tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post7106478575540550561..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Jewellery: Helping someone delight, not just get 'er doneDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-79511205362949268862018-12-11T11:35:45.740-05:002018-12-11T11:35:45.740-05:00Ha, ha Dollarama! I vote for the $20 snowman pin f...Ha, ha Dollarama! I vote for the $20 snowman pin from Macys and giving the $42,000 to charity. The true spirit of Christmas. -LilyJohnInWIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13322982369574786579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-86574234407381968702018-12-05T19:52:08.226-05:002018-12-05T19:52:08.226-05:00That thing that cost as much as a more than decent...That thing that cost as much as a more than decent annual income looks like some "seasonal" crap from Dollarama. <br /><br />I loved your alternative and much classier - and cheaper - solution for a doggie lady. It is always problematic if we have such loves (black cats, in my case) but don't want to look dotty or pathetic. I scrupulously avoid feline prints etc., though they wouldn't have the same mad catlady connotation for some other people. <br /><br />I love reading elegant snark.lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-60836004136049449862018-12-05T19:52:07.285-05:002018-12-05T19:52:07.285-05:00That thing that cost as much as a more than decent...That thing that cost as much as a more than decent annual income looks like some "seasonal" crap from Dollarama. <br /><br />I loved your alternative and much classier - and cheaper - solution for a doggie lady. It is always problematic if we have such loves (black cats, in my case) but don't want to look dotty or pathetic. I scrupulously avoid feline prints etc., though they wouldn't have the same mad catlady connotation for some other people. <br /><br />I love reading elegant snark.lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-63112921560058031572018-12-05T13:01:01.209-05:002018-12-05T13:01:01.209-05:00LauraH: I can't remember when I bought jewelle...LauraH: I can't remember when I bought jewellery in a dept. store but I will look!<br /><br />Jane: Now and then I say something acerbic here; in one case, that a woman's earrings looked like rabbit droppings. Oh, someone found that mean. It is then I think of A.A. Gill, who would have gone so much farther— the reader would have had the vapours. He used to have me in tears of laughter.<br />Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319924662075481552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-51577229271333673432018-12-05T04:47:51.032-05:002018-12-05T04:47:51.032-05:00You are so right about some department store jewel...You are so right about some department store jewellery sales staff. And it can take a very brave woman to risk ruining domestic harmony by admitting that they are less than thrilled with an item and would prefer to leave it in the box and exchange it when the shops open again...<br /><br />Also, thank you for reminding me of the brilliance of A A Gill - I used to look forward every week to reading his Sunday Times column. I remember reading a piece by him (many years ago now) describing his visit to a beach in Mykanos, and quite literally crying with laughter at his clever and rather naughty use of language. He is missed!<br /><br />Jane Jane in Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312487908446965465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-55065312645067479442018-12-04T23:35:47.542-05:002018-12-04T23:35:47.542-05:00Ditto what Laura H said. 😊Ditto what Laura H said. 😊Leslie Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372692743147163062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-88302461675754156472018-12-04T15:03:59.026-05:002018-12-04T15:03:59.026-05:00As always, I learn from your jewellery posts...as ...As always, I learn from your jewellery posts...as well as having a few chuckles. Anytime I've looked at pieces in a 'regular' store, they all look the same to me, lots of flash but nothing that stands out. There are plenty of places to look for a less mass approach - a studio, on Etsy, at a museum or art gallery shop, a craft show. And so much more fun to know it hasn't been cranked out by the hundreds...or thousands.<br /><br />You are a good friend to make the time to guide the bewildered in the right direction. Would love to be a fly on the wall at some of those shopping sessions:-)LauraHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402103522466794364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-68188803713494551692018-12-04T14:45:53.019-05:002018-12-04T14:45:53.019-05:00Good idea Duchesse... one of my favorites is Jakob...Good idea Duchesse... one of my favorites is Jakob Salix you can find his work on instagram @jakob.salix<br />sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10147988622449908392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-8522506672030161312018-12-04T13:03:01.549-05:002018-12-04T13:03:01.549-05:00Laura Jantek: A number of men can make terrific ch...Laura Jantek: A number of men can make terrific choices so I have tried not to stereotype. But when I have seen mistakes, or heard from a recipient that it really is not something she likes, it has nearly always been a man, except for one woman whose mother-in-law was the giver of a truly astonishing cavalcade of large, animal-themed earrings, brooches and rings. <br /><br />Tearing down jewellery for materials is what happens to most vintage fine jewellery and what jewellers look for at auctions. Not that many are planning to resell an intact piece unless it is exceptional. That is why so many persons trying to resell old jewellery are shocked at the offer a jeweller makes for it. Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319924662075481552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-71682930704745668022018-12-04T12:52:11.719-05:002018-12-04T12:52:11.719-05:00sandra: I have in the past featured many wire piec...sandra: I have in the past featured many wire pieces, most recently Alice and Leslie's pearl renos. Like any jewellery design, it takes a good eye. If you are thinking of specific pieces you like, perhaps you could link to them. Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319924662075481552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-81716396295948729982018-12-04T12:18:37.767-05:002018-12-04T12:18:37.767-05:00The wire wrapped pendant shown here isn't eleg...The wire wrapped pendant shown here isn't elegant, but there are many wire wrapped pieces that are amazingly beautiful so don't write off the style because of this example.<br />sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10147988622449908392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-154324283732946072018-12-04T07:35:51.464-05:002018-12-04T07:35:51.464-05:00A useful post—especially the explanations why. Wo...A useful post—especially the explanations why. Would enjoy seeing more of same. That snowman reminds me of items I saw being auctioned off a few years ago— mainly 1940s pieces which were huge and slightly ugly but good sources of stones for a makeover!<br />The jewelry most praised that I own are all gifts from my husband!<br />Laura Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407623692994033212noreply@blogger.com