i feel like i have been following emily’s blog, jones design company, forever!  her style and aesthetic is stunning – clean, crisp, beautiful.  she also has a handmade shop where she designs beautiful prints and cards.

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I was just having a conversation with my darling sister-in-law about how to navigate looking stylish when you don’t have a clue what stylish is. My best tip: throw on a piece of colorful, chunky jewelry. I’m not really sure if that qualifies as stylish, but it seems easy enough to me. As a girl who wears a whole lot of jeans + cardigans, somehow I feel a bit more put together when I slip on a necklace.

Jewelry-collecting is new to me. I don’t wear a lot and on most days all you’ll see me wearing is my wedding ring, a white watch and my favorite dainty necklace with my kids’ initials.

But with so many affordable and colorful pieces out there, its fun to go a little crazy every once in a while.

To store my small collection of jewels {none of them precious, by the way}, a simple linen-covered cork board does the trick. I stapled the fabric to the board, adding in upholstery tacks along the perimeter because don’t you think upholstery tacks make everything look fancier?! The necklaces are hung on t-pins purchased at the office supply store.

Bracelets and cocktail rings overflow from a vintage silver bowl.

Having the pieces out makes me excited to wear them.

And hopefully look a bit more stylish in my jeans + cardigan uniform.

are you guys enjoying this series?!  i not only love getting new ideas, but i love getting a deeper peek into people’s homes – seeing how they really live.

heather is a fellow handmade business owner, mama, and blogger.  my favorite place to follow heather is on instagram (glitterglosshg) – she gives sneak peeks into new products and fun pics of her ultra-stylish little girls! 

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Hey everyone! My name is Heather, and I blog over at Glitter and Gloss.  I also have a jewelry shop of the same name. I was so excited when Lindsey asked me to be a part of this series. Working in the jewelry business, and having a lot of friends in this business I’ve amassed quite a collection!

I also have some organization pieces from Marshalls, that are perfect for storing my bracelets and necklaces and a cute stand from Urban Outfitters that is perfect for earrings:

I got this linen bust at a store that was going out of business, and like to put different statement necklaces on it. I switch it up every so often and right now it’s holding this fun, bright one:

I keep my paper bead bracelets by 31 Bits and Noonday Collection in a candy dish from Marshalls:

….and even more bracelets are held in a mini trifle dish from Homegoods:

My husband has been getting me Kate Spade earrings for every birthday, Valentine’s and anniversary for years now, and I use an Anthropologie egg crate to store them all:

 All together it looks something like this, with my long necklaces hanging off of my perfume rack:

 ….I know it’s a lot of jewelry, but it’s pieces I’ve made, friends have made, or I’ve been gifted over the last several years. I’m excited to pass it all down to my girls (who already come in often to wear my things!)

I’d love to help one of YOU expand your jewelry collection by offering a $20 shop credit – just use the rafflecopter below to enter:

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Thank you so much to Lindsey, for letting me share my collection!