March 22nd Today, I am...

...this interesting combination of modern patchwork with antique details armchair!

I'm from the Light Vintage Collection Of Armchairs By Moda. Moda has created something very unique, and stylish. This modern vintage furniture with contemporary flair is quite exquisite but also very eye-pleasing. It adds a character to every room. The seating furniture solution offered by the Italian company Moda Collection is fabulous and chic. It is suitable for a living room, bedroom even a vintage-like kitchen or hallway. These items are actually very desirable by many. This is not just another piece of furniture made only for sitting – a piece of furniture that no one will notice. It has a statement and it surely brings a lot of attention to itself. The armchairs are just dazzling. They are light-vintage and yet very contemporary. These upholstered furniture items are available in many different colors and fabric models. Classy, stylish, old-school and modern are all very different styles but when mixed together in this indescribably amazing way by these incredible artists, they become magnificent furniture pieces that look nothing less than marvelous works of art.

other armchairs by Moda:

interesting patchwork/quilting facts:

* originally, the Chinese and Egyptians were the first to sew three layers of fabrics together to form the quilt
* in the 11th century, quilted fabric was used inside armor to give warriors padding and protection
* in the 18th century, women had quilted skirts and petticoats and men had waistcoats of quilted material
* they are also used as decorative wall hangings in many homes
* quilts were made by hand, with a needle and thread until using a sewing machines became popular in the mid 1800’s
* they have much sentimental value and is a family tradition in many homes, passing the art from generation to generation
* quilts made by the Amish are considered the most popular and are most collected; the Amish quilts are often made with solid colors of varying shades as they feel printed fabrics are too “showy”

(all facts found at Makobi Scribe)

March 15th Today, I am...

...this supercool steampunk watch!

I am made of brass all over, numerous filigrees with floral patterns, two feather wings and a set of leaves forming a second pair of wings, one Swarovski pearl, one resin cameo and a beautiful watch face with mother of pearl front. Steampunk is the science fiction of the steam age, re-imagined with the advantage of modern hindsight. Drawing upon the wealth of historical technology and the scientific fantasies of the Victorian and Edwardian periods, steampunk seeks to reinvent modern wonders such as the computer as the people of the age might have envisoned them. Following in the footsteps of Hules Verne and H. G. Wells, steampunk authors blend history, science and imagination into a world of wonder that might have been. Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that portrays a world where steam is king: without higher technologies to replace it, steam is the dominant source of power, leading to the creation of strange and new technologies which dominate an entirely new society.

other steampunk watches:

interesting steampunk fashion facts:

* goggles are the easiest way to identify a Steampunk
* if you meet a Steampunk, be prepared for florid dialoge last heard in 1850's England
* steampunk includes the supernatural as well
* the term "steampunk" itself, now a badge of honor, began as a putdown, a joke
* steampunk has always displayed a split personality
* Alan Moore's superb graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and its sequels certainly represent the extreme heights to which steampunk will go in its tendency to appropriate past fiction into itself.

(facts found at Cracked and Huff Post)