Winter for many of us in Australia means we abandon our floaty florals and embrace a more tailored look.  Now, I will point out that in Noosa, as in many regional areas, ‘tailored’ is a relative term in our laid-back world … but even here, when the seasons turn we love to layer up with tailored jumpers, cardigans and jackets over our leggings, skirts and jeans! 
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 “Throughout the season there was a continued emphasis on prettiness...” says London’s Daily Telegraph Fashion Correspondent, Hilary Alexander and we agree!  In jewellery we have seen a flurry of flowers, bunches of blossoms and gems galore leave the store with happy (and we must say very pretty) new owners.   
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Be it back to work, back to the school run, or back to both – the time is coming to get back into the daily routine.  But while the year is still young, make a pledge to keep that holiday feeling going for as long as possible by doing something nice for yourself every few weeks.   
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Punch it up a notch this New Years Eve and match your favourite tipple to a rocking statement ring!   
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Is it really possible that we are (finally) moving away from black? Or is it just that with summer here we just want to play with colour for a while before returning to safety? 
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How big, bold choices can help you hide flaws, not draw attention to them...  
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Do you wear plastic Santa earrings on Christmas day -- my mum does and I love it!  Nothing says Christmas to me like seeing my 82 year old Mum proudly wearing her plastic Santa earrings – she’s done it every Christmas that I can remember since I was a kid.  I’m not sure if it is the same pair – but she looks after her things, so they very well could be! 
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It may have been a downtime for the Jive Jewellery Blog but it has certainly been uptime for new jewellery acquisition.  I’ve been travelling the globe soaking up inspiration along the way (as well as the Olympics – and how inspiring they were!) to find fabulous new designers for our jewellery collections. 
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As your age goes up, should your hemlines come down?  Not necessarily!   
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