Statement Necklace of the Day - Forever 21 Salmon and Rhinestones

Today's Necklace of the Day is the second necklace I got from Forever 21 for the wonderful  sale price of $2.99.

It has salmon color beads surrounded by clear rhinestones in a shiny gold tone setting. It looks like a more expensive piece of jewelry. I think this can be defined as a bib style statement necklace.


The regular price was $17.80(!). Let me be honest, there is NO WAY I would have paid that much for this necklace. I try to pay as little as possible for Forever 21 jewelry because it is usually not the best quality and it is nonreturnable. It is cheap fun fast fashion.

I am impressed with how good this piece looks but I know to be EXTRA careful with Forever 21 jewelry because if it is dropped chances are, it will definitely break.

Here are so nice close up pictures  of the necklace courtesy of my "new" Nikon Coolpix L120 camera. Love this point and shoot camera I found at a local pawn shop. I got a little Canon camera too. I will do a blogpost about the camera very soon.

 

This necklace has a LOT of shine and sparkle. It has a gold tone chain and  the standard lobster clasp. I will definitely get a lot of wear out of this piece. I still cannot believe it was only $2.99. You cannot make this necklace yourself with supplies from a craft store for this amount of money. I was in the right place at the right time to find these two necklaces marked way down in price.

It is totally worth it to frequently browse your favorite stores and find out when they do their regular markdowns and seasonal markdowns. I do not believe in buying anything for regular price if I don't have to.

I don't know if you can find these exact necklaces but you may be able to find something similar in a store near you.

Here is the link to the other $2.99 Forever 21 necklace I bought on the same day.

Thank you for reading!

Thomasina

Necklace of the Day - Forever 21 White and Gold Statement Necklace

Hello Everyone!

I have missed you all so much. Now that I have wifi at home (Praise God! LOL!), I will be blogging a lot more often.


I walked into Forever 21 and found two statement necklaces on sale for $2.99 each. Keeping check on your favorite stores' clearance racks on a regular basis will totally pay off when you get first dibs on the new markdowns.

This is the necklace composed of white plastic beads set in a goldtone setting and chain with a lobster clasp.

When I first saw this necklace on the sales rack, I immediately thought "That is very sixties inspired" and I did not like it. But since it was marked down from $12.80 to only $2.99, I decided I had to get it and I would make it work.

You never know how something looks until you try it on. I just threw this necklace on with a solid long sleeved top and was instantly amazed by how amazing it looked. It was a perfect accent of white that brightened up the dark color of the top.

This piece is totally worth $2.99 but I would never pay $12.80 for this necklace. I once paid regular price for a Forever 21 necklace but regretted that when I dropped the necklace and the pendant pieces broke off. Thank goodness for Gorilla glue. LOL!

I will be blogging about the other necklace I was lucky to get on the same day. It is my favorite of the two statement necklaces.


Thank you so much for reading. I missed writing blogs so much. I have new cameras so my pictures should be a lot better quality.


I am so excited about my plans for my blog.


I will be talking to you again soon.


Thomasina

Tommy Bahama Necklace - A Mermaid Would Love This

 I was browsing in the Tommy Bahama store in Crabtree Valley Mall, I took a quick snap of this stunning sea life theme necklace. Any stylish mermaid would definitely love this piece as a part of her accessory collection. It is definitely a big statement necklace.

 The colors are so perfect: smooth blue for sea water and textured gold for the sparkle of the sun on the waves. I searched the store's website and unfortunately necklace wasn't available anymore.

Inexpensive this necklace is definitely not. I believe the price was over $100.00 (just glanced at the tag and I did get sticker shock LOL!) and if I understood the sales associate correctly Tommy Bahama does not mark down their merchandise??

There is an Tommy Bahama outlet in Tanger Outlet store in Myrtle Beach, SC and the prices were much more reasonable. The outlet store had a 30% off sale going on recently.

Since there is no way I am going to pay that huge amount for costume jewelry, I took a picture so I could gather all the elements of the necklace and make it myself. I'm pretty confident I will be able to easily find the sea life pieces when I visit the shops down at the beach. The basic gold chain and the beads are most craft stores.

