不知道是外國人比較有創意，還是他們既大無畏對精神，在外地旅遊時不難在街上發現一些「藝術品」，有些還真的頗有趣的！ Don’t know if it’s the daring attitude of westerners or if they are more creative, it’s not too hard to see some funny street art on the street! Here are some of my collections! Brussels, Belgium Berlin, Germany London, Continue reading read more »
One hand-sculpted Brussels Griffon dog Pandora style bead. The bead is sculpted from polymer clay, tinted with color and varnish sealed and has a silver metal core insert. At the neck the dog is wearing a blue faux pearl with two yellow faux pearl collar. The back of the bead is a golden brown trimmed in blue with a small paw print stamped on the back.Size is approximate:13mm (1/2") side to side20mm (3/4") nose to back of beadThe hole is 5mm wide.This bead will fit on all large hole bracelets, i.e., Pand... read more »
The French name for comic books, bandes dessinées , differs from the English in a very important way; literally translated, it means ‘drawn strips’ and, unlike the English, makes no reference or suggestion to humour or comedy. As such, they are viewed quite differently in francophone countries, not necessarily as something for children but rather [...] read more »
When the first Spanish explorers returned from the New World in the 16thcentury, they brought many interesting and odd things back with them. Pineapples, tobacco, peanuts, turkey… the list goes on and on. But none would have an impact on Belgium quite like the small brown bean called cocoa. In its pure form, cocoa is [...] read more »
Brussels is a city of endless juxtapositions and surprises – bureaucrats and Europhiles on one side, abstract and surrealists on the other. It’s the home of European politics, Tin Tin and café culture. You’ll find yourself chewing on dried caterpillars in the African Quarter for lunch and dining haute cuisine in the shadow of one [...] read more »
One hand-sculpted Brussels Griffon Pandora bead. The Brussels Griffon has on a pretty new collar made of multi-colored canes in pink, blue, green and purple flowers centered with tiny green glass beads. She sits on the bead with her little paws sticking out at the bottom. The base of the bead is done in shimmery matching colors that match her collar. Stamped on the back of the bead is a small paw print. The bead has silver metal core insert.Size is approximate:15mm (5/8") side to side20mm (3/4") nose to ... read more »
One hand-sculpted Brussels Griffon dog Pandora style bead. The Brussels Griffon is wrapped around the bead -- with his front paws he is holding a little lavender flower and his back paws wrap around to the back -- too cute! Size is approximate:12mm side to side20mm nose to back of beadThe bead is sculpted from polymer clay and varnish sealed.The hole is 5.2mm wide. read more »
