What I'm Wearing Wednesday

Today is grey. Infact on my drive in from work it was raining. So to brighten up my day I wanted a pin with sparkles. I think I may turn it into a headband, ponytail adornment.

I do not know if it's modern and it's not signed but it is quite top heavy and not flat as you can see below. So the problem is when you pin it onto your lapel it flops forward. Boo.

Merry Christmas

Passing on the What I'm Wearing Wednesday to say Merry Christmas! The black pin is a Weiss knock off. I picked it up at the swap meet as it was to neat to pass up and the price was right.

What I'm Wearing Wednesday

Go Fly a Kite!
Just having some fun here. This is my latest acquisition from a swap meet. It's a Renoir Matisse Kite pin with a red tone with some yellow over the copper. Whimsical and fun. Looks like it also comes in blue, image below.

A Trifari Christmas

So on some down time I started to look for ads that name and show different pieces. Really I was searching to see if I could find an ad concerning a Monet necklace I have.

I then thought why not show some Christmas ads like the above picture. This Trifari ad was from the 1960. It also looks like she's wearing a brooch in her hair too.



Imagine my surprise when I saw the following ad another for Christmas and saw the necklace I bought at a thrift store for about 5 bucks. Most kids these days want to wear the cheap junk so this necklace was passed by. But now I know what the earrings and the brooch look like that go with this necklace.

What I'm Wearing Wednesday

I went for the black on black today for no other reason except I was tired and couldn't pull off anything fancy this morning. This is a 1928 necklace I bought on sale at a store this last year.

What I'm Wearing Wednesday

Sometimes you have to wonder what type of sense of humor designers have. The copper necklace and earrings I'm wearing are of course my favorite designer Renoir and are called "Swiss Cheese"



Now I didn't like Swiss Cheese when I was a child, but I do as an adult! Not only the food but the jewelry too!

Cornucopia - Belated Thanksgiving Post

I'm thankful for my family, friends and the fact that I have the freedom to even post in a blog.

Ok and the abundance of food set on our table.

But what to wear on Thanksgiving I simply do not want or have a Turkey brooch. Then it hit me a Cornucopia. Next year That will be perfect. Of course the selection is quite grand and not the Hallmark pin of the 70's - 80's:



But these are nice vintage pieces:



Of course the jellybelly Coro pin is only around $950-to $1,275 on Ebay right now and the Trifari who knows but hey I still think they are pretty!

and last here is a little parting info.

The cornucopia (Latin: Cornu Copiae) is a symbol of food and abundance dating back to the 5th century BC, also referred to as the food of worship and holiness, Horn of Amalthea, harvest cone, and horn of plenty.