The Basics - Part 2 - Accessorizing with jewelry

Hello there....what post is this...? THE BASICS - PART 2 - ACCESSORIZING WITH JEWELRY!
I have always had a love for sparkly things. When I was a baby and I would not cooperate, my mom would sit me on the counter with her jewelry box and I would be mesmerized for a moment looking through it all. Jewelry has always played a big part in culture. Even in BC years, people like the Carthaginians were constructing fine jewelry to wear and trade. I recently read a book about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's romance, Furious Love, which talked about Taylor's collection of jems (mostly from Bulgari). (editor's note: I saw her collection on display in Rome....her jewelry was ***ridiculous) Although we obviously can't wear fine jewelry to school or in the daytime, you can accessorize with fun, chunky pieces to add something extra to a look.
When looking for pieces like this, try to stay away from the big brands and department stores. Places like street fairs and antique stores can have really cool and interesting pieces that are not only completely unique, but also probably not as expensive. For example, I have a ring, that I got literally on the street in New York, that is a big green irridescent stone wrapped in copper wire, and I wear it to death.
Layering and stacking also does the trick. If you have a lot of, say, silver Tiffany's  necklaces that are about the same length, try wearing them together. Also try wearing a couple rings stacked on a finger. At the moment I am wearing 4.
The only earrings I really wear are my diamond studs, but changing up earrings can also be a great way to freshening up a look. Wear your hair back with standout earrings for maximum wow-factor.
I don't wear bracelets much. I honestly don't know why. But I still really love a big cuff or gold bangles. I prefer to wear watches, especially if I'm wearing rings, because I feel like the leather of the watchband juxtaposes with the gemmy look of the rings nicely. The watch I wear to death is a vintage Tiffany's round gold men's watch with a brown band. My other watch, also Tiffany's, is square and silver and usually reserved for more special occassions.
Places like Forever 21 and Target have departments fully based on fun trend-driven jewelry, so they would be good places to start on your quest to accessorize! Don't say you're too lazy to accessorize (or too lazy to do anything...cough cough YL), because that sounds really stupid. You really had no time this morning to slide on a ring? Really???
Coco Chanel once said "Before you leave the house, take off one piece of jewelry". Although accessorizing can easily add interest and glam to any outfit, going overboard (ie. big earrings, big necklace, big bracelet, big rings) just screams tacky, so be careful!