Brides are given the ornaments after the marriage ceremony by friends and relatives as a keepsakeIt brings luck and happiness to the newly wedsWhite crochet shoe decorated with satin flowers and pearls and a little crochet bellbridal ornament, crochet, shoe, bell

Table decoration or bridal ornament, crochet

In Slovenia, there were no vacuum cleaners until 1970s to perform the jobs so housewives have been beating the dust out of mattresses, blankets and carpetsA woven wooden(willow wood tied together with wire) dust beater to be used in spring cleaning for beating the carpets, mattresses and blankets, dust beater, willow wood, cleaning mattresses, blankets, carpets

Marcela was in a convent school in Tomaj, Slovenia, where the nuns - the teachers encouraged the girls to learn embroidery and other crafts to start the dowry.Every girl tried to prepare the linen for the dowry. Marcela had great teachers and mentors in the craft.Light blue fine linen table cloth with a circle of pink embroidery and netting fine linen table clot, embroidery, netting, slovenian, italian school, slovenian association melbourne

1 single bed flat white heavy cotton sheet with lace border at the topIdrija lace border, with special stitch (žur) line, initial MG for Marcela Gec, Marcela maiden name

There were no double beds than and the girls always made a pair - a set of cotton sheets with identical patterns.Flat white cotton sheet with the lace insert, special bordering and the initials Lace insert in the top part of the single white cotton sheet, special zig-zag border (žur) and the initials MG - for Marcela Gec, married Marcela Boleinitials mg, white cotton single sheet, lace inserted, žur

circular Idrija lace doilyThe Idrija lace was inserted in a thin off-white linenidrija lace doily, tomaj, italian school, slovenia, slovenian association melbourne

Every year the Slovenian Association Melbourne selected Mother of the Year. Sometimes the school children wrote essays and the author's mother of the best essay became Mother of the Year, receiving a sash and flowersRed satin sash with gold tassle1989 S.D.M. (Slovensko društvo Melbourne - Slovenian Association Melbourne) Mother of the Yearslovenian mother of the year, 1989, slovenian association melbourne,

Two identical white cotton pillow cases with lace inserts for the dowrywhite cotton pillow case with lace insert and the initials MGembroidered initials MG (Marcela Gec, married Bole)lace pillowcases, slovenian association melbourne, dowry, lace inserts

Box made of postcards stitched together with blanket stitch, lid opens and the box was used for jewelery and notes, named šatuljaBlanket stitch, romantic Italian postcards with a opening lidbox made of postcards, romantic cards, blanket stitch, jewelery box, šatulja, italian postcards, slovenian association melbourne

Oval white linen doily with tatted lace edgingwhite cotton doily, tatted lace edging, slovenian association melbourne

medal with inscription on a band in Slovenian flag coloursMarcela bole was presented the Medal in 1989 at the conclusion and in gratitude for her life achievements - as part of the This is Your Life cultural program Medal has a gold rim with white ceramic centre with TO JE VAŠE ŽIVLJENJE, g. MARCELA BOLE, KEW, 20. 6. 1999 on medal, to je vaše žibljenje, marcela bole, kew, 1999, slovenian association melbourne

Multicoloured double bed crochet bedspread made of rose motifscombinations of many round and square crochet parts, sewn into the bedspreadcrochet bedspread, rose patterns, squares, slovenian association melbourne

Certificate of Appreciation to Marcela Bole in 2001For a contribution to the Carers Revealed - An Artistic View exhibition for Carers WeekCertificate of AppreciationAction on Disability within Ethnic Communities Inc.certificate of appreciation, marcela bole, slovenian association melbourne

Slovenian Religious centres in Australia stage annually Slovenian Youth Concerts. Participating youth and some adult participate with songs, dance, poetry and drama.Marcela Bole participated with reading her own poetryCertificate of Recognition for participation on the 25th Slovenian Youth Concert 1999Recognition Certificate, 2nd October 1999certificate of recognition, 1999, slovenian religious centre, slovenian yout concert, 1999, marcela bole, slovenian association melbourne

Certificate presented to Marcela Bole for the INternational Year of Older Persons by Multicultural Australia SBS Radio 1999To Marcela Bole for contribution to Multicultural Australia SBS Radiocertificate of recognition, marcela bole, multicultural australia, slovenian association melbourne, sbs, international year of the older persosn, 1999

Certificate of Appreciation by the CSOV President at the occasion of the 6th Slovenian Festival 1998marcela bole, cerfificate of appreciation, slovenian festival 1998, slovenian association melbourne

Certificate of Gratitude of participation at the 28th Slovenian Youth concert 2002Priznanje in zahvala - Acknowledgement and gratitudemarcela bole, slovenian yout concert 2002, slovenian association melbourne

Certificate issued in gratitude for the participation at the Slovenian Festival 1998A thank you certificate by CSOVcertificate of participation and gratitude, csov, slovenian festival 1998, marcela bole, slovenian association melbourne

Invitation to celebration Carers Week, 2001 at Moreland City Council, CoburgAcknowledgement to importance of carersinvitation, marcela bole, carers week 2001, moreland city council, slovenian association melbourne

ADEC Program outlayMarcela Bole participating with the recital of her poem in Italianparticipating on adec program, marcela bole, slovenian association melbourne, italian poem

Watercolor drawingGec Marcela, 6.11.1926marcela bole, watercolour drawing, 1929, autumn leaves

Painting and ornaments were taught at the convent school at Tomaj where Marcela attended the school. She was taught by the NunsWatercolour painting presenting leaf ornamentJesenski ornament - Autumn leaf ornamentmarcela bole, autumn leah ornament, slovenian association melbourne

Watercolour pattern of blue bells arrangementGec Marcelinamarcela bole, colour pattern, slovenian association melbourne

Slovenian carnation is a topic for many drawing, ornaments, embroideries and songsOrnamento geometrico del garofani Gec M.slovenian carnation, marcela bole, geometric ornament, slovenian association melbourne

marcela bole, cherries, drawing, slovenian association melbourne

marcela bole, christmas eve, slovenian association melbourne, drawing

marcela bole, daffodils, pattern, slovenian association melbourne

marcela bole, daisies, ornament, pattern

marcela bole, daisies, ornament