Our Lockdown Jewellery Challenge

Although we
may have some easing of the lockdown restrictions we are all going to be
spending more time at home and away from our wider friendship group, for some
time to come; whether restrictions are put back in place or relaxed further in
the future remains to be seen. In light
of this we thought up a fun jewellery challenge you can do with friends and
family via video chat.
There's no
limit on the number of people you can have in a group, as long as the video
chat service you use can cope with that number of users, although the more
people you include the longer it will last.
Once you have determined who will be involved, set a time each day, or
each week (whatever works for your group) where you will dial in.
On the first
call, everyone should wear and show two of their favourite pieces of
jewellery. Most of us will have been
wearing a lot less jewellery every day because we're not going out to work or
socialise, so this is a nice way of reconnecting with your most cherished
pieces and finding out what's most adored by your friends and family. Sharing sentimental stories like this is
something we've all been missing and it can really help connect us with our
relatives and with good memories.
Each
subsequent call should have a theme. We
like the idea of picking a colour for each call, and every member of the group
has to dress and accessorise according to that colour scheme. How tight you make the rules depends on your
group – you might allow people to interpret the colour any way they like, for
example a purple theme could be interpreted as a mix of red and blue
pieces.
You don't
have to stick to colours; you could theme it around anything you like. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Animals – this could include face
paint, animal print clothes or just the colour of the animal (so a
monochrome look inspired by zebras)
- Social events – business meeting,
tea with the Queen, school disco, the choices are endless
- Trends and eras – punk, hippy,
mod, art deco... there are loads of style eras to choose from
It's a nice
idea to allow everyone a turn to pick a theme, although if you have a
hyper-organised person in your group, they might be able to create a whole schedule
you can stick to.
We think
voting for a winner adds a bit of fun, but you can choose your judging criteria
according to what suits your group. You
might decide to score out of ten in the spirit Come Dine with Me, with the
scores added up to determine the winner each time, alternatively you might want
to add special mention categories, such as most effort, most creative
interpretation of the theme or best presentation.
This is an
idea that can be extended past lockdown, especially if you have friends and
family overseas and would like to have more contact with them. You will get the chance to let your
creativity run riot, to wear some pieces of jewellery you might have forgotten
about, and to get inspiration from your nearest and dearest for new pieces of
jewellery to add to your collection.
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