pins

Nanny's gold, emerald, and rhinestone pin and earring set looked just perfect with that blue and black dress for a christmas party!  What a lovely combination!  Staishy looks gorgeous.

Christmas pin!  I know Staishy couldn't wait to wear these silver bells for Christmas.  Both of us have had our Christmas selections picked out from the start!

I love the color of Nanny's grey butterfly pin. Usually butterflies are colorful, so it is neat to think of this one being grey but still so pretty and sparkly.  Staishy actually reminded me I have one just like this in a brown/tigereye color which I can't wait to wear!  So many pins, so little time! 

I love Nanny's double strand white Hawaiian beads with green and gold accents.  I have a couple of these that will look beautiful for spring!  Can't wait!  I know how much Nanny loved the Hawaiian bead necklaces.

This silver flower necklace is so beautiful and added such a sweet touch to the outfit Staishy wore to her sister-in-law, Stephanie's, father's funeral.  Staishy said she felt especially close to Nanny that day.  What a pretty piece.  Staishy's new haircut is super cute and the 10 inches cut off went to Locks of Love. :)  

I love this sweet flower ring.  It is so delicate and pretty!  

I thought the silver flower necklace was going to be my favorite this round, but I adore this blue chunky necklace!  I love the pop of color!  I am a fan of the pop of color myself but I definitely do not have those beautiful blue eyes to go with it!  

I think this may have been a bonus picture that I snapped-I just couldn't let the holidays go by without displaying this crystal pin- it reminded me of a snowflake. :)

I wore both of these pieces to Grandma and Grandpa's Christmas celebration. It was too hard to pick between the two, so I wore them both!  The ring is so beautiful and I have been really wanting to wear it.  I think the stones are rubies, but not sure-I meant to ask Dad's expert opinion.  I love the stacked design of it, and I don't see a lot of rings like that now.  I wore this ring instead of my engagement ring, which created alarm with the extended family, haha.  Paul said it didn't matter to him what ring I wear since its the symbol that matters and I think he was especially ok with it since it was Nanny's.  I have 2 diamond stack bands of hers that I like to wear a lot too- which I posted the first week.  These  earrings are so fun and look like holly, so they were perfect for Christmas.

Paul and I went for our 2nd annual Chinatown feast on Christmas day.  Again, I could not decide which piece to wear and I threw fashion caution to the wind again for Christmas!  The little silver circle pin looks kind of like a wreath of leaves and just seemed so delicate and Christmasy-I realized after that I actually posted it before. :)  Of course, the snowflake pendant was a must too!

This has to be one of my new favorites.  I am so lucky to have gotten this little hidden treasure-Nanny's triple strand pink pearls with gold accents.  Papa actually found this after Staishy and I went through Nanny's jewelry and gave it to me on Christmas Eve.  I felt like it was a Christmas gift strait from Nanny.  It was in need of a quick repair and was placed in the guest bedroom to await its renewal.  I wonder how long it was waiting there!  I am so excited this beautiful piece got to shine again.  Staishy has a love for the multi-strands so I'm sure we might have put up a fight for this one had we had it initially when we went through everything.  I feel a little guilty that I got it, ;) but not TOO much because I love it, hehe.  Thank you again Papa!  If we come across another piece, Staishy must have it to be fair.  :) I wore this to Grandma's 80th birthday party and then ran a quick Target errand afterwards, and I think this necklace sets the record for the most compliments, which warmed my heart since this piece almost got missed. 

I look buzzed in this picture, but I promise it was just REALLY bright that day.  Paul and I visited the new Perot science museum in Dallas and went for Hibachi afterwards- what a lovely Saturday.  I felt very Katniss Everdeen in this silver circle pin with seagulls. ;)  So unique and beautiful- one of my favorites.  

I have been really wanting to wear these orange bubble earrings which perfectly match one of Mom's bangles she let me have years ago.  I love how I have a piece from Nanny and Mom-I felt surrounded by love for sure!  

A little dark and a little blue, but I wore Nanny's parrot pin last weekend.  I was having a particularly rough week and I just wanted something comforting I think.  There were elephants, yes...but Nanny also loved birds.  I remember as a little girl Nanny had a parrot keychain hooked to her purse and this reminded me of that.

Not quite sure what was happening with the hair, but I wore Nanny's delicate gold chain with pearls yesterday on a date with my love.  I have always loved this piece- it has so much potential to go with so many outfits and is a new favorite!  I love how dainty it is.  I have a similar one which I probably could have worn with this one, but I may debut that one later!

I hope to be a little better about posting regularly now that the business of the holidays has settled down...but of course I make no promises! ;)