amulets & talismans

Like magpies who of us are not drawn to sparkly baubles of beauty?

Especially precious gems of power, possessing healing and protection properties.

We got hooked early, as children on Sunday afternoons, we would congregate on our parents' huge bed, going through mom's boxes of jewelry.

vintage flea market find

after a few repairs

Under the guise of cleaning and organizing them, this was our best playtime - adventuring through the made up tales our wild imaginations conjured as we rubbed each piece to pristine brilliance.

Frida Kahlo: jewellery a la mexicana

In a biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera, fellow artist Lucienne Bloch describes jewellery shopping with Frida as going through markets and thrift stores 'like a tornado...she'd find cheap costume jewellery and she'd make it look fantastic'. This is because Frida Kahlo had a powerful vision of her self in mind.

From Frida: Making Her Self Up,
Victoria and Albert exhibition catalogue

Haute Halloween

wonder | wander | world has blogged about a fave brand of ours in the past, Vintage Black Label.

This Halloween, we're having a blast with their over the top bling binge and bijoux bonanza!

Read their post here.

Halloween Horrors [NOT!] Chic-y crawlies are all the rage at 188 Galerie for the fall season. 

What a hoot to dress up to the nines, make a grand entrance, entrance with a memorable impact, and shine! Shine! SHINE!

Brightly into the night - GO!

Shine your light and be a beacon of delight!