Encircled in a laurel wreath motif, the brilliant red faceted cabochons and patinated “gold” bezels on this necklace call to mind a festive evening on the town: a ruby elixir, a trip down the red carpet, her scarlet-red lips.
Fittingly complemented with 6 mm chartreuse cathedral beads capped in gold and finished with a regal 8 [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Now in Shop! Honorine Necklace by la collagiste
Posted in Bijoux, Collage, La Bonne Vivante, Object Making, Objets trouvés, la collagiste: Adornments Tagged 14 KT gold-filled wire, allure, ancient, antique engravings, antique prints, Assemblage, bezels, bohemian glass, bohemian style, boho girls, cabochons, cathedral beads, cocktail length, costume jewelry, Czech glass, discretion, fire polished, gold toned, grande dames, handcrafted, jewelry, La Femme, La Mode, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mme. Honorine, My Etsy Shop, necklace, pale blue, patina, pendants, purple, red, red carpet looks, Roman style, Romantism, ruby, scarlet, silhouettes, vintage glass, vintage images, vintage style, wire wrapped Leave a comment
L’homme de Luxembourg
After Effects, I want you. I “need” you. Will we ever be together in the same room?
A startlingly beautiful video brought to you by Luxembourg director Jeff Desom and the U.S. Library of Congress. Oh, and (I suppose) After Effects, that shameless two-timer.
Hauntingly original music by German pianist and experimental composer Hauschka.
Via It’s Nice That, [...]
Posted in Collage, Objets d'art, Objets trouvés, Paper Tagged After Effects, After Post-Modernism, animation, composers, engravings, ephemera, film, Germany, Hauschka, It's Nice That, Jeff Desom, Luxembourg, motion graphics, Music, music video, pianists, Romantism, U.S. Library of Congress, video, vintage images, vintage style, young artists Leave a comment
Monochromatic Love
Note to self: If you want to have a great looking blog in color, then stick to one – the most beautiful color you can find – and then, “ride it ’til the wheels fall off,” as my girl Niecy Nash is wont to say.
Case in point: Erin Olson’s House of Turquoise, a startlingly well-curated [...]
Posted in A Sense of Place, Le Deco, Odes to Joy Tagged beach houses, bliss, blue, Côte de Texas, Coastal Living magazine, color, coral and seashells, cottages, Erin Olson, family life, flora and fauna, Georgia, Georgia-Carolina, Gus Allen, happiness, home, House of Turquoise, Houston, interior design, interior design magazines, interior photographers, Jane Coslick, Joni Webb, joy, Man and Nature, Niecy Nash, palmettos, peace, porches, private homes, real estate, Richard Leo Johnson, Savannah, South Carolina, Southeastern U.S., Swamplot, turquoise, Tybee Island, wood-framed homes, Wren's Nest Leave a comment


