Sunday Home Decoration guide

Are you ready for the first frost this winter? Anna is ready for sure with her new collection of  the home decoration items! 

Find all the featured shops in this collection as well as the featured shops from the previously published collections in our growing guide of great items for the house decor here.

Bead Day. Sharmini Wirasekara

Beaded necklace Red Lotus and Butterflies by Sharmini Wirasekara

Jewellery photography. Handmade silver ring

Silver ring

Kokoshnik keeps taking over the world fashion!

If you find my "Bead Day" section and scroll down you will see that I've published a few kokoshniks already. Kokoshnik is often decorated with a lot of beads. Kokoshnik is one of the Russian symbols in fashion that takes over the world fashion sometimes! Do you remember this and other kokoshniks by Karl Lagerfeld? 

That was not the first time when when it was trending. Kokoshniks have been worn at the beginning of the 20th century till the 1930th. They were the tiaras in a shape of a kokoshnik. Not only princesses wore them! It was a trendy headdress for all women!

They were worn by the actresses too, of course:

Gloria Swanson

Kokoshnik is a great wedding accessory, therefore it was worn by the brides also: 

Bridal portrait, c. 1920.

The most precious tiaras in a shape of a kokoshnik belonged to those who could afford them (of course!) This kokoshnik-tiara belonged to the empress Alexandra:

It is still around... Guess who got it!

This Russian fashion had been really big before it has arrived to Europe together with the Russian immigrants after the revolution in 1917. 

Grand duchess Elizabeth

I love this picture:

Robert Lefevre, 1817

This one is nice too:

Konstantin Makovsky
(more pictures)

What I find really interesting is that there is a big choice of kokoshniks on Etsy! Well... relatively big choice :)

How about this one?

Gold Crystal Pearl 'Golden Regina' Kokoshnik

More kokoshniks on Etsy

Awesome pin-board with lots of kokoshniks

Late Autumn outfit feturing royal blue beaded earrings with Swarovski crystals

Late Autumn outfit by nataliakhon featuring royal blue earrings

Exclusive for Intermix brown dress
725 CAD - intermixonline.com

BCBGeneration high heel boots
185 CAD - revolveclothing.com

Sara Battaglia leather handbag
1,760 CAD - thecorner.com

Lipstick
53 CAD - fiebigershoes.com

Eye makeup
makeupforever.com

Hair styling tool
40 CAD - very.co.uk

LVX nail polish
21 CAD - dermstore.com

Swarovski crystal royal blue earrings by nataliasjewellery
53 CAD - etsy.com

DIY Paper snowflakes round-up

I used to love making paper snowflakes. This year I though I would make some free downloadable patterns of the snowflakes... then I checked Internet... There are so many patterns out there! I got discouraged :) So I put a round-up of patterns together instead :) 

These are my favorites. Not all snowflakes are cut! Some of them are 3D. We will play with the kiddo for sure and make some awesome snowflakes!

I've learned something new too! I never knew how to fold paper to make a 6 point snowflake. This snowflake on the brown background on the right side will take you to a page with a folding instruction. You will need a compass to fold it this way. 

Find the instructions to these snowflakes (and even more) on my Pinboard:

Follow Natalia Khon's board snowflake patterns on Pinterest.

Throwback Thursday

I took quite a few pictures like this one at a museum in Sydney when we were there in 2011.
My husband was surprised when he saw WHAT I was taking the pictures of. He said:
- I did not know that women liked mechanisms.
- I am not a woman here, I am a jewellery designer and I like steampunk! - I replied.

Jewellery masterpieces. Fortunato Pio Castellani

Micomosaic brooch with Medusa designed (?) and manufacured by Castellani and Sons, Rome. Gold and glass tesserae. 1 1/2 x 2 3/16 inches. Private collection.

Beautiful nature

Ashberry tree at the VanDusen botanical garden, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Gift ideas for grandma

Today I have done my research to come up with a few gift ideas for a grandma. The best idea is to ask her what she would like. If she likes surprises (or if you like giving surprise gifts)  then you might find this list helpful. Let me know in the comments!

Grandma home decor can always find some room on a wall or a shelf :)

My favorite people call me Grandma sign by CustomPaintedSigns4U
Great grandma gift by PunkinSeedProductin
Grandma wall art by AlphabetArtPhotos
Grandma sign by PunkinSeedProduction

For a grandma to be!

Countdown to baby by HavingABlockParty

Grandma has a smartphone too! (and it is probably better than yours! :)

iPhone leather case wallet by JooJoobs
Family tree iPhone case by GoldenDaysDesign
Smartphone stand for grandma by PhoneTastique
Smartphone stand by Dzhaod

Gloves... or fingerless gloves for her smartphone :)

Reversible Alpaca gloves by roarfibers
Cat lover fingerless gloves by BZFFingers

She is awesome!  Here is an awesome T for an awesome grandma:

Grandma T-shirt by signaturetshirts

A coffee mug is always a good gift idea:

Cool grandma mug by MainlyMugs

A teapot is another evergreen idea:

Grandma and me teapot by  ColorinessWonderful

I love teapot cozies, and I am not even a grandma :)

Cat teapot cozy by MariaAgafos
Scandinavian design teapot cozy by andresendesign
Insulated  Quaint by susanjewelsandmore
Handmade owl teapot cozy by taffertydesigns

She is awesome! Tell her why:

Memory jar kit by TheNaghtingalesRose

Does she like cooking? Is she great at it? :)

Grandma funny apron by RreGiftsForHome
Grandmas kitchen apron by PersonalStithGifts

Another great gift for a grandma who is awesome at coking:

Personalized cutting board by stampoutonline
Grandmas cutting board by LetsEngraveIt

A nice modern glass jar for home decor (and for use too!)

Honey pot by CzechGlassArt

A vintage glass vessel for home decor:

Glass inkwell from 23bestFORyou
Antique Mauchline ware desk inkwell from AToasttothePast

I bet she would not not mind really nice antique kitchen sets!

Silver Cruet set from BelmontandBellamy
Antique French salt sellar from DaffodilsVintage

Why wrap your gift? Put it in a grandma's bag!

Grandma or nana tote by zoesattic