Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Burgundy&Pearl

Mnjah, alles ma halasin, et pingutan materjalide kuhjamisega üle ja nüüd jälle...
Selline pidulik komplekt. Mõte oli alguses teha käekett ja kaelakee ning siis juurde lihtsamad kõrvakad. Ent ma tegin kaelakee ja käeketi kinnise kaunistused nii täpselt ühesugused ja veel peegelpildis! Need kohe pidid saama kõrvarõngasteks (sest vaevalt ma enam suudan nii ühesuguseid teha). Kõrvarõngaste mõte ei andnudki enam rahu. Ja nii tegin käeketi ja kaelakee jaoks uued kaunistused, mis nagu ma arvasingi, ei tulnudki nii ühesugused.

See suur ehtekivi, mis on jubearmsa lihviga (nagu maleruudustik ja sätendab nagu segane) ja jubearmsa värvitooniga on muidugi swarovski artikkel 4461 ja värviks kuninglik Burgundy. Punased helmed on Tšehhi klaas ning pärlid samuti Tšehhi klaasist. Tšehhi pärlid on kaunid, palju ilusamad ja kvaliteetsemad kui Hiina omad, aga nende hankimine läheb üha raskemaks, sest Hiina omad on odavamad ja neid on nii palju-palju igal pool...
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Not long back I felt regret of using loads of beads and rhinestones in one piece of jewellery and now I did it again...
Here is quite a fancy set. The idea was to make a necklace and bracelet with modest pair of earrings. But the motifs that were ment to adorn the clasps came out so identical and symmetrical! They had to become earrings (I doubt I could make another pair so alike). That idea didn't go away. So I made another motifs for clasps and as I already guessed they didn't turn out so identical as the first pair.

The big rhinestones with gorgeous faceting (like chekerboard and sparkles like crazy) with beautiful color is a swarovski art. 4461 cushion stone, color is royal Burgundy. Red glass beads from Czech and the imitation pearls are also Czech glass. Czech glass pearls are so pretty, prettier than the ones produced in China. But it's getting more difficult to get Czech pearls because Chinese pearls are everywhere and most of the beadshops are replacing because of the cheaper price...

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Unfinished/Finished

Veel midagi, mis ootas oma aega lõpetamate asjade hulgas. Tookordse kollektsiooni jaoks lükitud helmed ja valmistatud motiivid jäid seisma, kuniks täna sain selle kaelakeena lõpetatud. Igakord kui teen sellise ehte, milles palju helmeid ja hulga ehtekive, hakkab mind närima kahjutunne. Milleks nii palju? Kes sellist tahaks kanda? Ja kus? Kes sellist ostab? Sest mida rohkem materjale, seda suuremaks läheb hind...

Minult on küsitud viimasel ajal, et kuidas ma jõuan. Noh, täiskohaga töö kõrvalt ja nii. Teate, ma ei jõuagi... Palun andestage, kui ma ei jõua meilidele vastata koheselt ja ehtepoodides (DaWanda ja Disainimaja) ning mu väikses materjalipoes venivad postitamised lubatud 3-5 tööpäevast juba reeglina 5 tööpäevaks. Küll ma tagasi ree peale saan! Ja suured aitähhid ostjatele! Tänu teile ma püüan rohkem ja katsun edasi asjatada.
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Something that waited in box of unfinished things. When I made this collection I strung beads and made some rhinestone motifs that became a necklace today. Everytime I make a piece of jewellery like this (with lots of beads and rhinestones) I get this feeling of regret. Why such amount of material? Who would want this one? Where can it be worn? Who would buy this? The more materials the higher the price...

Lately I've been asked this question of how can I manage to do all. Beside my full-time work and all. Well I don't actually... So please forgive me for not answering your mails right away and shipping time in my jewellery shops (DaWanda and Disainimaja) and supply-shop will be up to 5 workingdays. I'm sure I'll soon be back on track! And big thanks for the buyers! You give me the reason to try harder and keep going.

