1st Wedding Anniversary Present
Did you know there is a list of what is customary wedding presents? Do not be offended if your hubby gets you wood for your 5th wedding anniversary it is what is appropriate 🙂 I thought it is fun to know these things, the list that follows are made of materials ever increasing in intrinsic value.
1st Paper
2nd Cotton
3rd Leather, Leather like material
4th Silk, linen, rayon, nylon, synthetic silks
5th Wood, decorative accessories for home
6th Iron
7th Wool, copper, brass
8th Bronze, electric appliances
9th Pottery, china, glass
10th Tin, aluminum
11th Steel
12th Linen, Silk
13th Lace
14th Ivory, agate
15th Crystal, glass
20th China, porcelain
25th Silver
30th Pearl, personal gifts
35th Coral, Jade
40th Ruby, garnet
45th Sapphire, tourmaline
50th Gold
55th Emerald, turquoise
60th Diamond
75th Diamond, Gold
(Taken from An Old Fashioned Keep Book)
Paper being the chosen First Wedding Anniversary on this list, I made “paper pearls” out of frosted scrap book paper in silvery white to mimic the translucence of pearls.
Expensive pearls are usually hand knotted on silk thread, to give that impression, I put 8/0 white opal seed beads in between and they almost look like knots in between.
I found these vintage perfume bottles at a thrift store that just opened beside my shop, they are my Christmas present to my sister Joann, she collects them.
How about pink pearls?
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One of my finds at the Pasadena Bead and Design Show were these vintage perfume bottles. I just get drawn to anything old and antique, I always imagine what kind of person owned this piece and wearing them somehow transports you to that time and place. I must have been one of those ladies in waiting in my previous life 🙂
I wire wrapped small round beads with rose quarts for the necklace chain, to have more of that vintage feel. I can imagine the Victorian ladies rolling paper beads.
I love how this came out, specially when worn.
I added the feather and fan charms, there is so much going on in this necklace.
Another day of turning ordinary to extraordinary!
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