{HOW to Prolong the Life of Your NEW Shoes?}

Want to Learn from Mariette? Well, under wardrobe care certainly belong our shoes. For decades we've always brought our new shoes right away to a professional shoe repair man. We are lucky, as for us there is such a great quality shoe repair here locally. 

This is not REPAIR work but HOW to Prolong the Life of Your NEW Shoes, like these...

Adding rubber soles. That protects the leather more from getting wet if rainy and you are a few mm elevated now from the 'wet' area. This prolongs also the life as rubber does not wear off as fast as the original leather soles. Besides, it is a great safety feature as you will not slip as easily.

Both, my husband Pieter and I, have been practicing this as said, for decades. It really pays off!

Yes, Good Year makes for a great rubber sole that is skid free and Prolongs the Life of your NEW Shoes. Preventive maintenance and safety is always important!

{Guilloché Enamel Brooches, Thimble and Rose Box}

When our daughter Liz asked what I got for my birthday I told her that I'd gotten one more lovely Guilloché Enamel Brooche with ROSES. Of course! So here I'd like to show you my birthday gift and another enamel brooch that I had before. Also an enamel thimble and a guilloché ROSE box. One of my favorite pieces.

This is a lovely Norwegian Arne Nordlie 925 silver guilloché brooch with roses. 

I put it outside on the balcony in the sunshine, on top of my silk La Perla night gown...

Yes, I do have a blissful relationship in many ways with husband Pieter!

This is a previous birthday gift from Pieter. An enameled silver brooch with roses.

Taking such pictures makes one aware of some cleaning to be done. To the right is a spot where a  tooth brush would do wonders! The human eye does by far not capture this.

One of my favorite rose pieces. A guilloché silver pill box. 

What artistry!

Guilloché is on the rim of the lid and on the sides. Amazing work.

This is a silver enamel thimble with a rose...

The top is from glass.

Related links:
Christie's Silver and Guilloché Thimbles
Christie's Enameled Silver-Gilt Box with Guilloché

The sides with similar oyster white enamel on vertical guilloché zig-zag reeding, plain silver base with hallmarks.

Christie’s silver guilloché enamel clock sold for $ 31,315

Guilloché (Guilloche) is a decorative engraving technique in which a very precise intricate repetitive pattern or design is mechanically engraved into an underlying material with fine detail. Translucent enamel was applied over guilloché metal by Peter Carl Fabergé on the Faberge eggs and other pieces from the 1880s.
Enameling Guilloche – Beauty Invented By Faberge 

{French Country Style Blue Angels & Rose Sachets}

For blue Toile de Jouy you have to love these French Country Style Blue Angels and Rose Sachets with lavender... They too are available at my Zen Cart powered on line boutique: Mariette's Back to Basics 

Don't you just LOVE them?

Sorry but all items have been sold...