Fresh out of GMail this morning, it’s a missive from my belowed Daily Candy about some silver “fusion” jewelry which is designed and sold in Virginia:
Inspired by the sterling silver baby bells worn by tots in India, the ring adds a bit of cheer to any outfit. Use it to jazz up a casual look or add more pieces from the collection for a fancier occasion.
Worn by tots? I wear those…a “tot” am I? Newsflash: brown “tots” of all ages toy with payal/kolsu.
A bonus: Unlike the cheery adornments theyÂ’re based on, the rings do not jingle (thankfully). So your friends will have to find some other way to tell when youÂ’re approaching.
What? Why not? If they don’t make noise, then why bother with calling them bells? And if they are silent, how will I sing “I’m jingling baby (go ‘head, baby)” to myself, like a shameless idiot?
I’m serious– in my opinion, the delicate brightness of those tiny bells, trilling their metallic chime as they kiss the “S” clasp they are mounted near is one of the most gorgeous sounds around: feminine, whimsical, unexpected. Bells don’t have to hide until Chrismahannukwanzakah, not when they can chill with your ankles on a daily or weekly basis. Sheesh.Anyway, for further info about the Billion Belles collection which this Daily Candy D.C. email highlighted, go here, to Matisse Designs by Jennifer Jaasma Singh. She named the company after another sort of fusion: her daughter.
Maybe I should try to sell my old payal/chanjar/panjaybaan on EBay… apparently there’s a market for them.
hell yeah.
They should make sounds. a payal on mute just seems wrong.
Arreee Anna I know it ain’t any more warmer in DC than it is here so how the heck are you sporting those things with boots on??? huh huh huh
I used to sport them once, my grandma left me gold anklets from 1933 and the sound was soft and muted (to my ears at least) until I found out that it was a big joke with everyone else. I was the cow with the bells!!!! Grrrr Now I leave them to sport with equally louder desi clothes and no one can hear me coming since they are usually momentarily blinded by the bling bling.
one word: mukluks 😉
Mmm…LLCoolJ. Rock the bells, if you will. 😉
Hm…. (slightly) ahead of the times, am I? I had a pair of tot-size padasarams lying around (God knows where they came from!!) , so I gave them to a colleague last week – a 35-year-old (yummy) mummy with 2 kids. She was floored – now both she and her 7yo daughter sport one each of the pair on their wrists. And I am invited for dinner at her place this weekend. 🙂
I hope those $92 tiny and silent payal-rings are made of pure silver mined from a remote part of the Andes… yeah.
Anna has now influenced me to sign up for the Dallas Daily Candy list. I was browsing the site today, and seeing that I’ve been promoting chocolate religious artifacts here recently, lookie what I found… Divine Brown – Chocolate Deities.
There are more than 30 deities from which to choose, including the popular Ganesh, Krishna, and the Venus of Willendorf , based on the famous well-endowed naked goddess…. theyÂ’ll make excellent presents for friends whoÂ’ve found spirituality.
andrea-
yeah, holy chocolate would’ve been our first daily candy-related post, but it was only up briefly yesterday before i was warned it was a duplicate of something abhi did this spring. slow purveyors of candy, aren’t they?
This is false advertising! I clicked on the link to see some desi candy and I instead get a post on accessories for women 😐
oh… sorry for the duplicate.. my bad. was finishing french degree and not spending so much time on the inter-net. Must not have been keeping up 😛 But I can’t pass up mentioning chocolate!! 🙂
I’ve found jingle of payal often act as a Pavlovian bell for our desi brothers.
Also, more desi jewelry at Satya.
Ladies… I must say thanks for your mixed commentary on my billion belles jewelry collection. You are correct, of course, that payals are worn by women of all ages…however, my inspiration originated from a lovely gift given to my daughter on her first birthday. My Mausi Ji explained to me that her children wore these payals and joked that she would always know when they were wandering away by their sweet jingle.
The earrings jingle and the ring does not…much to my dissapointment.
And to answer someones question about their authenticity, yes, they are sterling silver and hand made in Northern India.
Although these belles are as common to you as the air you breathe, to my western friends they are novel and unique. A real conversation started for sure.
Thanks again for your consideration. I appreciate the feedback. All the best! JJ Singh