My Virtual Jewelry Box

[jbake]

@jbake Thank you so much for sharing your stories with us!! you have so many beautiful pieces, but even more beautiful - the memories and the way you retell them

The money ring is my favourite. That’s got to me the most precious $20 in the house!!

I love collection threads. Especially threads like this. Physical reminders of one’s most treasured memories - oh, that’s just the perfect description

Oh. And apropos of nothing. Your hair is gorgeous!!

Thank you! I think he was really trying to impress me with the $20 vs a smaller bill, apparently it worked, haha! I think we ran across it when we were moving in together and he was so surprised to find out I kept it. For a long time I kept it in the box my engagement ring came in, but I really like seeing it when I put my jewelry on for the day
Thank you for the hair compliment, too! My hair has gotten curlier as I get older, & now it’s longer than it’s ever been, a fun learning curve some days!

So many beautiful pieces in your collection, @jbake ! But I think my fave is the folded $20 ”ring.” Such meaningful stories behind nearly every piece in that box of treasure

Thank you, so much! That was his go to “party trick” back then, he may have gotten more than he bargained for that time

 

[EllenS1]

I felt I was reading a book....a book of treasures! such lovely pieces and such a well written thread....thank you for sharing jbake....it made me want to go and look at my most loved pieces and recall my memories of another place and time when I received them thank you again!

 

[jbake]

I felt I was reading a book....a book of treasures! such lovely pieces and such a well written thread....thank you for sharing jbake....it made me want to go and look at my most loved pieces and recall my memories of another place and time when I received them thank you again!

Thank you for your sweet compliments!
I hope you enjoy reminiscing

 

[Yanni_815]

Encouraged by some lovely PS friends over on @MamaBee’s most worn/favorites thread, here is my entire jewelry collection in a thread. Most of my pieces don’t have individual threads, so I’ll try to include as much information as I remember.

Almost all of my jewelry has come from small, family owned jewelry stores. I worked for three different independent jewelers from high school to graduating university. They were such a great experience and I loved working somewhere that served a need of the community, especially surrounded by beautiful jewelry. In a small town, having somewhere local you could drop off your treasured jewelry and have someone you know fix it is so valuable. While I no longer live in any of those small towns, I have been fortunate enough to find a jeweler I love and trust. As often as I can, I will go through her to cross items off my wishlist. One day I would love to have studs and a solitaire from one of the great companies that offer an upgrade program, but for now I’m content to support my jeweler’s small business.

My Jewelry Box



I’m not quite sure where to start, so we’ll start at the top and, for the most part, go left to right.

The top row is mostly miscellaneous costume or sterling silver, some belonging to my family.

From the left: SS flower pendant from my husband given while we were dating, SS oval & heart lockets: oval is mine, heart is my daughter’s, my grandma’s photo pendants from 30ish years ago featuring her favorite granddaughter (me, haha!) SS gemstone ring given to my daughter from our local jewelry as a Christmas gift a few years ago, my husband’s titanium wedding band: rarely worn, I surprised him with a white gold & diamond band at the ceremony, gold filled necklace from my grandma that my daughter likes to wear, gold plated paper clip chain I won in a drawing, my daughter’s charm bracelet, my son’s chain with dinosaur charms: the ankylosaurus is his favorite, but the triceratops and tyrannosaurus rex get plenty of love, too Then just a few baggies with white gold box chains and a couple links from an old project.




When we were dating, my husband had a contact through his job that was getting ready to open a jewelry store with her partner. He went through her to source/buy my engagement ring; it was one of the stores very first sales. Shortly after, she contacted him to see if I would be interested in working for them. So I found myself in a lucky position being able to buy my wedding jewelry and gifts at cost. But since I was in my final year of college and only working part time, my budget was very limited. One day we had a sales rep come through and he had that white gold and button pearl bracelet with tiny diamond flower accents. I loved it so much, but even at cost it was more than I could afford. My boss, however, slyly texted my husband and he told her he would like get it for me. I had no clue until I opened it on the morning of our wedding. It was the best surprise



The coin bracelet is one of my very favorites. The jewelry store I was working in would buy jewelry from customers for the estate case. One day while showing an customer something in that case I spotted this bracelet. Before locking it back up, I took it out so I could have a closer look when I was no longer busy. It was love at first sight for me and I wore it daily for years.

When it came in, it had broken links and was tarnished, it looked pretty pitiful and the customer wasn’t interested in having it repaired. If I’m remembering correctly, it had belonged to her husband’s aunt from Australia and when she passed away they inherited several pieces and she just wanted to be done with it all. I do think the customer regretting getting rid of it so hastily when she saw how nicely it looked on my wrist.




This section doesn’t see much wear. Rose gold branch bracelet I thought I wanted, but rarely reach for. White gold diamond diamond shape bracelet, same story as rose branch. Rose cable and heart bracelet, fits a bit snug so I don’t wear it often. I have some thoughts on changing it, but haven’t settled on any at this point. Chatham emerald in white gold semi bezel setting and sterling chain: this is my daughter’s necklace. She likes it but would prefer a bigger emerald, lol. She’s in elementary school, so a bigger emerald isn’t in the cards for her for awhile.

The money ring was made by my husband shortly after we met. We were out with mutual friends discussing sports teams. When he discovered we shared our favorites, he jokingly proposed and I accepted. It was a couple months later that we started dating, then a couple years before he proposed again.

I definitely love the story behind each piece, especially that 20 dollar ring bill!

 

[jbake]

I definitely love the story behind each piece, especially that 20 dollar ring bill!

Thank you

 

[diamondyes]

I feel like we just hung out, and you took our your box and showed me everything. So special of you to share these stories! Thank you!!! I love it all! I wish I knew where to get faceted stacking bands like yours- those are a look I like so much.

the money ring is amazing.

Ans may I ask where your jewel box is from? I adore the color!!

 

[jbake]

Thank you!

My facet band is very similar to this one!

Thin Rose Gold Faceted Spectra Band E1248

Style E1248 Located on Fillmore Street in San Francisco, Trabert Goldsmiths specializes in unique fine jewelry, custom pieces, and antique and heirloom jewelry

www.trabertgoldsmiths.com

My jewelry box is from Wolf1834, but it doesn’t look like they have much from that stackable collection anymore. They have so many pretty boxes though! I also have a travel case from them that I love (I used it as daily storage for quite awhile, plus they run some good sales from time to time!)

WOLF Jewelry & Watch Boxes & Watch Winder Cases | WOLF

Established in 1834, WOLF is the premier name in luxury jewelry accessories, watch boxes, cases & watch winders

www.wolf1834.com