Blue Chalcedony Necklace

Just sain valmis ühe kaelakee, nii mõnus tunne :) See kaelakee on tehtud 925 hõbedast, kiviks on kaltsedon, helmed pärlmutrist, kaltsedonist, looduslikust kristallist ja hõbedast. Pikkust on sellel keel 54,5cm, ripats kõige laiemast kohast 3,3cm ning pikkus 5cm (mõõtsin koos alumiste rippuvate helmestega). See kaelakee mõlkus mõtetes mõned nädalad juba, võtsin selle kaltsedonist kumerlihviga kivi ja muudkui mõtlesid :) Probleem seisnes selle hõbedast pesa sidumine traadiga, kuna sellel polnud auke. Idee oli, aga ma ei teadnud, kas see töötab. Ja nüüd, kujutage ette, ma isegi joonistasin väikese plaani! Olen alati mõelnud, et see eelnev ehte planeerimine on äge ja väga professionaalne värk. Kahjuks juhtub minu puhul seda haruharva. Aga see kaelakee tegi mu väga rõõmsaks :) Naljakas kas pole?

I just made a necklace, it feels good :) I made it from 925 silver, the cabochon is from chalcedony, beads are from MOP, chalcedony, natural crystal and silver. It is 54,5cm in lenght, the pendant is 3,3cm at the widest point and 5cm long (I measured with the dangles at the bottom). I thought about this necklace for weeks, I often took it out and wondered what I could do with it :) The problem was how to attach the setting to the wirewrapped frame because it didn't have any holes (wasn't sew-on). I had one idea but I didn't know if it would work. And this time I draw a plan can you imagine that! I have always thought that previous planning and drawing is cool and very professional like. It happens really rarely to me, though. But this necklace made me really happy :) Isn't it funny? :)

Necklace

Oh, kui palju poolikuid töid on kogunenud. Lihtsalt masendav. Tihtilugu veedan aega raamatute taga ning neti kaudu uute ehtetarvikute ostmisega, valmis aga saan midagi väga harva... Leidsin ühe kaelakee, mille tegin valmis jaanuari alguses. Ripats valmis vist isegi eelmisel aastal ja jäi siis seisma. Kui kaelakee valmis sain, ununes see jälle. Midagi selles kees oli, mis mulle ei meeldinud, aga mis, seda ma enam ei mäleta ja enam ei leia üles ka. Nii ma tegin sellest täna rida pilte, millest kannatab üles panna ainult kaks.
Kaelakee on tehtud hõbetatud traadist ja komponentidest, kivi pacific opal swarovski ja helmed swarovski kristallist ning pärlmutrist.
Ma mõtlesin vahepeal, et nüüd, kus Värvispekter on läbi, jätkan oma blogi Kuu Värve, mille puhul panin üles iga kuu üht värvi vanemaid ehteid. Pilte on, aga nende kvaliteedi pärast ei tea, kas tasub või mitte. Veel on kuu lõpuni aega ja saan veel selle üle mõelda.

There are so many unfinished projects. It's absolutely depressing. I often spend my spare time reading and buying jewelry components through the net, but I rarely finish anything... I found a necklace from the beginning of the January. And I think I made the pendant in the end of the last year and then it waited till I finished the whole necklace. I might have not liked somthing about it but what, I cannot remember and I can't find it now either. So I made a lot of pictures from it and only two reached near the average quality, if even that.
This necklace is made of silverplated components, the faceted stone is pacific opal swarovski navette, beads are mother of pearl and swarovski.
I've been thinking, that now when the Color Spectrum is over I could restart the Color of the Month again, choosing a color for every month and making a image heavy posts of jewellery I made in that color. I think I have enough photos but the the quality of them makes me unsure. There is still some time til this month ends so there time for me to think about it.

Tanzanite Set

Nende kunstkristallidega on mõnus mängida. Ma ikka üritan vahepeal oma värvivalikut laiendada ja katsetada uute toonidega. Ühevärviline (tanzanite)komplekt kaelakee ja kõrvarõngad. Hõbetatud traat ja koponendid. Midagi vana aja hõngulist :) Ja mitte kuigi tagasihoidlikku. Kui aega saan, siis teen paremad pildid, sest mulle tundub, et ehted ei paista taustalt eirti välja. Müüdud.

I love playing with these crystals. Sometimes I try to add some colors to those I already have and experiment. Monochromatic (tanzanite) set of a necklace and a pair of earrings. Silverplated wire and components. Something old :) and not so modest. If I have a chance I'll make new pictures, because the photos do not make justice to these pieces, they hardly show from the background.
Sold.

Little and sweet

Väike helmesõiming helmestega. Motiivis on 2mm roosasid kassisilmi, erinevas toonis 3mm FP lihvitud klaashelmeid ning ka seemnehelmeid. Keskel ilutseb 6mm swarovski. Motiiv on ise tilluke, aga olen ise väga rahul :) Kõik helmed klappisid omavahel, töö on puhas ja trimmis :D Ülejäänud kee on tagasihoidlik.
PS Sallist on valmis 2/3.

Little off-loom beading with beads. In the motif there are 2mm pink cats eye beads, 3mm fire polished beads in different colors and some seedbeads. In the center 6mm swarovski chaton. This motif is really little but I'm so pleased with the outcome :) Every bead fits perfectly with others, work is clean and solid :D Rest of the necklace is rather modest.
PS The scarf is almost done, 2/3.

Natural Amethyst and Gold filled settings

Siin on minu kingitus oma emale jõuludeks. Kivideks on 8mm suurused käsitsi lihvitud looduslik ametüst. Kividele õigeid pesasid leida oli päris raske. Mul olid sterling hõbedast ühed olemas (ups, polegi blogis selliseid esitlenud). Kuid need sobisid rohkem swarovski kividele, kuna katsid kivide taga oleva fooliumi ära. Nendele ametüstidele aga jäid need liiga robustseteks. Lõpuks leidsin kullaga täidetud Snap Tite kuue haruga kõrvarõnga pesad vastava suurusega kividele. Nende pesade idee on lihtne (kuus haru hoiavad kivi paigal), kuid ootamatult tekkis probleem ühe kiviga. Kuna need kivid on käsitsi lihvitud, siis on nad pisut erinevad ning ühe kivi serv oli pisut paksem nii, et pesa üks haru ei ulatunud üle kivi serva. Vahepeal tundus, et ma lihtsalt rikun oma tangidega kõik ära, kuid õnneks sain lõpuks kõik nii kui peab. Kivide värv on tugevam ja punakam kui piltidel.

This is my Christmas gift for my mother. These are 8mm natural amethyst that are cut by hand. It was difficult to find suitable settings. I have some earring settings from sterling silver (oops, I somehow haven't presented none of those here...). These sterling silver settings were perfect for swarovski stones because they covered the back side of the stone so you can't see the foiling. But for amethysts these were too plain. Finally I found a pair of Snap Tite settings with six prongs. The idea of those is simple (six prongs hold the stone), but unexpectedly Igot into trouble with setting one stone. Since these stones are hand cut, they are bit different in shape and size and the edge of the stone was too thick at one side so the prong couldn'd reach to grab the stone. I was afraid I'll ruin it with my pliers, but fortunately everything ended well. The color of the stones is more intense and more purple (red) than on the pictures.