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Gold roses as a gift?

The rose has long been a symbol of love and devotion. Today it is possible to go a step further – how about a gold plated Eternity Rose? History of the rose as a gift Giving roses as a symbol of love and devotion goes right back to the dawn of human civilization, and is not some fly by night fad creation of recent times as so many ‘traditions’ we have seem to be. Gold has been the metal of choice for gifts of value for a similar timespan. Being such a rare metal it has been the metal of currency for millennia. As such gold has been also a symbol of wealth and affluence and consequently has been used in jewelry since humanity began to organize as a species.

Gold roses? Being a soft and pliable metal, there is no doubt that jewelers have made replicas of roses for thousands of years. For their skill and ability, jewelers can’t quite replicate the perfection of nature. The answer therefore is to dip a rose in liquid gold. Being a hot metal, most roses would disintegrate entirely when dipped in liquid gold, leaving nothing to adhere to! One company has found the way forward. Eternity Rose is a company of master jewelers who explain on their site how they create a 24 karat Gold Dipped Rose: “Through a process called immersion electroforming, we utilize both proprietary formulas and detailed processes which initially layer the rose with pure copper in order to ensure the rose’s integrity is preserved. This copper provides a texture-sensitive layer required to maintain exquisite detail, and a compatible base for precious metals to adhere to. Following its light copper coating, it is then dipped in nickel to give it strength and additional structural integrity. We have stringent quality controls and check for imperfections with each layer, so no rose makes it to the final gold-dipping stage without extensive screening. Only after it has been screened and approved is it then allowed to move into its final destination: the 24 karat gold-dipping baths.” The 60 step process developed by the team is unique. While some companies have attempted to replicate this, none have succeeded with the same effect and quality.

Give an eternal gift of love today If you give someone a rose it may last a week. Give them a gold dipped rose and it may well outlive them. A gold dipped Eternity Rose is a gift that may well become a family heirloom that will show your passion and love for your special one for generations to come. What could show a greater love than that? Read the full article

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Beautiful Smart LED Artwork

LED light artwork is the buzz of the year and Illumi Arts are at the forefront, offering beautiful pictures whose colours can be changed at the touch of a button on your smartphone.

Meet the artist Farah Barnes is the creator and the artist behind this stunning product. With more than 20 years’ experience in architectural lighting and museum’s exhibition designs for some of the world’s top attractions she knows a thing or two about how lighting can change the way people see the world. Farah has designed the lighting for commercial buildings, schools, art collectors’ residences, and in 2018 her latest project will light up a modern art museum in Athens, Greece. Lighting and mood Have you ever seen how a well placed bright light in a dark corner of the room can make the whole room seem larger? This is one of the ways that a simple addition to your living environment can totally change the feeling of the place. Have you ever experimented with different colours? Reds add warmth to a room, while bright white can emulate the sun and improve your mood in the dark winter months. Yellows can soften, while blues can add to the intensity. The proper lighting can make a once unloved room an attractive and warm place to use. You may have rarely used the dining room in your house but with the image of the Sahara, New York or Paris installation you may come back time and again.

LED art lights The coloured LED art lights are designed by Farah Barnes and Illumi Arts will become a feature of an otherwise unloved wall. The installation has a simple, changeable design panels that can light up the wall in the same way as a paint artwork or print would normally do. Being of LED lights, it can add to the mood of the room, accentuating the wall and atmosphere of the room that it sits in. You can change the colours of the light too with an app on your smartphone. You may need a toned down, gold lighting for an intimate dinner with friends. At the touch of a button on your Bluetooth enabled phone app, you can choose exactly the right colour and intensity of the light. Are you watching a football game? Change the colour to a bright intensity blue to add to the atmosphere of the game you’re watching! All this can be done in a few strokes of your smartphone screen. Before the advent of LED lighting, lights could cost a lot in energy and ultimately harm the environment. Coloured LED lights require far less energy, at 11 watts, and produce a lot more light with relatively little wasted energy as heat. These decorative light fixtures are UL tested. The Illumi Arts can really change the feeling of a room. Being simple to use yet having a high impact on any room, the Illumi Arts can do amazing things to the space they are installed in. Contact us today to order one and see its effect right away!

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The Ridge Wallet

The Ridge Wallet lands right in the sweet spot between a bulky traditional bi-fold wallet and a limited minimalist wallet. The integrated track accommodates various numbers of cards without losing elasticity; providing an extremely thin wallet that isn't limited in its capacity. Lightweight aluminum makes up the lightweight body of this wallet, paired with a money clip to keep your cash safe and secure.

All of this is paired with a lifetime guarantee and free shipping. How can you go wrong? FEATURES • Expandable track holds 1-12 cards • Integrated money clip that can double as a pocket clip • Slim front pocket profile to alleviate lower back pain • Block RFID-skimming devices (wireless credit card and identity theft) • Integrated expandable track with replaceable elastic • Weighs 2 oz MATERIALS • Aluminium • Elastic DIMENSIONS • Dimensions: 3.3” L x 2.2” W x .22” D / 86 mm L x 54 mm W x 6 mm D • Weight: 2 oz Read the full article

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The Ridge Wallet

The Ridge Wallet lands right in the sweet spot between a bulky traditional bi-fold wallet and a limited minimalist wallet. The integrated track accommodates various numbers of cards without losing elasticity; providing an extremely thin wallet that isn't limited in its capacity. Lightweight aluminum makes up the lightweight body of this wallet, paired with a money clip to keep your cash safe and secure.

