Wish list Wednesday – On Thursday - Red cherry brooch by Luxulite
My wish list Wednesday comes a day late this week as our internet in The Clubhouse is currently down. This week my heart is singing for one of Luxulites fruity looking brooches. Luxulite create 1950's inspired jewellery - brooches, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. My favourite are the cherry like brooches particularly the one with gold sparkly leaves and red cherry baubles.
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| Swoon! |
Katy, the owner and creator if Luxulite, writes in her Etsy
profile that she aims to make one-offs and short runs of her pieces so that us
vintage style gals don't end up matching at meet ups. She manages to do all
this while keeping prices at very reasonable. £10-£17 a brooch for such
unique pieces seems like a total baring to me! You wouldn’t find vintage style
earrings for a fiver on the high street either.
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| Mah Jong tiles |
I have a total soft spot for the Vintage Mah Jong tile items
as they remind me of my Granny Maggie who loves a game of Mah Jong, you might
know it as Taipei from you PC back in the day. I think my favourite 'range' is
the Totally Tropical one with peanut shell and flamingo earrings and brooches
with toucans swinging from them, the kind of designs that make you smile.
The history bit - Lucite jewellery boomed into popularity in the 1950’s, it is
hardwearing and lightweight it can be carved, polished and poured into moulds, making it idea for crafting and easy to wear. Lucite is clear in its purest form
and looks like glass or rock crystal, but it can be dyed all the colours of the
of the rainbow. All kinds of things can be suspended in it like glitter and
small objects, many years ago I had a ring with a small figure of a man
suspended in it. I love that Katy I carrying on this tradition of jewellery
design and making it easily accessible for us mid-century loving ladies!
