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Post by MCDemuth on Feb 10, 2017 19:43:24 GMT -5
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Post by MCDemuth on Feb 10, 2017 20:15:57 GMT -5
"Hand Made Vintage Look Lace Rosette Brooch" A "one of a kind" item, that was originally personally made and sold by MondoTrashoVintage. Sadly, for anyone who would be interested in having it, it has been sold and is no longer available... But it was such a beautiful piece, featuring a beautiful picture of Ginger from the mid-1930s, that I felt I had to share it with all of you Gingerologists. Maybe some of you, who have craft making skills, can make some that are similar for yourselves. By The Way... A Brooch (Brote-ch)... " A brooch is a decorative jewelry item designed to be attached to garments, often to hold them closed.
Hair and portrait brooches
From the eighteenth century through the Victorian era it was fashionable to incorporate hair and portraiture into a brooch. The practice began as an expression of mourning, then expanded to keepsakes of loved ones who were living. Human hair was encased within the brooch or braided and woven into a band to which clasps were affixed. It was not uncommon for miniature brooch portraits to incorporate ground human hair as pigment. Two sided swivel brooches would display a portrait on one side and a lock of hair on the other; the latter could be crafted with semiprecious stones to resemble a bouquet." Information from wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BroochObviously, this was a modern interpretation of those Victorian era ones... Without Ginger's Hair...
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Post by MCDemuth on Feb 16, 2017 2:17:44 GMT -5
Here are two Cross Stitch patterns from the January 2016 issue of "Cross Stitch Crazy" Fred Astaire ...&... Ginger RogersClick Each Chart To Enlarge
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