FimoRoses by Terje

Pärast seda, kui tegime Lucy'ga kõrvarõngaste vahetust ja ma sain endale roosidega kõrvarõngad, tekis mul soov selliste rooside järele. Kuigi oli vähem kui tõenäoline, et ma kunagi fimoga meisterdama hakkan, hellitasin siiski lootust, et kunagi tuleb isu peale :) Soovist rooside järele lobisesin välja siis, kui kunagi aitasin Terjet tema näitusega. Ja kujutate ette, et ma sain nüüd temalt kingituse!!! :) Ma sain temalt karbitäie roose! Nunnud, pisikesed ja roosad roosid! Terje on kullatükk!!!
Võttis aega, ennem kui kogusin julgust nendega midagi ette võtta. Tulemus pidi olema midagi magusat ja romantilist ;) Eile valmis komplekt roosade swarovskite ja erinevate klaashelmestega. Need roosat värvi klaashelmed on värvitud, st et nad on läbipaistvast klaasist ja kaetud roosat värvi kihiga. Olen ennemgi sellist tüüpi helmeid kasutanud, kuid siis oli neil juba selline kulunud välimus olemas. Need roosad siin on aga vist liiga uued ja selliseks kulunuks muutuvad nad kandmise käigus. Huvitav, kuidas neid helmeid juba ette kulutada? Aga need kollased on jubearmsad helmed, need on tegelikult siiruviirulised :D Need ei kulu.


After I made a swap with Lucy and got myself a gorgeous pair of earrings with pink roses, I had a wish to have thiskind of roses to use in my jewellery. Although it was more than unlikely for me to work with Fimo I still kept hoping it will catch on to me :) I talked about my hopes when I helped Terje with her exhibition, it was some time ago. And could you believe it, I now received a gift from her!!! :) A box with tiny roses in it! Cute little pink roses! Isn't she adorable!
It took time for me to gather some courage to work with these roses. The outcome had to be something sweet and romantic ;) Yesterday I managed to complete a set with pink swarovski rhinestones and different glass beads. Those pink beads are dyed, it means that these are made from crystal clear glass and covered with pink dye. I've used this type of beads before but then they already had the worn look. These pink ones here must be too new and they should have the look in time. I wonder if there is a possibility to give them the worn effect before putting them into jewellery? But those yellow beads ar super cute, these are actually swirly :D That color doesn't fade or wear off.

Seedpearls

Mul pole kaugeltki vähe kogunenud igasuguseid ehtevalmistamise värke, kuid millegipärast kipun tahtma just seda, mida saada pole :) Nagu näiteks 2mm suuruseid klaaspärleid. Võta või jäta, kõige väiksemad on alati poodides ja tootjatel 3mm. Aga ma tahan 2mm...
Kuni järsku oli eBay oskjonil 2mm imitatsioonpärlite punt. Tegu pesuehtsate 1950ndate (kui mitte varasemast ajast) Jaapanis toodetud klaaspärlitega! Lükitud kahekordsele imepeenikesele traadile ja lipikutega. Ma pidin need endale saama.

Kusjuures oma üllatuseks avastasin, et kui tänapäeval kasutatakse klaaspärlites piimjat klaasi, mis siis kaetakse pärlmutrise värviga, siis tol ajal valmistatud klaaspärlites on läbipaistev klaas. See muidugi tähendab, et pärlmutrise kihi kulumine torkab rohkem silma.
Niisiis, avastades, et need vanad klaaspärlid sobivad uute Tšehhi bright mink värvi pärlitega, valmistasin paari kõrvarõngaid ja kaelakee, mida annaks nendega sobitada. Väiksed 12ss suurused swarovski AB-läikelised kristallid (oh, kuidas tahaks, et neid oleks ka vaskses viimistluses!), suured lihvitud klaashelmed ja veel helmeid, osadel AB läige.

Edit: Huvitav, kas keegi on märganud, et kõrvarõngastel on miskit valesti? ;)

I can't say I haven't gathered enough jewellery making supplies over the years by now, but as a rule I seem to want those things I can't get :) For example 2mm glass pearls. Take it or leave it, the smallest ones avalable in stores or by manufacturers are 3mm pearls. But I want 2mm...
Until suddenly I found a hank of 2mm imitation pearls on eBay auction. These were genuine vintage glasspearls made in 1950s (if not earlier) in Japan! Strung on two hair thin wires with paper labels and all. I had to have those.