Monday, February 14, 2011

... and the winner is...

Toredat Sõbrapäeva Teile!!!
Aitäh kõikidele loosis osalejatele! Kindlasti on tulemas neid veel ;)
Tegin täna nimekirja kommenteerijatest, et selle järgi väikesed pabersedelid valmistada ning nendega loos teha. Mõtlesin, et näe, mõnes blogis on fortuunaks keegi teine ja siis on kohe põnevam kogu loosimise protsess. Kui sildikesi hakkasin rulli keerama märkasin, et mu kass tunneb väga suurt huvi nende vastu...

Hehe, lubage esitleda: tänane fortuuna triibiline kass Lilli!
Fortuuna oli väga professionaalne, sammus sedelite juurde, haaras sealt kõhklemata ühe hambusse ja tassis paar sammu eemale. Palju õnne:
Regina!
(Palun võta minuga ühendust tänase päeva jooksul, sinu profiil on "not available"!)

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Happy Valentines Day!!!
Thank you all who took part! There will be more giveaways in the future ;)
I made a list of the giveaway post comments so I could make little labels to use in the draw. Thinking that in some blogs the one that draws the winning label is somebody else than the blogger and how it is more interesting that way. When I was working on the labels I noticed that my cat is somehow really interested in the lables...

Haha, so let me introduce you my cat Lilli!
She looked like a pro, went to the lables, picked one out with no hesitation and took it away. Congratulations to:
Regina!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Herringbone / Ndebele Stitched Bracelet

Leidsin, et Miyukid sobivad Tšehhi seemnehelmestega rohkem kokku kui TOHOd. Viimased on nagu suuremad ja need valged näiteks panevad käeketi serva natuke lokkima. Et siis tulevikus katsun TOHOsid eraldi kasutada. Kasutasin Nymo D niiti, mistõttu ehe drapeerub hästi. Käekett on 4,2cm lai, helmestega osa 15,4cm pikk, koos kinnisega 17cm, lisaks veel 5cm pikenduskett. Mustri sain Maaritilt.
See armas vaskne käbi tuli Ameerikast ja pidi ootama mõned kuud, kuna ma lihtsalt unustasin ära, et osalesin ühes ühistellimuses... Aitäh tellimuse koostajatele selle vedamise eest ja selle eest, et mulle meelde tuletasite :)
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I found out that Miyuki seedbeads go better with Czechs then TOHOs. TOHO seedbeads are bit bigger and that's why the white beads make the border of this bracelet a bit wavy. Note for myself: use TOHOs separately. I used Nymo D. This bracelet is 4,2cm wide, beaded section is 15,4cm and with clasp it is 17cm long, plus 5cm extender chain. Pattern is from Maarit.
This cute sopper color metal cone is from the States and had to wait some months because I forgot I took part from an ordering... Thanks for the people who organized this and thank you for reminding me :)

Need to Bead

Viimasel ajal on eriti hinge kraapinud soov helmespõimingut teha. Ja muidugi kalasaba tehnikat (herringbone/ndebele), sest see ju mu lemmik :) Kui sain 40kg Tšehhi seemnehelmeid, siis läks asi susisema. Aga helmespõimingud võtavad ju aega! Ja kui ma juba alustan, siis ei suuda ma seda pooleli jätta ega käest ära panna. No olgu. Ja siis nägin Lohhi/Skvipe blogis seda kaelakeed! Nüüd olin juba kindel, et lähiajal võtan seemnehelmed ette. Aga mida täpsemalt teha, ei teadnud. Ning siis nägin Maariti käeketti! Oh ja ah, see muster on nii ilus! Kirjutasin talle järgmisel sekundil ja küsisin luba mustrit kasutada, mille ma sain koos täpsustustega, aitäh! Ta on nutikalt kasutanud ristpiste mustrit!

