How do we combine and wear our Native American bling

So we were discussing in the heishi thread about how to combine and wear our stuff. In April I stopped at a little coffee house in Bluff, and the lovely young Navajo barista told me she liked my “bling,” so therefore the topic title :grin: I’ll start, but I hope lots of you join in; we all need fun ideas on how to wear our investments.

I wore these 3 together to Church yesterday. I like the different lengths, and I could have added my silver beads in there yet. I often wear just the choker and long one together because I like the look (sorry, took pic in bad lighting).

Later I switched to these 3 plus the pendant. They would also look cool with a pendant on the long necklace, but that was just a bit too much at the time.

Lastly (for now) I like the look of all these together, rings and cuffs. I don’t always double up per wrist on cuffs for work, because they don’t fit well under my work jackets. But I always wear one on each anyway.

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Beautiful styling @Ziacat !
It all looks very elegant and cohesive.

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Thanks! And I hope to see some of your combinations :grin: I know you have a great eye for what looks good together.

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All look great together Zia! You’ve given me some ideas, I’ll try to get photos when I have time! Thanks for this thread…should be interesting!

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I even wear it with my boring work uniform - lapis matches the shirts. Can’t wear the bigger pieces, but lots of smaller earrings/rings/bracelets get worn all the time.

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@Bmpdvm, looking forward to your photos! @RedlandMaggie jewelry is a great way to personalize our work wear.

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I will try to get some photos of my combos.
I have to be caareful what I wear to work. Who knew that certain types of beer cause silver to tarnish?
PS: I work part time as a bartender at a large brew pub.

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I didn’t know that!! Weird.

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Neither did I. Some sour beers turn my silver black if I don;t wash it off quickly. A few IPA’s do the same.

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I’ll have to be careful then. Even though I’m not fond of sour beers, I love IPA’s

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Citrus IPA’s are the worst, lol. Worst for silver, that is. Nummy to drink.

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I definitely need more heishi (and have major envy of all the lovelies!). Here’s one of my favorite combos :slight_smile:

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Stunning combo! I love the 5 strand heishi with that pendant. @tepowell
Perfect.

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Thank you :slight_smile: 20 characters

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Gorgeous! They look great together and the earrings are lovely also. Thanks for posting :grin:

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Sour beer can have naturally occurring sulfites - it’ll definitely affect your silver.

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Stunning pendant. I’m sure you have shown it before but who is the artist?

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Virgil Reeder, outside Gallup. I got it direct from him after seeing it online on FB, I got the impression he doesn’t go through galleries. I love Royston and I needed a “subtle” piece! :smiley:

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Subtle indeed! Ahahahaha

I see you posted this three months ago. I liked your post and now recognize the beauty,

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Lapis with uniform (and dollar store sunglasses)

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