To the Letter

When we were kids, our grandfather would let my sister and me and our two cousins join him in his woodshed to make projects. My favorite piece is a simple letter K I made from scrap wood. I still have it. I think some of these other monogrammed items would be fun to have, too.

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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.

Oh, Bow

This time of year, we start to see pretty packages done up in wrapping paper and bows. But if I were lucky enough to get this gorgeous by boe bow necklace, I don't think I'd even want any special packaging. This sweet bow is enough on its own.

Photo from here via here.

Precious Metal

When it comes to jewelry, I prefer lighter, daintier, layer-able pieces over big, chunky necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

So my heart skipped a beat when I saw these gold and silver necklaces on the Banana Republic website.

Delicate strands. A fun tassel. A simple stone. Oooh, I want to snatch them all up!



Photos from here.