Twelve Days

Is Christmas really twelve days away? While I can't quite believe that, here are some Etsy finds -- paintings, prints, jewelry and more -- inspired by the twelve days of Christmas!

First day: A partridge in a pear tree.

Second day: Turtle doves.

Third day: French hens.

Fourth day: Calling birds.

Fifth day: Golden rings.

Sixth day: Geese a laying.

Seventh day: Swans a swimming.

Eighth day: Maids a milking. 

Ninth day: Ladies dancing.

Tenth day: Lords a leaping. 

Eleventh day: Pipers piping. 

Twelfth day: Drummers drumming. 

Ring, Ring

I'm mesmerized by these delicate sparkly rings by Louisa Gallery. They all look so unique and special. I kind of want to slip one on every finger. Would that be too much?

Photos from here via here. 

Chirp

Today I am grateful for the simple joy of hearing birds outside. The weather may have turned cold again but the birds are chirping away, and it's a beautiful reminder that spring really isn't too far off.

Birds are also one of my favorite jewelry motifs. Here are a few Etsy pieces I'm loving:

Photos from here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. 

Falling

It's been a lovely long weekend, a fitting farewell to summer. And I'm happy to say I'm looking forward to fall. I get almost giddy thinking about crisp air, cozy sweaters, crackling fires and leaves turning colors.

While the leaves in my neck of the woods are still lush and green, these necklaces on Etsy have me eager for the days when foliage becomes deep shades of orange, red and gold. Are you falling for them too?

A gorgeous silvery maple leaf.

A disc imprinted with the pattern of a leaf -- amazing!

A graphic, spare leaf design.

An adorable little maple.

A delicate pendant.

Drop-Dead Gorgeous

There's something really special about these necklaces by Lizix26 on Etsy. I love how your eye is drawn along the chain and rewarded with the beautiful stones, flowers, beads and charms at the end. Lovely!

Photos from here.

A Great Reminder

My husband and I have been together (dating first, then married) for ten years. Thus we know one another's quirks pretty well. One of my husband's that baffles me -- and that I also think is quite adorable -- is his the way he unconsciously hoards pen caps. I find those suckers everywhere! In pants pockets, in drawers, in the laundry, even in our bed. I don't know where he gets them and, surprisingly, we don't seem to have an abnormal amount of cap-less pens around the house.

In any case, when I saw this sterling silver pen-cap necklace (featured on Splendora), I immediately thought of my guy. Maybe I should get the necklace -- and wear it proudly as a I reminder of how much I love this one-of-a-kind man.

Photos from here.

Slice of Life

Growing up, my sister and I had a thing for rocks. On walks with our parents, we'd find a stone that struck us as interesting or beautiful and run up to our dad to show him our discovery. He actually kept some of them, and only years later did he disclose that he didn't understand what we found so special about most of the rocks.

When my sister and I were a little older, my dad bought a rock polisher from this hippie rock store in town. We carefully chose stones to throw into the polisher and worked at it night after night, scrubbing and buffing and waiting for the magic to happen. Unfortunately, the rocks never really polished or changed in any sort of way. Once again we were left with regular gray stones.

Maybe that's why this beautiful agate necklace on Fey Handmade strikes such a chord with me. This is what we thought would come out of our rock polisher! The colors are so rich and the pattern stunning. This necklace would be beautiful to wear and I also think it would be a nice reminder of my family's strange and enduring love of rocks.

Photo from here.

Bird Watching

I woke up to the most glorious sound today: birds chirping. What a great way to start a morning! And why not continue on with some great bird-inspired finds on Etsy?

A peacock locket

A little bird ring

Bird and leaf earrings

A feather necklace

A glass ring

Bird's nest earrings

Bloomin' Gorgeous

Maybe it's the fresh coat of snow we have today (okay, I admit, it's pretty), but my mind is jumping ahead to spring. To warm air, sunshine and flowers popping up everywhere. 

Browsing Etsy for flowery jewelry is helping me endure these last few weeks of winter. Here are a few pieces I'm particularly loving: 

A delicate sterling silver necklace.

A pretty blue plastic ring. 

A lacy necklace.

A pair of dainty mum earrings.

A cheerful pendant.

Note to Self

Remember to buy these Forget Me Not rings from The Future Perfect sometime. They're delightful!

Photo from here.