Adin, King of the Blues: The thrill is back!

Adin, King of the Blues
Latest release: The thrill is back!

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The Adin Blues genre is rather based on color then on a musical form or genre. Adin Blues can be subdivided into several subgenres ranging from Nineteenth Century Light Blues to Vintage Urban Blues that were more or less popular during different periods of the 20th century. Best known are the Sapphire, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise and Starlite Blues styles.

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Victorian jewelry (some background info)

Victorian jewelry
(some background info)

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Victorian Decorative Arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era (the period of Queen Victoria's reign from June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901). The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from the middle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and interior decoration. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in an excess of ornament. The Victorian period can roughly be divided into 3 distinct periods; the Romantic (1837 - 1860), Grand (1861 - 1885), and Late or Aesthetic Period (1880 - 1901).

We consider this beautiful bracelet to be of the Grand Period. Jewelry from this period was often a re-interpretation of ancient, Renaissance and Gothic patterns and styles. The most important (ancient) ornament in this bracelet is the wreath, an ornament with much history and symbolism associated to it - most of it goes back to the Greek mythology.

The Romans use of laurel wreaths echo the Greek traditions. The wreath was a symbol in the arts, literature, government and education in Roman society. In the arts, it expressed that one was valued and respected with a laurel wreath resting atop one’s head. Kings in both Greece and Rome donned the laurel wreath to illustrate sovereignty. Julius Caesar for example, proclaimed the laurel wreath "to be a symbol of the supreme ruler." The wreaths worn by kings were reminiscent of the traditional laurel wreath by the shape and its connotation yet were embellished with gold and gems. (This eventually led to the modern day crown.)

But all this info aside: it's a sheer joy, looking how the wreath elegantly drapes itself around the wrist, in a fluent line of diamonds. And yet, it does not scream out loud, a refined piece of French craftsmanship so typically for the what the French call "Haute Joaillerie" (high class/high standards jewelers). Click the following link to see all our Victorian jewelry.

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Valentine Art Tags by Debbie Burks

My friend Debbie Burks created these lovely Valentine tags.  Every time I get an opportunity, I go to The Persimmon Tree in Ozark and pick up a few of her things.  She makes wonderful Vintage-inspired little books, art tags, and other beautiful treasures. Friday when I visited the store, there were only 3 Valentine tags left!  I grabbed them up immediately--and since I got the last ones, I thought I would share them with you as well . . . .

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Happy Valentine's Day!

O my Luve's like a red, red rose

That's newly sprung in June;

O my Luve's like the melodie

That's sweetly played in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

So deep in luve am I;

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

Till a' the seas gang dry:

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,

And the rocks melt wi' the sun;

I will luve thee still, my dear,

While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only Luve,

And fare thee weel awhile!

And I will come again, my Luve,

Tho' it ware ten thousand mile.

-- Robert Burns

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Simply Renee

I was so inspired this week by Sarah Mullanix's "altered" Clip It Up (photo below).  She took an ordinary box and altered it to create a storage area on top of her Clip It Up.  See details at http://simplyreneeinc.blogspot.com/

I didn't have a box big enough to do anything to my Clip It Up, but got to thinking about my
Inkssentials Craft Spinner sitting there just looking very basic.    

This is what my spinner looks like, but times 4.  I have 4 units stacked
on top of each other (this is not recommended, by the way).  I think it
is recommend that you can stack 3 units safely, but 4 works for me
very well -- plus my space is very limited.  

So, here is my "altered" Craft Spinner.  

Fun, huh?  All ready to go back to my art studio.  

The new topper on my spinner is made from a 4.5" round chip-
board box I had in my stash of stuff. I painted it black and used
some Graphic 45 papers to trim it out.  I used a matte gel medium
to "glue" everything down and a coat on top to finish it off.  Next, 

I added a black ceramic knob to the lid of the box. 

The base of the spinner I painted black and trimmed out with a
piece of the same Graphic 45 paper that I used on the topper.  

Look what I put in the box!  Here is the PERFECT place to store 

those extra blending pads.  

Close up of finished box before adding it to the top of the spinner.
I put a hole in the center of the bottom of the box (about 1/4")  to
slip over the top of the spinner.  I didn't replace the "handle" that
came with the spinner--I just used a bolt to hold it together.  I
also put a hole in the center of the lid (about 1/4") for the knob.

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Newsflash from The Garden of Adin

Newsflash
from The Garden of Adin

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ANTWERP, February 13 - In an attempt to stimulate the sales of their antique rings, The Adin Research Center for Antique Jewelry Commercialisation has set up a Human Genetic Engineering Team. The aim of this team will be to see if women can have more than five fingers on each hand.

The first results are promising. We'll keep you updated!

Antiqualy yours,
The Adin team
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Fashion Show of the Year

The DCWV Paper Runway

DCWV had a gorgeous booth at CHA this past week!  What a
creative way to display their product!

This was my favorite--probably because of the
beautiful roses. (double-click photo for  larger view)



Nice, huh?



Wished I had taken a photo of the back of this--
beautifully done.



Ruffles, ruffles, ruffles.

Another beautiful gown . . .



Back view of train

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Adin goes green!

Adin goes green!
(driven by its environmental conciousness, Adin is setting the trend again)

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As the eloquent experts would say:

"With the presence of green being ubiquitous in The Garden of Adin and dedicated to finding solutions for the Garden's sustainability, the Gardener won a key endorsement for his proposal to focus on green sales."

But it boils down to the fact that we just would like you to take a look and be greenish and environmentally bedazzled. Go green and let your friends turn green of jealousy on the beautiful green antique jewelry you can find with us!

(No need to consider the environment before printing this blog because we used a green font.)

Antiqualy yours,
The Adin team
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