Thursday, January 6, 2011

The Blue Balloon

A few weeks ago, my mom was lucky to have won a giveaway on the blog Oranges & Apples (by Franca). The prize was a choice between two necklaces from The Blue Balloon shop (etsy) by Marie Bee, a very talented photographer & jewellery maker. She ended up choosing the Rainbow Warrior Necklace.
Marie shipped it out on the 31st of December, & it reached yesterday afternoon. That's right, less than five days! That is by far the least time it has ever taken for a package to arrive from overseas. When the postman brought the package & I saw who it was from, I was incredibly amazed because I wasn't expecting it to get here so soon!
I carefully opened the padded mailer, I literally gasped. The package may be one of the prettiest handmade packages I have ever seen!
The Box, tied with string, a paper cut heart & a tag that that mentions it's from
The Blue Balloon.
Also in the mailer, some stationery in a resealable bag
(More about that soon).
The contents of the box were even more beautiful than the box.
The Rainbow Warrior Necklace.
The necklace is made from a vintage crystal clear chandelier prism,
with a brass filigree cone fitted on top.
Look at the light reflection through the prism on the wall!
The pendant is about 3.5" tall.
The chain length is 30", so it slips over the neck easily, dangles pretty long.
It's also an excellent layering piece as Marie said.
I felt that my photos weren't good enough to show you
how beautiful the necklace is,
so this is a photo of the necklace taken by Marie.
Also in the package, a very cute letter pressed blank card with envelope,
great for quick gifting! (It was so thoughtful of Marie you to include this!)
Also, a cute little mini envelope with a really gorgeous business card.
I cannot tell you how beautiful the necklace is. My mom & me are going to share it! :)
Go check out all the other beautiful pieces in the Blue Balloon, there are some really pretty vintage looking necklaces & lockets. And I am seriously lusting after the Michicoast Ring. Also, you can check out her Facebook fanpage here.


♥ ,
Magali

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