Twins Jewelry

Twins Jewelry - Whimsical, Unique, Great for Mother's Day

- Fingerprint Jewelry Two Child Fingerprints in Fine Silver Personalized Heart LARGE by Lillybuds Shop  -$95.00

• fine silver 
• 2 fingerprints
• 2 names
• Size is approx. 1 - 1 1/4 inch at widest point

- Silver Family of Birds Necklace - Perfect Mother's Day, Family Gift by Menuet Designs - $31.50

• Chain and clasp: Solid Sterling silver 
• Sterling Spring Clasp
• Hand wired closer
• 17 inch.  
• Birds : High Quality Rhodium Plating.   
• Length of 3 Bird Charm : 31 mm

- Giraffe Necklace, TWINS by Dragonfly65 - $60.00

• Argentium sterling silver wire
• tumble polishing
• 16 inch sterling silver cable chain.    
• 1 1/8 inch tall (29 mm) 
• made-to order 

The Twin-Buzz - World News about Multiples| "Unlike most siblings, they never argue or fight"

Photographs of Conjoined Twin sisters, by Annbel Clark


"While the twins can act with great synchronicity, they have distinct personalities. Carmen is very funny and more dominant. Lupita is shy and reserved. Lupita loves animals and happy stories. When Ms. Clark visited them last week, Carmen was reading Anne Frank’s diary.

Ms. Clark discovered that there was more than one way the twins were different from other children. Unlike most siblings, they never argue or fight."...

To read more about this wonderful story of sisterly friendship and love and to see some of the beautiful phots taken by Annabel Clark , go to: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/20/a-most-intimate-bond/?ref=twins 

Neon - Yup, the 80's are back!

I saw a ton of neon in New York City this past week.  It was in all the shop windows and on quite a lot of the passersby.  They had skinny jeans in neon orange and pink and lots of color-block sweaters with bright blues, pinks, greens and oranges in them.

The colors brought me right back to the 80's when neon clothes and accessories where THE thing to wear.  Neon was right up there with one sided shaved heads, jelly shoes (which are also on a comeback), Madonna inspired rubber bracelets and "Relax, don't do it" t-shirts.

I liked how the fun, vibrant colors, looked on the window mannequins and on those passing me by. Although I kept thinking that it might be a trend that was a little to "trendy" for a mom of 3 girls. At my age, I don't really want to try to pull off the full-blown, neon ensemble that I would have worn in the 80's but I thought that it would be fun to see what items I could find out there that were both neon and more sophisticated while also being handmade and totally "over age 35" wearable.  

Here were some of the great finds I saw while checking out Neon items on my go-to site Etsy.com.  I would totally be willing to wear to get this colorful trend into my wardrobe.

neon with chains 

neon jeweled

color-block

neon

red purse

neon with charm

Sephora says It's the color of 2012 - What's your take on PANTONE tangerine?

I bought this new Sephora nail color on Tuesday.  I painted my nails with it today.  Not sure what my take on this color is yet?  
I am not sure I like it as nail and make-up options.  I do Love it in clothes.  What's your take?

This color is Everywhere in NYC along with lots of NEON...Oh yes, the 80's are back!

Mother's Day or Father's Day Gift Idea from ETSY

These stacking rings from Etsy.com can be personalized and are such a great idea for Mother's or Father's day.

Shop name - SomethingAboutSilver

These would be something I would just love to have.
They are modern, totally wearable every day and unique!
I do love mom necklaces but I just think this is a great way to keep those kids of ours close to our minds and hearts throughout the day in a fun, different way!


Here are some other cool personalized items you can find at SomethingAboutSilver

TWINS - 365 Days of Twinipedia: Day #113

Day One-Hundred and thirteen of Twinipedia 

Fact #113

When twin eggs implant close to one another in the mother's womb, the placentas can actually become so close and attached that they fuse together, forming what appears to be one placenta.

This occurrence is one of the reasons why it is tricky for doctors to only look at the placenta as a way to determine if a set of twins are from one egg that split (monozygotic) or from two eggs that were produced separately and then each fertilized (dizygotic).


Twins can end up being mislabeled as monozygotic (from one egg that split) if this method is used since the impression given by the one placenta is that only one egg was ever produced in the beginning, thus the one placenta.  
Too interesting to us!

The Twin-buzz: World News about Multiples | She has 14 kids and will keep trying for Multiples

Mother expecting her 14th child vows: 'I'll keep having babies until I have twins'
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

The Daily Mail

A pregnant woman silhouetted against a set of blinds

A mother expecting her 14th child has vowed to keep having children until she has twins.

Sara Foss, 39, already picks up £50,000 in benefits every year.

She said: 'All I've ever wanted is twins or triplets. It's my biggest wish, and I'm going to keep trying until I do it...

To Read more, go to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1230142/Pregnant-mother-13-says-I-having-babies-I-twins.html#ixzz1rNY9QsYu

Twins - 365 Days of Twinipedia: Day 112 | Ever hard of Twin Escalation Syndrome?

Day One-Hundred and twelve of Twinipedia 

Fact #112

Ever hard of Twin Escalation Syndrome?
We hadn't until now but once we knew what it was we knew exactly what they were describing.  

"The term Twin Escalation Syndrome, is defined as the tendency of multiples to intensify and expand their behaviors in reaction to each other."

 
About.com shares some examples of this syndrome...
TES happens when for example, "Twin A cries, Twin B cries louder. In turn, Twin A cries even louder. And so on, and so on... Until the parents are crying the loudest of all."  (LOL - that last part is so true).

   

Older twins may tap their pencil while doing homework to catch mom or dads attention. The second twin may then start to click their tongue louder then the pencil tapping twin in order to divert attention back to them self.  Then the first twin taps louder and this cycle of noise goes on and on.

Twins will always be competing for attention in one way or another.  It is inevitable in most multiples lives since they have to share their parents attention while at the same developmental stages in their lives where needs can be high or low depending on the time frame. 

Consistent discipline and expectations for both twins will be important behavior techniques parents of multiples will need to use. Plus loving them both for who they are as individuals will help reduce twin competitiveness since they will feel secure in who they are as a person.

The Twins-Buzz: World News about Multiples | Twins - Black and White

Twins - Black and White
by Joanna Moorhead  - The Guardian, Friday 23 September 2011 


James and Daniel are twins. What sets them apart is that 
one is white and one is black – and the differences don't 
end there...

James (left) and Daniel Kelly, twin brothers. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian 

The two teenage boys sitting on the sofa opposite are different in almost every way. On the left is James: he's black, he's gay, he's gregarious, and he's academic. He's taking three A-levels next summer, and wants to go to university. Daniel, sitting beside him, is white. He's straight, he's shy, and he didn't enjoy school at all. He left after taking GCSEs, and hopes that his next move will be an apprenticeship in engineering...

To Read the entire story, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/sep/24/twins-black-white

365 Days of Twinipedia - Day 111 | Twins and developmental milestones

Day One-Hundred and eleven of Twinipedia 

Fact #111
Since many twin pairs are born earlier than their Singleton friends, they can end up reaching their developmental milestones a bit slower than those single-born friends. They often speak later than single kids and may even start moving about a little slower than others.

How delayed they are can vary depending on the twins and their birth circumstances but it is typical to see twins about 6 months behind their single friends in speech development.  They often have fewer words in use and they speak in more simplistic language and speak less often.  Most twins will eventually catch up and grow out of this delay.  And although we know that prematurity can cause this, it is not 100% clear why it happens.  What is good to know though is that most twins catch up sooner than later.