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I think I was like this before falling in love with VCA, as well as maximizing cost per wear. Since VCA I have learned to appreciate matching more, but I am still a bit afraid of it. I care more about tone and vibe rather than exactly matching pieces. Maybe I wear all WG. And usually one piece is the star and everything else is a the supporting cast. Too much of one thing and I get bored super fast.
Great advice! I'm not a big social media gal, but you are spot on about the returns.
I love that here on TPF, we are a friendly community with a common love of VCA bling.
Fall is here in the US... it's time to plan for upcoming holiday trips! What to do with our bling when we travel? We must not leave them behind, they will miss us. We must bring our loved ones along!
May Ienableshare how my little guys travel with me?
But of course... a Wolf travel case!
Most travel jewelry cases have built in compartments that are sectioned off so tiny, they do not fit anything. If you can put anything in them such as earrings, they bang around so you end up having to wrap them in Kleenex! No! No booger wraps for my babies!
The solution? For me, the Wolf Maria Cube! I like it because it's a big open square that you can use with your VCA (or Tiffany, Cartier, Mikimoto....) travel pouches. You can also use the removable zip compartments, but I do not. Here are some photos of how I take my little guys travelling with me... You can see the pouch at the very bottom is the medium size VCA travel pouch. It fits perfect. On top are the small pouches. Black cloth is the VCA polishing cloth which I lay on top. I just stack them on top, and since every piece is in a pouch, no banging around. The last photo is the removable zip compartment that comes with it. Here is the link: Maria Zip Jewelry Cube | WOLF (wolf1834.com)
I hope this might give some of you inspiration of how to pack your loved ones for travel.
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How perfect is this! My love for finding perfect storage solutions knows no bounds so thank you for posting this.I love that here on TPF, we are a friendly community with a common love of VCA bling.
Fall is here in the US... it's time to plan for upcoming holiday trips! What to do with our bling when we travel? We must not leave them behind, they will miss us. We must bring our loved ones along!
May Ienableshare how my little guys travel with me?
But of course... a Wolf travel case!
Most travel jewelry cases have built in compartments that are sectioned off so tiny, they do not fit anything. If you can put anything in them such as earrings, they bang around so you end up having to wrap them in Kleenex! No! No booger wraps for my babies!
The solution? For me, the Wolf Maria Cube! I like it because it's a big open square that you can use with your VCA (or Tiffany, Cartier, Mikimoto....) travel pouches. You can also use the removable zip compartments, but I do not. Here are some photos of how I take my little guys travelling with me... You can see the pouch at the very bottom is the medium size VCA travel pouch. It fits perfect. On top are the small pouches. Black cloth is the VCA polishing cloth which I lay on top. I just stack them on top, and since every piece is in a pouch, no banging around. The last photo is the removable zip compartment that comes with it. Here is the link: Maria Zip Jewelry Cube | WOLF (wolf1834.com)
I hope this might give some of you inspiration on packing your loved ones for travel.
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I had not seen this piece!!! I am continually working on improving my jewelry storage to make it safe but accessible enough to WEAR! I was thinking of getting another medium Caroline just for VCA, but now I am thinking of getting Stackers boxes (all with the attached lid) for VCA coordinating pieces. Travel with jewelry has been a pain because I haven't found one thing that will work for all the pieces I want to take, but this one would work for everything but the VCA long bracelet travel pouches (or large necklace pouches which I don't have anyway). Thanks so much for posting this...I think I need one!I love that here on TPF, we are a friendly community with a common love of VCA bling.
Fall is here in the US... it's time to plan for upcoming holiday trips! What to do with our bling when we travel? We must not leave them behind, they will miss us. We must bring our loved ones along!
May Ienableshare how my little guys travel with me?
But of course... a Wolf travel case!
Most travel jewelry cases have built in compartments that are sectioned off so tiny, they do not fit anything. If you can put anything in them such as earrings, they bang around so you end up having to wrap them in Kleenex! No! No booger wraps for my babies!
