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Weekly wrap up posts talking about what I've been up to plus weekly (or biweekly) tiara posts and the occasional surprise bonus entry

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Weekly Wrap Up 113

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a history of the rhubarb plant, a list of endangered heritage crafts and an Old Internet Pattern Book of background tiles. I show off a little cross stitch project and talk about my recent hip surgery. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Moonstones and Pearls for June

Showing off June's birthstones with 8 tiaras featuring moonstones or pearls.

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Weekly Wrap Up 112

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a dress knitted from wood, a memorial iPod where you can scroll through the songs and play them, and rocks painted to look like snacks and pop culture items. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Queen Sonja's Modern Gold Tiara

The space-age tiara with 3 different settings (with matching earrings and necklaces!)

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Weekly Wrap Up 111

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a catalog of named colors and their origin stories, a list of search engines with their own indexes and a link to a book that's part graphic novel, part art work and one piece in a larger collective of work that reimagines Indigenous life and culture in a postcolonial world where space exploration has reduced the earth's population. I talk a bit about the upcoming surgery. There's another fresh helping of links in Link Lagniappe. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Emerald Tiaras for May

6 tiaras featuring May's birthstone, the emerald.

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Weekly Wrap Up 110

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a found trove of conversations recorded on cassette tapes, a slightly creepy look into the information your computer gives out freely and ask a question of The Bat Cloud oracle. I'm already getting mail from the postcard clubs I joined this month and I share those images and I went to my city's monthly Indivisible meeting. Link Lagniappe is back! Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Naturecore - Leafy Tiaras

Today's tiara post features 7 leafy tiaras!

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Tiaras as Art: Jan Yager

Jan Yager created tiaras showcasing invasive plants and useful plants. They are unique and beautiful and full of meaning!

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Weekly Wrap Up 109

My weekly blog post. Links this week include throwing message bottles in the sea, an archive of mid 20th-century commercial art and the story of a lion pride taking care of one of their own. I talk about my own childhood experience with throwing a message bottle in the sea and about some upcoming surgery. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 108

My weekly blog post. Links this week include how to get extra library cards, an artist who crochets old technology and the story of the creation of instant coffee. I talk some more about postcard clubs and which ones I joined, buying cross-stitch supplies and I shout out a couple of fellow Neocities peeps. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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On Wednesdays We Wear PINK

Today's tiara doesn't have an official name but with its chonky pink tourmalines it is a stunner!

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Weekly Wrap Up 107

My weekly blog post. Links this week include DOOM as a text adventure, a story about a jeweler and the golden egg that was his downfall and an artist who creates beautiful sculptures from old book pages and wheat paste. I talk about finding a recipe on an old Geocities site and trying it out, about postcard clubs and penpals and I let you all know what I recently updated on the website. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Diamond Tiaras I Don't Hate

I've been pretty vocal about my disdain for plain Jane diamond tiaras. So boring! No color! But April's birthstone is diamond so in honor of that I will share with you some diamond tiaras that I actually like.

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Weekly Wrap Up 106

My weekly blog post. Links this week include brain cells learning how to play DOOM, an archive of vintage postcards and a map to help you find some Sidewalk Joy. I come clean with you all about my sticker addiction. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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The Hot Dog Stand Tiara

A mystery tiara rockin' the colors of one of the most obnoxious Windows 3.1 color schemes.

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Weekly Wrap Up 105

My weekly blog post. Links this week include slime mold macrophotography, a font based on gerrymandering and the ins and outs (mostly outs, to be honest) of poop. I'm sad about the loss of internet history with Lycos letting Angelfire and Tripod die. I saved a little on my own but so much is just gone. Link Lagniappe is going strong! Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Byzantine Princess Diadem

This lovely diadem is a little bit of a mystery as far as who its maker is but it is a lovely and unusual piece of wearable art!

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Weekly Wrap Up 104

My weekly blog post. Links this week include slime mold macrophotography, a font based on gerrymandering and the ins and outs (mostly outs, to be honest) of poop. I'm sad about the loss of internet history with Lycos letting Angelfire and Tripod die. I saved a little on my own but so much is just gone. Link Lagniappe is going strong! Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Hello Kitty Tiaras

You might think, given the date, this is a joke post. But no, it's real! Not one but TWO haute joaillerie Hello Kitty tiaras exist in this world!

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Weekly Wrap Up 103

My weekly blog post. Links this week include some iPod archaeology, a public works chicken and a story about the graphics designer responsible for Britain's road signs. I went to a protest and my kitty visitor went back to his real home. The Link Lagniappe well has not yet run dry! Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Colorful Floral Tiaras for Spring

I've come up with a bouquet of floral tiaras in honor of it being spring!

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Weekly Wrap Up 102

My weekly blog post. Links this week include the history of tarot cards, a game you play in a font and and some tips on how to be less awkward. My kitty visitor is still here but he'll be leaving on Saturday and I talk about news - what I read, how I judge the quality of the source and its bias and I give some links if you're looking for independent journalism. The Link Lagniappe is still going strong! Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Mellerio Peacock Aigrette

This week's entry isn't strictly a tiara but it is an absolutely gorgeous piece of jewelry and one of its owners had a fascinating life.

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Weekly Wrap Up 101

My weekly blog post. Links this week include the discovery of a new numbers station, the Met Museum made 3D scans of 140 of their objects you can view online and read about the Internet of Checkpoints. My kitty visitor is still here, I had a birthday and I got a response from the UK's Cabinet Office regarding some of the official Whitehall mousers. Link Lagniappe is still going on! Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Lalique Siren Tiara

I found some slightly unusual tiaras for this week's post featuring March's birthstone, the aquamarine.

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Weekly Wrap Up 100

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a look into women's clothing sizes and why nothing fits, an archive of all of the CIA World Factbook editions and a story of a beach find that turned out to be more than the finder expected. I have a kitty visitor again! There were some cross stitch woes this week. I went out to brunch with a friend and also checked out a new coffee place. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Lalique Siren Tiara

This week I have brought you another tiara from René Lalique, this one featuring a beautiful bronze siren holding a treasure above her head!

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Weekly Wrap Up 99

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a deep dive into ASCII rendering, using BOINC to help with scientific research, and a story about a trademark that a large media corporation let lapse so a group of journalists took it over and brought back the media in a new form. I show off the latest cross stitch project I completed, I talk about what I'm up to in Everquest 2, I share a list of the archaeology/anthropology YouTube channels I watch and, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Amethyst Tiaras for February

In honor of February's birthstone, I have found a small selection of delightful tiaras featuring amethyst.