Monday, November 11, 2019

QUOTES ABOUT NECKLACES

Necklaces have always played an essential role in enhancing our looks, as such, they have become indispensable in our daily routine. Today, more and more women are wearing necklaces to compliment their looks and create a stunning impression. In my previous article entitled THE ADVANTAGES OF WEARING FASHION JEWELLERY, I have shared photos of my latest batch of pendant necklaces with my readers. In this article, I would like to share some photos of the necklaces in my collection which I hope that my readers would like to see. You can also read the quotes about necklaces that accompany these photos to get inspired. I've collected 43 quotes on necklaces for this article. Buying, wearing, and collecting necklaces can be a very interesting hobby - much more interesting than collecting stamps and coins. Necklaces can improve your beauty and self image and make you feel more confident with yourself, so why not try out this new hobby? I'm sure you will enjoy it.

The necklace is the anchor; it's the classification of jewelry that says what the whole idea is about (Robert Lee Morris).

Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace (Christian Dior).

It is true that in France, women put on less things. If they have a necklace, they don't put on earrings; if they have nail polish, they don't put on their rings and all their bracelets (Ines de la Fressange).

Impressions are like pearls; ideas are like the string that turns the pearls into a necklace. The string is invisible, but it is not dispensable and cannot be broken (Mu Xin).

A generation of the unteachable is hanging upon us like a necklace of corpses (George Orwell).

I get more compliments on accessories than anything else. I think they're kind of like herbs and spices. They give zest and zing to an outfit (Iris Apfel).

I see bold accessories as a woman's armor (Rachel Zoe).

I feel underdressed, if I don't have my pearls on. My pearls are my security blanket (Lady Sarah Churchill).

Obama doesn't run around wearing a Carrie Bradshaw-esque nameplate necklace that says 'Socialist.' But his policies, actions, words, background and associations speak louder than any ID necklace ever could (Monica Crowley).

A necklace has the power to be this one little thing that can make you feel unique (Elizabeth Taylor).

Every necklace tells a story (Gem Hunt).

Give a girl the right necklace and she can conquer the world (Marilyn Monroe).

A necklace is a very personal thing... it should tell a story about the person who's wearing it (Garance Dore')

A woman needs ropes and ropes of pearls (Coco Chanel).

 Words are beads on the strings of sentences. So make a beautiful necklace (Aneta Cruz).

Pearls are always appropriate (Jackie Kennedy).

Choice by choice, moment by moment, I build the necklace of my day, stringing together the choices that form artful living (Julia Cameron)

When you're on one of the Caribbean islands, sometimes it's hard to picture how they fit in with the rest, but when you see them all joined together like a necklace from space, you see the natural connectedness of them all (Chris Hadfield).

You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks of you by the necklaces he gives you (Audrey Hepburn).

True friends are like necklaces - bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style (Nicole Richie).

I've always thought of accessories as the exclamation point of a woman's outfit (Michael Kors).

The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize (Olympia Dukakis).

Costume jewellery is not  made to give women an aura of wealth, but to make them beautiful (Coco Chanel).

What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today, when human contacts are so quick. Fashion is instant language (Miuccia Prada).

A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories (Oscar de la Renta).

Put your money into accessories. You could create a million different looks (Iris Apfel).

Accessories are what, in my opinion, pull the whole look together and make it unique (Yves Saint Laurent)

Elegance is not about being noticed, it's about being remembered (Giorgio Armani).

Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace (Christian Dior).

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future (Coco Chanel).

White is pure and simple and matches with everything (Christian Dior).

Everyone knows that life is very expensive and you can change, you can turn, you can play with clothes with a lot of accessories (Sonia Rykiel).

You must, if it's possible, be born with a kind of elegance. It's part of you, of yourself (Hubert de Givenchy)

Matching your hat to your shoe to your bag, or your necklace to your earrings, has a tendency to look dated. Mixing your accessories adds interest to an outfit, and can make you look much more modern and polished (Stacy London)

Short stories are like individual jewel stones on a necklace, wonderful in themselves like standalone gleaming entities of semantic intensity (Vera Nazarian).

When a woman wants to look festive, she should add some shine, sheen or sparkle to her outfit, like a metallic clutch, an embellished shoe, or a blingy statement necklace (Clinton Kelly)

A big diamond necklace is noveau riche, really. People who have wealth a long time don't wear such things (Elsa Peretti).

The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place (Anita Diament).

True style is not about having a closet full of expensive and beautiful things - it is instead about knowing when, where, and how to utilize your collection (Nina Garcia).

Accessories are like vitamins to fashion - as such, you should use them liberally (Anna Dello Russo).

I've never thought of my jewellery as trophies. I'm here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians of beauty (Elizabeth Taylor).

Jewellery is something that has to do with emotion. That aspect of jewellery really interests me (Ann Demeulemeester).

I always wear my evil eye necklace to ward off bad karma. I always wear one to protect me (Gracie Gold).

