Baroque Pearls

Tore on saada postkontorist pakke :) Seekord sain pakiga vanu Jaapani tilgakujulisi klaaspärleid. Neil on tekstuurne pind ja seetõttu lisatakse nende nimele tihti sõna baroque. Selle kaelakee tegin kiiruga, et saaks aga kaela riputada. Aga naljakas on selle kee juures, et pärlitilga "kübar" on tehtud metallhelmest ja kaelakees olevad metallhelmed on tehtud pärlikübaratest ja vahehelmestest.

I love getting packages from the mail :) This time I received vintage Japanese dropshape glass pearls. They hae textured surface, so they're often called as baroque. I made this necklace in a hurry, I just wanted to wear it. But the funny thing about this necklace is that the bead cap on the pearldrop is made from a metal bead, and metal beads in this necklace are made from beadcaps and spacer beads.

Saturday

Sain kokku Terje ja Lucy'ga. Lihtsalt selleks, et pole ammu näinud. Kahju, et Jana ei saanud seekord tulla. Andsin Terjele üle tema uue prossi ja lappasime selle aasta kevade ja suve Beads Bee ajakirju. Terje küsis: "Mis sul kaelas on?" Ütlesin siis, et kaelakee noh, "Võta ära" öeldi seepeale :) Mis ehted keegi endale külge riputanud oli, tuli teistele uurimiseks anda. Ikka suur erinevus kui näed ehet oma käes oma silmaga, mitte arvutiekraanilt. Tegin telefoniga mõned pildid mälestuseks (Apollo Raamatumaja kohvikus Viru tn 23; kohvikus C'est La Vie Suur-Karja 5; antiigipoes Väike-Karja 5 ja Müürivahe 17 nurgal).
Ahjaa, kuna minu kribukirjas appikutset selles postituses oli kuulda võetud, siis ostsin ära tolle kalli ehtekarbikese, mis mulle tookord nii hinge jäi. See on vana, katkise voodri, kriimuliste klaaspaneelidega suveniir-ehtekarbike, mille kaas on viltu peal :) Ja ma tõesti ei kahetse. Müüja ütles, et karp on 30-40ndatest, aga ma tunnen, et see on nagu vana tuttav. Et see on minu.

Lucy ja Terje Beads Bee ajakirju uurimas

Kohvikus C'est La Vie

Kuna Terje ja Lucy teevad ise hõbefiligraani, siis leidsid nad antiigipoest nii mõndagi huvitavat

Mina leidsin endale selle väikese ehtekarbikese :)
I met Terje and Lucy. Just because we havent seen for awhile. So sad that Jana couldn't come this time. I gave Terje her new brooch and we looked through the Beads Bee this years spring and summer magazines. Terje asked me: "What is that around your neck?" Well, I answered, it's a necklace, "Take it off" she said :) We all took off our jewelry pieces and let others to see it more closely. It makes a huge difference to be able to see jewelry in your hand other than from a computer screen. I made some photos with my phone (cafe at bookstore Apollo Viru street 23; cafe C'est La Vie Suur-Karja 5; antique shop at the corner of Väike-Karja 5 and Müürivahe 17).
And yes, my call in tiny font in this post was taken notice, and I was able to buy that expensive jewelry box that I haven't been able to forget ever since I saw it. It is an old trinket box with broken silk lining, damaged glass panels and a lid that is bit skewed. The woman who sold it said it's from the 30-40's but I feel like it is an old friend of mine. That it really is mine.

Green August

Ongi juba aeg niikaugel, et panna kokku järjekordne galerii vanadest ehetest. Seekordne värv - roheline - sai valitud eelmise augustikuu värvi järgi :) Aeg talletada rohelust ja teha viimane paljajalu murul kõndimine, kui seda pole veel tehtud.

And it's time for another color of the month post. I picked green color for August because it was the same on the first year :) Time to make the last bare-foot walk on grass and gather positive emotions from the green.

Romance en Bleu

Here's something for people who like blue! In the center of this brooch is a big Swarovski Indicolite stone. But my new favourites are those smaller six stones.

I fought for them on an auction like mad, I just had to have them. These are the most expensive Swarovski rhinestones that I have in this size. I didn't even know that Swarovski has made this color! So beautiful, seems that the stone itself is crystal clear but coated on the back with somekind of color like heliotrope. Stones are gold-foiled. Every stone has a bit different shade and they change hues when looking at different angles. It's just hypnotizing. I received these stones in original package stating the color Romance en Bleu. Lucky me :)

Vintage Swarovski Brillion rhinestones in color of
Romance en Bleu in their original package

In the center of this vintage style brooch is square shaped
Indicolite rhinestone that is framed with
Czech beads in silky dark blue

Each Romance en Bleu rhinestone has a bit different shade
that changes in different angles

This vintage style rhinestone brooch is signed :)

Here you can see how dark blue-colored rhinestone
looks almost greenish aqua!

Siin on midagi sinise fännidele! Selle prossi keskel on suur Indicolite värvi Swarovski ehtekivi. Aga minu uuteks lemmikuteks on need väiksemad kuus kivi.

Võitlesin oksjonil nende eest kui hull, ma lihtsalt pidin need saama. Need mul kõige kallimad kivid selle suurusega kivide hulgas. Ma ei teadnud, et selline värv üldse Swarovskil olemas on! Jube ilus, tundub, et kivi on ise kristall ja on põhjast värvitud Heliotrope moodi värviga. Kividel on kuldfoolium. Iga kivi on pisut erineva tooniga ning paistab erineva nurga alt veel erinevate varjunditega. Lihtsalt hüpnotiseeriv. Sain kivid originaalpakendis ja värvi nimeks on kirjas Romance en Bleu. Vedas :)

White Flower with Blue

Eile õhtul valmis veel see kaelakee. Täiesti planeerimata või ettekujutust omamata, mida ma täpselt tegin. Siit võib leida Miyuki seemnehelmeid (suurus 15/0), metallhelmeid, sünteetilisest materjalist valge lille ja sinise klaaskivi.

I finished this necklace yesterday evening. Without any planning nor vision what am I working on. You can find Miyuki seedbeads (size 15/0) here, also metal beads, white synthetic flower and blue colored glass rhinestone.