{Rose Bracelet from Enma in Spain - Blogger I Admire}

This week was one with surprise parcels arriving to our home. One of them came from Blogger friend ENMA-SW - El rinconcito artesano de Enma (just click the hyperlink). Enma is one of those Bloggers that I Admire! In about 2010, at a time that she was not feeling well, she started creating jewelry with Swarovski crystals and other beads and such. She caught my attention for several items she created and I was brave enough to ask her about one bracelet in particular; the grayish Rose Bracelet that she called 'Chan Luu de luxe'...

Here is the Rose Bracelet next to my Escada silk dress with roses... 

Enma had mailed it out via Registered Mail from Sevilla Spain on December 2nd.

We both got worried as it got kind of 'stuck' for 5 days at the ISC New York or the United States Postal Service's International Sorting Customs

Once it got cleared it came via New Jersey in 3 days to Dublin, Georgia.

On December 13, I got to sign for this special parcel...

Finally it ended its long journey across the Atlantic Ocean, all the way from Montequinto in Sevilla, Spain...

Both of us have visited Sevilla during our 19-day tour Spain and Portugal in 1994...

Look at 'Luces de Navidad en Sevilla 2013' (Christmas Lights 2013 - just click and see all 20!)

Lovely gift wrapped with lots of hearts... and with a Christmas card tucked inside as well.

Wow, look here what a cute little coin purse that is! 

With a Rose pull...

Enma sure knows how to keep it very exciting...

Here it is! A beautiful Rose Bracelet, all done between two Macramé cords with beautiful beads in-between.

Here it is on my arm, glistening beads stitched one by one between those two Macramé cords. 

What a work of art! 

Enma, thank you very much  for this beautiful and unique piece of jewelry. 

This dear blogger friend wanted to send it as a gift but with all the extras and the registered mail, I insisted to reimburse her at least for part of it.

Knowing very well that no one could ever repay all the time that went into making this fine piece!

Wish it would be warm enough to wear my Escada silk satin dress again + Pearls and Rose Bracelet!

This photo is from Pieter's Birthday dinner a few years back...

Enma, thank you very much!

{Wishing YOU all a Happy 3rd ADVENT Week!}

The time is passing ever faster it seems like... It is gray and dreary looking outside with some rain. But inside we can create a cozy setting with the use of some votive candles and with natural things from our own garden. Wishing you all a Happy 3rd ADVENT Week! Stay cozy and warm.

On eBay I once got a hold of this Baccarat Crystal Vesuve / Vesuvius Caviar Server (2 pcs) because the inset was missing... But it works perfect for floating candles with fresh flowers.

Here I used fresh cranberries for inside.

To the left you see our Rösle Universal Fire Lighter which works great to light candles or whatsoever.

Also a WMF silver candle snuffer...

To the right you can see some yellow Ilex berries from our Ilex decidua 'Finch's Golden'

The berry yield this year is poor, also on the red Ilex, shown to the left with barely any berries...

The Pyracantha Firethorn berries we had plenty and also the red Nandina or Heavenly Bamboo berries.

The table runner in Portuguese Guimarães white work, we bought in Coimbra in 1994 while on tour through Spain Portugal for 19 days.

Used on top of this red Hardangar tablecloth it looks perfect.

Closeup where you see those Heavenly Bamboo berries to the left and the Pyracantha Firethorn berries to the right. 

You also get to see the great quality of fresh cranberries we got from Costco Wholesale.

I've made Cranberry Conserve out of them. Below you find the link to my post with recipe.

Making photos during the dark days of the year is hard in itself but trying to capture those flames of burning votives is even harder...

Don't you love the hand embroidered detail of that Portuguese Guimarães white work?

Wishing YOU all a Happy 3rd ADVENT Week!

Related links:
{2nd Advent & Great Family Time} | previous post by me
{3rd Advent} | previous post by me
{Silk Brocade for our PRINCE OF PEACE} | previous post by me
{SUPERFOOD For Your HEART ♥ CRANBERRIES} | previous post with cranberry conserve recipe

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Guess this IS a lovely presentation for a warm heart shaped waffle with hot tea served on a tennis tray with teacup from Royal Albert Princess Anne in a lovely rose pattern...

The 1862 French Christofle Sugar Sifter Spoon 'Filet Violon' is a beauty!

The silver muffineer we had made for us while living and working in Indonesia, following an antique pattern and I will show that soon.

Cupid Awake and Cupid Asleep with its original 1897 sepia photos is THE most popular, even if it has been sold right away.

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