This is not difficult necklace to make if you have all the parts because all you are doing is just attaching the "charms" to a gold chain with jump rings.

I love when I get inspired by an expensive item in a store, study the different pieces it is composed of then construct my own version using what I have at home or inexpensive items.

Let me know if you decide to make a necklace similar to this.

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Neckace Of The Day - Silver Flower Pendant

I do love pendant necklaces. I have quite a few of them with all different types and sizes of pendants. When any piece of jewelry breaks and cannot be repaired the next I do is to see if the pieces can be hung on a chain or a cord to become a "new" pendant necklace. Recycle and reuse then you always have your own unique DIY accessories.

This silvertone openwork flower pendant necklace reminds me of jewelry from the seventies. I wouldn't wear the clothes from that time but I do like some of the jewelry. I think this silver chain necklace would probably have been worn with a dark brown or mustard colored ribbed turtle neck sweater and hip hugger flared jeans.

This necklace is a lot easy to accessorize than the pendant necklace I blogged about yesterday. As with all of my larger size pendant necklaces, I keep my choice of outfits just solid colors and a streamlined silhouette.

The tassel as the bottom on the silvertone disc is a nice detail that adds a bit of extra movement and sparkle when I wear the necklace. Lesson learned. When I buy another vintage pendant necklace, I will be careful about noticing the actual size of the pendant. I will definitely try it on and look in a mirror to see if I can get a lot of wear out of the piece.

Do you have any pendant necklaces? How do you style them?

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Necklace of The Day - Indian Inspired Openwork Gold Pendant Necklace

This is a beautiful vintage necklace that has been a challenge to wear over the years. I do like it a lot but the almost 2 inches across size of the pendant makes it rather hard to style. Since I don't want to look like Mr. T or a rapper so I have to keep things really simple.

Smaller size vintage pieces are a lot easier to style because they are not overwhelming. This piece makes a big statement sitting right in the middle of my chest. LOL! I find that a high necked shirt is the best way to wear this open worked Indian influenced medallion. No button down tops, no patterned tops just keep the entire outfit simple.

If I wore this necklace with a patterned loose top, I think it will look too sixties or seventies. Not really being a fan of the fashions of those eras, I decided to be very low key when styling my outfit.

I think a bit of research is in order to find more ways to use this necklace that suit me and my style are in order.

Do you have any suggestions on how to style this type of necklace?

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Necklace of The Day - Gold Chains Go With Everything

I LOVE wearing this necklace. I got it at the Salvation Army or a Flea market. It probably only costed a few dollars.   The best thing about these bold statement pieces is they can instantly dress up any top. My signature look is to wear one of my signature necklaces with a regular T-shirt.

 It can be worn anywhere with anything. As a statement necklace this piece adds a lot of bright shiny impact to any outfit. The gold tone is in a couple of different tones and textures. There are also alternating gold and iridescent crystal beads.Any necklace I can instantly thrown on and get on with the rest of my busy day will become a favorite.
 
Vintage costume jewelry like this is first place on my search list whenever I go thrifting. I have seen similar pieces in shops recently but of course they do not have the weight in the materials or workmanship. When I buy things I expect them to last. I am definitely not a disposal clothing or accessories type of person. Buying things that will not hold up in the was or will quickly tarnish - not my style and a waste of money.

Two wishes I have for this multi chain vintage necklace: I can find another similar and I can find one that I could take apart and wear the chains as separate necklaces. I hope my gold chains choker statement necklace dream will come true soon.

Do you have a gold necklace similar to this piece?

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Peach Rue 21 Statement necklace

Rue 21 Peach statement necklace.

This necklace makes me think of Spring even though it is still quite chilly outside. Peach outlined with gold and rhinestone accents. I would wear this with a white cotton T shirt or a pale yellow button down light knit dress.

Statement necklaces such as this one make big bold statements for your outfit. This piece will catch the eye without being too overdone because of the pale almost neutral shade of peach.  It's also not to heavy on the neck. It's never fun to wear uncomfortable jewelry.

As usual when I wear a bold piece like this, I keep the earrings very simple.  Small gold or pearl earrings should do the trick.

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