Work in Progress

Sharing some photos of work in progress. Planning a pair of Sparkly Rhinestone Earrings with Bermuda Blue (Cz) color. Super pretty color that shifts from dark blue with a hint of purple to bright light (lagoon) blue. 

Work in Progress

Here are some photos of the work progress with dark red jewelry components. Usually the process starts with choosing the colors and materials and then moves on to trying out different motifs and how they work together. Here are the main motifs that will be combined into jewelry.

Emerald Green

Is it time to remember the winter? How the sparkle of green rhinestones were bringing the freshness of coming seasons? Sweet promise.

Inspired by the vintage and new jewelry components... Here we have vintage pressed jade glass stone, uranium glass leaf shaped button, vintage Austrian Swar. kite shaped crystals and other new and old glass rhinestones.

Vintage Sew-On Glass Beads in Amethyst Purple

 These vintage glass sew-on beads have deep amethyst purple color and rose cut faceting. Rather big and heavy, measuring 17mm!

Rhinestone Jewelry in Progress

Work in progress... I'm using smooth top red rhinestones by Swarovski, glass beads and pearls. Just look at that baroque grey pearl!!!

Vintage Jewelry Materials

Vintage materials for new jewelry. I picked grey colored sew-on glass beads with foiling on the back and old glass pearls with grayish purple color.

Work in Progress: Rhinestone Jewelry in Vintage Style

Here are pics about work in progress. This is a making of a necklace: Lucky Emerald Necklace. The name comes from that pointed hexagon stone that not only inspired this necklace but also restarted one that I had in mind over a year ago.

There are many steps before this piece of jewelry is finished. Each motif made one by one, assembled into a bigger motif, stringing the pearls etc.

Vintage Style Necklace In Making

Here are photos of the vintage style necklace coming together. I searched high and low for the right bow. Found one but it was only in one size. I needed two sizes to use with big and medium motif. So, I cut two bows in pieces and joined them together to create a bigger one :)

The big motif became a center pendant with extra rhinestones
and the bow I created from two bows.

It's quite huge don't you think?

Here are all the components coming together.
Here you can see the difference of the bows.

Siin on pilte vintage stiilis kaelakee protsessist. Seda õiget metallist lipsu-komponenti otsisin õige mitmest kohast. Kui leidsin, siis oli seda saada ainult ühes suuruses. Aga mul oli vaja kahes suuruses, et kasutada suure ja keskmise motiivi juures. Niisiis võtsin kaks lipsu, lõikasin katki ja ühendasin üheks suuremaks :)

Special Custom Order: Vintage Style Necklace

Materials for a custom order. This will be a tribute necklace in style of historical recreation. The aim is to be something similar to the sapphire and diamond necklace of princess Eugenie of Greece and Denmark.

Ofcourse I'm not using sapphires or diamonds :) Client chose vintage lapis lazuli imitation glass cabochons and the "diamonds" will be vintage Swarovski rhinestones.

Järgmise tellimustöö materjalid. Tegemist on nö "tribuut" kaelakeega ja eesmärgiks ajaloo taaskehastamine (uhked kleidid ja puha). Eeskujuks on Kreeka ja Taani printsess Eugenie kaelakee safiiride ja teemantidega. 

Loomulikult ei kasuta ma safiire ja teemanteid :) Klient valis välja lasuriidi imitatsioon klaaskivid ning "teemanditeks" on vintage Swarovski ehtekivid.

Vintage French Pearls get Sparkly Companions

Vintage French pearls get sparkly companions. Did you noticed how well copper matches with the pearls with red glass core?

I'm thinking of using some round flat transparent Czech beads. They have nice pattern although it doesn't show that well on photo. They look like candy :) Sparkly golden faceted beads will have the honorable task of glamming it up and deep red beads will add some color... and sparkly rhinestone spacers to catch light.

Baroque shaped vintage glass pearls with similar oval pearls.

Vintage glass pearls with copper wire - perfect match!
Transparent Czech glass beads have pressed pattern like candy.

Sparkly golden faceted beads and deep red glass beads
I'll be combining with the rest.

Vintage Prantsuse pärlid saavad endale sädelevaid kaaslasi :) Märkasite, kui hästi nende pärlite juurde sobib vask?