It's rather interesting that todays glass pearls are made of milky glass and then covered with pearly finish, but those vintage ones were made using clear glass. That means that it's more easy to see when the pearly coating wears off.
So, finding that those vintage pearls go well with new Czech glass pearls in bright mink color, I made a pair of earrings and a matching necklace. Little 12ss size rose montees with swarovski crystal AB (I wish I could have them in copper plated settings!), faceted large glass beads and other glass beads, some with AB coating.

Edit: I wonder if anyone has noticed there's something wrong with the earrings? ;)

Blue Heavens

Kaua tehtud kaunikene. Kui selle komplekti (või minikollektsiooni) valmistamise ette võtsin, siis tundu see midagi suurt ja vägevat. Tulemuse valmimisrõõmu varjutas aga pikaleveninud protsess, mis oli tingitud puuduolevatest komponentidest. Kui midagi hakkab venima, siis karta on, et kõige lõpus pole tulemus see, mis alguses ettekujutuses oli.
Ehted on sellegipoolest juba oma elu hakanud elama ja neid ei morjenda absoluutselt minu kõhklused ja kahtlused :) Lõppkokkuvõtteks sai valmis kolm kaelakeed, kolm käeketti, kolm kõrvarõngapaari ning üks pross. Kui soovite näha ehetest rohkem pilte, siis külastage DaWanda't.
Olen kasutanud siin klaaspärleid (Tšehhi), klaashelmeid (Tšehhi), vanu klaaskive, vanu swarovski ehtekive (värv blue opal, mida enam ei toodeta), seemnehelmeid (Miyuki, Jaapan) ja erinevaid metallkomponente.

This took a lot of time to work on. When I started this set (or minicollection) it seemed to be something big and fascinating. Expectations were huge but the whole process started to take too much time because of the missing components. If things start to lose the pace it could easily happen that the outcome isn't what was visioned at the start.
But the jewelry was born and started to live it's own life and my doubts or expectations doesn't matter anymore. As the outcome of this projet I made three necklaces, three bracelets, three pair of earrings and one brooch. If you wish to see more photos of the jewelry visit DaWanda.
I used glass pearls (Czhech Republic), glass beads (Czhech Republic), vintage glass cabochons, vintage swarovski rhinestone (color is blue opal, it's not made anymore), seedbeads (Miyuki, Japan) and different metal findings and components.

Orange&Brown October (COTM)

Oranž ja pruun sobivad sügisesse imehästi. Ehted alates 2008ndast aastast kuni 2009 suveni.

Orange and Brown go so well with autumn. These were made from 2008 till the summer of 2009.

Meanwhile...

Ma ei ole kuhugile kadunud. Et millega tegelen? Ikka unistamisega :) Oh, kui kaugele lähevad mõnikord mõtted... Pole saanud vasksete komponentide tagavara uuendada ja seetõttu olen päris nõutu, tuleb idee, kuid teostada ei saa.
Näiteks tuli üks idee kuldse prossi jaoks, kuna polnud õige suurusega kivi "pesa", vaatasin igaks juhuks vasksed üle. Vaskset oli, kuid vasksed prossinõelad on otsas. Siis mõtlesin, et teen prossist pool ja muudan selle kaelakee ripatsiks. Niih, tegingi, kuid kaelakeed valmis ei saanud, kuna pole pikendusketti. Aga midagi hakkas arenema. Tegin juurde kõrvarõngaid, poolikuid käekette ja veel poolikuid kaelakeesi. Oleks nagu väike kollektsioon lausa... aga poolik :) Ei meeldi poolikuid asju esitleda, aga väikese vihje panen siia ikka. Kui kunagi saan vajalikud asjad tellitud, ja saan need kätte, ehted valmis tehtud ja pildistatud, panen kohe siia üles. Aga seniks, pidage vastu, ja hoidke oma tervist :)

So what I've been doing lately? I've been dreaming :) It's amazing how far can your thoughts take you... I still haven't been able to restock my copper plated findings and it leaves me in a sad situation where I have ideas but cannot complete them.
For example I had an idea about a golden brooch, but since I didn't have (again) a certain gold color setting I checked it from my copperplated findings. I had that setting in copper, but I didn't have copperplated brooch pin. So I thought I'll make a half of the brooch and make it a pendant or a centerpiece for a necklace. But I couldn't finish the necklace because I didn't have extending chain for clasp. But ideas kept coming. I made some earrings, some half ready bracelets and more half ready necklaces. It could be a small collection you know... but its half done :) I don't like to present things when they are not ready, but I'll give you a little hint. When I can order missing findings, and receive those, I'll finish the jewelry and photograph them and then I'll make a new post. But meanwhile hang in there and keep your health :)