Barely There

Shine, $21

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. 

- Khalil Gibran

On these humid summer days when all you want to do is wear the lightest cottons with the least fuss, you won't even feel these lovelies on your skin. 

Island, $16

Angel, $16

Pure, $16

Daisy, $16

Peace, $16

Blush, $16

Dream, $21

Flaxen Gold, $21

Ocean, $21

Mint, $21; Seafoam, $16

Stone Jewelry

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories. 
- Andy Goldsworthy

Amethyst bracelet - $25

Labradorite teardrop pendant necklace in sterling silver - $21

Labradorite teardrop pendant necklace in gold - $21

Labradorite Pendant - $26

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Chunky Jasper bracelet - $30








Visit the entire shop, Second Street Jewelry (aka Something Pretty)

Fascinating

I've spent a lot of my spring break perusing the Internet for wedding ideas of all kinds - reception decor, ceremony decor, accessories... I have a lot of fun picking lots of different things I like, but I'm less successful at settling on a decision. For instance, I paid for my wedding dress, but has that stopped me from looking and making sure I made the right choice? No! I need an executive to make these decisions for me. At one bridal boutique, I literally turned to the consultant and begged her to pick one of the three dresses I liked. A true professional, she wouldn't, saying it was my decision and mine alone.

In my perusings, I've found one type of hair accessory I love. Fascinators are extravagant headpieces often worn instead of a veil, or with a birdcage, usually made with beads, crystals, flowers, or feathers. It's a great way to add a pop of color to your wedding style. My wonderful fiance, after peering over my shoulder and asking what in the world I was looking at on the computer, dubbed them, "Flair for you hair!" (He's not as gay as that made him sound, he was being incredibly facetious.)

Queen Elizabeth, Kate Middleton, and other British royals are famous for wearing elaborate fascinators on their hats. The name says it all - they grab your attention and are so beautiful you can't stop looking. And yet, in my opinion, they don't detract at all from the bride. When done well, they even add to the bride's glowing beauty. I've mentioned before that I'm not really a veil girl. That's not 100% true, because I just love certain types of veils. The vast majority of veils I've found online don't appeal to me - anything remotely poofy just seems distracting and more fit for a costume rather than a formal occasion. In fairness, I have found really stunning veils that I would be happy to walk down the aisle wearing  - long, flowy, ceremonious, and almost born from a different time. I want to share with you some of my favorite headpieces for a wedding day. Many of these are not in consideration for my wedding day, but I love them nonetheless, just maybe for a different bride. I hope you enjoy. All headpieces pictured are handmade by Etsy artists.

Love: 

Anytime a cameo is involved, I'm a fan:

I can picture this being worn in a beautiful summer meadow wedding:

I love the gold adornment on this. So glamorously vintage:

Stop here. This is a serious contender for my wedding day: 

I especially love the hair. I could really try to replicate this look in November: 

Second Street Jewelry

I've been making jewelry as a hobby for a few years now, and selling it for just over one. When I started my Etsy shop, I named it Something Pretty in honor of my Grandma Suttles, who was known for saying, "Just give me something pretty to look at." The jewelry in my shop didn't have much of a focus at first, just random beaded designs, and looking back, most of them weren't that great, but I was just beginning and learning. I quickly decided I needed a "look," and I wanted it to be familiar enough to attract a large audience, but unique enough to stand out. I found paper flowers in the scrapbooking aisle at Hobby Lobby, and began making necklaces with layered paper flowers. I got more interest and more sales, which I was really excited about. But I was always worried about the durability of paper, so I recently began seeing what I could do with artificial flowers. I'm still playing with that, learning what works and what doesn't. But my interest again began to wander to other types of designs, and now I'm playing with regular beaded jewelry again, and I'm finding that style I was missing a year ago. I love working with gemstones, the bright vibrant colors, natural textures, shiny polish, and huge variety of sizes and shapes. I like marrying natural materials with modern style for high-fashion women...because, you know, I'm so high-fashion. That's me...

Here are my latest designs that are currently for sale in the new Second Street Jewelry shop on Etsy. For more information or to buy, go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/lyndsaydayle. Follow my blog and heart my shop and you'll receive 15% off each purchase. Yes, each. For life.