Showing posts with label aqua. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aqua. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

March's Birthstone: Aquamarine



Aquamarine Vintage Glass Heart Drop Bead Charms.
March's birthstone is aquamarine.
The gemstone aquamarine is noted for its beautiful blue color. With vintage glass counterparts, the color also takes center stage. At Bumbershoot Designs and Bumbershoot Supplies we have a stunning selection of vintage aquamarine toned rhinestones, cabochons, trims and beads.
 
Aquamarine Vintage Rhinestone Glass Oval Jewels.
Aquamarine Blue Skies Vintage Flower Rhinestone Charm Bracelet.
When it comes to vintage materials, aquamarine is often retitled as just "aqua" and can run the spectrum from bright blue to a light sea green. 
 

Aquamarine became March's birthstone in the early 1910s. Before that bloodstone, called this because of its red flecks, was the popular birthstone for March. In 1870 Tiffany & Co. published a birthstone poem in one of their pamphlets. The March poem goes:

"Who in this world of ours their eyes
In March first open shall be wise,
In days of peril firm and brave,
And wear a bloodstone to their grave."

We only have two vintage faux bloodstone items at Bumbershoot Supplies, but they are spectacular: 

Bloodstone Vintage Glass Scarab Cabochons.
Bloodstone Vintage Glass Scarab Cabochon. 

For some colorful inspiration this March, we invite you to browse our vintage faux aquamarine collections at  Bumbershoot Supplies and Bumbershoot Designs.







Sunday, July 24, 2011

Vintage Design Inspiration Board #15 with Creativity Quote


Life is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return?
~Margot Fonteyn


Inspiration Board #15 features:

vintage millinery glitter stamens (West Germany, wrapped with hand dyed twine)
vintage glass mirror button (US Zone Occupied Germany)
vintage coral glass beads, whole and halves (Japan)
vintage glass pearl drop (Japan)
vintage turquoise glass bead links (Japan)
vintage plastic flower cabochon (Japan)
lace, hand crocheted with antique crochet cotton (USA) and vintage orange lustre glass seed beads (Czech)
kanzashi flower made from Tracie Lynn Huskamp Nature Inspired fabric, embellished with vintage glass pearl button (Japan)
vintage paper  button tag (Austria)
vintage rhinestone earring component
vintage ivory flower buttons
additional scraps of Nature Inspired fabric
antique embroidery floss
vintage linen tea towel
mounted on 4x5 inch gallery wrapped canvas base