All of this is paired with a lifetime guarantee and free shipping. How can you go wrong? FEATURES • Expandable track holds 1-12 cards • Integrated money clip that can double as a pocket clip • Slim front pocket profile to alleviate lower back pain • Block RFID-skimming devices (wireless credit card and identity theft) • Integrated expandable track with replaceable elastic • Weighs 2 oz MATERIALS • Aluminium • Elastic DIMENSIONS • Dimensions: 3.3” L x 2.2” W x .22” D / 86 mm L x 54 mm W x 6 mm D • Weight: 2 oz Click to Post

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A Picture in a Thousand Words

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Sometimes a picture just doesn’t cover it. How about turning a thousand words into a picture with each letter a pixel of an image? Get a beautiful picture from Illumi Arts in a JPEG file or on a stretched print mounted to 1/2" ultaboard.

Memories from a photo When we look at a picture from a point in our lives memories flash back in a rush. You don’t just see the image but feel the temperature, smell the atmosphere and remember the events that led to that very moment. A long kiss in an intense moment as a loved one returns from service in the military? A child chasing a butterfly soon after learning to walk? Two newlyweds looking deeply into one another’s eyes after tying the knot? A child taking their first breath in a maternity unit? Every one of those moments will have a huge tale to tell. Perhaps the worry of the spouse at home as she anxiously watched the news every day in hope that her loved one wasn’t mentioned. The huge amount of dogged effort your child put in to learning that basic yet essential effort of putting one foot in front of the other. The story from the first time two pairs of eyes met across a room and one of their owner’s determination to make those eyes look into theirs from far closer one day. The journey of the pregnancy, perhaps hard won, to the day when the most important person in your world was pulled free and into the land of the living to a world of unconditional love and joy like no other.

Why not combine words and pictures? While those seeing the image who were a part of it will have a memory that may never be fully expressed, others may never quite feel the magic of what is portrayed. We’ve all seen lovers kissing, babies being born and walking. Why not communicate the story? Have you thought to write about that intense moment that changed your lives forever? Communicating that moment in the richness and detail that only you saw could be quite special. Pixels Every image you see in modern print and on screen is just a row of microscopic dots called pixels. Now it is possible to turn words into pictures through the letters of those words being made pixels. The thousand words of emotion you have written can form the picture people see, with each letter forming an ever so slightly different color as part of the image. Those who zoom into the text can see the story behind the image simply because the words are the image they see. Perhaps give a copy of the word picture to a loved one to keep forever? They can see the image and remember what you saw and thought as the event happened to you both. What better magic to give someone than something written from the heart yet delivered as an image?

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Gold roses as a gift?

The rose has long been a symbol of love and devotion. Today it is possible to go a step further – how about a gold plated Eternity Rose? History of the rose as a gift Giving roses as a symbol of love and devotion goes right back to the dawn of human civilization, and is not some fly by night fad creation of recent times as so many ‘traditions’ we have seem to be. Gold has been the metal of choice for gifts of value for a similar timespan. Being such a rare metal it has been the metal of currency for millennia. As such gold has been also a symbol of wealth and affluence and consequently has been used in jewelry since humanity began to organize as a species.

Gold roses? Being a soft and pliable metal, there is no doubt that jewelers have made replicas of roses for thousands of years. For their skill and ability, jewelers can’t quite replicate the perfection of nature. The answer therefore is to dip a rose in liquid gold. Being a hot metal, most roses would disintegrate entirely when dipped in liquid gold, leaving nothing to adhere to! One company has found the way forward. Eternity Rose is a company of master jewelers who explain on their site how they create a 24 karat Gold Dipped Rose: “Through a process called immersion electroforming, we utilize both proprietary formulas and detailed processes which initially layer the rose with pure copper in order to ensure the rose’s integrity is preserved. This copper provides a texture-sensitive layer required to maintain exquisite detail, and a compatible base for precious metals to adhere to. Following its light copper coating, it is then dipped in nickel to give it strength and additional structural integrity. We have stringent quality controls and check for imperfections with each layer, so no rose makes it to the final gold-dipping stage without extensive screening. Only after it has been screened and approved is it then allowed to move into its final destination: the 24 karat gold-dipping baths.” The 60 step process developed by the team is unique. While some companies have attempted to replicate this, none have succeeded with the same effect and quality.

Give an eternal gift of love today If you give someone a rose it may last a week. Give them a gold dipped rose and it may well outlive them. A gold dipped Eternity Rose is a gift that may well become a family heirloom that will show your passion and love for your special one for generations to come. What could show a greater love than that? Click to Post

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Beautiful Smart LED Artwork

LED light artwork is the buzz of the year and Illumi Arts are at the forefront, offering beautiful pictures whose colours can be changed at the touch of a button on your smartphone.

