Broken Plate Mosaic Belt Buckles
Trends for this Season
So as our long, cold, wet Winter makes way, in Melbourne, for Spring… here are some of the trends for the season.
I think that I can happily avoid the ‘tribal prints’ trend but hey that’s just me..
Here goes:
1. Print Clashing
2. Neon Colours
3. Florals
4. Pink
5. Pastels
6. And best of all….the Spring/Summer trend is Western
It’s easy to use accessories to keep up with the latest trends without having to buy into the whole look.
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St Andrews mosaic seat – after the fires.
On Feb 7 2009 a number of areas in Victoria experienced a massive firestorm in which 173 people died.
One of the areas which was severely affected by this fire storn was the Kinglake -Kinglake West- St Andrew’s- Strathewen area. More than 1200 homes were destroyed in this area and 120 people died. Many people were deeply affected by what had happened on that day and were looking for a way to help. Chris, a friend of mine, decided to start a mosaic group in St Andrews and a group of women began to meet once a week bringing with them pieces of broken china, glass tile and bricks which they had managed to salvage from their properties after the fires had burnt through.
Chris taught them how to mosaic and together they created pieces of art which managed to preserve some memory of that which they had lost in the fires.
After finishing their personal pieces the group decided that they would like to make something for the community which would artistically express their memories of what had happened before, during and beyond that day on Feb 7 2009.
It was agreed that they would make a mosaic seat, which would tell the story and which would sit in St Andrew’s by the Hall (near where the market is held every Saturday).
For over two years these women came together every week and their personal stories, memories and experiences were encorporated into the mosiac design.
The Lasting Memories Mosaic seat was officially unveiled on Mothers Day, May 2012.
For those who are interested there is a video of the mosaic seat on you tube
under St Andrews Lasting Memories Mosaic Seat
Cowboy boots and Chuckwagon races
So.. it’s Stampede time here in Calgary which means everyone dresses up in hats, jeans, buckles and boots and has a big party.
There is a parade
The husband seemed to like the parade..
Will and Kate were here last year.
There is a rodeo..
And Chuckwagon races.. ( don’t ask.. It’s too hard to explain)
There are fireworks and music and girls in flippy dresses and cowboy boots
There are interesting food choices too. Where else can you find Deep fried Oreos or deep fried Cheesecake or deep fried Mars Bar!
They like their buckles over here too.
I made this one from a plate like this one
It’s hot today though. I don’t think i can wear jeans when its 32C! I think I’ll eat ice-cream instead.
Happy Stampede!!
Scones and Champagne anyone?
I love Antique bone china. I know that some people might think that I don’t, because I like to make my buckles out of it, but I really do. I love the colours, I love the patterns and I love the delicate shapes.
Usually, if I am at someone’s house, I will admire their china from a distance. I wouldn’t want them to think that I had deliberately dropped Great Aunt Flo’s china teacup just so that I could make a great buckle or necklace out of it (though ‘old country roses’ does make a great buckle)
The other thing I like about beautiful bone china is the high tea experience. When we lived in Canada I would find any excuse to take visitors out to Lake Louise to have high tea over looking the lake.
I especially like it when a high tea begins with a glass of champagne before moving on to petite sandwiches, tiny pastries and delicious scones and cakes all served on beautiful bone china plates. There is really nothing that I don’t like about the high tea experience.
So when I discovered two enterprising girls who love to collect beautiful pieces of china and not turn them into wearable art I was intrigued. They are actually happy to rent out their beautiful china for anyone to use for a high tea, or a wedding or any event where a little added style and sophistication might be needed. Understandably I got quite excited!
A Vintage Affair have a wonderful range of pieces for hire for all sorts of occasions. They have been featured in a number of magazines.
Charming Vintage Tea also have a lovely range of pieces and they will deliver and set up the pieces as well as pick up and wash them afterwards. Sounds like a great idea to me.
Perhaps we should have an afternoon tea with matching buckles and tea cups!
Do you see any you might recognise?
Mosaic Shoes
If you like mosaics, as I suspect you do, then check out these shoes from Pisaverde in London.. They are a bit like wearing mosaics on your feet! I have particularly fallen in love with this pair
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But these are great too…
And these..
They look like they do Summer ones as well..
If you see me post and I am wearing a pair you will know that I have succumbed! Be still my beating heart!
Winner and Losers
‘Winners and Losers’ starts it’s new season this week. In the First Season Bec wore one of my buckles as she tried to save someones life. Which perhaps suggests that my buckles may have super powers… just saying…
Unfortunately, taking photos from the T.V ends up looking like a photo through a fly wire door, but still it’s better than nothing I guess. Here’s the buckle she wore.
And here are some snaps of her wearing the buckle..
Here she is in deep conversation with Jenny.. (41 mins into the show)
And here she is visiting the poor girl in hospital ( looking suitably concerned).
Sorry for the fly wire effect but it was pretty exciting seeing my buckle on T.V for the whole show. and I thought it looked pretty good belted over a dress.
Suitably, when I took the ‘Which Winners and Losers girl are you?’ quiz. I was most like Bec.
Entering the World of Social Media..
..With a Buckle
She normally looks amazing… but to my way of thinking Elle’s outfit definitely looks better when she is wearing a buckle… What do you think?
