نموذج "1917" قرط model"1917" earrings

 

Agate , quartz and natural pearl earrings

قرط من العقيق والكوارتز واللؤلؤ الطبيعي

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تابع اكسسوار باللؤلؤ الطبيعي 37

 نموذج "1917" قرط model"1917" earrings

Agate , quartz and natural pearl earrings

قرط من العقيق والكوارتز واللؤلؤ الطبيعي

نموذج 1916 " عقد model"1916" necklace

 

عقد من العقيق والمرجان واللؤلؤ الطبيعي والكريستال والصوداليت والصدف 

Carnelian , agate ,natural pearl, crystal, shell , coral 

and sodalite necklace

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تابع عقد 56

 نموذج 1916 " عقد model"1916" necklace

عقد من العقيق والمرجان واللؤلؤ الطبيعي والكريستال والصوداليت والصدف 

Carnelian , agate ,natural pearl, crystal, shell , coral and sodalite necklace

نموذج "1915" اسورة model"1915" bracelet

 

اسورة من الكريستال الأبيض والأسود والعقيق الفوشيا

White , black crystal and pink agate bracelet

and more   1   2  3 

What I Ate, I Wore

 

In novels, films, and documentaries, we often see the hunter or fisherman keeping a part of what they have caught as a keepsake or talisman—a simple cord worn around the neck with a shark’s tooth, perhaps, or a pendant made from a lion’s claw.

It is a tradition almost as old as humanity itself: a message to those around us, and to generations to come:

Look, I caught this fierce creature. This keepsake is proof of my story.

A piece of jewelry or a talisman can also reflect a person’s taste, awareness, and sophistication in the way they use nature’s resources—coral, pearls, shells, and other natural materials.

Shells and seashells have always been among the materials I love working with. I find them beautiful and refined. They give me the feeling that I am a part of nature, rather than simply making nature a part of my life.

A few months ago, I was at a popular market in Alexandria, not far from the sea. I found the kind of shellfish I love, so I bought a kilo and placed them in a bowl to wash them.

They were all moving around in the bowl.

Then I noticed one that looked different.

They all had pointed edges, but this one was smooth and swollen. I picked it up and discovered that the creature inside had two eyes and a tail.

Everyone at home warned me about it.

“Throw it away.”

But I boiled it along with the other shellfish and ate it.

It turned out to be the most delicious shellfish I had ever tasted in my life.

After cleaning the shell, I noticed that its shape was different. I kept it for several days, not quite knowing what I wanted to do with it.

Then my mother sent me a short tutorial video showing how to turn a shell into a pendant for a necklace.

That gave me an idea.

I decided to turn my shell into a pendant.

I made a set using crystals and natural shells that I had bought earlier for making jewelry.

In fact, this became the very first jewelry set I ever worked on with AI. I created a background of sand, a beach, and bright sunlight—the environment where this little shell truly belongs, and the setting it naturally deserves.

I was proud of what I had made.

And if fishermen wear jewelry made from what they have caught,

I wore a beautiful jewelry set made from what I had eaten .

 

نموذج "1914" model"1914" watch

 

ساعة من الاماتيست والعقيق

Amethyst and Carnelian watch

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نموذج "1913" عقد model "1913" necklace

عقد من الكريستال ودلاية من الصدف
Crystal and beads necklace

and more   1    2    3  

نموذج" 1912" عقد model "1912 " necklace

 

عقد من الكوارتز والخرز الروز

Beads and quartz rose necklace

and more        1   2    3  

نموذج "1911" عقد model"1911"necklace

 

Blue crystal, beads and scarab pendant necklace "Ancient Egyptian style"
عقد من الكريستال الأزرق والخرز ودلاية جعران "مستوحى من الطراز الفرعوني"

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نموذج " 1910" اسورة model " 1910" bracelet

 

