Precioussssss(es)

This one isn't a particularly crafty post, but it's full of pretties nonetheless...

On Monday I came into to work after having had a couple of days off sick. It's always a bit grotty returning to hundreds of emails and catching up with what you've missed when you've been away.

Almost as soon as I got in and said my hellos my friend who sits opposite me presented me with a little 'glad you're back and better' present, all wrapped up in a pretty little flowery paper bag. Inside was this...

I was delighted! What an absolute sweetheart. I am a complete and utter sucker for necklaces. To be honest I go pretty ga-ga for any kind of jewellery... earrings, bracelets, rings, brooches... I've got hundreds of them. But necklaces are my number one vice. I must have spent an absolute fortune on them over the years, despite the fact that the ones I buy are always fairly cheap. I'm too fickle in my fancies to go for a 'proper' expensive piece of jewellery. I wouldn't want to have to wear it all the time - not when there are so many other options to choose from.

 

I like them cute and a bit, well... quirky I guess is probably the best word for them. I remember someone on Twitter ridiculing teapot necklaces recently, but I like it, so I don't give a damn!

I rather like windmills.

I very quickly ran out of storage space for them and they were all getting tangled up together when I was keeping them in bags and boxes (I'd estimate that I have about 100... at least!). So I got a coat-peg rack, screwed it to the inside of my wardrobe and now I hang them from that! It's much easier to find what I'm looking for this way, and they get less tangled.

This one is a working harmonica. I added the bead from a different necklace.

I've got a bit of a thing for owls.

Actually, make that a thing for birds...

Birds are cool.

That last one is one of my new favourites and was actually also a present. The brilliant, wonderful and rather ravishing @Tweak81 sent it to me in a little bundle of jewellery goodies.

I love it.

 

So there's my dirty little secret out in the open - I'm a necklace-aholic! I do have to ration myself and at times be quite tough - especially as there isn't really any room to squeeze any more of them onto the coat-pegs.

There are loads more I want to photograph and show you, but I won't... for now!