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

THE ADVANTAGES OF WEARING FASHION JEWELLERY

When I first started teaching, I liked to wear my gold necklaces to school and had no idea how it was like being robbed of my favourite gold necklace. A neighbour had already given me warning earlier saying that it was not safe to walk around with a gold necklace but I did not pay any attention to his advice. On the day I was robbed of my gold necklace, I had this uneasy feeling that something bad would happen that day and true enough, as I was walking to school from the nearby LRT station, an Indian guy pulled my pony tail from behind and snatched my gold necklace. I tried to hit him with my umbrella but he was too strong for me. My umbrella fell to the ground as he grabbed my gold pendant necklace and I was really scared at that moment. I thought that the next thing he would do was to snatch my handbag but he walked slowly away back to the LRT station as though he knew that no one would dare to do anything to him. I didn't even shout knowing that it would be useless as there was no one around and I would only injure myself if I tried to get back my necklace. It seemed that he was happy with my gold pendant necklace and that was probably the reason why he did not snatch my handbag. I did not lodge a police report that day knowing that my gold pendant necklace would never be found again. I just called the police to inform them of what happened telling them to patrol that area more often. They told me that they did patrol the area and the snatch thieves only came out when they were not around. But my heart really broke that day because I lost my favourite gold necklace and gold Jesus pendant so unexpectedly - I couldn't help feeling that something in my life was missing and it took me days before I could get over it. From that day onwards, I dare not wear real gold necklaces again in my life. And that was how I developed a penchant for fashion jewellery.

Women and jewellery are inseparable and fashion jewellery makes it much more affordable for them to look stylish. Throughout the years, the popularity of fashion jewellery, also known as costume jewellery, has greatly increased as more and more women prefer to wear affordable / cheaper price jewellery that could make them look beautiful, trendy, and elegant without having to worry over their safety. In actual fact, there is no marked difference between real and imitation jewellery and if you are not careful you would not be able to notice the difference between them. Since they are easily available in various designs and colours, selecting the right fashion jewellery to match your clothes is never a problem. Nowadays, no one would bother whether you are wearing real or imitation jewellery as long as you look stylish and elegant. Further, fashion jewellery is not only more beautiful than real jewellery but also long lasting so you can be sure you that they really worth more than what you pay for. But, the most important thing is - it does not matter if you were robbed of your fashion jewellery as you can easily purchase new ones from your favourite shops or online stores. And of course you can buy as many as you want as you can easily afford to do so without having to dig a hole in your pocket. Buying fashion jewellery in bulk would also mean that you can get a good discount. That is what I always do - in the photos below you can see the latest batch of my pendant necklaces, all bought on the same day (a few months back).

I always attach a Jesus pendant to my necklaces. In the above photo, I have chosen the Divine Mercy pendant to match this necklace.

I bought the Jesus pendant (in the above photo) from Medjugorje. I still have 6 of these pendants left after all these years. Please click here to view the pendants that I bought in Medjugorje.

The presence of Jesus makes me feel safe and secure - that's why I attach a Jesus pendant to my necklaces. This is a habit I cannot change.

I wear the cross as an expression of my love and respect for Jesus. The cross is also a reminder of what Jesus did for us. 



The Crowning with Thorns Pendant Necklace

I also buy my Jesus pendants in bulk




The Sacred Heart of Jesus Pendant Necklace


The Sacred Heart of Jesus Pendant Necklace




Please click here to view more photos of the necklaces in my collection.

Friday, November 1, 2019

MEDJUGORJE - THE SHOPPING PARADISE

A beautiful souvenir shop in Medjugorje

Medjugorje is a shopping haven for those who wish to buy Christian religious souvenirs (crucifixes, rosaries, prayer beads, religious books, postcards, statues, pendant necklaces, etc.) at the best possible prices. There are many options for shopping in Medjugorje and you need not go very far as there are many souvenir shops located within walking distance from St. James Church. Many Medjugorje hotels are located near St. James Church, so if you stay in a hotel within walking distance from St. James Church, traveling around is not a problem as you can easily walk to your favorite destinations.

I always love to go shopping because that is my favorite hobby. Buying something new makes me feel happy and confident. When I was in Medjugorje, I really had a wonderful time shopping for religious souvenirs. The reasons why I love to shop for religious souvenirs in Medjugorje are:

  • these things are not only beautiful but have good quality
  • they are unique and cannot be found elsewhere in this world
  • the prices are reasonable
  • great variety - there are so many different types of souvenirs to choose from
  • friendly service
  • beautiful shops and so many of them selling religious souvenirs - something you cannot find in Malaysia

I feel so proud of the religious souvenirs I bought in Medjugorje. Now, there is a 'Little Medjugorje' in my bedroom which always makes me feel that I am a part of Medjugorje. I enjoy reciting the rosary in Croatian every night whilst looking at my 'Little Medjugorje' and I am so used to it now that I find it almost impossible to pray the rosary in English. Once in a while, I also recite the rosary in French but I still prefer the rosary in Croatian.

The 'Little Medjugorje' in my bedroom

The marble statue of the Queen of Peace (in front of St. James Church) is the symbol of Medjugorje. Look at my statues of the Queen of Peace - they still look brand new after some years.

The Crosses & statue of the Queen of Peace. 

The Krizevac Cross and statue of the risen Christ. Good quality objects - the two Krizevac crosses (in the photo above) do not turn yellow after so many years.

Pendant necklaces

Every souvenir holds big memories of Medjugorje

Medjugorje books



Rosary boxes - I bought ten of them because they are so beautiful and unique

Rosary made from Apparition Hill stones

Crystal Rosary (in the photo above) - I can't find something like this in Malaysia

I bought this rosary one evening, on my way to St. James Church, after climbing Mount Krizevac. 



Medjugorje has the best rosaries in the world.

My Medjugorje postcard album










I also love to shop for postcards in Medjugorje and I'm proud of my Medjugorje postcard album.