THE CHINTZ COLLECTION - The Story All of the pieces in this little collection are made primarily with Norma Murray Handcrafted Lampwork ' Chintz Rose' beads which is why the collection has been given it's name.
I've named each piece after an old French rose. Many French roses were named after distinguished men, their wives, or mistresses, especially those roses bred during the time of the Empress Josephine, who had the most famous rose garden of all.
The identities of these women often only live on because of the rose ... and now these necklaces too.
I was going to call the first one Empress Josephine, since she is almost mentioned more often for being a rose than as Napoleon's sad ex-wife, but then I read that she always carried a rose with her so that she could hide her bad teeth when she laughed, and I thought it might put you off the necklace, so I named it Malmaison instead.
Josephine was so fond of roses that she caused ships carrying roses to be allowed through the battle lines unscathed by both French and English for the garden at Malmaison.
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So there's a little bit of history for you, let nobody say that AMAZING BEADS doesn't keep you well informed!
Now you can check out the necklaces, and remember that a necklace of roses for Valentines Day is better than bunch of roses that will die...
Malmaison - SOLD A lovely choker necklace with dark turquoise seed beads and five pretty handcrafted lampwork beads in navy, with raised mauve roses and green leaves. The beads are made by the bead artist Norma Murray.
This necklace was named after the rose garden at Malmaison.
Size: approx. 43 cm (17 ins)
Price: 20 euro - SOLD
Madame Periere A pretty choker necklace styled with orange handcrafted lampwork beads with black raised roses,. by the bead artist Norma Murray.
These gorgeous beads are inter-spaced with dusky pink seed beads and the necklace is securely fastened with a round clasp.
In the 'Rose' world, from which I am naming this collection, Madame Pereire was the wife of the French banker, Isaac.
Size: approx. 37 cm (13 ins)
Price: 20 euro
20.00 €
Madame Plantier Made with black and white handcrafted 'raised roses' lampwork beads by the bead artist Norma Murray, this lovely collar necklace (sits on the collarbone
Although the larger of the beads are black and white, this piece gives a greater impression of being dusky pink, due to the colour of the raised roses, and inter-spaced seed beads.
What a Valentines gift for your loved one, or yourself, this would make!
Madame Plantier was the wife of Josephine's head gardener.
Size: approx. 41cm (17 inches)
Price: 25 euro
25.00 €
Madame Hardy - SOLD Gorgeous collar length necklace (sits on the collarbone) in a bright pale blue (does that make sense? - see the photo).
The main beads are handcrafted lampwork beads with raised roses, by the bead artist Norma Murray. They are in a lovely pale blue and yellow, and each bead has the prettiest of roses in red, with green leaves. Very Cath Kidstone!
The rose beads are inter-spaced with seed beads in a matching blue and the necklace is securely fastened with a round clasp.
Madame Hardy was the wife of the Superintendent of the Luxembourg Gardens.
Size: approx. 45 cm (18 ins)
Price: SOLD
Madame Testout A pretty little choker necklace styled with navy blue and orange handcrafted lampwork beads with raised roses,. by the bead artist Norma Murray.
These pretty little beads are inter-spaced with black and turquoise seed beads. The strands finish with a set of four black glass column bead, and the necklace is securely fastened with a lobster claw clasp.
In the 'Rose' world, from which I am naming this collection, Madame Testout, was a dress designer from Paris.
