Published: Aug 2nd, 2008
Category: Style

A Minimalist’s Jewellery Box

COMMENTS: 350310 CommentsA+Minimalist%27s+Jewellery+Box2008-08-02+10%3A00%3A00FB+%40+FabulouslyBroke.com

Okay, that title is a bit misleading because it’s not like I have ONE necklace, or ONE pair of earrings and one fabulous bracelet that would complete any outfit no matter what I wear.

I actually have QUITE a bit left in terms of jewellery but can you imagine that I had about 3 times more than what I am currently left with now?

3 times more!!!

This is a huge move towards being more of a minimalist for me, and actually buying and keeping pieces I can’t live without…

These are basically half of my earrings. Mostly leaves, hoops, teal things… classy silver earrings, very modern, graphic pieces. It’s my style.

These are the rest of the earrings, with rings (just a couple), brooches and pendants.

I love kind of wild, funky, ocean-y shell necklaces, delicate and feminine.
Here’s another shell one…
The chain necklace is totally me, a bit rocker, but delicate enough to be ladylike.
All the silver necklaces (the 3) are by TASHI, one of my favourite jewellery designers, and the rest are just because I love autumn colours.
The huge beaded green necklace is difficult to wear, so I always have to be careful when I wear it so that I don’t snap a string. The leaf necklace with the pearls comes from Ruth Chan of SparkleThots.

Here are my showstoppers. The turquoise and black necklace on the left is from Ellen Ikemoto of Ellen Ikemoto Design, the dark brown beads with the golden flowers are from Ruth Chan again, the pink number at the top is from a store in a local village, that cost me a pretty penny. And the last necklace is again very me, punk rocker chic.

Last but not least, the red beads were $2 from a vintage store online (I can’t recall the URL now), and the other are just necklaces I picked up here and there.

Update: December 10th 2008

Went on a bit of an Etsy Binge…

The zoisite and amethyst necklace on the left is quite heavy, but it feels amazing and looks great on by martina designs. I also bought a vintage brass leaf kind of necklace with a pearl hanging off the side by fionamink, who does some cute vintage stuff.

The left necklace is one I have been eying for about 6 months now. It’s a waterlily necklace by Sudlow. The last two on the right are by Ellen Ikemoto of streetnoodles. (Ellen, by the way, is one of my FAVOURITE jewelry designers, ever and I always, ALWAYS go back to her).

I absolutely adore these 3 necklaces and I am itching to buy more already!

I bought both of these necklaces in Chicago, in different stores.

This is a bracelet I liked from one of those Chicago stores.

I guess when I travel, my souvenirs are pieces of jewellery.

This is a necklace I got off Etsy. I love the zebra stripes and the bold red throughout.

Here are two other necklaces I bought from StudioRona on Etsy… I LOVE them. Her style is totally up my alley. I love assymetrical, pretty, delicate but bold pieces.

Her earrings are gorgeous too.

These are the coolest fabric buttons EVER by SplendorSplendor. And a reasonable price at $9 – $12 for each necklace.

Really beautiful because I love bold, vivid, bright jewelery. She gave me the first necklace in grey for free! I only bought the last two.

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350310 ResponsesA+Minimalist%27s+Jewellery+Box2008-08-02+10%3A00%3A00FB+%40+FabulouslyBroke.com to “A Minimalist’s Jewellery Box”

Sharon Rose
on Aug 2nd, 2008
@ 7:41 AM:

Hi there! A great selection and your brown wooden disc necklace, I have this in red!!
Mel
on Aug 2nd, 2008
@ 10:19 AM:

Wow! What a collection. You have FANTASTIC taste.
Arianne
on Aug 2nd, 2008
@ 12:06 PM:

I love love your taste in earrings. I must get some leafy earrings of my own!
Amy
on Aug 2nd, 2008
@ 1:34 PM:

Pretty!

(BTW, I sent you an email. Yahoo sent your message to my spam folder so I just got it).
Woot!
Sydney Scott
on Aug 2nd, 2008
@ 3:18 PM:

you have a lovely jewelry collection.
i’ve been looking all over the place for jewelry, especially rings.
can you give me advice on where to find nice, cheap jewelry?
Sentir
on Aug 2nd, 2008
@ 6:51 PM:

Looks cool, although I don’t see any of those large (Lilly Allen style, I don’t know their name)earrings. I think those look awesome on a girl.

But one thing I noticed about girls in Canada is that they don’t wear earrings that much. If they do, they wear those small boring ones.

I am a man but I like to wear earrings (too bad I can’t wear them everywhere). It’s hard enough finding men earrings let alone stylish ones around here.
Ruth
on Aug 3rd, 2008
@ 5:45 AM:

Thanks for featuring me again! Its an honour and a lovely surprise!
Fabulously Broke
on Aug 3rd, 2008
@ 10:30 AM:

Thanks everyone!

Sydney: Thanks. You can find good cheap rings on Etsy.com as the largest independent area for designers, or you can try Claire’s Accessories or any of those stores in the mall. For me, it was just looking for months and finally finding one.

Sentir: I can only wear clip on earrings so I can’t really wear heavy large earrings Lily Allen style.

I like the smaller ones, only because those huge earrings are when I want to be ghetto fab and I sold MANY of those with FB Closet..

Ruth: Any time. Love your stuff
Liz
on Jan 10th, 2010
@ 7:14 PM:

I love your earrings! I also wear only clip but have trouble finding ones as cute and modern as yours — I mainly wear vintage. Where do you get yours?
FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com
on Jan 11th, 2010
@ 11:55 AM:

I just found them at Claire’s or any other regular jewelery store

But Etsy, OH ETSY! It’s my crack — http://www.etsy.com . I browse that site all the time… I have a whole list of Etsy sellers on my other blog — Style on a String (http://www.stylestring.com)

You can also check out Foxy Originals (http://www.foxyoriginals.com), because they make some pretty cute, affordable options as well.

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