susandorling

Susan Dorling is a freelance writer, decorative art consultant, chain maille artist and small business owner. Her online retail venue, the Phoenix Collection, features decorative art -- original paintings and prints -- sculpture, Pueblo pottery, hand-knotted Navajo and Oriental rugs and more.

Since 2000, she has written hundreds of articles for a number of popular websites and print publications reflecting her passion for animals, interior design, style, fashion and business.

In the Spotlight

Review of the StarStrings Collection

Photo courtesy of Molly Magdalain, StarStrings.com. A melange of art, music and jewelry blend seamlessly into one powerful entity in the “StarStrings Collection.” Recycled guitar strings define the brand which is an innovative product of...

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  Home and Garden

  Natural Elimination of Silverfish

  8 years ago

  Silver-gray, scaly, torpedo-shaped silverfish -- Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus -- hide in dark, moist and warm areas of homes. When caught by surprise or suddenly exposed to light, these pest insects of the primitive order Thysanura, scurry away in...

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  Jewelry

  Review of the StarStrings Collection

  12 years ago

  Photo courtesy of Molly Magdalain, StarStrings.com. A melange of art, music and jewelry blend seamlessly into one powerful entity in the “StarStrings Collection.” Recycled guitar strings define the brand which is an innovative product of...

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  Jewelry

  Elvis Presley's Passion for Jewelry

  13 years ago

  "It was like he came along and whispered a dream in everybody’s ear and then we dreamed it." Bruce Springsteen on Elvis Presley The most memorable personality in American music was born January 8, 1935 in a two-room plank shack in East Tupelo,...

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  History of Fashion

  Jewelry in Ancient Egypt

  13 years ago

  "In Egypt, gold is the dust on the highroads.” The ancient Egyptians were among the world's most ardent jewelry lovers. Literally dripping in jewels, they walked the sun-baked streets of Egypt...