Ma mõtlesin, et nende pärlite juurde oleks hea kasutada neid läbipaistvaid ümmargusi lapikuid helmeid. Neil on pressitud muster, mis pildil kahjuks hästi välja ei tule. Need näevad välja nagu karamellid :) Sädelevad kuldsed lihvitud helmed lisavad glamuuri, tumepunased helmed natuke värvi... ja kristallidega vahehelmed püüavad valgust.

Soon Finished: Romance en Gris and Hollow Metallic Glass Beads

Beautiful find from one of my treasure hunts - vintage Swarovski rhinestone Romance en Gris - was truly inspiring. So I looked around my bead collection and found some pretty ones that matches perfectly!

Vintage (or even antique) hollow glass beads with silver lining have similar steel-like cold beauty as the rhinestones. The round steel-grey hollow beads are dyed and will get lighter and lighter in time as it wears off. Long-shaped beads have mesmerizing pattern - it's a fine art!

Materials of my next project: vintage Swarovski rhinestones
Romance en Gris, hollow glass silver-lined beads in flat round,
patterned long and dark dyed styles. And new Czech faceted
beads in hematite color.

These hollow glass beads have silver lining and dark grey dye
on the surface. The dye will wear off in time, revealing shiny silver.

Gorgeous long flat hollow glass beads with mesmerizing pattern.
It looks like these are made of textile :)

And here are four Swarovski rhinestones in this
beautiful and rare color called Romance en Gris.

Imeilus leid ühelt mu aardejahilt - vintage Swarovski ehtekivid Romance en Gris värvi - osutus väga inspireerivaks. Nii ma vaatasin ringi oma helmeste kogus ning leidsin mõned, mis sobivad kividega ideaalselt!

Vintage (või isegi antiiksed) seest hõbetatud õõnsad klaashelmed on sarnase teras-külma iluga nagu Swarovski ehtekivid. Terashallid ümmargused helmed on pealt värvitud ning hakkavad kuludes üha heledamaks ja heledamaks muutuma. Piklikel helmestel on kaunis muster. See on saavutatud läbipaistvate klaasvarraste kombineerimisel mustrina ning seda omakorda venitades ja vinti keerates. Tegemist on peene kunstiga!

Planning

Valin materjale oma uue projekti jaoks. Eesmärk on teha ehe, mis stiililt oleks sarnane Assemblage ehetele. Esimese asjana on mõte kasutada mu kõige vanemaid pärleid. Seda enam, et hiljuti sain sarnaseid juurde, aga pisut suuremaid. Edasimüüja väitis, et need on 1920ndatest. Kuna eelmised ehted olid sinakate ja helepruuni värviga ja kuna mul alati jääb midagi järgi, siis kasutan samu värve ka uues ehtes. 

I'm choosing materials for my new project. My goal is to make a piece of jewelry with the Assemblage style. My first thought was to use the oldest beads in my stash, glass pearls. I recently had the chance to buy similar pearls, only the size is bit bigger. Vendor told me these were from the 1920's. Since I used blueish and topaz colored beads in my previously made jewelry and there's always some leftovers on my table I decided to use similar colors.

Altered, Repurposed and Assemblage Jewelry

Pealkirjas nimetatud ehete stiil on üks ütlemata põnev asi. Nimelt pannakse vanadest ehetest kokku uusi kasutades erinevaid tehnikaid. Natuke nagu kollaaži põhimõttel. Ma ei tea, kas ma suudaksin ise midagi sellist teha... Kui ehtes on ilusaid osi, siis tahaksin seda ju taastada. Kui pole midagi väärt taastamist, siis miks ma peaks tahtma seda kasutada... Aga no, mis siin rääkida, niisugust vanade ehete valikut pole mul kusagilt võtta ja vbl sellepärast ma lihtsalt ei mõista.

Aga stiil meeldib. Ja seetõttu lähenesin asjale teisest küljest. Mis on nendes nn "ümber tehtud" ehetes, mis mulle niiväga meeldib ja kas ei võiks neid samu nippe kasutada ilma "vanade ehete" abita? Esimesena torkab silma erinevate metallide kasutamine, erineva jämedusega traadid, ühendusrõngad, helmed, mis oleks justkui kuskilt üle jäänud. Samuti assümeetrilisus ning erinevate stiilide kokku panemine, suvalised leitud asjad (fotod, võtmed, kujukesed, kellad, kasvõi nuku käsi...), tihti massivsus ja mitmekihilisus... Kokku sobitatakse erinevaid materjale (poolvääriskivi, portselan, klaas, plastmass, puu) ja värve, pilt on kirju ja on, mida vaadata.

