Reserved for Susan – Japanese Lady Playing Musical Instrument on Elaborately Decorated Glass Boat

7” tall by 7” wide

SPECIAL FEATURES

Susan sent me this lovely antique scrap Japanese lady (playing traditional three-stringed shamisen musical instrument) to make into an ornament for her. I selected a vintage satin-white teardrop ornament painted with aqua swirl stripes, and added vintage and antique trims matched to the colors of the kimono, including antique Dresden paper Greek key border. Antique silk cream tassels hang from each end of this fanciful boat and multiple strands of golden crinkle wire add a dramatic yet delicate touch!!

Lovingly handcrafted and signed by Gail Giaimo.

THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND ORNAMENT IS MADE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY WITH ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE MATERIALS to include: glass ornaments from the 1890s to1950s, most of which were made in Germany; colorful Victorian embossed & die-cut paper “scraps” and chromolithographs from postcards and advertising trade cards, made in Europe between the 1870s and 1910; antique and vintage fabric to include chenille, lace, ribbon and metallic trims; antique and vintage tinsel from tree garlands and old-stock German-made Lametta tinsel; gold and silver old-stock Dresden paper trims, crepe paper, foil, gift wrap, spun glass, and other embellishments. Items described as “antique” are dated between 1870 and the early 1900s (prior to WWI). Items described as “vintage” are dated between 1915 (WWI) and the 1950s (mid-century). We also use Dresden trims (only on occasion) and crinkle wire (always used for durability) made more recently in Germany using techniques and equipment that have not changed over the past 150 years.