How often do you fall out of love with a piece? Do you ever fall back in love?

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Junkenpo

Junkenpo

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#1
I have several pieces of jewelry that I swore I would love forever but after about 6 months, they go into my jewelry box and have never seen the light of day since.

Dangly earrings for instance.... I have a pair of Tiffany heart dangly earrings that are totally awesome... but I never wear anymore. I'm way more into studs now. Same goes for the sterling danglies I have, and any of the "bigger" earrings I get usually wind up like this, even though I'm absolutely mad for them when I first get them.

I almost never wear my long necklaces or heavy necklaces in public (H silver, I'm looking at you!) but I still take them out to pet and try on with different outfits.



So... do you ever fall out of love with holy grail pieces? After languishing in your jewelry box, do they ever see the light of day again? Do you take them out one day and wonder why you never wear them and then put them back into rotation? Or do you pass them on? (Sell, give away, consign?):thinkin:
 
#2
I will say, that right after I posted this, I went to grab the Tiffany earrings I was talking about. I'm going to wear them today to see how I feel about putting them back into rotation. :shame:
 
#3
I have several pieces that I have longed for and after a few months have ended up in my jewellery box.... Where to begin? My Links of London Sweetie bracelet, Pandora bracelet, Monica Vinader Fiji bracelets, Rose gold Tiffany open heart necklace, Omega Constellation SS Watch and Merci Maman charm bracelet to name a few. I do the same as you, try them on and then put them away. I love them all I really do, however I tend to stick to the classics in my jewellery wardrobe- platinum and diamond wedding set, platinum and diamond stud earrings, platinum and gold diamond pendant. I try to take inspiration from the layering and stacking threads, but inevitably don't end up wearing them.
 
#4
I don't fall back in love with pieces that go out of rotation. They usually fall out of favor for some reason. But I tend to get rid of them, reset, sell or recycle, than keep them.
 
#5
I have jewelry from decades ago that I never even think about, because I feel it is dated. Those pieces are in a separate jewelry box that I don't even open. Pieces that I have fallen out of love with are pieces that I'm not sure I ever really loved in the first place but purchased anyway. One is a Hearts on Fire teardrop pendant - it's just too tiny; another is an opal pendant - kind of plain. I throw these into the rotation every now and then, but not often. I've never sold any of my jewelry; I think I get an emotional attachment and can't let go. Or maybe it's because I don't really have that much jewelry to begin with.
 
#6
It depends on why it is out of rotation. Sometimes it just gets pushed aside by something newer and when I spot it again I wear it. Sometimes it goes out of rotation because the outfit it looked best with wore out or I changed the way I wear my hair, which can be an easy fix or not. And sometimes it really is outgrown.

An extreme example of outgrowing jewelry (both emotionally and physically) happened to me just in recent months. After decades of wearing gold I suddenly have a craving for silver. I pulled all the silver out to see what I had and realized that I hadn't purchased any silver since high school/early college years. SO. MANY. UNICORNS!:roflmfao: And it was all so tiny. Did I ever really wear 16" chains and size 4 rings? I think someone shrunk my jewelry. I'm sending it all to my 13 year old niece and going out to buy grown-up lady silver.
 
#8
I fall out of love all the time then I feel antsy about having the pieces just sitting there but laziness and never having sold anything online makes me keep them. I loved my pandora bracelet for about a year then I stopped wearing it for a while and now it just feels too clunky and heavy. But my son likes looking at the charms so I will keep it for now I guess.
 
#9
Intersting thread!
I fell out of love with all my 18kt YG pieces...but I kept them because of cost.
Surprise, surprise...I'm wearing them all again after several years.
My diamond studs on the other hand.........................................
 
#10
I tend to redesign pieces I don't like anymore (reuse gold from them and make something new). I think I only regret of recycling couple pieces so far.
I may sell them, something good may come my way in return.
My friend is into stone "therapy", and she does say, once the vital energy from the stone fill you out, we don't need the stone anymore. This is where the calm period start.
I have items, I was not particularly excited about, being used on a regular basis. It kind of surprise me, and vice versa.
 
#11
Yup, the pieces i get tired of are the trendier styles & lots of small wg pieces. I've sold most of them. Most of the time when i fall out of love w a piece i dont fall back in love w it again so i'll just sell it.
 
#12
Hubby got me lovely big gold hoop with diamond earrings about ten years ago.

I have stopped wearing gold but whenever I put them on I feel a million bucks.

But I find them too blingy actually for everyday wear.

I had them on consignment to fund a dbty. But took them back as were not selling. Hubby was happy that I did!
 
#13
Interesting thread!
I fall in and out of love with my jewelry all the time. Lately I've been really getting into hoop earrings which I haven't worn for years. I stopped wearing anything that dangled in my ears when my son was a baby, but now that he's out of that phase I can enjoy them again. I also seem to have cycles where I fall in and out of love with yellow gold.
There are a few pieces I doubt I'll ever wear again just because its too childish or it reminds me too much of a difficult time in my life. But nothing valuable enough to try and resell.

I also have a few pieces that I have no idea at all where they came from! No memories of anyone giving it to me or me buying it for myself. Anyone else have that?
 
#14
Sugardragon said:
It depends on why it is out of rotation. Sometimes it just gets pushed aside by something newer and when I spot it again I wear it. Sometimes it goes out of rotation because the outfit it looked best with wore out or I changed the way I wear my hair, which can be an easy fix or not. And sometimes it really is outgrown.

An extreme example of outgrowing jewelry (both emotionally and physically) happened to me just in recent months. After decades of wearing gold I suddenly have a craving for silver. I pulled all the silver out to see what I had and realized that I hadn't purchased any silver since high school/early college years. SO. MANY. UNICORNS!:roflmfao: And it was all so tiny. Did I ever really wear 16" chains and size 4 rings? I think someone shrunk my jewelry. I'm sending it all to my 13 year old niece and going out to buy grown-up lady silver.
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Omg!! lmao! I loved unicorns. I still have my sticker book full of unicorns from the '80s.
 
#15
My pieces whch i feel are not age appropriate anymore, i pass on to my daughters. The rest i rotate so i dont get the feeling that i wasted money if they just sit on my jewelry box. There are times i actually missed some items i havent worn for a long time
 
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