The solution? For me, the Wolf Maria Cube! I like it because it's a big open square that you can use with your VCA (or Tiffany, Cartier, Mikimoto....) travel pouches. You can also use the removable zip compartments, but I do not. Here are some photos of how I take my little guys travelling with me... You can see the pouch at the very bottom is the medium size VCA travel pouch. It fits perfect. On top are the small pouches. Black cloth is the VCA polishing cloth which I lay on top. I just stack them on top, and since every piece is in a pouch, no banging around. The last photo is the removable zip compartment that comes with it. Here is the link: Maria Zip Jewelry Cube | WOLF (wolf1834.com)
I hope this might give some of you inspiration on packing your loved ones for travel.
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I put my bracelet in the small pouch and my 20 in the medium pouch. It works great. The SA can give you a variety of pouches to fit your needs. I never use the long bracelet flap pouch or the necklace pouch as they are so bulky for travel. My chains never get tangled.
I don't understand . . . what's not to like?I found some photos on social media!!! It is so so beautiful! It's going to be my next ring! I think most people think the ring is butt ugly, but to me, it is the most beautiful ring! If it's ok to repost the photos I found on social media, I can do that and post them here, but I don't want to get busted, banned, or worse, I get the evil eye and posters are mad at me.I will certainly state the photos are not mine.
But wow wow wow... I showed my hubby the photos of the ring, and he said... "hey honey, that's cool, they make a BLUE flower ring"
Yes, I've been staring it. Hated it at first (that weird branch sticking out), but now it's love at second sight, even if only via modshots. For me, this ring has everything I'm looking for in a ring... bold statement (vs dainty), elegant (vs. sweet or cutesy) a colored stone (vs. more all-diamond rings), unique and different. This ring is me. I'm going to get, my SA is working on it.
I don't think it looks too big. I'm your size and I prefer the Magic . . . I don't know your age, but frankly, I think the sweets look childish. As time goes by, you may outgrow the smaller size. My mantra: Jewelry shrinks . . .
What about the pave frivole? Butterflies and flowers are a natural mix . . .
It's very possible there's a pair floating around . . . ask your SA. They recently obtained a piece I was looking for from Europe.I see your point about different butterfliesok Im more open to different butterflies now. But the one pair of butterfly earrings I really wanted is the tsavorite pave pair, and they discontinued it!!! I’m going to hold on to this decision until the next price increase comes around. If non of the different one works out, can we tolerate two Mop butterfly earrings with the pink sapphire pave ring?
I have to laugh . . . Yes, here on TPF we're picky about putting pieces together, but on the other hand, 90% of the population are probably not buying VCA! Sometimes I wish I was like the other 90% . . .I think you should wait. As I recall, you like bling, and I think you will find the two MOP butterfly earrings boring.
Are you sure you can't love the pave and pink sapphire butterfly earrings? Those are such a perfect match!
On the all pave earrings, if you get those, I think the WG will pop more than the RG. Also, I see the ring you have as more WG due to the WG pave butterfly. If you did not like the WG pave, I'm not sure you will love the RG pave.
Maybe try the pave and pink sapphire butterfly earrings again, wear your ring, and stand in front of a full length mirror?
For me, matchy matchy is more important than getting each piece that looks great. There is nothing more beautiful than a matching set. I don't have to love every piece individually, but l love having a matched set above all else.
My Lotus set is the perfect example. I love the Lotus ring, but I do not love the Lotus earrings. I would never buy the earrings on their own as I find them a bit "common" and not really any special design. I looked at other earrings that might match my Lotus ring, but nothing made my heart sing for a match. I ended up purchasing the Lotus earrings, and I love love love the matching set.
I think if you want to buy something available now, my first choice would be the pave and pink sapphire to have a perfect set.
If not, pave and yellow sapphire, and then third is all WG pave. I think while the conventional thought "get diamonds!", to me, the butterfly earrings are far more creative and whimsical if the earrings are un-matched, like the ring.
If you are still not sure, I would wait and not force it. I still have nor ordered my oynx set yet because I can't decide on what pieces I want to make the set! The lack of inventory does not help either to try them on.
So, maybe take a break. In the meantime, just wear something that works with your ring even though it's not quite what you want.
Here on TPF, we tend to be super picky about putting pieces together. In reality, 90% of the population just throws jewelry on and it works! I am sure whatever you wear with your ring will be lovely! You have a ton of beautiful pieces, and it will work!