Meet the artist Farah Barnes is the creator and the artist behind this stunning product. With more than 20 years’ experience in architectural lighting and museum’s exhibition designs for some of the world’s top attractions she knows a thing or two about how lighting can change the way people see the world. Farah has designed the lighting for commercial buildings, schools, art collectors’ residences, and in 2018 her latest project will light up a modern art museum in Athens, Greece. Lighting and mood Have you ever seen how a well placed bright light in a dark corner of the room can make the whole room seem larger? This is one of the ways that a simple addition to your living environment can totally change the feeling of the place. Have you ever experimented with different colours? Reds add warmth to a room, while bright white can emulate the sun and improve your mood in the dark winter months. Yellows can soften, while blues can add to the intensity. The proper lighting can make a once unloved room an attractive and warm place to use. You may have rarely used the dining room in your house but with the image of the Sahara, New York or Paris installation you may come back time and again.

LED art lights The coloured LED art lights are designed by Farah Barnes and Illumi Arts will become a feature of an otherwise unloved wall. The installation has a simple, changeable design panels that can light up the wall in the same way as a paint artwork or print would normally do. Being of LED lights, it can add to the mood of the room, accentuating the wall and atmosphere of the room that it sits in. You can change the colours of the light too with an app on your smartphone. You may need a toned down, gold lighting for an intimate dinner with friends. At the touch of a button on your Bluetooth enabled phone app, you can choose exactly the right colour and intensity of the light. Are you watching a football game? Change the colour to a bright intensity blue to add to the atmosphere of the game you’re watching! All this can be done in a few strokes of your smartphone screen. Before the advent of LED lighting, lights could cost a lot in energy and ultimately harm the environment. Coloured LED lights require far less energy, at 11 watts, and produce a lot more light with relatively little wasted energy as heat. These decorative light fixtures are UL tested. The Illumi Arts can really change the feeling of a room. Being simple to use yet having a high impact on any room, the Illumi Arts can do amazing things to the space they are installed in. Contact us today to order one and see its effect right away!

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The Beauty Tool For Instant Eye Liners

Cosmetics brand The Vamp Stamp bring you The beauty tool that will instantly upgrade your cat-eye game. They also gives promise that the VaVaVoom Stamp is a quick, innovative method to have a beautiful eyeliner instantly. Check the amazing ladies product now. Click to Post

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Chickens Cross the Road Wearing High-Vis Vests

These chickens use high-vis jackets to cross the road to cross the traffic road. Yes you read it right Chickens, in high-visibility jackets, so they can cross the road, and get to the other side safely. The jackets were prepared for fun as well as for the safety of the hens. Click to Post

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Man Stuck In ATM Machine Rescued After Slipping 'Help Me' Notes

An incident took place recently is one of the strange incidents happening around where an ATM repairman was stuck inside the ATM machine who slips "Help Me" notes through the receipt slot to the customers until he was rescued. Watch the video now. Click to Post

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World's Most Ugliest Dog Award Goes To Neapolitan Mastiff Martha

A 3 year old and 125 pound Huge Neapolitan Mastiff female dog Named Martha Wins World’s Ugliest Dog award. Martha the Neapolitan Mastiff is now a world champion for her ugly face, she won the award competing with 13 other dogs. Watch her video and decide her ugliness. Click to Post

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Super Hero Costumes Helping Many Struggling Actors of Hollywood

Superheros are always been remembered by every age of people whether they are small children or they are adults, every one love some or other superheros. Well these superhero's costumes have been paying off to many struggling actors where they use their costume as an income source in Los Angeles. Click to Post

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Police Officer Shows His Dance Moves While Patrolling Camp Bestival

The grooving special constable was taking part in a dance-off at Camp Bestival in Dorset over the weekend. Because of the dance moves done by the police officer has become an internet sensation at the dashing Camp Bestival while patrolling. Thousands of people watched the video of the Special Constable Jason Cox after he was challenged for the dance off. Click to Post

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Garden Vegetable Grew Through an Engagement Ring Lost 13 Years Ago

Mary Grams a lady of Age 84, is thrilled after seeing her engagement ring after 13 years. She had given up hope of ever finding the engagement ring but with god's grace she got her ring back with the garden vegetable she grew in her home garden. She finds her diamond engagement ring on carrot after 13 years. Click to Post

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Some Incrediblethings to Watch Ever

Watchout our collection of 46 incrediblething around the world. Watch these from our eyes and find out how strange they are indeed. The collection has been created using lots of research and finding of such weird funny, naughty and lot more. Click to Post

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Ello Worm Plush Slippers

Say 'Ello' to people around you. These cozy plush slippers are based on adorable worm that says “‘Ello” to Sarah in the maze. Comes in a one size feet all adults upto 12" size. So no wait at all and welcome these Ello Slippers. Click to Post

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Rare White Moose Pictured Crossing The River

After three years of long searching, Hans Nilsson from Eda finally got success in capturing his dream. He was luck enough that a white moose came swimming straight towards his camera Last night. Hans Nilsson, the City Council Chairman for the Swedish municipality of Eda captured this stunning footage of a rare full-grown male white moose who looked like he was dipped in white paint. Click to Post