Sunday, March 1, 2009

Turquiose Square

Siin on jällegi klaaskivi, mis näeb välja nagu kivi, nagu türkiis :) Ja väheke traadikeerutamist sinna juurde. Tegelikult on see kaelakee tagasihoidlik ja ripatsi osa on väike. Aimduse suurusest saab viimasest pildist. Lisaks klaasile on siin ka swarovski helmeid (turquoise ja pacific opal).

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This is also a glass cabochon here that looks like a stone, like a turquioise :) And a bit of wirewrapping to frame it. This necklace is actually modest and the part with the pendant is little. You can have a hint of it from the last picture. In addition to the glass I put some swarovski beads here (turquioise and pacific opal).

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Coral Red, Beige & Turquoise Green

Ma ikka katsetan erkpunasega kombinatsioonide leidmist. Esimene katse oli mul kaelakee punase ja pärlmutriga. Seekordselt valisin käeketi tegemise, mis minu jaoks on värvide segamisel palju mugavam kui kaelakee ripats. Siin on peale erkpunase veel beeži ja türkiis-rohelist. Ja muidugi palju vaskset metalli :) Müüdud.

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I'm still trying to find colorcombinations with bright red. The first attempt was a necklace with coral red and MOP. This time I chose a bracelet that is easier for mixing colors than a necklace pendant. Here are besides the red also some beige and turquoise green beads. And ofcourse lots of coppery metal :) Sold.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

My beading books

Siin on minu jaapani helmeraamatud. Vbl on siin hulgas ka muid hieroglüüfe, ma tõesti ei tea. Raamatud Bead Fantasies neli osa on inglise, teised mulle tundmatus keeles. Kui mul on tunne, et ehete tegemine ei lähe kohe mitte, siis teen endale piimakokteili, sätin ennast mugavalt istuma ning lehitsen neid raamatuid. Mu riiulis on veel ka paar eestikeelset ja mõnesid ingliskeelseid raamatuid, kuid millegipärast on jaapani omad südamelähedasemad :)

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Here are my japanese books. There could be books from some other Asian country, I really can't be sure. The Bead Fantasies four books are in English, others are in a language I can't understand. If I feel like making jewellery doesn't work at all I make myself a milkshake and sit down to enjoy these books. I also have some books in Estonian and English, but in some reason I cherish these ones shown here more :)

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

I did it!!!

See oli vist isetegija.net sünnipäevapeol, kui Lucy ja janalill ütlesid, et neile see traadi põimimise tehnika väga meeldib. Ma polnud seda proovinud ja tol hetkel polnud mingit soovi seda ka teha :) Aga pärast hakkasin mõtlema, et ikka peaks proovima (seda enam, kui see nii hea tehnika pidi olema). Tükk aega mõtlesin. Ja siis proovisin. Ühesõnaga ei tulnud see mul üldsegi välja ning traat katkes kõige ebasobivamal kohal, vist viskasingi selle minema. Ootasin ja mõtlesin veel. Siis tegin teise ebaõnnestunud katse. Ootasin ja mõtlesin veel. Ja nüüd, eile, võtsin asja uuesti käsile. Traat on punutud väga ebaühtlaselt, kuid see on esimene kord, kus ma sain asja valmis! Kasutasin vasest, mitte vasetatud messingtraati, sest viimane ei pea suurt väntsutamist vastu. Kiviks on, lapis lazuli imitatsioon. See on klaasist ja jube hästi järgi tehtud. Seal on eri tooni sinist ning isegi pisikesed kuldsed "püriidi"tükikesed!

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It might have been on the isetegija.net forums birthday party when Lucy and janalill told me they really like thiskind of wire weaving technique. I'd never tried this and didn't think much of it back then :) But afterward I started thinking that maybe I should give it a try (especially when it is such a great technique). I kept this in my mind for a long time untill I made my first attempt. It was a total disaster, the wire broke at the most unconvenient place and... I'm a arfaid I threw the whole mess away. I waited a bit longer and then tried again. It also didn't work out. So I waited again. And now, yesterday I made another attempt. The wire is not evenly woven but it's the first piece I've finished! I used copper wire instead of copper plated brass, because tha second one is not durable enough. The cabochon is a lapis lazuli imitation. It's made from glass and well done indeed. It has different shade of blues and it has even little golden "pyrite" spots in it!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Embroidery and Peyote

See on nüüd minu esimene üritus teha üks "päris" tikkimine kivi ümber. Esimene katse on nagu üks esimene katse ikka. Mõnes kohas oleks võinud paremini minna. Kasutasin Gem-Tac Glue liimi, mis on mõeldud kivikeste kinnitamiseks kangale. Kleepisin 14mm läbimõõduga lapiku tagusega klaaspärli käsitöövildile, polnud midagi paremat lihtsalt võtta. Seemnehelmestena kasutasin kvaliteetseid Miyuki helmeid (8/0, 11/0, 15/0), nendega on tikkimine (mis mu lemmikute hulka ei kuulu) lausa lust. Kõrvarõngastes on 5mm diameetriga lapiku tagusega klaaspärlid. Natuke kahtlema paneb selle vildi või ükskõik mis kanga kasutamine seal ripatsi ja kõrvarõngaste taga. Kas see mitte mustaks ei lähe? Üritasin küll sobitada metallplaadikesi sinna, kuid õige suurusega mul pole. Võibolla oleks parem kasutada näiteks nahka?
Igal juhul tundus mulle see valmimisprotsess kuidagi liiga pikana :) Arvatavasti tekitas selle tunde vahepealne liimimine (kivi vildi külge, siis tugevduspapp vildi külge, siis jälle üks vilt papi külge) ja liimi kuivamisest tingitud ootamine.

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This is my first "real" attempt to make an embroidered cabochon. This first attempt is just like the first attempts used to be, there are some things that I should have done better. I used Gem-Tac Glue to glue stones on a fabric. I glued 14mm glass pearl cabochon on a craft felt sheet, I didn't have anything better than that. Seedbeads are good quality Miyukis (8/0, 11/0, 15/0), embroidering (not my favourite thing) with those is easy and pleasant. In earrings there are 5mm glass pearl cabochons. I don't think that felt is the best thing to use at the back of the embroidery. But even with a better cloth, doesn't it get tirty? I did try to put a metal stamped filligrees there but couldn't find a suitable one. Perhaps it is better to use leather?
Any way this embroider took too much time in my opinion :) It's probably because of all of the gluing (the cab on a felt, a cardboard on a felt, another felt on a cardboard) and waiting the glue to dry.