Vintage Owl Jewelry

My grandmother gave me some awesome vintage owl jewelry, along with some beaded necklaces, that my grandfather bought her when they were engaged and married.



They're beautiful pieces that I intend on consecrating, and possibly blessing with various properties. I'm having a hard time deciding which, however, to keep as ritual jewelry only. I mean, I know most people keep their usual jewelry and their ritual jewelry seperate, but is there really that intense of a reason to do so? I see no real problem in wearing my blessed jewelry out on the town, as long as I'm taking care of it.



So, here are some photos of the necklaces:



Silver Owl Necklace;
This one is my personal favourite anytime necklaces that my grandmother gaveme. It goes with almost everything I wear, it's not too formal, but not too boring. It's just what I like in my vintage jewelry.

Silver Owl with Blue Stone Eyes;
This is the necklace I thought about using just for ritual purposes. This piece is a bit too suseptible to breaking to be worn on any given day. It's great for being worn with a formal outfit.







Pink & White Two-Stringed Bead Necklace;
This necklace has a very bohemian feel to it, but it's still got some class. Love the colour to this one, but is another necklace that is mostly to be worn for nicer occasions.








Light Pink & White Three Stringed Bead Necklace;
This was one of my grandmother's favourite pieces. Thus, I want to keep it as safe and in good health as is possible. This piece will be worn very rarely, so it could be ritual jewelry, but I'd also like to wear it on some family holidays so that she can see it being given new life around my neck.





Those are the only ones I have pictures of for now. I plan to update this post later with some photos of more pieces, as they're cleaned and, in some cases, fixed. Tell me what you think of them, and of my options for consecration.

I am a witch in suburbia.

Being the only witch in a small town in Wisconsin is not extremely trying, but it's not easy, either.

When I say witch, I don't mean "crazy girl who casts spells on people to turn them into frogs", contrary to popular belief. The term "witch" in this context refers to a follower of Wiccan traditions.

Not that these traditions are through my family; I live in a mostly Lutheran family, and was baptised as such. Luckily, my parents are pretty accepting of my alternate beliefs. Mostly, I think, because they don't care much for standard ideas of how religion should be in the average life. I'm free to do as I wish in my own home, but when I leave our property, things change a bit.

I have to be a little more careful of what I do and say, due to my town's social standings of religion in Catholicism and other like-branches.

Pentagrams do not bring the nicest of looks here.

All the same, I do my best to live a life I enjoy, and have my morals set, regardless of the lack of respect from those around me at times. I look for the good in them, even if they don't always see it in me.