Name Tag?

This is a "just-4-fun" tag I made to hang on my bag at CHA.  The tag is Grunge Board, colored with distress inks and stamped with one of Wendy Vecchi's background stamps.  The letters, leaves and flower parts are all cut from Grunge Paper.  The letters are from a Cuttlebug alphabet; the tag and flower parts are cut with Sizzix dies (including the Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die).  I finished it off with some Ideaology trinkets and some heart charms I found recently.

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So sorry dear, I couldn't get you nicer flowers!

So sorry dear,
I couldn't get you nicer flowers!
(but I think the wrapping band makes up for it a bit)

(as most of the Adin pictures, this also is a non-edited true picture)

Decorative Art Retro/Fifties gold bangle
set with diamonds and sapphires

Country of origin: Belgium

Style: Something between Art Retro and Fifties (of the twentieth century)

Style specifics: Retro Style is a recent designation for the period in the forties when large scale, stylized geometric forms, drapes, bows or ribbons were all the rage. Pink Gold, set with colored stones, sometimes in floral forms was common. But this type of jewelry is also very specific for the fifties of the twenthieth century.

Period: ca. 1950

Theme: belt

Material: platinum and 18K yellow gold

Diamonds: 16 semi-modern brilliant cut diamonds with a total estimated weight of approx. 1.28 crt. Their cut is semi-modern as the stones are polished around 1950 which means that although to today's standards they are considered to be modern brilliant cuts, their cullet (the point at the bottom) are still polished flat. Three single brilliant cut diamonds (also called 8/8) with a total estimated weight of approx. 0.12 crt.
Note: All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since the stones were not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.

Total diamond weight: approx. 1.40 crt.

Precious stones: 25 sapphires

Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and sapphire for September.

Hallmarks: "950pt" indicating a platinum alloy of 95%, 750 indicating 18K gold and the outer shape of the master mark is in the shape of a barrel and was taken in use in Belgium since 1952.

Condition: excellent condition

Dimensions: inner circumference 19.50 cm (7.68 inch)

Weight: 52.00 gram (33.44 dwt)

Reference Nº: 10105-4294

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Antiqualy yours,
The Adin team
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CHA Sneak Peeks

There are so many wonderful new products coming out, it is hard to believe.  I am a little behind on posting but wanted to show some of my favorite things, and of course they are items that I will be wanting for myself. 

These are just a sampling of the new things from Tim Holtz.  Visit Tim's blog and see them all for yourself. 

You will love them all!

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CHA Sneak Peeks . . .

There is so much beautiful new papers this time and it doesn't seem fair to focus on just a few, but I just have to show these.  Graphic 45 Papers also has a new line of "Staples" that is a must-have for your use-all-the-time stash. 

Can't wait to see all these -- awesome!!

Love these colors!

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CHA Sneak Peeks . . .

A few new things from Prima Marketing are shown below.  Visit Prima and see them all, as well as some projects using them. 

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CHA Sneak Peeks . . .

If you know me, you know I couldn't talk about new stuff without showing some new Ranger Ink releases.  We all have favorites and this one is mine!  I love working with these products, and they are so dependable.  Here is some of the new -- visit the Ranger Ink blog to see the rest!

New Distress Stickles are going to be available to match the new Distress Ink colors released earlier this year.

Claudine Hellmuth Studio Multi-Medium is now also available in a new size -- I love this! 
The Sticky-back Canvas is also now available in a new natural color and 2 sizes.   

Wow!  Perfect Pearls Mists!  Can't wait to see these!  12 colors. 

A new Craft Scrubbie for inky hands.  I will need this for sure. 

So there are some of the new releases from Ranger.  Very nice.  Check them out for yourself.

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Recipes d'Amour with vitamin boosters from the Garden of Adin

Recipes d'Amour
with vitamin boosters from the Garden of Adin

(Click the picture to get to the descriptive page of this beauty)

"La nouvelle cuisine d'Adin"
proudly presents:
Orange Paprika Summer Soup


Ingredients:
1 kilo orange paprika's
½ kilo carrots
little bulb fresh ginger
one onion
poultry stock

For decoration:
sour cream
fresh chervil
as many antique rings as you wish

Method:
process the paprika, carrots and ginger through a juice extractor
cut up the onion and fry in olive oil
add the juice and stock
(no need to add water)
boil for a bit
spice up with salt, pepper and a pinch of cayenne pepper

Serve:
hot or cold with sour cream and chervil on top and antique ring(s) aside.
Enjoy!

Preparation time: ca. 45 min
Grade of difficulty: easy
Calories per portion: probably


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The Adin team
www.adin.be

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