A face covering apparatus and method of using the apparatus. A frame is configured to be placed in an operative position on a wearer's head and releasably maintained in the operative position by at least one of: a) resting upon one or both of a wearer's ears and b) frictionally engaging a part of the wearer's head. A covering assembly on the frame has a wall structure with: i) a first region configured to conform to the wearer's face region around the wearer's nose; and ii) a second region configured to conform to the wearer's face region around the wearer's mouth. The face covering apparatus is configured so that with the frame in the operative position on the wearer's head and the wall structure in a blocking position on the frame, the first and second regions on the wall structure together reside in the path of airborne particles moving: A) in a forward direction from the wearer's nostrils and/or mouth; and B) in a rearward direction towards the wearer's nostrils and/or mouth.

A jewelry assembly includes an elongated support and a plurality of charms. Each charm is removably attachable to the support by a snap-fit connection comprising attachment and clip parts, with one of the parts being associated with the support and the other of the parts being associated with the charm. The clip part includes a pair of opposed clip arms that present an open slot and a neck with a gap having a narrower cross-sectional dimension than the slot. The attachment part is received in the slot and has a cross-sectional dimension greater than the gap of the neck. At least one of the attachment and clip parts is flexible so as to flex as the attachment part passes through the neck into the slot.

The present teachings provide for a fashion accessory, a kit comprising components of the fashion accessory, and method for constructing the fashion accessory utilizing adhesive decorations for the imaginative configuration of wearable articles. The adhesive decorations are combined to form charms, which are capable of being affixed to wearable articles. The fashion accessory includes one or more first adhesive decorations and one or more second adhesive decorations, which provide for one or more charms, which affix to wearable articles.

A necklace chain entangling preventer apparatus and related method of use and production for preventing necklace chains from entangling when simultaneously worn by a user thereof, comprising a first entangling preventer half and a second entangling preventer half, each the entangling preventer half comprising: a substantially flat rigid body plate; a plate-half attachment facilitator permanently affixed to the body plate; a plurality of N substantially rigid necklace chain threading hooks permanently affixed to the body plate; a plurality of N necklace chain threading retainers permanently affixed to the body plate; the plate-half attachment facilitators affixed to their respective rigid body plates with opposite mating configurations; and a plurality of N necklace chain threading retainers, selected from the necklace retainer group consisting of: a malleable material retainer, a pivot retainer, a pole retainer, and an opposite plate inverted hook passively-engaged retainer.

A necklace chain entangling preventer apparatus and related method of use and production for preventing necklace chains from entangling when simultaneously worn by a user thereof, comprising a first entangling preventer half and a second entangling preventer half, each the entangling preventer half comprising: a substantially flat rigid body plate; a plate-half attachment facilitator permanently affixed to the body plate; a plurality of N substantially rigid necklace chain threading hooks permanently affixed to the body plate; a plurality of N necklace chain threading retainers permanently affixed to the body plate; the plate-half attachment facilitators affixed to their respective rigid body plates with opposite mating configurations; and a plurality of N necklace chain threading retainers, selected from the necklace retainer group consisting of: a malleable material retainer, a pivot retainer, a pole retainer, and an opposite plate inverted hook passively-engaged retainer.

The invention generally includes a modular jewelry system that may include a plurality of interchange components allowing a user to create a personalized jewelry item. In certain embodiment, jewelry components may be interchangeable across a variety of jewelry pieces allowing for improved user customization and personalization based on size, shape, color and design.

The invention generally includes a modular jewelry system that may include a plurality of interchange components allowing a user to create a personalized jewelry item. In certain embodiment, jewelry components may be interchangeable across a variety of jewelry pieces allowing for improved user customization and personalization based on size, shape, color and design.

A magnetic jewelry piece that is formed of first and second pieces that hold together to hold the necklace in a first configuration where there is only a single ornament that is showing, or can be separated, such that each of the first and second pieces get their own ornaments. The magnetic jewelry piece includes first and second flat surfaces separated by a step surface that is perpendicular to both of the first and second flat surfaces, and forms step forms a step assembly. The first and second flat surfaces are magnetically attracted to first and second flat surfaces on either the other piece, or on the ornamental piece. The jewelry can be a necklace, in which case it can be a single ended necklace or a double-ended necklace, and it can be embodied into an earring, in which case it can be a single jewel earring, or can be an interchangeable jewel ending.

A magnetic jewelry piece that is formed of first and second pieces that hold together to hold the necklace in a first configuration where there is only a single ornament that is showing, or can be separated, such that each of the first and second pieces get their own ornaments. The magnetic jewelry piece includes first and second flat surfaces separated by a step surface that is perpendicular to both of the first and second flat surfaces, and forms step forms a step assembly. The first and second flat surfaces are magnetically attracted to first and second flat surfaces on either the other piece, or on the ornamental piece. The jewelry can be a necklace, in which case it can be a single ended necklace or a double-ended necklace, and it can be embodied into an earring, in which case it can be a single jewel earring, or can be an interchangeable jewel ending.

The invention is directed to a decorative connector for forming a jewelry item, said decorative connector comprising: a decorative member having oppositely located sections, said decorative member comprising a loop at one of said oppositely located sections, said decorative member comprising a decorative body, said loop having a first end fixedly attached to the body of said decorative member, a second end of said loop removably connected to the body of said decorative member to open said loop, the connections between said loop and said body of said decorative member being substantially hidden from view, a passageway through the other of said oppositely located sections of said decorative member, said passageway enabling connecting said decorative connector to a jewelry item.