Back on tracks

Klaaspärlid ja samast materjalist navette-kujuline ehtekivi. Sellised traadi kujud meeldivad mulle väga :) Navette ja need klaaspärlid kettide otsas olid juba valmis ehetekomponendid 1940ndatest. Hästi vahvad, see kett langed suurepäraselt ja on selline natuke paksuke. Kuigi ma kardan, et need olid mõeldud metalliga katmisele ja seetõttu võivad nahale vbl mõjuda halvasti... sest kõik muud osad on valmistatud ELi normide kohaselt ja ei tohiks midagi halba teha. Ma peaks otsima midagi nende kettide asendamiseks või hoopis katma need mingi lakiga. Seniks võin kanda seda ise :) Hetkel on see mu lemmik!

Glass pearls and a navette from the same material. I love these kind of wire shapes :) Navette and chain tassel with glass pearls are findings from the 1940's. Gorgeous, the chain drapes perfectly and is a bit thick. Although I'm afraid that this chain was ment to be plaited and therefore may cause allergic reaction... All other components are made concerning to the EU standards and are safe. I might look for something to replace the chain or perhaps try to put somekind of protective layer of some varnish or so. Till then I can wear it myself :) This necklace is my favourite at the moment!

Tartu

Käisin täna Tartus, jõudsin kohale ennelõunat. Aitasin Terjel üles panna tema esimest näitust Ehe Rahvuslik. Panin kangaid vitriinidesse, mässasin mannekeenidega, sättisin ehted, juurde sildid ning numbrid, et külastajad saaksid anda tagasisidet ehete kohta. Huvitav oli :) Kokku on näitusel 30 ehet või ehte komplekti, nendest 5 (kokku 9 eset) on disainitud ja kokku pandud minu poolt Terje tehtud polümeersavist lisanditega. Pean tunnistama, et olen suhteliselt polümeersavi-kauge inimene (pole ühtegi asja sellest materjalist teinud) ning rahvuslik teema on minu puhul samuti nõrk. Ma usun, et paljud ideed olid liiga naiivsed ja vbl ebareaalsed :) Ei ole mul kahjuks väljapaistvat pildimaterjali, esimesi ehteid ei jõudnud isegi pildistada, asjaga oli kiire (seepärast panen siia kolm visandilehte). Selle esimese, pimeda ja välguga tehtud pildi tegin selleks, et Terjele selgitada, millist puusaketti mõtlesin (see on roosa mündikee-komplektist), seepärast ka selline pildikvaliteet. Kaks ehet jõudsin pildistada ikka nii nagu mul kombeks. See kindakett on minu lemmik :) Ideena oleks kett olnud toekam ja messingu-karva ning kindad pisut väiksemad, aga need kuljused, mis Terje Rootsist tõi, olid just nii armsad kui tahtsin. Kui tahate näha pilte Terje tehtud ehetest, siis võib mõndasid näha tema blogis, aga muidugi soovitan külastada näitust ;)

I went to Tartu today, I got there before the midday. I helped Terje to put up her very first exhibition. This exhibition theme is how to use Estonian traditional motifs with polymer clay and create a whole new and fresh look one could wear every day. I put fabrics into the display cases, dressed and accessorized mannequins, placed the jewellery, added notes and numbers so people could give feedback. It was interesting :) There are 30 jewellery pieces or sets on display and 5 of them (9 pieces together) are designed and made by me with polymer findings by Terje. I'm afraid I'm quite far from the whole polymer clay business (I haven't done a single thing from it) and traditional culture isn't really my cup of tea. I can only guess that my ideas could be really naive and unreal :) I'm afraid I don't have much pictures to show you from the finished pieces, I gave most of them away before I could photograph them, I was in a hurry (that's why I'll show you my sketches). The first dark picture was made to explain Terje what is a jean-chain (it's a one part of 3-item set with pink coins and black findings). I had a chance to make decent photos from two pieces. The mitten bracelet with bells is my personal favourite. I had imagined it with more solid antiqued brass chain and with a bit smaller mittens, but those bells Terje got from Sweden are just adorable! If you would like to see picture of Terjes jewellery then you might see some from her blog ;)

