For the Sewing Room - “When pockets were first added to women’s clothing in 1913, a Paris reporter wrote, “It’s all over with men’s superiority over women.” Pockets are indeed indispensable, and they come in two types: patch and set-in” ― Claire B. Shaeffer, Sew Any Set-In Pocket

All Things Beautiful - “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” – Kahlil Gibran

“Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.” 

 “What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.” – Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.”- Kate Angell

 “Beauty is the illumination of your soul.”- John O’Donohue

“Of life’s two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer’s hand.

Beautiful Vintage Home Decoration - Great Ideas for my new home.

 

Words of Wisdom - “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Dr. Robert Schuller

 

As the weather gets harsher and tougher, it’s time to brace yourself! The difficult times are simply temporary, but it is due to those tough and difficult times that you are stronger today. The best part is that you are now tougher today than you were yesterday! And more importantly, you got through it all. Celebrate your strength!

“Everyone has inside them a piece of good news. The good news is you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is.” – Anne Frank

 “Soon, when all is well, you’re going to look back on this period of your life and be so glad that you never gave up.” – Brittany Burgunder

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” – Rosa Parks

Wise Words - “Build your own dreams or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” —Farrah Gray

  

 “Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly.” —Neil Gaiman

 “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” —Earl Nightingale

Beautiful Jewels

The Darya-i-Noor (which translates from Farsi to “Sea of Light”) is the largest pink diamond and one of the largest cut diamonds on the planet. Though the exact weight is unknown, it’s estimated around a massive 182 carats. Another jaw-dropping estimation? The stone is valued at $16.5 billion. To offer a little perspective, that’s just under a 1/4th of Bill Gates’ net worth, meaning this would be big chunk of change even for the world’s richest man!

FARAONE Designed as a mother-of-pearl shell with circular-cut diamond ridges and a cultured pearl centre, mounted in 18k gold

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