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Florage introduces
handmade jewelry by Yvonne:
The
most unique jewelry ever!
Click Here to See our Whole Line of Rose Petal Jewelry!
Your own flowers painstakingly
crushed, formed and preserved into
perfection, and designed to wear in
stunning fashion jewelry. Roses from a
wedding, engagement, anniversary,
birthday, retirement or any sentimental
occasion, can be created into a
beautiful
necklace, earrings
or even a
bookmark to keep that memory near and
dear to you, or given as a special
heartfelt gift.
All beads are mixed and rolled by
hand which insures they are truly one of
a kind piece. The chains and caps are
sterling silver. The crystals are made
by Swarovski Crystal Works of Watten,
Austria.
Yvonne's jewelry designs are
influenced by her travel abroad for
seven years. She lived in England,
Croatia,
Lebanon, and Libya. She now makes her
home in the Houston area while creating
her unique jewelry.
How it
started.
About ten years
ago my sister and her husband
owned a religious supply house.
They began getting inquiries about
rosary beads made from rose
petals. They were told about an 80
year old nun in Chicago who had
been making this type for many
years. When contact was made they
were told that because of her age
she was actively searching for
someone to share her technique
with so that the tradition could
be carried on. Now my sister’s
business consists of making and
supplying hand made rosaries and
jewelry to a large customer base.
In 2001, interested in
starting a business of my own, they
shared with me the directions of how to
make the beads and then taught me how to
assemble the pieces. I add color
pigments to my mixture to make a more
colorful and beautiful bead.
Choosing
your color.
Many of us have kept
flowers as mementos from special
occasions intending to do something
special with them, but never got around
to it. I frequently have been asked if I
can use these to make beads. The answer
is yes. I work with fresh flowers as
well as dried flowers even those that
have turned brown.
Every effort is made to
provide the color of your choice.
However, I do work under certain
constraints. For example, changes to the
original color naturally occur as I add
the hardeners and fillers necessary to
form a durable bead. As a result I must
add pigments to the mixture to help
match the colors requested as closely as
possible. The only color bead I have
never been able to produce is a white
one.
You can base your color
choice on the following criteria. If
your flowers are dark brown or dark
shades of red, you can choose any deep
color. I can enhance or mask the color
with such shades as deep reds, maroons,
navy, dark green, brown, and turquoise
to name a few.
If on the other hand,
your flowers are light brown, white, or
pastel shades your choices are greater
in that you can choose any of the colors
above as well as an almost unlimited
range of pastels such as pink, light
blue, yellow and lavenders.
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