Or old fashioned rhinestone jewelry?
No -- maybe it's watches...
No -- it must be NECKLACES...she had to build a special lucite liner to attach to the back of her bedroom door...and they spill over onto the side wall...and both sides of her dresser as well...
These drawers are full of earrings...
And she has a special place where she displays her pins. HOLY COW...
That's right. Jewelry. All kinds. Some real, some costume...some tacky, all wonderful in her eyes. Maureen is a meticulous housekeeper and the way she organizes all her jewelry is really one of the wonders of the world. She should be giving classes to the rest of us hoarders...
And here's the best thing about Maureen. ALL OF IT CAME FROM THRIFT STORES. Or -- most of it anyway. She is a compuslive thrift-store-shopper (just like ME).
Last summer, she was visiting her daughter in Washington D.C. Marissa had lined up many wonderful places to go visit. They have the best museums in the world -- the Smithsonian -- important monuments...etc.
After one morning of touristing, Maureen said, "I am so bored I could poke my eyeballs out...don't you have a thrift store in this town?"
Marissa quickly moved to Plan B -- and they spent the next two days digging through other people's discards. Marissa could not believe the difference in her mother's mood. She was like a different person -- happy and excited...
Yep. That's my girl....we are kindred spirits...
I have one of those rings- they red oval one with rhinestones around it. Mom bought it for me when I was little. How fun to Thrift! They are little so not taking up much room in the luggage home either.
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