Gold Flakes

I've added another Coro Confetti set to my collection a necklace and bracelet. The gold flakes in this necklace remind me the gold flakes found in Goldschläger. 

Here I am wearing the necklace.

A little bit of Deco

This is my grandmother ring I'm wearing. Carnelian is such a warm stone as seen below and the ring has a deco look to it. Below is some folklore and below that I pasted some other deco rings that have carnelian.

A little about the Carnelian beliefs folklore:

This gemstone is believed to cleanse the blood and also improves ones outlook. It has been believed for a long time that the carnelian gemstone stops bleeding and helps heals wounds. The Egyptians believed that the carnelian gem stone had special powers in afterlife. They also believed that carnelian amulets would help the passage of the soul into the next world. This is the reason why numerous types of carnelian jewelry have been found in the ancient Egyptian tombs. In Europe carnelian jewelry was worn with the belief that, it would provide protection against evil and also ensure continuation of hope, good luck and comforts. This was strongly believed by the Greeks and Romans who used the carnelian gemstone in signet rings and cameos. The Asians in India and Tibet also believed in the special powers of carnelian gems and wore it as pendants, amulets and other carnelian jewelry. 

And just because; here is a Patrick Nagel image very deco too bad she doesn't have ring on :)

It's a Monet Monday!

Monet has some beautiful print ads so I thought I would share a couple. Top is from 1960. Middle ad is1962 and bottom ad is 1966.

You would think it was Spring

The weather lately in Southern California has been beautiful in fact the last few days it's been like Spring! While I wore this flower pin a week ago at work I will not be wearing the trend of flower pants. The pin is a Monet I got at the Rose Bowl swap meet.

 And because we are on the subject of flowers. The dandelion image at the topis a favorite artist Andy Goldsworthy and what he does with some flower petals. Here is a clip of all the other things he does.