Agate and red crystal bracelet

اسورة من العقيق والكريستال الأحمر

and more   1   2   3  

تابع اسورة 27

نموذج "1915" اسورة model"1915" bracelet

اسورة من الكريستال الأبيض والأسود والعقيق الفوشيا

White , black crystal and pink agate bracelet

 نموذج " 1910" اسورة model " 1910" bracelet

Agate and red crystal bracelet

اسورة من العقيق والكريستال الأحمر

نموذج "1909"شجرة الخرز model"1909" beads tree

             شجرة من الخرز وخيوط النحاس

       Beads and copper wires beads tree

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مشغولات يدوية 29

 

نموذج "1909"شجرة الخرز model"1909" beads tree

شجرة من الخرز وخيوط النحاس

Beads and copper wires beads tree

نموذج "1908" قرط model"1908" earrings

 

قرط من الفضة والعقيق والجارنت واللؤلؤ الطبيعي الأخضر
Agate, garnet, green natural pearl silver earrings

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نموذج "1907" عقد model"1907" necklace

 

   

عقد من حجر اللابرادوريت والصدف و الكريستال الأزرق والخرز الأحمر
Labradorite, shell, blue crystal and red beads necklace

                       and   more   1   2    3  

The Necklace I Couldn’t Sell

  

When I was fourteen years old, I was in the first year of secondary school. We had an art teacher who taught us the traditional curriculum: drawing from nature, creative drawing such as designing advertising and promotional materials, and art history.

She also added two jewelry-making projects to our lessons. The first was a necklace made from tiny plastic pearl beads, which did not particularly appeal to me. The second was a beaded necklace based on a unit of five beads. It strongly resembled Nubian folk art. I made it as an experiment, and it was square-shaped, with two rows of elongated beads along each side.

My mother then suggested that I make a classic necklace that would sit around the neck, using the same stitch we had learned from our teacher.

So I created a new design of my own.

My teacher was fascinated by it. The necklace was red, and she took it from me to display at the school exhibition held for Mother's Day.

Later, she told me that my necklace had attracted everyone's attention. One of the students' mothers liked it so much that she decided to buy it for five Egyptian pounds—a respectable amount of money at the time.

But my eyes filled with tears.

It felt as though I was about to sell one of my children.

Then I saw the girl holding the necklace close to her heart. There was so much hope in her eyes. She wanted it so badly because she wanted to make her mother happy.

I couldn't sell it.

The pain of parting with my necklace was simply stronger.

Years passed, and I completely forgot about making accessories for almost twenty years.

Then, suddenly, I returned to it. I don't even remember exactly why.

But this time, I began creating new designs using that same old stitch I had learned as a fourteen-year-old girl—the stitch based on five beads.

I discovered something fascinating: every small change in the arrangement of the beads, or even a change in their colors, could create an entirely different design.

And somehow, my creations began traveling around the world as gifts.

Today, with all my heart, I hope to sell my artwork for prices that truly satisfy me and reflect the love and work I put into creating it.

But something else has changed inside me.

Whenever I see one of my handmade pieces being worn by a woman or a girl—whether it was sold or given as a gift—I feel an overwhelming sense of pride.

Even when I discover that someone who received one of my pieces as a gift has passed it on to someone else, I feel the same.

I don't feel the pain of separation anymore.

I feel proud.

It reminds me of a feeling I saw in the film The Dressmaker, starring Kate Winslet. The film made me think about the way a creator can look at something she has made and feel that it has the power to transform the appearance and mood of the woman wearing it.

She looks at the piece, and then at the woman wearing it, with admiration—as if saying:

“I made this.”

And that is exactly how I feel.

The photograph accompanying this story is very similar to the first necklace I ever made. The main difference is that, in my original necklace, the two ends were made with two rows of beads, just as our teacher had taught us.

Everything that came after that was my own experimentation.

My own changes.

My own journey.

And perhaps, without realizing it at the time, that little red necklace was the beginning of Mrs. Mango.

نموذج "1906" اسورة model"1906" bracelet

اسورة من العقيق الفوشيا والكريستال الأبيض
Fuchsia agate and white crystal bracelet

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نموذج "1905" عقد model"1905" necklace

 

عقد من الخشب والكريستال الأخضر ودلاية من الصدف
Wood , green crystal and shell pendant necklace

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نموذج "1904" عقد model"1904" necklace

 

Carnelian and agate necklace

                                   عقد من العقيق

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