Friday, October 23, 2009

Dispatches from Singapore and Russia


Yesterday the DH worked from home, and when I came in from work he told me he'd had to sign for a package for me, a package from Singapore. I was pleasantly surprised to find that a brooch I'd found from an Etsy seller in Singapore had arrived so quickly. (And I'm not complaining, but $4 for shipping from Singapore to Georgia seems like a mighty fine deal to me!) The pin is about 1-3/4 inches tall, and I love that even though it has rhinestones (even UNDER the handle, which is a nice touch), it isn't really that gaudy.

Also in the day's mail was the only thing I've found on eBay in the last month, a beautiful little (1-1/2-inch wide) Russian teacup pin which will look great on the new black coat I bought the other day. The seller is actually in Illinois, but the pin is said to be a genuine Russian hand-painted wooden piece. It reminds me so much of a similarly painted pin I got from my grandmother, and I have to say I just adore the design of the piece, the pretty shape and the pink rose. If nothing else, my geography skills are improving as I add to my tea-themed jewelry collection!

8 comments:

  1. those are lovely. and my goodness you will be able to wear a different piece of tea jewelry every day!

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  2. Oh how pretty! I love both of them! What a great deal!
    ~Blessings~
    Donna

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  3. Both pieces are lovely. I'm surprised that the shipping rate was so low. That tole painting on the Russian teacup is so pretty.

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  4. This jewelry got me thinking what I could wear as male tea-themed jewelry. I have a couple of leaf earrings I can wear and those are cool for me. A plain metal pin of a teacup would work for a guy and could be fancy like silver. --Teaternity

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  5. Two lovely and original finds. They will make great conversation pieces when you wear them.
    Maureen

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  7. What a cute pin - sometimes I wear 3tea related pins like a grouping!

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  8. You find the best tea stuff!!!

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