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 ?

Santorini blue inspiration

Summer has come and more and more we are day dreaming at holiday, in the mountain, to the sea or other exotic places that we need so much to recharge our batteries; but until then, I invite you to spend a day in an enchanting place, an island in the Aegean Sea, where old and new blend perfectly in an unique style ... .guess where, in Santorini island. A magic place with spectacular beaches, landscapes, ancient cities, great restaurants and a still active volcano, and well-known blue domes of Santorini which are delicated mixed with white traditional houses.
With these thoughts and memories, I've made two creations for the contest Santorini blue, on the site Crafty, and still working on the third ...... but until then ....

The first item was inspired by red beach in Santorini, probably one of the most spectacular beaches in Greece.

What could be nicer than a morning walk and a coffee, admiring the beautiful chromatic scenery; it is a true visual spectacle and a little bit scary I could say......the green - turquoise - blue colours of the sea that blends harmoniously with the red sand, surrounded by walls of reddish volcanic rocks.
All of these I 've assembled in this beautiful crocheted accessory, adding also a few shells and stones picked up just on the Aegean coast. For extra shine, I inserted some fine sand beads, in the same colors with yarns.

Initially I was thinking to make a neck necklace, but you know I like 2 in 1 accessories , therefore I've made a longer cord, so that it can be used as a belt ... .why not? The earrings were made as the  wavy lines of the sea and they are perfectly matching this unique and original set.

                                                                      Red beach set

If the sun is too hot in the afternoon and we don't want to spend our holiday suffering from burns and headaches, I invite you to a shopping session, because Santorini is a shopper's paradise.
About this, I'll tell you later... I hope next days when I'll finish the third workpiece for the contest.

And finally ... the evening is coming and whether you would like to see the sunset on the beach, or you 'd like to feel the absolute freedom and have fun in traditional Greek style, Santorini offers you wonderful places for unforgettable evenings with nice memories. For such an evening, I've created the set Chain of life, consisting of a necklace and a pair of earrings that suits perfectly to a casual, feminine attire, ideal for a dream atmosphere.

                                                                 Chain of life set
The colors of this set were not chosen by chance, turquoise and gold can be found in my lovely dress, bought some years ago from Santorini; the dress was also my inspiration source for this set. The starting point was the pattern on the dress embroidered with golden thread, an ancient Greek symbol originate in Santorini,  the running spiral. This symbol appears frequently on painted walls of Thera and altars of Akrotiri and represents eternity, infinity, endlessness, called chain of life without beggining or ending.
Well......my chain is not like these spirals endlessness, because it has a beggining and ending, and it's like a geometrical balanced shape as life without balance don't brings you that inner harmony that we all need.

So, here are my Santorini blue creations, I hope you'll like them and we'll hearing soon with new summer items :)

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 

Necklace " spring sensation "

It's true that we're already count the spring in calendar, but the true heralds of spring are these beautifull flowers that greets you with their smile and fragrance ..... the daffodils; it's says that when the daffodils bloom, the winter is not coming back. Oooo ..... yes, we can enjoy of warmth and sun and all nature that comes to life.
About daffodils were written some legends, some of them with religious symbolism, but the one I liked the most, is the legend of Narcissus, a Romanian folk legend, which you can read here. ( only in romanian language )
Inspired by these flowers, I've created a beautiful necklace with spring flowers, which I called "Spring Sensation", because every time I wear it ...... I make sensation. I chose a yellow daffodil with whom I added two bouquets of violets and some delicate crocuses.

I used cotton thread, which is very resistant even washing in automatic machine;) 

The necklace has a length of 60 cm, if you want to adjust the length I can add a classic chain lock.

Price here 

Also, these brooches are part from spring collection. Aren't they cute ?

Price here

If you like daffodils, I invite you to buy this necklace, unique, my own inspiration, and also please visit my etsy shop where you'll find more daffodils and crochet flowers.

I WISH TO BE SPRING IN YOUR SOULS ............EVERY TIME!!!!!

Necklace " Midnight delight "

OH, WHAT FUN IS TO BE A FAIRY, TRY OUT OUR MIDNIGHT DARE !!!!!!

I've recently visited Pelisorul castle, the beautiful castle which has the mark of Queen Maria. And for my great delight I learned that the Queen's favorite flowers were lilies and iris ....... flowers you can admire in all paintings made by the queen, in decoration on the walls and furniture. I'll assure you that it's worth to take delight in such beauty and even now I may seem subjective in preferences, I admit ... I like more Pelisorul castle (more intimate, warmer and so chic), than Peles castle.
So, this was my inspiration for this statement necklace, accessorised with earrings in the the same color tones; the magnificent lilly together with the shy iris, laid on a bed of leaves in autumnal colors from green to purple shadows and glow gold .... just like the moon pours rays in the midnight hour. 


                                                     So, here is my " Midnight delight "

The set is 100% cotton crochet 
Total length of necklace 64 cm , can be easily shortened .
A unique product that will attract everyone's admiration .
The colour pattern could change by your request 

Price here

This item is sold, but I could make another one, similar.