Queen of Bohemia Purple Silk Bangles

Purple Silk Bangles Sari Silk Jewellery Womens Jewellery 'Queen of Bohemia' Multicoloured Stacking Bangle Set

Sari Silk recycled woman's bangle jewellery set in rich royal Purple shades 2 light 1 dark

Inspired by natural blackberry shades and traditional folk art designs this triple piece collection is made from metal bangle bases and recycled sari silk ribbon. Decorated with hand stitched raw texture with black and/or coloured threads

These bangles are made with recycled sari silk ribbon that is hand produced in India by a woman's cooperative which helps woman build a better life for themselves and their families.

Each bangle is hand decorated with running decorative stitch in hand sewing thread.

Each bangle will fit a medium sized woman's hand

For more of our gorgeous items for your wrist please visit our 'Bangles and Bracelets' section

Bangles and Bracelets on Etsy

 

 
Custom bangles and wedding orders are available and welcome. Please contact us for more details

Please note that due to monitor settings some colours may vary

 

Something for those who love Elegance

 Spring Summer Fashion Scarf in printed silky weight fabric with a black and grey abstract fern floral leaf print on a white background.

Trimmed with silver venise lace

An ideal accessory for the coming months in a fashionable print that will suit all ages

Perfect Mother's Day gift or simply for yourself

Beautiful printed accessory

Light and airy and perfect for spring

Measures 49" long x 19 " wide

 Available on Etsy

Some lovely things with Winter/Spring Theme

I thought today I would share with you all some lovely items from my team members from British Emporia Team on Etsy

#1 are these gorgeous Saffron cable knitted wrist warmers from bijouxboutique. I envy anyone who can do cables and these wrist warmers are just fantastic 

#2 is this beautiful snowdrop card from JaneCrick.
We have some snowdrops beginning to show their faces in the garden and it is a sure sign that we shouldn't give up on spring just yet 

#3 is this fabulous pineapple tea cozy from madmumknits 
This is such a cheery item  and if I used one for my endless cups of tea I would choose something like this

 


#4 is some amazing silk carrier rods in green from therainbowgirl.
She has some amazing silk rods and cocoons all hand dyed and beautiful to work with

 

#5 I am going for this fab pewter Iphone case from Loutul. It can be personalised with any initial and I think its simple fab as I love pewter and I am definitely getting one when I am brave enough to try an Iphone for myself

Romantic Roses

Its amazing how some plants and trees have the abilty to keep going in all sorts of conditions. We have a rose tree a few doors down that has been blooming since early spring and is only now on its last fading blossom.
The houses have been abandoned for many years but this beautiful old tea rose is nearly as high as the house and seems to be getting more and more beautiful every season.
Of course roses are the most romantic flower in the whole garden although the colour of the bloom is a very important choice to get across the right message. The roses I see everyday are a beautiful bright pink and to thank them for their graceful beauty all last year and to put my mind in the spirit for valentines day, the next festival of the year I have started work on a selection of rolled rose fascinators and other fabric pieces to brighten up my studio and to remind me that the worst of winter is soon to pass.

 

 

A selection of pink shot satin rolled roses with tulle veils

 Pnk shot satin rolled rose with lampwork ladybird and gold net veil

 

 Sepia toned roses with beads, buttons and salvaged embelishments

January and the promise of spring

In my soul I love january but I must confess that like most people I loath the weather.
 I am more at home in a soft warm day  walking barefoot in green grass with a light breeze around me then I am in the midst of winter with the rain, the mud, the icy air and the cold dark nights. It may be jumping the gun a bit but january always seems to breathe a promise of spring, of snowdrops, green grass and the possibility of actually being able to take off your socks and wiggle your toes.

When I thinkof spring I always think off ballet, The tradition is to have ballet in the winter with Cinderella, The Nutcracker, all the festive favourites but my love is the floaty, springlike effect created by the traditional romantic tutu. When you think of ballet you simply have to think Dega, his beautiful, soulful dancers in shades of blue and cream, yellow and grey, the traditional hues of spring.  I'm currently examining the possibility of making myself a full length romantic style tutu to celebrate to birth of the new year and I know for a fact I have a huge amount of both white and black tulle, the white being a lot softer fabric then the black so I may have a go with tea dying it as I'm not a fan of white and black seems to put a damper on the romantic notion.

I have found a couple of tutorials online from various sources, there is a nice on on ehow and another from balletshoesonmyfeet but I want to steer clear of too much poofyness as it really isn't my style.

I cant do a post on ballet without images of dancers and here are some of my favourite Dega paintings.