tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73121456858761205752009-07-09T21:24:24.529-03:00The Beading Gem's JournalThe Beading Gemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711beadinggem@yahoo.caBlogger100312beadinggemhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-89397133355532039422009-07-09T19:30:00.004-03:002009-07-09T20:32:30.006-03:002009-07-09T20:32:30.006-03:00Swarovski Crystals on Stage<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q7H5daARk5A/Si8QavMnZ_I/AAAAAAAAHFA/WWHbr6tyIAI/s1600-h/maria+callas+stage+jewelry+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345509334244091890" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q7H5daARk5A/Si8QavMnZ_I/AAAAAAAAHFA/WWHbr6tyIAI/s400/maria+callas+stage+jewelry+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />You may not like opera but I'll bet many of you love Swarovski crystals. These Austrian made precision cut leaded glass are highly sought after for their brilliant sparkle. They make wonderful diamond substitutes on stage. <br /><br />The Greek opera diva, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Callas">Maria Callas </a>(1923-1977)- Aristotle Onassis' mistress before he married Jackie O - commissioned a number of stage pieces from the Milanese atelier Marangoni (now part of the Swarovski group of companies). These pieces were <a href="http://grhomeboy.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/maria-callas-stage-jewelry-shown-at-nyc’s-met/">exhibited at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 2007 </a>as shown by the picture above (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10655856@N04/1716059816">source</a>). <span id="fullpost"><br /><br />The designers worked closely with Callas to create jewelry items for more than 600 performances from 1947-1965. Callas had worn their jewelry for her breakout performance and being superstitious continued to wear their Swarovski creations from then on. She considered them amulets and was deeply attached to the jewelry. One of her parure - earrings, necklace and tiara was so sparkly under television lights that she could only wear the earrings for an Ed Sullivan show appearance.<br /><br />Fast forward several years and Swarovski crystals have made their appearance on stage again. This time in a big way. Dutch designers <a href="http://www.viktor-rolf.com/index.htm">Victor and Rolf </a>have used the CRYSTALLIZED™ Swarovksi elements for the Baden-Baden, Germany opera, <em>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Freischütz">Der Freischütz</a>"</em> by Carl Maria von Weber. The designers wanted the sprinkled "fairy dust" effect by the highly reflective crystals. <strong>So more than 1 million crystals were used in the making of the fantasy costumes </strong>as you can see in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWb_Va9koHs">this video</a>. The commentary is in English and German with subtitles.<br /><br />The assistant said they'd used Swarovski crystals before but she found it incredible to be using so much this time. If only we could be as lucky!<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZWb_Va9koHs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZWb_Va9koHs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Liked what you read? Don't miss a post!</strong><br /><strong>Subscribe</strong> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/beadinggem" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/beadinggem" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate">via RSS</a> <strong>OR</strong> <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=beadinggem&loc=en_US">Via Email</a> <strong>It's FREE!</strong><br />___________________<br /><a href="http://www.beadinggem.com/">The Beading Gem's Journal </a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7312145685876120575-8939713335553203942?l=www.beadinggem.com'/></div>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/beadinggem/~4/iK5gTTGbN5g" height="1" width="1"/>The Beading Gemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711beadinggem@yahoo.ca0http://www.beadinggem.com/2009/07/swarovski-crystals-on-stage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312145685876120575.post-55599907526449521152009-07-09T07:30:00.000-03:002009-07-09T07:30:01.049-03:002009-07-09T07:30:01.049-03:00A Little Girl's Jewelry Gifts<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q7H5daARk5A/Si20m7e8b2I/AAAAAAAAHEo/MIzoqvrFTBE/s1600-h/pink+turquoise+hoop+earrings.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345126913654157154" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q7H5daARk5A/Si20m7e8b2I/AAAAAAAAHEo/MIzoqvrFTBE/s320/pink+turquoise+hoop+earrings.jpg" /></a> <strong>Alexandra</strong> is only 9 years old but she, like many of the children I have featured shows her unfettered designing style. Whilst some adults hesitate, children rarely do. They know exactly what they like and want.<br /><br />Alexandra was on a mission to design something not just for herself but for her older sister and a cousin. She was taken with the large hoop earring findings - <a href="http://www.beadinggem.com/2009/01/dagger-bead-chandelier-earrings.html">the only other beader who has taken to this style was also a young girl</a>. Alexandra added a mix of turquoise and pink beads for a feminine look. <span id="fullpost"><br /><br />She then made two bracelets, one for herself and the other for her cousin. See those large turquoise hand painted bead focals? She added little white translucent flower bead caps on either side. Sweet idea.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q7H5daARk5A/Si20DQyaCII/AAAAAAAAHEY/nH4cyfQ_LAg/s1600-h/painted+bead+bracelets.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 327px; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345126300897642626" border="0" alt="jewelry making" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q7H5daARk5A/Si20DQyaCII/AAAAAAAAHEY/nH4cyfQ_LAg/s320/painted+bead+bracelets.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Beader Design #: 539-540</strong><br /><br /><strong>Liked what you read? Don't miss a post!</strong><br /><strong>Subscribe</strong> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/beadinggem" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/beadinggem" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate">via RSS</a> <strong>OR</strong> <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=beadinggem&loc=en_US">Via Email</a> <strong>It's FREE!</strong><br />___________________<br /><a href="http://www.beadinggem.com/">The Beading Gem's Journal </a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7312145685876120575-5559990752644952115?l=www.beadinggem.com'/></div>
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