For July with summer reaching it's peak, I've chosen The Woods by belif for the fragrance that I will wear everyday in July. When I was a kid, I loved playing in the woods on our farm in southwest Pennsylvania. The summer sun on all the trees and plants gives off it's own scent and this perfume captures a little bit of that. I say just a little bit because all you can say about the real scent of the summer woods is , " you can't bottle that"!
I didn't have a sterling silver necklace that I thought represented July so I decided on 3 different costume jewelry necklaces that I have had for a long time. I picked 3 because I don't think that they will hold up to 24/7 wearing. So as with all costume jewelry, I will put it on in the morning and take it off at night and not wear it in the shower. All of which I do with my sterling silver necklaces.
A crown for the Queen Bee.
and the heart with a honeycomb of rhinestones and a little bee charm.
And finally, this bright and cheerful ladybug.
The ring above is not Avon but it is very special to me. It is a unique design that my mother had made for me by a jeweler in Clarinda, IA when I turned 21. The diamonds are from her wedding ring. The year I turned 21, she had been wearing these diamonds and her wedding band for 22 years. The diamonds were loose in their settings and she was afraid that they would fall out and be lost. So since my birthstone is April she decided to have this made for me. I loved it and wore it all the time but for a period when I was rasing kids and gaining weight, I didn't wear it because it didn't fit. However, after loosing 90 lbs in 2010 it fits again and I wear it on special occasions like the month of July as July 12 is my Mom's birthday. She would have been 86 this year. She left us in 2005 after many years of illness.
I'm adding this to my monthly picks too just in case I need an additional ring. It is sterling silver and I got it for a snip in the outlet flyer a few months ago so it's no longer available.
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