Cat’s Caboodle ~ Jewelry by Alice Woodside Lynch

Everybody!  Look at this fabulous Braille necklace my friend Alice made for me! Alice makes a lovely array of jewelry, including Braille pieces, Fallen Angel couture chocolate brass jewelry, lightweight aluminum earrings, and Swarovski crystal designs. Nouveau Posey necklace Love Birds necklace In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you that the Braille necklace she made for me was a gift.  She wanted to make something for me, so I requested a piece in memory of my brother, {Read More}

Denim on Denim

a little peep from little blog:   You CAN wear denim on denim. Just make sure the denim is contrasting. (and, for goodness sake, let’s not call them as “dungarees” ;-D)

The Continuing Adventures of Shoe Girl

Volume 3, Chapter 1 Do the Hue Are you feelin’ the winter blues?  Grey skies and icky weather making it hard to crawl out of bed in the morning?  Can’t wait for spring?  Guess what?  Target already has bathing suits.  The mall is gearing up for the Easter Bunny.  And department stores?  The colors this season are sure to put a spring in your step! I walked into Kohl’s recently and was pleasantly surprised at the neon pastels (yeah, I {Read More}

DIY Jewelry with Stacey: Is Knot! Is 2!

I usually hate getting catalogs in the mail; especially when I get one because I ordered something about 2 years ago from that company. This happened recently and I didn’t have time to look through the catalog, so I set it aside. Did I mention that I also get e-mail notices from this company? What’s New, Overstock Items, Clearance Sales; you name it, I get an e-mail announcing it. One particular sale caught my eye, and I broke down and {Read More}

“Designer Valentine” Giveaway

I am not particularly interested in designers or their labels.  I am certain they are even less interested in outfitting my plus size body.  This works out well for all concerned, as my purchases have always been based on the way an item looks, fits and feels rather than who made it. Because there are so few designers making anything larger than a 12 or 14, and because I’m never actively seeking out specific lines, they rarely find their way {Read More}

Ask Ellbee ~ Sterling Jewelry

Dear Ellbee, Love your column!  I recently tried your sugar scrub treatment and it really worked!  🙂 I have a question for you, too. What can I do to keep my sterling silver jewelry tarnish-free? Thanks! Paige   Thank YOU, Paige. The best way to keep your sterling from tarnishing is to wear it ~ and wear it often. If you have a large silver wardrobe, rotate pieces regularly.  Natural oils on your skin will protect the precious metal and {Read More}

The Continuing Adventures of Shoe Girl

Volume 2, Chapter 4 Holiday Do: the Detailed Shoe I hope everyone had a full and yummy Thanksgiving, indulging just a bit too much and enjoying the holiday with friends and family. It’s getting cold outside!  People are putting up glittering lights; Christmas trees are peeking out of windows; and mall parking lots are full, full, full!  I recently braved the throngs of people to do a little shoe shopping at my local Sears ~ and my attention was stopped {Read More}

DIY Jewelry with Stacey: Make a Memory!

I have always loved bracelets.  But I can rarely wear a store bought one, unless it’s made for kids. Good or bad, I have small wrists ~ really small wrists.  So small that 90% of the kids in Miss Collins’ 3rd grade class had wrists that were larger than mine!  (I know this for a fact because I happened to be there on a day when the kids were learning about measurement, so they added my wrist and thumb circumferences {Read More}

“All Wrapped Up” Giveaway

The Holidays are upon us and, with them, come considerable fancy dress opportunities….  What will you wear? little blog’s December giveaway arrives just in time for Christmas.  And, for one lucky reader, it could be just the thing to wrap up in come New Year’s Eve! Behold this month’s giveaway ~ the perfect Holiday Wrap Delicately spun with poly-blend metallic threading, an alternating floral and diamond pattern is beautifully created with shiny, black sequins.  A light, wispy fringe accented with additional {Read More}

DIY Jewelry with Stacey: Are You Ready to Rhumba?

About this time last year I started thinking about a Christmas present for my dad’s girlfriend, my dad’s lady friend, my dad’s close friend who happens to be a woman, Francine. I knew I wanted to make her a pair of earrings, but I just couldn’t settle on a style.  So off to the internet I went to look for inspiration. I soon stumbled across a website that highlighted jump ring jewelry.  If you’re unfamiliar with the term “jump ring,” {Read More}