Romanian ethnic jewerly

A phrase I have found recently and I liked a lot " Romanians took the flowers from the field and put them in traditional costumes to mirror the beauty of the sunny lands".
Although I'm not a great supporter of traditional clothing, in many of my creations, I've tried to give a little from Romanian authentic beauty; floral motifs....my favorites, can be found in most of my necklaces.

As I said before, the inspiration comes from everything around me, could be a specific season or a childhood memory, or daily life, from nature and colors, the ideas come one after another, only it takes time to mix them and create a new necklace.
But not in this case; for this necklace, which I am very proud of it, the ideas and my hands moved very fast, it was just a flash of inspiration that I put it into practice.

The proposal came from overseas, namely, to make a statement necklace that will accessorize a white blouse, which will remind of Romanian peasant blouse. I'm most proud that the one who'll wear this necklace will attend a Romanian festival in Canada.😍
Made in basic colors of Romanian embroidery, red, black and white, with floral motifs ... of course, this necklace will attract everyone attention, for sure!!!
I like it so much as I will try other combinations of colors and one for sure I will keep it to myself.

But....I praised enough, now let's take a view of the Ballad of Flowers .

Ballad of flowers

I took pictures on a white linen blouse, a peasant blouse, and also on the black one, as I'm a big fan of " dress in black" and colorful accessories ... what else?
The necklace is made entirely from high quality cotton thread, no metal contained or other allergenic materials and an idea of how you can personalize a simple blouse ..... by applying the necklace as embroidery and the effect is great, don't you agree ?

" Shabby chic" necklaces

"Shabby chic" is a style that I really like, whereas combines hamoniously the old and the new, by highlighting forgotten things ..... another passion of mine;)

Coming back to my collection, I named so because they are made of recycled fabrics, indian sari silk and I could say ... .. they look 'tres chic'.

Since I was a little I liked to " play " with different type of materials and do stuff, such as flowers, brooches, ribbons or clothes for dolls. Lucky me I had a stock of recycled fabrics, at that time my grandfather worked at a textile factory and was gathering material samples all the time; not to mention the clothes cut and modified, so many things have passed through my hands  ....

Recently, all these actions merge in a single word: recycling, nothing throws away, everything changes; Searching on net for recycled textile ideas, I found all kind of wonders, made from scrap materials (yarns, strips) left over from the manufacture of the famous indian tunics, Sari type ... .and it was love of first sight ;)

How many things you can create with these materials, from brooches and necklaces to jackets, bags and other decoration items.

Their beauty is that they are full of texture, rich and vibrant colors and no one is alike to each other.

That's why, the Shabby Chic jewells are unique and I invite you to admire my unique necklaces. 

Among them you will see a necklace made from strips of recycled jeans, why not?

 " Shabby falls "     

                                             
                                                                " Almond strings "

                                                           " Shabby flowers, no2 "

 
                                                           " Shabby flowers, no1 "

                                                               " Shabby silk "

                                                                " Shabby jeans "

If I gave you ideas and you have two skilled hands, I invite you to share them,  unless I'm looking for your "eco-friendly" proposals......... I can not wait to shake my hands :)) 

Lately, I laid my eyes on my scarves collection .... I'm just wait to see what will lool like the new recycled items.

Until then .... keep calm and enjoy recycling !!!

                                                                 

Necklace " Autumn bouquet "

It's autumn outside, but not in my soul
Only the rustle leaves that fall gently, always saddens me
But no I'm no sad at all, because autumn brings with it
Thousands of warm colors and wealth everywhere.

Yes, according to calendar, it began the fall season and we take full advantage of what offers us this charming season.
From beautiful landscapes and multicolored harvest, to the first day of school with all kinds of emotions. Because nature and flowers were always, my best source of inspiration,I created a beautiful necklace for fall collection; a multicolored  bouquet with the most representative autumn flowers, aster or callistephus.

I'm in love with these flowers since I was a child and I was playing in grandparents' garden, a garden full of colors and many flowers as asters and dahlias.
Known as the aster (star) or Callistephus (the most beautiful crown), this flower symbolizes fidelity, grace, strength and love.
There are so many legends about the appearance of these flowers on earth, considered sacred flower for Greek and Roman gods; one of this legends said that Asteria (goddess of stars) started to cry, being upset that earth didn't have stars; so, her tears turned into aster flowers.


From legends since today, it says that this flower could be offer to someone you love and appreciate her elegance, but also patience ..... an essential element when creating something.
So, with great care and patience, from my love to flowers and colors and from my handmade passion, it appeared necklace "Autumn bouquet"; a necklace that will brighten any dreary autumn day;
very important thing, as all my creations , this necklace is unique and original;)

Necklace " Autumn bouquet "

I hope you liked the story behind this necklace and I'm always waiting for new proposals