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559 Dress of the day: Wrap, red with white spots

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  Dress of the day, 559 wrap dress. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Clothes shop in Farrer park MRT station, underneath exit H, along the corridor to below City Square Wall. The dresses are all 24.90 Sing dollars. That is 14.91 pounds sterling. 18.40 US dollars. according to https://www.curvert.com/ A reasonable price. I took a picture and showed it to my husband. He said, "Yes, it's nice - but you have so many dresses!' " The shop was called Sayon. They sell only children's clothes online. I had another post showing one of their lacy dresses. Useful Websites https://www.citysquaremall.com.sg/ https://www.curvert.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sayon.singapore/posts/shop-online-at-wwwsayoncomsg/1059095897490776/  

A Silver Plated Necklace At A Bargain Price 480

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My silver necklace with the teeny blue heart..  Photo by Angela Lansbury. To show the size of the silver necklace. Photo by Angela Lansbury. I have lots of little pendants and charms which need necklaces. Do you have the same problem? Your solutions are: Metal Fabric Ribbon Advantage The simple solution is to tie them on bit of ribbon. Quick pretty. Inexpensive to buy. No great financial loss if lost, or stolen. Not likely to attract thieves. Disadvantages of Ribbons Ribbons get wet in a bath, shower, or rainstorm.  But ribbons come undone.  Unless you can tie the ribbon to a quick release clasp.  Ribbons can also fade,  And fray. Knots can look untidy. Tie it too tight, to be sure it is secure, and you might need to cut it off.  Wearing a ribbon is not as classy or neat or formal or elegant. Metal Cheap metal discolors. It can be sharp. It can rust in the wet. Plating can wear off. Solid silver is cheaper than solid gold. I bought a necklace on ebay. ...

Astrological moving rings At Bargain Prices - and how to find your ring size

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Somebody showed a picture of this astrological ring on Facebook. I looked it up and found that this design dates back to the 16th century. Sigh.  But is widely available on the internet! Not only is it available. It is affordable.  I found one on Ebay. I bought it. What was my ring size?  Which colour silver or gold? Silver Colour, Silver Plated or Sterling Silver? I prefer to buy sterling silver. It keeps its value. It shines up. It does not leave so much stain on your hands as alloys. Silver plated, or gold plated, looks good and is cheaper for large areas like picture frames which are not subject to rubbing. However, rings are pulled on and off when you wash your hands. Rings get moved when you change jewellery and accessories to match different outfits. While you are wearing rings, they rub against door handles and doors and banisters. Eventually the plating flakes off. That does not matter if you constantly change jewellery, and are happy to throw away. Or give away....