We made a trip to London last week to celebrate the other part of our 'mini-moon' after our wedding last month, and caught a couple of shows and managed to see the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London. I've seen them before but they never cease to captivate me with their history and their amazing craftsmanship. I could literally look at them for hours... except you're on a moving walkway so it'd be pretty tiring having to keep getting off and running back to the start!
My absolute favourite piece is the Royal Sceptre. It encases the hugest diamond you've ever seen and the sparkle is just out of this world. It really is absolutely spectacular and an ideal bit of eye candy for someone like myself who is drawn to anything sparkly!
'The Royal Sceptre, part of Great Britain’s Crown Jewels, includes the 530.4 carat Cullinan I diamond, also known as 'Great Star of Africa', which was cut by the Asscher Diamond Company. The Scepter dates back to 1661 and was especially redesigned after the discovery of the Cullinan diamond. The Great Star of Africa can be removed from the Sceptre to be worn as a brooch. On the right: Queen Elizabeth II, wearing her Imperial State Crown, holds the Orb and Sceptre used at her Coronation on June 2, 1953.'
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If you're ever in London, be sure to go and see these wonderful pieces!
We stayed right next to Big Ben and the London Eye and my camera-mad husband took some great shots when we were there. Love these colours!
We've been making fascinators too this month of course, and in keeping with the Crown Jewel experience, we made a beautiful Pearl Tiara for a client's wedding in August. The Swarovski pearls have a really lovely shimmer to them and are very high quality, making a great choice for special wedding headwear.
We were asked to create a bespoke order for a lovely client's Mom who is attending a wedding this month. This was a challenge as the colour feathers had to be very specific and goose feathers to create the right look. We searched high and low for the right shade and shape and eventually came up with the goods! This really was a pleasure to make and we're thrilled with the results, as was the client. It's always great to work with clients to create something really special and specific to their needs.
My absolute favourite piece is the Royal Sceptre. It encases the hugest diamond you've ever seen and the sparkle is just out of this world. It really is absolutely spectacular and an ideal bit of eye candy for someone like myself who is drawn to anything sparkly!
'The Royal Sceptre, part of Great Britain’s Crown Jewels, includes the 530.4 carat Cullinan I diamond, also known as 'Great Star of Africa', which was cut by the Asscher Diamond Company. The Scepter dates back to 1661 and was especially redesigned after the discovery of the Cullinan diamond. The Great Star of Africa can be removed from the Sceptre to be worn as a brooch. On the right: Queen Elizabeth II, wearing her Imperial State Crown, holds the Orb and Sceptre used at her Coronation on June 2, 1953.'
(antwerpfacets)
If you're ever in London, be sure to go and see these wonderful pieces!
We stayed right next to Big Ben and the London Eye and my camera-mad husband took some great shots when we were there. Love these colours!
We've been making fascinators too this month of course, and in keeping with the Crown Jewel experience, we made a beautiful Pearl Tiara for a client's wedding in August. The Swarovski pearls have a really lovely shimmer to them and are very high quality, making a great choice for special wedding headwear.
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| Pearl Tiara |
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| Catherine Fascinator in English Rose with Old Rose feathers on a matching pink ribbon wrapped hairband |
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| Bespoke Connie Fascinator with lilac flower, ivory veiling and a natural straw base |
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| Reverse of Connie with gold butterfly |
We were asked to create a bespoke order for a lovely client's Mom who is attending a wedding this month. This was a challenge as the colour feathers had to be very specific and goose feathers to create the right look. We searched high and low for the right shade and shape and eventually came up with the goods! This really was a pleasure to make and we're thrilled with the results, as was the client. It's always great to work with clients to create something really special and specific to their needs.
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| Bespoke Shrinking Violet fascinator with sinamay base and loops, Emerald and Straw feather flower and Amethyst, Violet and Crystal Swarovski crystal centre spray on a silver hairband The other news of the week is the lovely Duchess of Cambridge wowed the public by wearing her hair up for a change with a quirky little teardrop shaped straw fascinator with curled and twisted straw strips at the Epsom Derby which she attended with Princes William and Harry and HRH The Queen. She looks as gorgeous as ever!  Looking forward to looking at all the headwear on show at Ladies' Day at Ascot next week! I love this rule: 'A hat or substantial fascinator must be worn to gain entry to the Royal Enclosure.' Hurrah!! :) |
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