I love accessories, I really do. I have them scattered all over our house. I have an assortment of hats on shelves, scarves draped here, there and everywhere. I have earrings beside our bed, brooches on top of cupboards, head bands and hair pins under the sink, cuffs and bangles on shelves, rings in various little pots, bags hanging on door knobs, belts in drawers, and necklaces on mantle pieces. Don't even get me started on my shoes. At this point our house has been accessorized with my accessories - much to my husband's dismay.
What I love about accessories is that they can change an outfit completely, with relative ease and without having to make a huge investment. They can take a look from day to night, or from work to weekend. A splash of color can elevate a simple look and some well place jewelry can make something casual instantly classy. Most accessories are also timeless and don't fall victim to becoming obsolete overnight. They are also perfect for pregnancy. When so many of your other favorite pieces of clothing are forced into hibernation for 9 months or more, the familiarity of well loved and worn accessories can make you feel like yourself when so much is changing.
I am also incredibly sentimental so I love that so many of my accessories are heirlooms handed down from generation to generation. I have a beautiful Bakelite brooch shaped like a fox from a beloved aunt, a feather adorned hat from my grandmother-in-law, a gorgeous silk square from my great grandmother whom I never even met, strings of beautiful chunky beads from my grandmother and a wonderful pair of very 70's earrings from my mum. What is interesting about the earrings that had belonged to my mum was that they were clip on. When I was a teenager, thrilled with the new holes in my ears, I had the earrings changed for pierced ears. Who, after all, wore clips! But now I think that maybe my mum knew something that I didn't - the vice like grip of a baby!
So for about 6-12 months when both of my children were old enough to reach, grab, chew, pull mercilessly and drool over, I was forced to give up even my accessories. I feared for my earlobes and the future of my necklaces.
Then something miraculous - a baby proof accessory that is fun, functional, stylish and well priced - Chewbeads. They have been a revelation. Made from 100% silicone they are safe and designed for babies to chew on. Now there are of course many things that are designed to find safe refuge in a child's mouth but how many of them are actually designed to look great while you wear them? Very few. They are also so well priced starting at $12 of the Cornelia Bracelet, to $30 for the Jane Necklace with a top price of $36.50 for the Hudson Necklace it is hard to go wrong.
So if you are pregnant, nursing, entertaining a young child or just love a good accessory I think you'll find that Chewbeads fit the bill nicely.
