All things Beautiful, Shiny and other Musings...

I must be a writing fool tonight! First off, I just finished another article for my Examiner page that you can read here. The funny thing is whenever I check out my Examiner page, it defaults to either Toronto or New York!!!!!???? Huh???? (I guess they are getting "broken clouds in New York...that sounds like an awesome name for a band!) I'm still working on my first short story that you can read here. I'll let you know once it's been posted! And I'm really excited to post it up!

I love jewlery...I have a lot of costume pieces...nothing worth too much money mind you. Just something I buy from Target or other stores that catches my eye.

This little scene stealer is from New York...George Modell Jewelers, to be precise. I got it from my mother in law when I got married. I wear it on occasion. It's truly beautiful up close. I had to Google this company since I've never heard of them before I received the necklace. I was curious if this shop was still in exsistance...so when I Googled it it came up with nothing. There still a jeweler at that same address...the Gold Nugget, but nothing about Mr. Modell. Ah, well...anyways, here is a photo I took with my camera phone...I know it came out sorta cruddy!!! It's silver color with light yellow stones, and tiny pearls on the leaves.

Necklace by George Modell Jewelers

I love Target and finding jewelry there is always fun...lately, it seems they gone the designer route...which I have. I had several pieces of Cynthia Rowley and Ilene Rosenzweig's "Swell" collection that has since been discontinued...(I think their contract with Target was over!), but they had some pretty cute pieces. Now, Anna Sheffield's whimsical collection has hit Target and when they got discounted, I picked up two pieces of earrings and a necklace. The necklace was originally retailing for about $40 and I got it 70% off!!!! I love her designs because they are so detailed!!!!

"Bird" earrings - Anna Sheffield

"Cuckoo Clock" Earrings by Anna Sheffield

A coworker of mine wants to "steal" these from my because they are too cute!

Necklace by Anna Sheffield

Here is another necklace I recently found at Target...it's fun to wear...very sparkles and colorful! It looks like a giant flower!

My colorful flower necklace!

My last piece that I adore is one I found years ago at Osco drugstore...yep!!!!!! It's a miniature of the painting The Two Sisters aka On the Terrace by one of my favorite painters, Renoir. The original can be seen at the Art Institute of Chicago.

My necklace with Renoir's The Two Sisters aka On the Terrace

The painting of The Two Sisters aka On the Terrace by Renoir

I think the reason why I love this necklace and the painting as well. It's just beautiful!!! The vibrant colors, the lady and the little girl...it's just a really sweet painting. I adore Impressionism! Monet, Degas (I love how Degas painted ballet dancers!), etc!!!!!

Monday is movie day! So I have some surprises in store!!! Watch this space!!!!!!