a bit of bling & how i store it

Any extended period of time that I spend at my parents house usually results in sifting through their old stuff and calling it my own.  This trip home, along with some furniture pieces, I also received some old brooches and costume pieces from both my mother and my meme. My mother gave me the gold leaf brooch and the retro gondola which was a souvenir she received from a family member from Venice.  My meme handed down to me the enamel victorian brooch and the jewel encrusted oval which will both get a lot of wear this year. 

During the winter I wear these a lot to embellish my coats and jackets, but I like to keep these pieces on display with my everyday jewels. My jewelry I keep on hand on my grandmother's vintage teak mail sorter.  My watches I keep on a vintage saucer from a tea set.  They are everyday items that add interest to my simple bedroom credenza.