Barones Lovey De Luxe - My Jewelry Bag

Boho Fashion - From Russia with Love

Russian Boho Inspirations

Russian art, fashion and matryoshka dolls are always inspirations for me.  Check out the pics and the Boho jewelry pieces.  I have created a collection of wood bead and gemstone chokers.  These are larger statements pieces but easy to wear.  Looks great with a turtle neck or a flowy boho dress. Open your mind to making a statement this season. 

Doll purse and shoes by Louboutin.

 

My Wood & Gem Bead Necklaces

Art Inspiration Russian Constructivism

Dalai Lama - Do Not Judge The Universe

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
Dalai Lama

Solitude  - www.myjewelrybag.com

Solitude  - www.myjewelrybag.com

Optimism

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

Lucille Ball

 

Daphine - Red crystals a happy passionate piece.

 

Imperfection - Marilyn Monroe

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
― Marilyn Monroe  

www.myjewelrybag.com  Crystal chandelier earrings

JEWELRY INSPIRED BY MATA HARI

At 18, she answered an advertisement in a Dutch newspaper placed by a man looking for a wife. Margaretha married Dutch Colonial Army officer Rudolf John MacLeod (1 March 1856, Heukelum - 9 January 1928, Velp) in Amsterdam on 11 July 1895. He was the son of John Brienen MacLeod and Dina Louisa Frijherrine Sweerts de Landas. They moved to Java in the Dutch East Indies and had two children, Norman-John (30 January 1897, Amsterdam - 27 June 1899) and Jeanne-Louise (2 May 1898, Java - 10 August 1919).

The marriage was an overall disappointment MacLeod was a violent alcoholic who would take out his frustrations on his wife, who was half his age, and whom he blamed for his lack of promotion. He also openly kept both a native wife and a concubine. The disenchanted Margaretha abandoned him temporarily, moving in with Van Rheedes, another Dutch officer. For months, she studied the Indonesian traditions intensively, joining a local dance company. In 1897, she revealed her artistic name: Mata Hari, Indonesian for "sun" (literally, "eye of the day"), via correspondence to her relatives in Holland (wickipedia)  

An exotic entertainer, spy, courtesan, performer. a women of mystery which was she? You decide.  From a distance it all sounds intriguing.  Mata Hari took on this name to perform dance and it soon became her persona.  She left her husband an alcoholic and made a living for herself in a time when women didn't work.

This piece is inspired by a women who reinvented herself and some would say lived a life of adventure.  She wore ornate jewelry when she performed and posed for pictures.  Add some mystery your life and wear this piece to make them wonder...

 

To purchase or see more gorgeous designs visit my on-line store www.lesleyanneslisko.com

 

Crown Royal - Bohemian chic Jewellery

Wear it layered:) with a rhinestone and crystal bib. 

  

Visiting Ava Gardner

Visiting Ava Gardner is not what I expected to do upon arriving in the south.  I was looking for things to do and I was so excited to find the Ava Gardner museum located in Smithfield North Carolina.  This was her hometown and a place she returned to often throughout her lifetime.

Inside I found a treasure of old movie costumes, she had an 18 inch waist and stood 5'9! 

Within the museum the main walls are lined with large size mural posters displaying different periods in the actresses life and the famous people she knew, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Hemingway to name a few.  There are movie posters from every movie Ava did from her start as a walk on actress with small bits to her famed pics like Barefoot Contessa.The museum also had cases displaying personal items from jewelry to a pair of leather red stitched embroidered gloves.

As you travel through the walls of movie posters and mural stories of her life you reach a separate room.  Filled with paintings of Ava dedicated from a fan, you can see something unusual in each art work. Small iguanas and items appear placed yet out of place in each painting.  Ava received a few of these paintings and had them displayed in her home in London.

All these personal treasures from her own estate and donations from her family make for an intimate setting.  You get a personal look into this women's glamorous life.