Alustasin uue projektiga. Eesmärgiks teha midagi, millel oleks antud stiilile iseloomulikke jooni. Aga teen kõik otsast lõpuni ise. Ja ma arvan, et jään vasksele metallile truuks ;)

Altered, Repurposed and Assemblage Jewelry as a style is really interesting. It means making jewelry with using old pieces of jewelry and an array of techniques. It's a bit like a collage. I don't know if I could do anything like this... If there's an old necklace with a beautiful motif I would want to restore it. And if there's nothing I want to restore then why would I want to use it... But the truth is that I don't have the resources of old jewelry so it may be that I just don't understand.

But I like that style. And therefore I look at it from a different point of view. So what is it that makes Assemblage jewelry so pretty to me and what if I could use the same tricks without using the old jewelry? The first thing I notice is that very often there are all sorts of different color metal used, different size rings and wires and beads that seems to be left overs. Also asymmetry in jewelry is often seen, mix of styles, found objects (photos, keys, watches, even a hand from a doll...), jewelry is often massive and layered... An array of materials (semi-precious, porcelain, glass, plastic, wood) used together, items are very busy and there's a lot to see.

I started a new project. My goal is to make something that resembels this style. But I'll make all the pieces myself. And I think I'll stick to the copper colored metal ;)

Ingredients

Salaprojekt on valmis. See tekitas tõsist hasarti ning töö käigus tekkis väga palju erinevaid variante ning samuti ka valearvestusi. Varsti tulevad ka pildid, aga senikauaks panen siia mõned kasutatud materjalid ja nende kogused. Muidu nimekiri on tegelikult palju pikem. Kas arvate ära, millega tegu?

*Swarovski kristallid 2,8-4,6mm 108tk

*Swarovski navette ehtekivid 4tk

*2mm pärl 169tk

*3mm pärl 9tk

*4mm pärl 1tk

*6mm pärl 8tk

*8mm pärl 36tk

*tilgakujuline pärl 4tk

*kristallidega vahehelmes 24tk

*ehtenõelad 22tk

*ühendusrõngaid 29tk

My secret project is finished. It was absolutely thrilling process with many possible variations and also quite a lot miscalculations. I'll post photos soon but meanwhile you can read about some materials I used. The whole list is much longer ofcourse. Can you guess what I made?

*Swarovski chatons 2,8-4,6mm 108pcs

*Swarovski navettes 4pcs

*2mm pearl 169pcs

*3mm pearl 9pcs

*4mm pearl 1pc

*6mm pearl 8pcs

*8mm pearl 36pcs

*pearshaped pearl 4pcs

*rhinestone rondelle 24pcs

*ball pin 22pcs

*jump rings 29pcs

Four Angel Brooches

Neljanda advendi puhul tegin isetegija.net Advendiingli projekti raames neli ingliga prossi. Pildid on jällegi minu joonistatud. Hariliku pliiatsiga paberile ning paber mitu korda üle lakitud. Seekord panin kõik pildid antiik kuldsesse (vbl pigem messingu moodi) raami ning prossi nõelad liimisin taha. Lõpuks olen leidnud hea liimi selliste tööde jaoks. Kasutan sellist liimi, mis sain tänu janalillele FMGst. See on tõesti tugev ja täiesti läbipaistev.

On the fourth Advent I made for the isetegija.net project Advent Angels four brooches with angel pictures. I drew the pictures with pencil on paper and put many coats of lacquer. I put the picture in antique gold (or more like brass-looking) settings and glued the pin needle. Finally I have found a good glue for this kind of jobs. I use this glue that I got from FMG thanks to janalill. It is really strong and absolutely colorless.

Last one for Color Spectrum 2008

Seekordne projekt Värvispekter 2008 on nüüdseks minu jaoks läbi. Kõige viimase, detsembrikuu, värvideks olid kas roheline ja punane või kuldne ja hõbedane. Mina valisin viimase. Panen kõik pildid siia ritta :) Endalgi hea meenutada. Pildile klikates avaneb vastav blogipostitus (v.a detsembrikuu omal).

The Color Spectrum 2008 Project is now over for me. For the last month, december, there was a possibility to choose between two color pairs: green and red or gold and silver. I chose the last one. I'm going to put all the months works here :) Nice for me to see them all together :D When you click on the picture then a window with a blog post opens where you may read more and see more pictures (except for the December).