Sparkly Bling-bling

I’m still in the process of packing my bags for San Francisco for the Romance Writers of America National Conference, and once again, I’ve hit that stage where I question whether I have everything. An hour ago, I suddenly remembered that I hadn’t packed any jewelry to wear with the fancy dresses. My Grandma gave me some vintage necklaces that are sparkly and fun to wear. They’re just costume jewels, but it’s nice to have an occasion to dress up. I’m channeling my daughter right now, with the princessy stuff.

Really, though, my husband got off easy. On the whole, I don’t wear a lot of jewelry. I wear my wedding rings, a pair of earrings, and the occasional watch. It’s not often that I wear a necklace, and I tend to go for the pearls or something fairly classic. I’ve never felt the urge to go out and buy jewelry. I’d much rather have books. Then again, perhaps my book budget rivals other women’s jewelry budgets.

What’s your favorite, must-have piece of jewelry? Do you like sparkly stones? Gold or silver? I’m a gold girl, myself.