Michelle Hawkins
II create wire jewelry art and home decor. You can find my work at http://wirequeen.com http://Twitter/wirequeen http://facebook.com/wirequeen.
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On May 13, 1888 The Lei Áurea, or Golden Law, which abolished Black slavery in Brazil, was signed by the Imperial Princess Isabel. It marked the last of a series of laws enacted in the second half of the nineteenth century which gradually did away with slavery in the country. Brazil, which received the largest number of enslaved Africans during the slave trade and is now home to the largest Black population outside of the African continent, was the last Western nation to outlaw slavery.
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Remembering Henry Johnson, the soldier called "Black Death"
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Miles Davis Miles Davis is the most revered jazz trumpeter of all time, not to mention one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. He was the first jazz musician of the post-hippie era to incorporate rock rhythms, and his immeasurable influence on others, in both jazz and rock, encouraged a wealth of subsequent experiments. From the bebop licks he initially played with saxophonist Charlie Parker to the wah-wah screeds he concocted to keep up with Jimi Hendrix, Davis was as restl...
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Iron age dwelling on Shetland, UK
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Mombasa spice market. Photography by mollyinkenya.
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Who knew? If emergency occurs... While the blood is gushing - hold pressure and crack open an egg. Peel that membrane off and put it on the wound (continue holding pressure) The membrane will harden and keep the wound closed until you can get to the ER for stitches WOW
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“Stagecoach” Mary Fields (c. 1832-1914) was born a slave in Tennessee and following the Civil War, she moved to the pioneer community of Cascade, Montana. In 1895, when she was around 60 years old, Fields became the second woman and first African American carrier for the US Postal Service. You know you would not have messed with her.
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I loved me some Woody Strode. Smile "Sergeant Rutledge" 1960 -- a John Ford western / military courtroom drama with Woody Strode's best role. (He broke the NFL color line in 1946, playing for the LA Rams.)
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Crooked Little House by Mark Finch
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Africa | Details of the jewellery worn on the hand of King Bonoua, Ivory Coast. Photo was taken December 2009 in Bonoua, Sud-Comoé | © Georges Courreges, via Flickr
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Angel Wings Earrings Fine Silver Wire by wirequeen on Etsy, $56.00
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Pearl Cluster wire wrapped ring. Rings woven onto an adjustable brass base.
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Circle Agate on Stainless Steel Pendant Back by wirequeen on Etsy, $24.00
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Wire Wrap Pendant Necklace Large Rose Quartz Faceted by wirequeen, $36.00
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Wire Queen 1 Pendant Brooch Denim Lapis Mother of by wirequeen, $1200.00
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Yellow Jade Wirewrapped Ring Size 10 by wirequeen on Etsy, $225.00
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Circle Earrings WireWrapped Antiqued Copper Wire by wirequeen, $20.00
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Necklace Twisted Sister Carnelian in Copper by wirequeen on Etsy, $31.00
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African Mudcloth Bead Necklace by wirequeen on Etsy, $38.00
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Necklace Pendant Pietersite in Copper and Fine Silver by wirequeen
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Don't you just love when creative women become activists? Crocheted uteri
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Necklace Green Aventurine Faceted Barrels with Pink by wirequeen,
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Wire Wrapped Copper Pendant Natural Stone Agate by wirequeen, $85.00
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Mother's Day Gift Personalized Star by PersonalizeMeJewelry, $45.00
1931 Packard Vintage Automobile Ad in Fire by VintageCarolina, $9.00
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Wire Wrap Pearl Cluster Adjustable Ring by wirequeen on Etsy, $28.00
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Ring Sz 6 Royal Cowrie shell in SS by wirequeen on Etsy, $125.00
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Wire Wrapped Green Turquoise Ring Large Stone by wirequeen on Etsy, $55.00
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Michelle Hawkins @RobinRuff thanks for the repin. I never thought of my work as steampunk.
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Evelyn Bourne Just lovely, but I'm giggling when I think about the person who has to sit behind her at an event. . . ;-)