Archive for the ‘adornment’ Category

  • Marcasite Jewelry

    Friday, October 8th, 2010

    Marcasite jewelry has been made by jewelers, and now by mechanical manufacturing, since ancient times. The tiny black gems are made from pyrite, also known as fool’s gold, which explains why the jewelry is called marcasite and not pyrite jewelry. The bits of marcasite work up to look like black diamonds, and a silver brooch [...]

  • Gold Costume Jewellery

    Friday, October 8th, 2010

    Many people would rather not wear any jewellery than wear gold costume jewellery, but the quality of gold costume jewellery varies quite a bit. If you are sure nothing less than 22k gold jewellery is good enough to wear, then the amount of gold jewellery you do not consider wearing includes a lot of really [...]

  • Vintage Porcelain Brooches and Jewelry

    Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

    Many porcelain makers also make jewelry since the fine details they incorporate into the decoration of their china lends itself to small pieces of porcelain that can be set in jewelry after it is fired. Women like this jewelry as it is very durable and can be worn every day. The beautiful colors found in [...]

  • Vintage Jewellery

    Saturday, August 28th, 2010

    Remember when cameos were actually carved from real shells and stone? Me neither. Cameos, ever desirable, have been made from less expensive and easier to work with materials for decades. So, what would a collection of these faux cameos look like? I don’t know, but wouldn’t it be interesting to put one together? Or how [...]

  • Vintage Costume Jewelry

    Thursday, August 12th, 2010

    Not worth the materials it is made out of, right? Well, actually, yes it is. Sometimes the materials can be recycled, which is fine, but even better is saving the jewelry as a piece of history. It may not be covered in diamonds and pearls, but that does not mean it has no value. At [...]

  • Peacock Feathers

    Sunday, August 8th, 2010

    The peacock is a beautiful bird, both with it’s tail spread and closed. The mating display of a spread tail is actually the tail cover feathers. These iridescent feathers beggar the mind the first time you see a peacock in display mode, even if it is just photographs. The beautiful blues and green have made [...]

  • Create a Masquerade Mask For Yourself

    Friday, August 6th, 2010

    The human face is the way we recognize each other most readily and most surely. Therefore, hiding your face behind a mask is the ultimate disguise. Whether you actually intend to wear it or not, creating a masquerade mask suitable for a masquerade ball can be a chance to explore the attributes of your psyche [...]