Jewelry maintenance

18K Gold and Platinum jewelry with color gems

I want to buy some jewelry before summer but I feel I should check and organize mine first before I buy. So I opened my jewelry box and checked them out last night. I have many of rings, necklaces and pierces of pair which I bought or got as a gift but most of all are old fashion design.  I'm get old so my taste has been changed. And I don't need to buy similar thing. When I checked all, I also figured out I should clean the gems. So I did it and made selection. This photo shows not all but I decide them to stay with me and going to sell remain in someday. I might get new ring, chain or pendant top by old jewelry if I sell them.
By the way, it's very popular 18K gold and platinum jewely in Japan but it's only Japan I guess. It hardly see under 10K jewelry at shop here in Japan but it's popular 14K or 10K in EU and western countries. Also platinum jewelry doesn't popular in other countries like Japan. In other hand, it's very popular 24K gold in China, India and others. It's very interesting!!

New curtains

My new curtain

To be honest, I was so busy in 2012 and especially end of 2012. I usually do general housecleaning with my husband but we couldn't do it last year. So I have been doing the house cleaning little by little in March and April. After the cleaning, I became to feel that I want to change all curtains of my house so I went to see the curtains at an interior store called Nitori.  Then I found this simple one. I liked the color and design.  I used to have a blackout curtains but I changed to a lace curtain because I like to feel more sun lights.  I bought 3 pairs for 3 windows.  I really satisfied to make a good shopping and get them in a cheap price. Well, my interior decoration will be complete when I get a new nice sofa by IKEA.