Kuid uskumatu!!! Mul POLE piisavalt seemnehelmeid! Et saaks rahulikult värvikombinatsioonidega mängida, ja 11/0 suurust just... Viimasest Tšehhi laadungist oli mul (ainult) poolekilone 11/0 oliivroheline läbipaistmatu sort, muideks jubenunnu värv :) Ja sellest lähtusin. Kombineerisin TOHO ja Miyuki seemnehelmestega. Ma kardan, et mul saab see roosa otsa enne, kui käekett valmis... Alustasin eile, tundub, et lõpetan täna.
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Lately I've been feeling need to work with seedbeads. And in herringbone/ndebele stitch ofcourse, because it's my favourite :) When I got 40kg seedbeads from Czech I coulnd't resist the idea. But seedbeading takes so much time! And I know when I start I cannot put it away and I'll end up working for hours'n'hours. Well... And then I saw Lohh/Skvipe's necklace! It was decided I'll start soon but with what I had no idea. And then I saw Maarit's bracelet! Oh my, this pattern is gorgeous! Next second I sent her an email with asking her permission and some questions. I received an answer soon, thank you! She's so clever, she used embroidery pattern!

But unbelievable!!! I DON'T HAVE enough seedbeads! Enough to be able to play with color combinations, in 11/0 size... What I had was (only) 1/2kg package of opaque olive green seedbeads from the last Czech order, that is by the way most lovely color :) So I started with this. I combined some TOHO and Miyuki seedbeads. I'm afraid I'll run out of the pink ones before I'm finished... I started with this yesterday and it looks like I'll be finishing today.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

More than 100 Followers: Free Giveaway!

Aeg järjekordseks loosimiseks. Vaatasin eelnevaid selleteemalisi postitusi ja leidsin, et olen loosinud kaelakeed, prossi ja kõrvarõngaid ent käekett pole loosirattasse sattunud. Seda annab parandada.

Siin on siis värske ja uhiuus käekett tänasest nokitsemisest eilsete ehtenõeltega. Et loosis osaleda, jäta siia postitusse kommentaar ning pead olema Follower. Kommentaare jätta on aega terve nädal. Vaatan üle kõik kommentaarid, mis on jäetud siia kuni kella 21:00ni 13.veebruaril ning sõbrapäeval 14ndal loosin võitja. Postikulu on minu poolt.

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Time for a free giveaway. I browsed my previous posts and found out I had giveaways for a necklace, brooch and a pair of earrings but no bracelet. I can fix this.

This is a brand new bracelet made today using ball pins I made yesterday. To take a part from this giveaway you need to be a Follower and leave a comment here. You'll have a whole week for that. I'll check all comments left here till 21:00 (Estonian time) on 13th February and announce the winner on Valentines Day.

NavyBlue continues...

Üks paar pikki kõrvarõngaid ning käekett. Ma ei tea, mis mul hakkas, et ma käeketile seemnehelmestest keti tegin!? Ju see oli mingi hulluse hoog, mil mu mõistus mind maha jättis. Seemnehelmeste suurus on 10/0 ehk 2mm. Tulemus on ju igati OK, aga vaevalt ma seda nii naljalt kordan...
Tegin ka roosa nupuga ehtenõelu leeklambiga. Ning tegin kohe sellise suurema hulga. Ei tea täpselt palju neid seal on, aga kindel on see, et otsa saavad nad igaljuhul rutem kui ma tahan.

Ohoo, lugejaid Follower'i kaudu on kogunenud ilus ümmargune number. Paistab, et on aeg tasuta kingituse loosimiseks.

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A pair of long earrings and a bracelet. I'm not sure what happened but I made a chain out of seedbeads!? I must have bee out of my mind! The size of these seedbeads is 10/0, that's 2mm. I do like the result but I don't hink I'll repeat this time consuming project in near future...
I also made some cute little rose ball pins. And I made a lot. Not sure how many are there exactly but I am more than convinced that these will run out much faster than I would like.

Well, it's quite a pretty number of Followers now. It seems it's time for a free giveaway.