Jewelry with Meaning

Once upon a time, when I was a fashion forward city girl, I wore every accessory imagineable. Bracelets, earrings, pins, necklaces, and rings, you name it, I wore it. Things changed though when I moved to the mountains. By adopting a more relaxed, albeit plain attire, I also began pairing down the "bling-bling". Piece by piece, my everday flair dwindled to just one essential. The only thing you find me wearing on a daily basis now is a necklace.

Currently, I have a few different necklaces that I enjoy wearing. However, most of the time I will stick with the one in particular that is resonating with me the most. Although, I don't alternate too often. I have a well known habit of wearing things out when I really like them. For example, I wore one necklace, day in and day out, that my best friend gave to me as a gift. That thoughtful token means so many different things to me, and is one that will definitely remain in my top favorites. Always. But recently, as good fortune would have it, someone bestowed upon me a very special handmade piece that has quickly become my new favorite.

Meet my Birdie

This gift came from a lovely and talented lady by the name of Lisa Leonard, who is the creative mind behind Lisa Leonard Designs, a purveyor of simple yet sophisticated collectibles. Upon receiving my uniquely crafted work of art, I examined and reveled upon the hand-cut and hand-stamped medallion I held. You can instantly tell that Lisa devotes great care to her work. My little birdie even sings me a song! A little secret that you won't know until you own one yourself, is that the pearl accent she adds creates a melodic tink which resounds with every movement--I love the sound it makes. That sort of unexpected detail is what makes her jewelry so special, and as a result, a pleasure to own. I already want another one :)

Throughout Lisa's online shop you are sure to find many different treasures to add to your "I'm going to own that!" list. As a matter of fact, you will probably find a handful! I especially like her custom "mommy necklaces", they are the perfect keepsakes! Right now seems like an opportune time to cash in on Mother's Day--not that it's about the gifts ;). To sweeten the pot, she even passed along a coupon code to WW readers! So, if you are looking for a keepsake that is as wonderfully unique as you are, Lisa Leonard Designs is definitely the place to go.

Use code welcome15 for 15% off!
I am sooo tempted to use it, would that be bad?! haha

She has a brand new website that is super cute!
Click on the button above & it will take you to her online store & lovely blog.

Have a wonderful weekend :)

Posted in Photostory Friday & Hooked On

Favorite "Things"

I got this necklace just last week. But let me tell ya it's been somewhat of a long process obtaining it. First off, I'm really cheap these days so spending money on something this extravagant doesn't happen too often. You see I've had my eye on this for almost 6 months now if not longer. I eagerly watched the website for a cut in the price in hopes that sooner or later this would be around my neck. This necklace went from being $119.00..............then to $95.00..........then $75 but still this wasn't enough. I wanted it to be lower! I know that I always say that I am one of the most impatient people on the earth but for this, I waited. And surely enough it paid off - I received a coupon code with 20% off and free shipping and at the time the price was lower so believe it or not I ended up getting the necklace I waited oh so patiently for for just $40.00!! Now tell me that's not a deal. Sure some of you will say "I wouldn't pay $40 bucks for that necklace" but crickey I would & well, I did! And I absolutely loooooooooove it. I almost want to wear it with everything but it's just not one of those kinds of necklaces. Ross Simons is taking after Tiffany but instead of a blue box with a black ribbon they sent this little brown box with neon green trim, and they even put the necklace in a little brown suede bag to make the unraveling that much more exhilarating. You may think that I'm way too happy about a mere necklace but it's not as if were an impulse buy, I bode my time even though I wanted pretty badly.