Newly Listed: Crystal Brass Wall Sconce

Crystal Brass Wall Sconce: Ornate Lighting with Display Shelf by StarDelights

Antique Napoleon III French Brass Mirror: Ornate Bevelled Baroque Mirror by StarDelights

Piper Metal Tropical Palm Tree Accent Table with Round Glass Top by Touch of Glass

Newly Listed: Sterling silver Starfish Earrings

 

Vintage Retro Women on Beach Photography Post War 1950s Photo Print Black and White Vintage Photo Print by ClassyArtPrintsUS

Sterling silver Starfish Earrings, Mermaid Seastar Jewelry, Modern Ocean studs by StaroftheEast

Tropical Sunrise Beach Path in the Palms - Digital Wall Art Print - Printable File - JPEG - Photography by CoastalStyles

Newly Listed: Whale Tail Bracelet

Whale Tail Bracelet - Black Nautical Bracelet Beach Jewelry Leather and Metal by StarDelights
Seagulls Shabby Chic Beach Photography Print, Cottage Home Decor Photo, Birds Art by KatieLloydPhoto
1917 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Outer Banks, Black and White Photo Print to Frame by sandmarg
Black and White Photography, Palm Tree Print, Tropical, Beach House Decor, California Print by Raceytay

Palm Tree Inspiration

Yesterday while working in our atelier I noticed something funny in our view.

See that little shadow on the palm tree?

Zooming in closer you see that it is a reptile, enjoying the sun and view.

Coincidentally I was working on a necklace with palm tree bark. This is skeletonized bark, the palm tree's trunk is made with layers and layers of this, quite intriguing.

The necklace is made with two layers of beautiful glass with the bark sandwiched in between. I then copper foiled and soldered the layers together and patina'ed it black for extra deepness.

I've made some more of this kind of necklaces all with natural found objects so keep an eye out for more to come :) The first necklace is listed here.

Beach Bride

Here some real action pictures of a bride and groom on the beach with Star of the East jewelry :)

The bride is wearing a sea urchin cuff and sterling silver sea urchin ring.

As ring bearer our sea urchin mirror was used, which is now sold out from our GiftsandStars shop.

Photography by Kali Lu Photo

Marmaris, our hometown

This weekend was the start of the touristy season here in Marmaris. That is the reason that we wanted to share with you these pictures, taken a couple of weeks ago, with only locals in sight. A couple of weeks more and the deserted narrow streets will be clogged with hordes of tourists in various states of nudity and sunburns.

There is not much that is old in Marmaris, many of the old stone houses being damaged by an earthquake in the sixties and than demolished to make place for shapeless concrete, in the time when ‘picturesque’ had no value yet. The remnants of a badly over-restored garrison, here called ‘the castle’, do offer a great view over the harbor.

Thirty years ago, Marmaris was still a fisher’s village with orange grooves and sesame fields.
Now, they only fish on tourists and the orange plantations have made place for big hotels. In Marmaris mild winter, though, you still can see glimpses of the old charm and it is a great place to live.

The reason for us to choose Marmaris when we decided to move to Turkey was inspired by the fact that we didn’t speak any Turkish at that time. In Marmaris, being a touristy town, it is possible to make yourself understood with English, and had at that time already a big supermarket and a good hospital. The most important part, thought, is the fact that people are used here to the presence of foreigners, while in other parts, two foreign women living alone would be approached with mistrust.

And a bonus are the surroundings. You only have to travel for a few kilometers to find the most beautiful, quite and very green places.