Emerald and Moonstone

Tegelikult on need kivid klaasist, ümara ehtekivi värvus on lihtsalt smaragtroheline ning need kreemikad navette-kujulised on siidised moonstone glass tüüpi. Viimasel ajal on mul väga kiire olnud ning kõiki ideid, mis muude tegemiste ajal tulevad, ei ole saanud teostada. Olen mõned neist hiljem õhtul üles joonistanud, kuid kardan, et rohkem neist midagi ei tule. Õudne igatsus on küll koju, ehtekivide ja traadi juurde pääseda, kuid kui õhtul jõuan, olen juba nii väsinud, et ei suuda millelegi keskenduda. Leidsin eile uue Bead&Buttoni ajakirja postkastist, kuid ei vaadanudki seda läbi. Täna hommikusöögi kõrval sain selle lehitsetud :) Ideid sain sealt küll, aga kuna endalgi paras posu pähe kopitama jäänud, siis olen parajas segaduses, mida teha mida mitte.
See kaelakee on valminud, ma ei mäletagi millal... Igaljuhul on see nüüd valmis. Ehtekivid on ilma tagumise fooliumita. Huvitav, smaragtroheline kivi ei sära seetõttu vähem, vbl on kullavärvi pesal midagi sellega tegemist. Muidu on smaragt ja kuld koos väga kirev ja kunagi kui selle keega alsutasin, siis oli väike kahtlus, kas sellest saab üldse ehet, mida näiteks igapäevaselt kanda. Aga see ripats on väike ja kaelas väga ei domineeri.

Actually are these rhinestones from glass. The color of the round one is emerald and these cream navettes are from moonstone glass. I've been really busy lately with everything else but beading. And it seams that all the beading ideas that I have doing something else were ment to fade away. I did try to draw some of them in the evenings but I'm afraid that nothing more comes from it. Every day I felt homesick and wanted to be with my rhinestones and wire, but in the evenings I was so tired I couldn't concentrate at all. I found the new issue of Bead&Button at post yesterday but couldn't even look it through. So I read it while I was having a brakfast today :) I got some inspiration and ideas but since there were a lot of them in my head already, I'm a bit confused where to start.
I made this necklace, I don't know when... Either way it's finished now. The rhinestones are unfoiled. It's interesting that the emerald one is still shining even without foiling, perhaps the gold-colored setting has some part in it. Emerald and gold together are quite boastful and when I started with this necklace I was hesitating if it's a piece of jewellery one can wear everyday. But the pendant is quite small and it will not dominate much while wearing.

Exhibition

Näitus Tartus!!!!

Exhibition in Tartu!!!

Flower Bouquet

Kui ma neid rohelisi ehtekive nägin, siis ma kohe nii väga tahtsin neid! See poolläbipaistev valge-rohelise kirju klaaskivi on pealt kumer ja alt kuldfooliumiga. Pärit on ta kusagilt 1940ndatest! Minustki vanem ja tal võttis kõvasti aega, et oodata kuniks temast ehe valmib (vaeseke istus kogu see aeg laos). See traatidest mässitud sigrimigri peaks kujutama lillebuketti :) Kas kuidagi paistab see välja ka? Daisy-spacerid koos 2mm kassisilmadega peaks kujutama lilli. Mõnus oli seda ehet teha :) Kuidagi kergelt ja kiirelt sai valmis. Seal on veel läbipaistvad lihvitud helmed, millel valge kiht peal. Alguses suhtusin neisse eelarvamusega, kuid nüüd mulle need täitsa meeldivad! Eriti kui need on natuke nurkadest kulunud ja näevad välja nagu oleks kilpkonna kilbi mustriga :P
See kee on müüdud.

When I first saw these white-green navettes I absolutely had to have them! This rhinestone is domed at the top and has a gold folio at the bottom. It's from the 1940's! Older than me and waited really long time to become a part of a piece of jewellery (it was put away all this time). The wire wrapped part should imitate the flower bouquet :) Can you see it? Little daisy-spacers with tiny 2mm cat eye beads should be like flowers. I really enjoyed making this necklace :) It seemed easy and it felt like it didn't took any time at all. There are also some crystal glass beads with white surface coating. When I first saw them I didn't like them at all. It seemed really odd to put this kind of unattractive coating on a glass bead. But now I really like them. Especially when the color has worn off from the edges and the bead looks as if it was a tortoise shell :P
This necklace is sold.