All About Hand Painted Silk Scarves & Shawls

Sometimes the prettiest of things can be used for something other than what we feel they should be. Painted silk shawls give of a radiance and serene feeling when worn but there are some other uses for silk shawls that can be useful within a house hold so that that same feeling can be felt throughout. Just to spice up your home or closet or anywhere; silk shawls can allow you to do this and still be tasteful.

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“Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” This is a saying that has been said so many times that young women tend to grow up thinking that this is what they are suppose to have a want in a best friend; shiny, complex, and full of awe and inspiration. But another best friend to a woman is silk.

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When you first look at a piece of art the first thing do you think of is how much value it could come to worth or the creators purpose. When viewing silk scarves the simplicity of the art work would only allow a person to think of its prints but the process is not always simple as copy and pasting a bunch of prints. Silk scarves are not to only be seen as a sense of fashion or that one piece that allows people embrace the art work from generation to generation to see another piece to be viewed.

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Silks are luxurious fabrics, delicate in an aesthetic sense yet practical and durable. With the proper care, silk scarves and shawls can be enjoyed for a lifetime.

Unfortunately, since imported silk is often sold by weight, an old process of "weighting" woven silks with metal salts has given silk a reputation for poor durability. The metal salts coat the silk fibers, making them heavier and thus temporarily more profitable to sell, but later causing them to disintegrate and shred, creating a dry rotting effect that was blamed on mold, mildew, sunlight, and aging. Now that this "weighting" process is (for the most part) illegal, silk has proven to be very resistant to the various molds, mildews, and rots that plague other natural fibers. Even though silk is very resistant to de­cay, it should be stored in a cool, dry place, away from heat and dampness.

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Silk is a beautiful gift from nature that has been cultivated for over 3,500 years and enjoyed for over 4,000 years. From India and China ancient colorants and resist techniques were developed to embellish the silk women clothing and silk scarves and shawls. The wax resist techniques of India have been documented back to the second century A.D. and 200 years later the wax techniques filtered into Java, which became the center of the batik industry.

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It’s that time of the year where we are all ready to take a vacation; leave our towns or even crash at someone else’s house for a few days to change up your environment. The most we ever think about when planning our trip about what we’re going to do then what are we going to pack and as women get closer and closer to our closet we get the sudden urge to wish we could just carry our closets in little in small fold up and have everything disengage and organize itself like Mary Poppins bag did. But we can’t pack everything we can only pack those things which are essential to our trip and necessities. And sometimes whether man or woman it can be difficult to decipher needs and wants for a 5 day cruise. But for women we try to look for something that would go with anything and still look new.

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Remember when you were younger and you saw the commercials that displayed some new unthinkable toy or putty or jewelry and you wanted it, but your mother always told you no. And if you think about it, it wasn’t always because it was expensive or unnecessary but because it was more than likely something you can do yourself. Products like bedazzle or other infomercials that showed a way to style your jeans or any garment could be easily done yourself. You can purchase a simple rhinestone kit or any jeweled kit for that matter and decorate and design your garments in your own way.

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Summer is here and we don’t need a weather man to tell us that. Living on the West Coast the heat can almost be unbearable and for women we look for countless ways to keep cool especially when it comes to clothing. Some women opt to wear less, while others opt to wear what’s cool and comfortable. But one garment that allows you to stay cool and adds flare is a silk scarf.

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Shopping can sometimes be the best of times for women. We love the scent of a store and the set up of the racks. And the alluring of the manikins will sometimes have the sexiest scarves or shirts or jeans yet we can’t find them anywhere in the store till we’re at the cashier with an armful of things ready to leave. But we love it, so it can be hard to choose the perfect item when you’re bombarded with the idea of all the different stores to go to and all the different sites to visit on the internet. It can be a bit overwhelming and sometimes we purchase what we think is great yet a week or so later we see the exact same thing for a better deal or our worst fear we find it somewhere else cheaper. Not only do we get mad but we wonder why didn’t we see this last week or just an hour ago instead of the little boutique that told me I can only exchange and not get my money back. Yes indeed ladies it can be difficult but there are some tips that can help us not only look for better bargains but also choose the perfect garment to go with our outfits.

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All of us have our own unique styles and tastes.  Open up one woman’s closet and you might find rows of smart business suits and elegant cocktail dresses, but open up another’s and you could be faced with endless pairs of jeans, leggings and casual skirts.  If you tend more towards the latter, trying to dig out something a tiny bit more glamorous could prove to be a challenge.  With a range of hand painted scarves and shawls to choose from though, sprucing up your look will be quick and easy.

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