to nesto vezano samo za mene ili se situacija zaista promijenila tokom moje generacije. Umjesto da nakit odrazava status (kako to cesto umije biti u drustvu), preferiram da nakit koji ja nosim odrazava moj karakter i senzibilnost. Primjetila sam da se moram na neki nacin povezati sa komadom nakita da bih ga pozeljela nositi. Naravno, nakon posjete Pinterestu, uvijek zakljucim kako su mi potrebne tone i tone prstenja i metalik tetovaza na lijepljenje (posebno tokom ljeta!) ali uopsteno – ono sto nosim je dosta suptilno, minimalno i jednostavno. Poludrago kamenje, sitni dodaci boje, detalji koji za mene nose znacenje i srebro je ono sto volim dok sam zlatu rijetko kada sklona. Osim vjencanog prstena i svog Fossil sata (koje nosim dugo godina), rijetko kada u rutinu uskace nesto novo. Ali to se pocelo mijenjati i mijenja se ustvari jos otkako sam otkrila Bee's Bracelets nakit. Pisala sam o ovom rucno radjenom nakitu u vise navrata na blogu – o privjescima i nausnicama (ovdje), chakra kamenju i narukvicama (ovdje), savrsenoj kombinaciji Essie laka za nokte i Bee's bracelet narukvice (ovdje) pa cak je bilo rijeci i o ‘Hello Gorgeous’ solji (ovdje)! Kreativna dusa koja stoji iza svih ovih stvari ostavlja trag na svemu sto dotaknu njene vrijedne ruke. Takodjer je u meni ponovo probudila interesovanje za proucavanjem poludragog kamenja, njegovog porijekla, znacenja ali i interes za chakrama. Jednom cu morati napisati post na tu temu ali ovog puta cu pustiti da fotografije ispricaju pricu. Mozete vidjeti da imamo tamnoplave Swarovski i 925 srebrne nausnice, zeleni ametist i labradorit nausnice, oniks i labradorit chakra kamenje, smaragd narukvicu sa kicankama u crvenoj i zelenoj boji (preslatko izgledaju!) te bisernu narukvicu prijateljstva sa detaljem u obliku srca. Tu bisernu narukvicu najvise nosim od svih i srcu mi je najdraza – M., vrijedna pcelica koja izradjuje Bee's Bracelets nakit takodjer nosi jednu ovakvu narukvicu. Jako cijenim sto su svi komadi prilagodjeni meni, onome sto ja volim i mom stilu. M. ima odlicno oko za detalje i odmah procijeni sta to cini osobu jedinstvenom, sta bi joj se moglo dopasti – pronalazak odgovarajuceg nakita za vas ona cini sa lakocom! Ono sto mi je jako bitno kod nakita je kvalitet a nakon visemjesecnog nosenja, sve i dalje izgleda kao novo. Ukoliko ste zainteresovane, toplo preporucujem da se M. javite preko njene Bee's Bracelets Facebook stranice (ovdje). Nevjerovatno je draga, topla osoba koja ce vam se odazvati na upit i pomoci a vjerujem da bi joj bilo drago znati da ste putem mog bloga saznali za njen rad. Recite mi kakav je vas stav spram nakita? Kakav imate odnos sa njim i eventualno mini historijat vase price sa nakitom.
*Some of these products may have been sent to me for review. For more information, see my disclaimer.
