"The phoenix crown worn by my mother-in-law spent a year making it for me. This is unique love."
Recently, Ms. Bai from Tianshui, Gansu Province posted a masterpiece of her mother-in-law Ms. Yang who spent a year: a Ming-style phoenix crown is inlaid with pearls and jade, and is finely crafted. Netizens call her "fairy mother-in-law" enviously.
Last June, while Ms. Bai was watching videos at home, she saw someone else's Chinese wedding online, and said casually, "I will hold such a wedding in the future, and I also want a phoenix crown and a red robe." Unexpectedly, my mother-in-law was concerned when she heard it and immediately expressed that she wanted to make her a phoenix crown with her own hands.
Then, the mother-in-law began to search for information, find tutorials, buy materials, and learn from scratch, including imitating dotcui , filigree and other traditional techniques. There is a custom-made traditional phoenix crown on the Internet, and one top costs about 8,000 yuan. The main reason is that the materials and craftsmanship themselves are relatively special. Many pearls are used, and imitation dot green and filigree crafts are used. It takes half a year for a phoenix crown to place an order to produce the finished product.
Ms. Bai said movedly: "My mother-in-law goes to work during the day and does a little every day after work until it is officially completed in May this year. It takes about a year. I want to save this phoenix crown as a family heirloom and pass on the happiness of this family."
In September this year, Ms. Bai and her lover held a traditional Chinese wedding, and she wore this phoenix crown made by her mother-in-law. In an interview with the media, Ms. Bai said: "If my children like traditional weddings in the future, I would also like my mother-in-law to do it for them like me, but I definitely didn't do it so well. It would be okay to pass on the top of my mother-in-law to them."
It is reported that Ms. Bai and her husband have known each other for more than ten years. They are in a long-distance relationship. She is from Lanzhou. Her husband's home is in Tianshui . At the end of 2020, she came to Tianshui to live with her mother-in-law. Ms. Bai's mother-in-law said in an interview that she lived alone, her son was not with her work, and her daughter-in-law often accompanied her when she had time. In fact, I didn’t think too much about it when I said I wanted to make a phoenix crown for my daughter-in-law. My daughter-in-law liked it, so she wanted to try to make it for her. Then she began to determine the style according to her daughter-in-law’s preferences, buy pearls, feathers, copper wire and other materials, and learn by myself according to the tutorial. "Although it's the first time to do handicrafts, including imitation of dot-green and filigree crafts, it doesn't matter if it's not done well at the beginning, try it a few more times. For example, dot-green feathers, I bought two for comparison. One of them is darker in color, and the yellow hair crown is a bit eye-catching. Finally, I chose the light-colored one, and the dark blue one is used as embellishment, and it is less used."
Ms. Yang has been engaged in art work for more than 30 years, mainly painting fine brushwork flowers and birds. The phoenix crown is exploring and does a little after get off work or on weekends. She is also interested in this and enjoys it. She also feels accomplished after doing it. "My daughter-in-law will also help with buying materials and finding tutorials. Although it is troublesome to learn how to make a phoenix crown by yourself, her daughter-in-law is very filial and well-behaved. I like it very much. My efforts are worth it." Ms. Yang said.
"A good relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law lies in the sincere treatment and caring of each other." On October 5, Ms. Bai told Benliu News reporters on the phone. The reporter noticed that Ms. Bai also posted a video of her mother-in-law making a round fan on a social software, and wrote: "Made by her phoenix crown, the fan was painted by her mother-in-law. Due to the light at the wedding, the fan was useless, which is a little regretful. I secretly told you that my mother-in-law loves me very much."
"The mother-in-law taught herself to make a phoenix crown for her daughter-in-law for a year" was released, which triggered a heated discussion among netizens about the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law: "A mother-in-law with loving mother-in-law, so dedicated, the family will be very harmonious in the future." "The best gift is far better than gold and silver." "It's so beautiful, don't mention my mother-in-law, even if I am a mother-in-law, I can't make it." "So exquisite, purely handmade phoenix crowns can be passed down from generation to generation." Some netizens said sourly: "Other people's mother-in-law are indeed different, I also want to have such a mother-in-law." More netizens sent their blessings.
text·picture丨Benliu News reporter Xu Jingwen
