Category: Jewelry

If you travel and you’re female, you may pick up some jewels along the roads you travel. Maybe they’re talismans and amulets with purposes to protect. Maybe they’re pendants made from colorful semi-precious stones with meanings, like turquoise and carnelian. Maybe they’re one-of-a-kind pieces made by artists for the sheer pleasure of creating, no purpose  beyond that needed. Whatever you pick up, nomads tend to collect many different things. I’d imagine the jewelry of a nomad might look like these …

Can you believe this charm bracelet was owned by Jackie O? It’s true! I’ll share more about this bracelet in a future post.

This next one is like a shield of charms. From Silk Road Jewelry on etsy, this is a “vintage travel memories” necklace that’s been sold, but you can find similar pieces at that etsy shop:

Here’s another one from Silk Road Jewelry made with African and Nepalese treasures. I like the choice to play up a single color in these pieces:

I posted this years ago and it fits in this post theme again – a collection of Indian amulet necklaces:

I personally lean toward SE Asian, Indian and African pendants and charms, but it doesn’t have to be that way. This eclectic combination was shared by Earth Angels Studios in a post about an art event in Sanford, FL:

This necklace was made with decadent textiles and silk. Yum! It was sold by the quisnam shop on etsy, where you can find similar textile-and-charm jewelry:

Here’s a cascade of healing amulets in a more natural palette, from Etsy shop maggiezees. This exact one has been sold but this shop has many very similar pieces:

Here’s a charm bracelet also from maggiezees on Etsy:

And another from Maggie Zee flickr, shaman amulet bracelet. I’m loving the natural colors with mixed metals:

From Dorje Designs, this is a masterful blend of pieces from around the world – she calls her work transglobal jewelry. Befitting for a nomad:

This wake up call is from Jane Dean shop on deviantart:

This next one is not for sale. It’s in the Met’s collection. It’s from Japan, 20th century. Even though it’s very under-stated compared to examples above, it still feels nomadic.

I like the blend of cultures in these pieces of jewelry, and their big personalities.

 

At first they were just a trickle, occasionally swishing across my Pinterest feed. Then they sashayed into email, in catalogs, in Twitter, in stores, around the necks of colleagues at work. It seems like everyone wants a bit of the boho look in tassel necklaces.

This tassel necklace was spotted in Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue during Fall 2013 fashion week:

A soft Indian silk tassel has been given some tough “tooth” with a mother of pearl pendant, at Etsy shop Fête Accessories Jewelry & Vintage:

I love the colors in this “Wanderlust” tassel necklace from Etsy shop Ayofemi Jewelry:

How about a twist – the tassel in the back! From Brighthouse Baubles:

It kind of feels like “boho Tiffany’s” with the blue seed beads and luxurious gold tassel, yes?

This explosion of tassels is crazy cool, from Mimoza:

You can make this next one! Justina Blakeney designed this DIY tassel necklace. You can get the kit with all the supplies to make one for yourself too, here:

Tassel necklace from Table Tonic in Australia:

Finally, some vintage and new tassel necklaces at House of Lavande:

So what is your favorite? A little tassel or a lot? I was so inspired by these tassels, I made an entire garland of tassels – see the how-to DIY post!

We found it in Santa Fe.

But before that, the raw stone was mined in Russia. Then it traveled to Mexico where it was carved into a pendant. We were told by the Santa Fe seller that silver mined in Mexico was cast into an elaborate cabochon holder for it.

What secrets did he overhear?

He spent a short while with us in Chicago and now he’s on his way to South India. He may even be landing in Abu Dhabi right now for a layover before going on to Chennai. There he will be given to our niece who is beginning her career as a dentist. And who knows where she will go?

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If you like something like this, Novica has a similar one with moonstone and garnet: