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Amber Buthchart. The Fashion Chronicles January 8, 2021
The style stories of history's best dressed. Isn't it captivating? Kings and Queens, writers and musicians, designers, influencers and famous people,- how did they dress in reality? And Yayoi Kusama, whose art inspired my Leather Dots jewelry line. Her style and art could not be omitted.
Amber- fake or real ? (Part 3) January 26, 2021
There are numerous Amber-looking materials around Glass- is hard, cold, does nor scratch with metal and is fire-proof Synthetic Resin- has particular man-made shape, often heavier than Amber and has smell of plastic when heated /test it by the hot needle / Celluloid- Lightly heavier, and has again this nasty plastic smell when tested with hot needle Generally this smell is unavoidable when plastic /all above types, polystyrene, polyester/is burned! Rub the stone for few minutes using some pressure, if it not synthetic , it should emit light balsamic smell of a pine tree. Copal- the natural material, made from tree resin, with...