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Sterling silver seahorse pendant with a pink tourmaline

Sunday Interior Design Guide

Summer has come to Vancouver two days ago, hooray! It was really sunny, and warm, and the sky was blue. We spent good time sitting on the grass and looking at rear dandelions. I always wonder how Anna does it... She leaves on another side of the planet from us, but her wonderful home decoration collections often reflect the seasons and weather that we have here! 

I hope your summer is on its way too!

Please, visit our growing home decoration guide to look closer at all the items.

Bead Day. Vietnamese hat

Vietnam - ethnic minorities (by retlaw snellac)

Sold one-of-a-kind jewellery

The Deer necklace is sold on a simple silver chain. Sterling silver and brass.

Jewellery. The bigger the better?

This is just a small fun post with some interesting jewellery :) It origins from the discussion that took place under this blog post. It might sound funny if I write that one is the prettier the bigger and heavier jewellery she wears. However, there were times when this statement made sense. The are places on this planet that it still does!

What do you think about big and heavy jewellery? Is it true that the bigger the better?

Russian headdress, 18th century. The Metropolian museum

Braids, multi-coloured beads and horns made from mud: Stunning photos reveal sculpted hairstyles worn by tribal women of Angola.

Sophia Schliemann wearing the "Jewels of Helen" excavated by her husband, Heinrich Schliemann, in Hisarlik (photograph taken ca. 1874)

Traditional African necklaces

Indian bridal jewellery

Jewellery Masterpieces. Brooch by Marcus & Co

18 Karat Gold, Plique-à-jour Enamel Pendant-Brooch and Chain, Marcus & Co., Circa 1900

Gift tags. Download for free

More surprises from Victoria Antolini who designed a Birthday Party Invitation card that you may download for free from my blog! 

There are six gift tags that you may download for free. There are 12 tags in the page. There is also the back side. Here I have a preview of the both sides. Print it as many times as you wish for your personal use!

If you like Victoria's art, please, support a wonderful project the she is working on. It is called The Real Boat. I've written here about it. 

The project has a Facebook page. If you click the "like" button, you will brighten up your Facebook feed and get to watch the birth of the illustration of a fairy-tale! :) 

Gift tags. Front side preview:

Back side preview:

One more time, here is the link to download it

Virtual Collection of jewellery boxes. Box by Holy Cow

Beautiful Hand Carved Large Reclaimed Wooden Teak Box by HolyCowproducts

The Real Boat app and more

We promised more surprises from Victoria Antolini. Here is one more! 

The little paper boat dreamed of reaching the ocean, even if he didn't know what it looked like. In a fantastic journey, the paper boat meets many friends and not so friendly creatures along the way, but he never gives up! Will he make it out to sea? Join along to find out!

A magical interactive story for all ages about courage, tenacity and the wonders of the sea for phones, tablets, and computers.

Victoria has a message for those who like the project she is working on (I wrote here about it):

DEAR FRIENDS! THE REAL BOAT KICKSTARTER PAGE IS LIVE! http://bit.ly/realboat 

Please pledge, and share this link! Go wild. There are amazing rewards, not only the app itself, and for every budget -- the smallest pledge is only 5 Canadian dollars.

It REALLY matters that the pledges come in today and tomorrow -- momentum is everything for the project success. THANKS!!!!

Jewellery Masterpieces. Necklace by Jean-Etienne Dimanche

JEAN-ETIENNE DIMANCHE born Paris ‘Fir Cone Necklace’ Gilded silver Chalcedony H: 9.2 cm (3.62 in) W: 6.2 cm (2.44 in) Marks: Marked: ‘JD’ French, c.1910