Do you Dior?
Little known Christian Dior Facts... A woman’s perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.’ – Christian Dior Unlike many of his fashion contemporaries , Christian Dior was born into a wealthy French family. Dior was born in Granville, a coastal town in Normandy, France in 1905. His father was...
May I give you some advice?
While doing the Crow Pose in Yoga... This is not me!!! But while attempting this pose, please note the word attempting, our delightful instructor reminded us of our intention for the day which was working through fear. She then told us about her fear as a child. Like so many young girls she...
Meet Jasper...The Friendly Gem :-)
Known as the "Supreme Nurturer" ... Jasper is a stone of grounding and stability, providing comfort and security. Who does't want that in their life? Jasper comes in a rainbow of beautiful and very interesting colors. I have chosen Poppy Jasper because it is known to inspire a positive, joyful attitude. What does...
Just Zip It!
Did you know The Duchess of Windsor designed.... In the 1930s, The Duchess thought the Zipper would make an interesting design for a necklace. Her design was called The Zip and became a rage in England. Later in the 1950s, Van Cleef and Arpels made this design with beautiful diamonds, rubies and various precious stones....
Old Dog New Tricks?
Dad of Twisted Sister? I am home visiting my family and of course I am making Jewelry with my mom and my dear friend Sandy. My 89 year old Dad, Bob hates to be left out! He sits down and I teach him to make a Twisted Sister. Can you...
I've been texted???
I have several friends that are in my age neighborhood... that are doing the online dating thingy. Honestly, I would rather scrape paint but the one thing that is universally complained about is texting. No one talks on the phone anymore. It's like my niece, Erica, said to me a couple...
Noodling around Pinterest and Ersatz!
I'm minding my own business and noodling around Pinterest .... When I come across this picture of Princess Sophia at a Royal wedding. Is someone knocking me off????Something about "Imitation is the best form of Flattery"? I just finished this necklace. (Comes in many colors too.) Visit me at: BlingBeadedBaubles.Zibbet.com Please...
The Twist Takes a Tasty Turn!
As some of you know.... In addition to my beading and jewelry shenanigans, I teach a cooking class called From Costco to the Elegant Table. It is a very fun class where I show you how to take Costco items that have already been prepared and elevate them to the...
Diamonds are a Girl's BFF!
Which Movie Was No. 1 the Day You Were Born? I'm taking a beading break today but read to end as I have an amazing beauty tip... Some days you just need to give it a rest. So let's do something fun. How about discovering the movie that was No....
Who is going to believe me now?
I never consider myself a shiny object chaser.... but now I think I need to reconsider. But while I was reconsidering, I stumbled onto something even more disturbing. (Not for You but for Me!) In my last blog, I mentioned that I ordered sari ribbon not because I needed it...
But I said I was sari!
I'm loving fiber right now. Sari in particular... I was contacted by a women selling Recycled Sari Silk Ribbon and it got me wondering about how this recycling got started. Here is what I found. Saree and the Society Traditional Indian silk sarees, particularly the ones bought during weddings were...
Channeling Chanel
Just Karl and Me Baby! While I was home visiting my folks, I picked up some beautiful Lampwork Black and White Beads from this cute consignment shop. What to do? What to do? As many of you know, I am drowning in pearls (Thanks to my fashionista Chanel crazed friend...)...
I thought I was being so genuine...
It's so simple when someone shows you what it's like to be genuine.
Interesting Twist to My Armani Bloomer Post
Benjamin Wild's recent blog on Kate Middleton's photo shoot provided an interesting counterpoint to my politics in fashion post, "Where are my Armani Bloomers?" I hope you enjoy this. C Photographing the Duchess of Cambridge for the centenary cover of British Vogue was surely an obvious choice. Few people at...
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