Yes, on his lapel. Next time we go to a brooch-worthy occasion, I'll see if I can get him to let me take a discreet lapel photo.
Meanwhile, here he is with the bracelet I gave him. I got it at a flea market. It's hollow gilded silver, beautifully handmade. I believe it's actually an Indian armlet--it's WAYWAYWAY too big for my wrist--falls right off. (OMG why isn't he wearing his wedding band in this photo?! I must have taken it in the morning before he put it back on.)
And he gave me permission to post this photo of him wearing my Pearl Paradise multicolor metallic freshwater pearls--my necklace and bracelet linked together to make them long enough. Lousy lighting in this photo--the colors are much less muddy than this. I love these pearls in their box, but they somehow don't look good on my skin, so I rarely wear them. I should restring them as a single necklace and give them to him.
And he gave me permission to post this photo of him wearing my Pearl Paradise multicolor metallic freshwater pearls--my necklace and bracelet linked together to make them long enough. Lousy lighting in this photo--the colors are much less muddy than this. I love these pearls in their box, but they somehow don't look good on my skin, so I rarely wear them. I should restring them as a single necklace and give them to him.
I got him to put on his "jade" beads for you guys (I'm told these are not actually jade, but a related material called dushan jade):
And here are the brooches I decorate his lapel with on fancy occasions. The light one is a c. 1900 silver gilt brooch from Sri Lanka set with natural rose-cut zircons (these are often sold incorrectly as 18th century European or English paste). I have a small version I wear to be companionable. The others are late-Victorian rose-cut Bohemian (pyrope) garnets. He wears these brooches one at a time.
And here are the backs--I always want to see the backs myself to understand the construction. Pen for scale. I need to replace the missing glass on the big garnet brooch's locket section and put our photos in it and its pendant.
I got him to put on his "jade" beads for you guys (I'm told these are not actually jade, but a related material called dushan jade):
And here are the brooches I decorate his lapel with on fancy occasions. The light one is a c. 1900 silver gilt brooch from Sri Lanka set with natural rose-cut zircons (these are often sold incorrectly as 18th century European or English paste). I have a small version I wear to be companionable. The others are late-Victorian rose-cut Bohemian (pyrope) garnets. He wears these brooches one at a time.
And here are the backs--I always want to see the backs myself to understand the construction. Pen for scale. I need to replace the missing glass on the big garnet brooch's locket section and put our photos in it and its pendant.
because we have gone way off topic i will try to contain myself to just one picture
But Bruce Springsteen has worn a lot of jewellery
never seen him in pearls though
unfortunatly my Gary does not wear any jewellery
he was a builder/joiner his whole working life and he had seen too many nasty accidents to ever want to wear jewellery
I got him to put on his "jade" beads for you guys (I'm told these are not actually jade, but a related material called dushan jade):
And here are the brooches I decorate his lapel with on fancy occasions. The light one is a c. 1900 silver gilt brooch from Sri Lanka set with natural rose-cut zircons (these are often sold incorrectly as 18th century European or English paste). I have a small version I wear to be companionable. The others are late-Victorian rose-cut Bohemian (pyrope) garnets. He wears these brooches one at a time.
And here are the backs--I always want to see the backs myself to understand the construction. Pen for scale. I need to replace the missing glass on the big garnet brooch's locket section and put our photos in it and its pendant.
@Dreamer_D
Is this finery? Here in the west, this is everyday glam!
My DH loves hats, rings, belt buckles and bracelets, but not necklaces.
@glitterata....He says "no" to pearls!
He was just headed out the door and I made him take a pic. Note the octopus belt buckle.
Yes, I made the turquoise ring and the variscite ring (the light green stone with black matrix). It has a snake wrapped around it.
I also made the one on his pinky, which is a diffusion treated star sapphire. I bought the stone 20 years ago, before I knew better! It does have a pretty star, though.
The narrow bracelet belonged to his grandmother, and the other bracelet he purchased from a local Navajo silversmith. They are similar styles so they work together. He layers jewelry way better than me!
I forget where he bought the octopus buckle. Í did not make the skull ring.
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