Shopaholic? Me?

If you are into the latest style of bracelets like Chamilia or Pandora then you might be interested in this coupon.

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The one thing you might want to be aware of is the weight of the bracelet when loaded with lots of charms. But other than that, they are very pretty and make excellent gifts.

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A couple of weeks back, on a day when my hubby did loads for me and our family, we had a spot of bad luck. He lost his wedding ring. Unexpectedly and unusally, I did not react badly. I let it sink in. I think it was the fact that he was so upset and the fact that he was with us and last but not least the fact  he that he was actually proving his commitment by his actions not just by wearing a removable ring.

On the positive side, perhaps I ought to ask him to renew our wedding vows, and I could get a Black Diamond Engagement Ring and he could get a wedding ring. Win Win Situation?

My friend’s little gorgeous daughter is really into making up necklaces and jewellery from beads. I was thinking that perhaps I could get her some beading tools as a birthday present. I am not quite sure how she currently makes hers. I should ask her mum in case she already has some. I remember fondly making necklaces out of pasta. I wonder how that would go down as a present today! LOL!

I am torn between two regarding costume jewelry. I have always felt that you should only wear genuine stuff but it is expensive and so you can have only limited items (therefore wear the same thing over and over again). On the other hand costume jewellery is expensive too for what it is (bits of glass, plastic and acrylic). And there are some pieces that work really well. And really you can afford to chop and change so you don’t wear the same accessories always. What would be great would be a rental system for real jewellery. You could wear the real stuff, change it often and feel like a million bucks!

It is amazing how suddenly everyone wants you to sell your gold and more interestingly it is very hard to discover what they want to actually pay for it. Now if you could buy gold online at the price they want to buy it at, you would be making a very good investment especially as I don’t think the price of gold has dipped in the last couple of decades despite the recession and bad economies.

Mind you, I could follow my son’s advice and go to the end of the rainbow to find the pot of gold… but would I just flog it? Probably but I would search online and off for the best rate!

I am so caught up with Christmas & the Christening…. I don’t have a moment for myself. I have meanwhile been asked what gifts to get for the christening. And it left me thinking… I was thinking a Diamond Initial Pendant would be lovely for my daughter as it will always be a keepsake she will treasure. However, I haven’t thought of an equivalent for my son. Ideally all their christening gifts would be treasured keepsakes rather than toys and clothes.

I must say I am a sucker for personalised & monogrammed jewelry. You see, I have a rather uncommon name which means that I never find anything personalised. However, with jewelry they tend to personalise it for you, which in my eyes makes it special and it also means they can write my name.

Lauren Klein has a range of personalised jewelry and they are all sold at below the recommended retail price, so I think they are worth a look. I particularly like Rose Gold and Diamond Clover Monogram Necklace as pictured below and it is being sold at less than half the RRP!

I have come across these Benchmark rings which really caught my eye. They are made of tungsten but I am not sure I know much about tungsten. I did a search on wikipedia for Tungsten but really I was not enlightened. What I do know is that the prices are reasonable and the rings look chic. Bearing in mind that I am a yellow gold person, I think I will stick with yellow gold but if you are into silver or platinum, then tungsten could probably be an alternative choice!

I adore diamonds whatever the cut. Each has its own beauty! I simply cannot resist them. I particularly love eternity or anniversary rings that are completely surrounded by diamonds. These are actually quite hard to find but I found that James Allen actually sells them. They obviously do all sorts of other rings like wedding rings and solitaires, but it is nearly impossible to find rings with diamonds all round, which in my opinion make it a perfect eternity ring.

In case you are wondering, this post is a hint to my dear hubby! Hint Hint Darling!

Did you hear, Tesco has released a new and updated catalogue. And currently, you can get triple points on every order. Yippee!!