Jewelry

[Shanus]

I've been selling my good jewelry (except sentimental inherited pieces) for years. Gold prices have been up.

Another bag went to the buyers last week. Where we're moving will have no alarm system on our doors or a built in safe in the apartment like we have now. Thinking ahead, I don't want my jewelry stolen. 

Where do you do all keep your jewelry so it's not taken?

[Ainhisg]

I have insurance...lots of insurance...on most of my pieces and keep them at home in a jewelry armoire.  Three particular pieces that are worn occasionally and worth a lot, I didn't insure.  I just couldn't afford any more jewelry insurance!  I have those in my safety deposit box at the bank.

[jlkz]

@Shanus 

I have been either selling the unique pieces or giving standard design ones away for the last few years.

There are a few pieces that remain in the bank safety deposit box until I have an occasion to wear them ( fewer and fewer as the years go by ).   The jewelry I wear everyday:  wedding band with engagement Diamond mounted in the center, two mixed white and yellow gold bracelets, pair of white and yellow gold swirl earrings, watch.   One pair of matte white gold wide, flat surface earrings for dress.

As I got older and the white streak in my dark hair got wider, all-yellow gold near my face didn't look right.  So, it became easier to eliminate all that color gold.

Necklaces seem to come from Chico's....the long styles work best for me and they are usually leather or corded.

As for Fall-colored clothing....no longer looks good so my makeup stays the same.

[rockygems123]

@Shanus 

Wondering if you can set up a camera system like Ring or Blink?

I have both and they are very helpful. 

[KingstonMom]

I pick a favorite item (with pockets) in my closet and keep expensive jewelry in one of the pockets.

What burglar is going to go through the pockets of everything in your closet?

[LindaSal]

I have a Lori Greiner jewelry armoire, the one that looks like a standing mirror in my walk in closet.  I do keep my everyday pieces in my Colleen Lopez anti tarnish jewelry box on my nightstand.   We did have a break in once when we lived out in the woods, even with the alarm system they had time to empty some drawers as they were looking for jewelry and cash.  Neither of which we leave hanging around........thankfully they didn't even enter the closet area where I kept the armoire in that house too.

@KingstonMom That's a good idea regarding the "pocket" thing but make sure someone you trust knows about it.  When my dad passed away many years ago my aunt told my mom that he had confided in her that he kept cash he was saving in the pocket of a certain suit jacket.   Had she not told my mom, that jacket would have been donated along with everything else.  It was a substantial amount.

[Shanus]

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@rockygems123 wrote:

@Shanus 

Wondering if you can set up a camera system like Ring or Blink?

I have both and they are very helpful. 

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@rockygems123   Will have to ck. what's allowed since it's an apartment.

[Puggywuggy]

I now have silver hair and have transitioned to while metals so over these last years I have given all of my yellow gold collection to my daughter to wear some now and the rest she has put in her enormous safe to keep for my darling granddaughters. I have also lifted several pieces to my mother and a beloved aunt.

I have a much smaller collection of platinum, white gold and sterling silver and of course, my wedding and anniversary rings. My jewelry is insured and I find since retirement that I don't need or wear as much as I used to.

[cheriere]

@Shanus 

We have one of those HUGE floor safes in the basement as well as lock boxes at the bank.

[wilma]

I only have a few expensive pieces, and they're all insured so I don't really worry about it. I keep everything in the jewelry box on my dresser. I have sold or given away a lot of my jewelry over the years. I don't have a lot anymore. 

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