So I had a lovely e-mail from the gang at John Greed Jewellery inviting me to take part in the blogger challenge, as you all know me, I love any form of jewellery so there was no hesitation on my side in taking part. I took part in the challenge at Christmas time and I thoroughly enjoyed myself so here we are, I’m having a go again!
Pandora Silver House Charm £20.00 | Pandora Silver Open Heart Charm £20.00 | Pandora Starter Bracelet £55.00 | Swarovski Simplicity Clear Pendant £69.00 | Alchemy Pewter Elizabethan Bracelet £32.99 | Pandora Dainty Silver and Zirconia Flower Stud Earrings £30.00 | Virtue London Silver and Zirconia Sparkle Stacking Ring £20.00|
The total of a whopping seven items reached £246.99 just under the budget of
£250
Pandora
Starter Bracelet
I’ve chosen a Pandora Bracelet not for myself but for my mother. She has
nothing like this at all, in fact she has never really treated herself to
anything nice so if I was to win this competition then this bracelet would go to her. Valentines is about
showing someone you love them and well, I love my mom very very much. If I had
loads of money I would buy her so many things and treat her, just like she
always has done for me, my brother and my sister; we always came first as
kiddies and we still do now when we’re adults. I guess that is just what it means
to be a parent; all I know is that this would make a perfect gift along with
the two charms I have chosen to go onto it.
Pandora
Silver House Charm
I chose the house charm because for me your home can sometimes be taken for
granted. I’ve found that moving away from home to come to university has made
me realise just how much I miss it. Of course it is only bricks and mortar; it
is what’s inside that home that makes me miss it, my family and my naughty cat.
Home is where my mom is, where my brother and my sister are and well, I’m
really looking forward to going back soon to visit. My mom has built our home and made our family what it is today so this is why I chose the house charm.
Pandora
Silver Open Heart Charm
Again I have chosen another charm for my mom’s bracelet, of which I felt
that a bunch of hearts seemed very appropriate. I love my mom more than she
will ever know, she has been the most wonderful mother as I have grown up and
she still amazes me how great she can be even through the tough times. We can
have a laugh together, we cry together and we sometimes argue….we’re not
perfect, but I guess who is? The heart charm was chosen because she means the
world to me, my brother and my sister as well as the rest of my family; she’s an absolute star in my eyes.
Swarovski
Simplicity Clear Pendant
I chose this one for myself as I’m a huge fan of shiny things, I could
easily have been a magpie in another life as they like to pinch shiny things
and pop them in their nests! I really would like a necklace with a little ‘wow’
factor which for me this necklace has, I have a lot of love for this. Aside
from bracelets necklaces are my favourite item of jewellery to wear so owning
this would make me rather happy and maybe put my dissertation woes to one side
for a bit!
Alchemy
Pewter Elizabethan Bracelet
I’ve chosen this because as soon as I saw it I was instantly transported
back into my high school days where I had a little phase of being into Gothic
themed clothing and jewellery. Me and my best friend loved things like this and
would often spend hours on end in quirky little shops in Birmingham looking for
weird and wonderful pieces to buy. Sadly we’re no longer the friends that we
used to be, I guess we all grow apart at some point but seeing this really made
me think of that time and it made me smile inside, those were pretty good days.
Aside from that it is a gorgeous piece of jewellery and reading about it on the
website it is a replica of Lord Dudley’s lost sign of devotion to
Elizabeth I. I’m really very interested in Elizabeth I so that was an added
bonus!
Pandora
Dainty Silver and Zirconia Flower Stud Earrings
Considering I passed out having my ears pierced (long story, but it does
involve the gun becoming jammed as my ear was pierced causing the lady to freak
out, resulting in me having some odd sensation that I was bleeding. I wasn’t
but you tell my brain that at the time, next minute I know everyone is around
me asking if I’m ok; how embarrassing). Anyway, after that slight detour I
think it is about high time I actually starting wearing some earrings. I do
have trouble wearing just anything though as my ears tend to get very sore if I
wear something that is not real silver or gold so I never buy that many really.
I think these are really cute to be honest and I prefer studs over hoops as
they’re more practical.
Virtue
London Silver and Zirconia Sparkle Stacking Ring
I’ve also chosen a ring because I do not own any rings that fit me, no real
ones anyway. I have a teeny tiny christening ring which barely fits over the
top of my little finger, it is amazingly cute and a ring which I had off my dad
but it wore away at the back, womp womp (that reminds me I need to get it
fixed). Also considering the fact that I doubt my boyfriend will ever marry me
(he insists he does not want to get married ever) I have came to the conclusion
that I will have to buy my own finger jewellery in the future, however I know deep down that I’d
rather not get married than not be with him, as much as I would love to be a bride one day.
This ring would be a nice start as my hands are looking rather bare at the
moment.
I hope you all like my choices, I wrote more than I intended to actually.
Maybe this is what happens at 1am in the morning, all your thoughts and
feelings just pop out one after the other. Anyway, I had best get ready for bed
now seeing as I have a lecture in the morning…uh oh, I had best sit at the
back!
