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Monday Inspirational Quote

Monday, October 26, 2015

Party nails

Roza  has found a nail polish that looks differently in the sun and in the shade. Me love it! Me want it! :)


Sunday home decoration guide

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Do you feel how close Christmas is? I don't! I usually don't until at least Halloween :) It is not even really cold yet! We have a dandelion in our backyard and tons of mushrooms growing. However, Anna has seen snow this autumn already, so she feels that winter is coming and Christmas is coming together with it :)

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


Bead Day. Antique beaded gauntlets

Saturday, October 24, 2015

A PAIR OF PLATEAU BEADED HIDE GAUNTLETS. c. 1890...

Jewellery masterpieces. Fine jewellery by Luz Camino

Friday, October 23, 2015

Luz Camino Sweetgum Brooch set with sapphires, garnets, tourmalines, peridots, diamonds and plique-à-jour enamel in silver and gold

Coral accessories and jewellery of the 19th century

In my previous jewellery history blog post you saw flower hair accessories that were popular in the 19th century. There were other accessories that were very popular at the same time. Corals were used for making hair pins and jewellery.

I love this one! An accessory like this can make me regretting I am not from the 19th century myself!

Sarra, Tolstoy's daughter
This type of a comb is called Josephine after Napoleon's wife. She liked coral jewellery too!

Victorian Coral & Tortoiseshell Hair Pin
Jacques-Louis David. The Sisters Zénaïde and Charlotte Bonaparte. 1821
The corals have become a popular souvenir from Italy in the 19th century, supposedly after 1815 year when the Napoleon's wars stopped and people could travel again. 

Here are a few of the necklaces that I like:
A Victorian coral cameo necklace with an amazing coral and gold chain.

Antique Carved Coral and Black Onyx Bead Necklace

Antique Chinese Natural Coral Carved Flower Bead Drop Sterling Necklace ~ Salmon
Could not pass by this cameo too. Isn't it gorgeous?

Coral cameo Goddess Flora
Material: Momo Coral (Cerasuolo), 18K gold marked, diamonds.
Date and Origin: Late 1800's, early 1900's.

Halloween costume featuring a spider pendant

Thursday, October 22, 2015

This is what I would wear for a Halloween party! Now, when it is finished and saved... I think it would be better to put on a witch hat rather than take an umbrella. Well... if it is raining, then umbrella is going to be a lot handier, lol





Black knee length dress
73 CAD - the-gothic-shop.co.uk


ASOS mule shoes
90 CAD - asos.com


Blue clutch
34 CAD - luxurydivas.com



Black hair accessory
39 CAD - amazon.com


Leighton navy blue umbrella
32 CAD - overstock.com

Throwback Thursday

Christmas Art Fair, Vancouver, 2009

DIY by VZBRELO girls. How to make a hand printed card

This is one more guest post by the VZBRELO girls. You can find a list of all their "behind the scene" post here.
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We have a few guest posts here. Today we are going to share a DIY project with you! We hope it is going to be helpful for people who like doing crafts. 

We always wanted to include a free gift to all our orders. However it was hard to come up with an idea of what that possibly could be. Everything we make is time consuming, and we are always short on time! Finally we have found the idea that we were looking for.

This is what you will need:

1. Any paper you like!
2. Acrylic paint.
3. The semi-circular cutter.
4. A sponge.
5. A small piece of plywood or wood.
6. A good mood, a cup of tea and lots of creativity!

Instructions:

1. Prepare your card's background. We like old yellow pages. Splash beige acrylic all over them in a very artistic way (you decide what this means!) and let them dry.


2. Pre-sketch a desired pattern directly on the surface of your plate with a pencil. Then engrave it. We have a black plate, but it does not need to be black. Although it is easier to see where you cut it. 

The safety rule when engraving is to keep your fingers away.  


3. Usually they use ink and ink roller when the printing is done commercially. We do not make too many cards. All we need for the printing is a little bit of acrylic paint and a sponge (it is easier to wash them off too). Paint over the protruding parts of the plate.


4. Carefully place your card on top and carefully smooth it. You can use rollers and rolling pins or even a spoon for this purpose. 


5. Now you can customize your card by adding some details or/and the signature, etc.


Well, actually, you're done! You can admire your work and give to anybody! 

This stamp will last long time if you carefully remove any excess paint after each print. 



Thank you for your interest! 
Maria and Tatiana.

You can visit us at:
Our VZBRELO community (Russian)
Insagram
Online shop (Russian)
You also can find us in other social media web-sites if you google VZBRELO


Monthly wedding guide

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Once a month Anna, a wedding jewellery expert, makes a collection of wedding trends for us. Visit the guide's interactive page to discover what the featured shops have to offer.


 
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