New Jewelry
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craftgrrlHey all! More jewelry pics for you guys. I'm super proud of this new batch of necklaces.
'Signora del Gioco'
In Italy in 1390, the Inquisition executed two women accused of witchcraft. They confessed that they held rituals and cult ceremonies, in some of the wealthiest houses of Milan.
They referred to the woman they worshipped as Madonna Oriente, or sometimes La Signora del Gioco, The Lady of the Game. They said she performed miracles.
No evidence was found that these ceremonies actually occurred, but the women's testimonies were remarkably similar to those given by several other groups across Europe, including 'the wise Sibillia' in 15th Century Northern Italy.
Historians believe Madonna Oriente derives from the Latin Domina Oriens, a term for the Moon as a goddess.
'Sangria'
During the Middle Ages, bloodstone (the stone used in the round beads in this necklace) was believed to have healing powers. The stones were crushed into powder and mixed with honey and egg whites. In this form the bloodstone was believed to cure tumors and stop bleeding. Alchemists also used bloodstone to cure blood poisoning as well as draw out the poison from venomous snakebites.
'Daphne'
"But perhaps, it would be subtler
If after all, it was the butler." -Edward Gorey
The guests arrived in twos and threes
For the evening's festivities.
They gathered in the drawing room
Amid the mansion's air of gloom.
Though the house seemed heavy with malaise
They helped themselves to the canapés.
Count Rosen and the widowed heiress
Were last seen strolling on the terrace.
A handkerchief belonging to Miss Braun
Was later found upon the lawn.
When on the dwindling guest list none remained,
Daphne entered the drawing room, quite self-contained.
She smiled, and delicately stroked her
Dazzling, gem-encrusted choker.
'Paddington'
The sweet, gentle little bear was found in Paddington Station by the Brown family. He was wearing a battered hat and Wellington boots, sitting on his suitcase (bearing the label WANTED ON VOYAGE), with a note attached to his coat which read "Please look after this bear. Thank you."
His Aunt Lucy had sent him from their home in Darkest Peru. She has gone to live in the Home for Retired Bears in Lima. He told the Browns that no one can understand his Peruvian name, so they decided to call him Paddington.
In one of the stories, he gets lost in the metro. He hears an announcement, 'Follow the amber lights to Paddington.' His favorite lunch is a marmalade sandwich.
These two bits of childhood recollection together led me to include amber and the Seville-orange carnelian. The focal, scene jasper, also has what look to me like orange rinds suspended in light marmalade.
Thanks for looking!
x-posted to my personal journal.
'Signora del Gioco'
In Italy in 1390, the Inquisition executed two women accused of witchcraft. They confessed that they held rituals and cult ceremonies, in some of the wealthiest houses of Milan.
They referred to the woman they worshipped as Madonna Oriente, or sometimes La Signora del Gioco, The Lady of the Game. They said she performed miracles.
No evidence was found that these ceremonies actually occurred, but the women's testimonies were remarkably similar to those given by several other groups across Europe, including 'the wise Sibillia' in 15th Century Northern Italy.
Historians believe Madonna Oriente derives from the Latin Domina Oriens, a term for the Moon as a goddess.
'Sangria'
During the Middle Ages, bloodstone (the stone used in the round beads in this necklace) was believed to have healing powers. The stones were crushed into powder and mixed with honey and egg whites. In this form the bloodstone was believed to cure tumors and stop bleeding. Alchemists also used bloodstone to cure blood poisoning as well as draw out the poison from venomous snakebites.
'Daphne'
"But perhaps, it would be subtler
If after all, it was the butler." -Edward Gorey
The guests arrived in twos and threes
For the evening's festivities.
They gathered in the drawing room
Amid the mansion's air of gloom.
Though the house seemed heavy with malaise
They helped themselves to the canapés.
Count Rosen and the widowed heiress
Were last seen strolling on the terrace.
A handkerchief belonging to Miss Braun
Was later found upon the lawn.
When on the dwindling guest list none remained,
Daphne entered the drawing room, quite self-contained.
She smiled, and delicately stroked her
Dazzling, gem-encrusted choker.
'Paddington'
The sweet, gentle little bear was found in Paddington Station by the Brown family. He was wearing a battered hat and Wellington boots, sitting on his suitcase (bearing the label WANTED ON VOYAGE), with a note attached to his coat which read "Please look after this bear. Thank you."
His Aunt Lucy had sent him from their home in Darkest Peru. She has gone to live in the Home for Retired Bears in Lima. He told the Browns that no one can understand his Peruvian name, so they decided to call him Paddington.
In one of the stories, he gets lost in the metro. He hears an announcement, 'Follow the amber lights to Paddington.' His favorite lunch is a marmalade sandwich.
These two bits of childhood recollection together led me to include amber and the Seville-orange carnelian. The focal, scene jasper, also has what look to me like orange rinds suspended in light marmalade.
Thanks for looking!
x-posted to my personal journal.
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