The Ava Gradner museum is a must see if your in the Smithfield area.  It's lovely way to spend your afternoon ... visiting Ava Gardner.

  
 

 

 

 

   

   

  
 

    

Designs Inspired By Ava

 

La Vie En Rose Wearable French Passion

Edith Piaf was a famous french singer who lived a life filled with passion.  If you haven't seen La Vie En Rose, it's a tear jerker! Watch her rise from poverty to success as one of France's most popular French singers.  Her struggles with family, love and depression are reflected in her music.

I created this handmade black rose to symbolize Edith's unique journey of passion and adventure.

 

This handmade black rose on sterling silver disc and Thai black silk choker with sterling silver ends is a classic design to suit any outfit.  To see more visit my store www.lesleyanneslisko.com or contact me for more info.

  


 

RADIATION ROCKS

Gemstones are becoming a new alternative approach to healing in modern times.  Ancient civilizations in all cultures have relied on gemstones for centuries for everything from curing illness to attracting love.

Modern day concerns for health are staring to include electromagnetic radiation.  All the modern conveinces cell phones, computers, microwaves and more have made life easier, faster and care free but is it making life safer?

Unseen and undetected are electromagnetic radiation.  Through cordless phones, cell phones, wireless laptops electromagnetic waves are emitted.  With all these unseen forces at work people may not realize the immediate connection between energy and their health.

Rooted in the belief that rocks are transmitting and holding electromagnetic energy and building on the principle that everything in the universe is based on energy, leads many to believe that gemstones can be beneficial to one’s health.

According to researchers that the human body is made up of 4% to 5% mineral content that controls 93% of body bio functioning.  Thoughts influence our body.  The specifics are still not clearly understood and others doubt the power of stones to heal and cure aliments.

However, it is believed that certain gemstones absorb electromagnetic energy and can benefit ones health. For some the power of thought and presence adds in there regimen for self help. Listed are a few stones that can aid you in your recovery or prevention.

Fluorite lifts radiation from computers.  Even though the screen has filters the radiation can make you feel lethagic or even make your eyes dry and sore.

Black Tourmaline is believed to absorb harmful energy.  Actually dispelling negativity of any kind especially with the electromagnetic vibrations of cell phones and computers.

Turquoise works as a purification stone protecting against electromagnetic smog created by computers, cell phones and other electronic equipment.  It is believed if you keep turquoise on your computer it will absorb the smog created by computers.

Malachite blocks subtle nuclear radiation.  If placed between you and its source it thought to absorb this radiation.

Amazonite filters cell phone emissions sent to the brain after long periods of talking.  Weather these are harmful has not been proven.

To implement the benefits of these stones wearing these gems provides a block between the device and the person.  This is meant to protect the wearer by absorbing the negative energy.  At the same time the stones healing powers are projected on to the wearer. 

A pair of black tourmaline earrings while talking on your cell phone is believed to absorb the harmful rays.  Moreover it’s a great excuse to go shopping for jewelry. 

 To find out more stone meanings visit www.myjewelrybag.com I have a section called Gemstone Magic and Color Wonder it talks about the healing properties various stones and how color can influence you.

 

 

 

 

The Dolly Sisters, Feathers and Fun

Vaudeville Stars The Dolly Sisters Perfected a single-sex "tandem" dance act - performing under the name  'The Dolly Sisters' they began earning money in beer halls.  After being caught working underage they toured vaudeville until being discovered for The Follies.  They sometimes performed rival acts against each other.  They loved to gamble and one night won 11 million francs in Cannes.  Adventurous, daring and dynamic the Dolly sisters were women before their time.

My feather pieces capture the free flowing fun of The Follies.  Sterling silver chain, crystals, and feathers wrap around for a stunning neck piece with some show girl shine.  A wearable design for day or evening.  It is available in white, red, black and peacock blue feathers.  Have a favorite color in mind?  Contact me about custom orders.  Fly high and let you show girl shine through!  

 

Designs Inspired By The Dolly Sisters