Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Competition Entry

Sain lõpuks hakkama konkursitööga, võttis aega mis võttis. Kõige raskem oli nime välja mõtlemine, sest konkursitööl peab olema nimi. Tegu on Perles & Co mereteemalise konkursiga. Rohkem informatsiooni siit.
Olen meeldivalt üllatunud swarovski pärlite koha pealt. Nende pärlmutrikiht on väga paks ja seetõttu on need (arvestades kogu traadikiskumiste, teravate-tugevate metalläärte ja tangide lähedust) väga vastupidavad. Kui varem pidasin swarovski pärleid liiga kalliteks, siis nüüd vist pean oma arusaamad ümberhindama. Mul pole õnnestunud ühtegi pärli ära rikkuda ja see juba ütleb midagi!
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I finally finished a necklace for competition, it took quite some time. The most difficult part was coming up with the name because all competition pieces must have it. It's Perles & Co "Oceans Treasures" competition. You can see more information here.
I'm positively surprised about the swarovski pearls. The pearly coating is really thick and therefore they are (despite the wire tearing, sharp metal edges and all the plier work) quite durable. I used to think that swarovski pearls are too expensive but now I think I should reconsider. I haven't been able to ruin a single pearl and it sure means a lot!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Waiting for snow

Valge pross valgete kivikeste ja helmestega. Jube lahe on kui vanadel ehtekivi pakkidel on peal kuupäeva tempel. Olen lugenud, et kuupäev lüüakse peale siis, kui kivid jõuavad ehtefirma lattu. See tähendab, et kivid võivad olla veel vanemad. Sellel Lääne Saksamaal valmistatud klaaskivide pakil on peale löödud 5. september 1956. See on ümber pakitud Wepra Company poolt, paistab, et kunagi oli New Yorgi telefoni numbrid viiekohalised :)
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White brooch with white cabochons and beads. It's really cool when I receive a vintage cabochon package with a stamp on it. I've read that they used to stamp a date on the package when it reached the jewelry company storage. It means that cabochons/rhinestones may be older than the date. On this package with Western Germany glass cabochons there is a date 5. September 1956. It is repackaged by importer Wepra Company, it looks like there were five digit telephone numbers in New York once :)

Monday, November 30, 2009

COTM: Black November

Käimas on teine Värviliste kuude ring, kus igal kuul panen siia blogisse varem valminud ehetest kokku mosaiigi. Selle novembrikuu jaoks valisin jälle musta (nagu eelmisel korral). Sest must iseloomustab seda kuud kõige rohkem minu jaoks. Ilmad lähevad pimedamaks ja pimedamaks...

Et vaadata kõiki Kuude Värve kliki SIIA.
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This is the second round of Color of the month project where I make a selection of previously made jewelry. This november I chose black, again. Because I think that black goes perfectly with november. Days go darker and darker...

To see all Color of the Months clkick HERE.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Two Brooches

Need kaks valmisid enne kuldpruuni prossi. Kõikidel prossidel on ehtekivide kolmikuid :)
Mõlemal prossil on kasutatud vanu ehtekive. Põnevates värvides. Esimesel on sabrina klaasi ja kahevärvilist läbipaistvat klaasi, teisel on iris/rainbow klaas ja vanu, natuke kulunud swarovski comet argent ehtekive.
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I made these two brooches before the one in goldenbrown. All of them have triple rhinestones :) Both of these brooches have vintage stones. In interesting colors. First one has sabrina glass and bicolored glass, second one has iris/rainbow glass and vintage a bit worn swarovski Comet argent rhinestones.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Shopping for Jewelry Competition

Ma tahan teha ühe töö ehtekonkursile ning ostsin selle tarvis mõningaid swarovski ehtekive. Nüüd tagantjärele vaadates paistab, et mul on nõrkus poolläbipaistvate värvide suhtes :)

Tegelikult nägin suurt vaeva, et leida kivi värvusega white opal star shine, mida olin kasutanud ükskord ühes prossis. Tuleb välja, et seda värvi pole sugugi lihtne saada. Meenus, et tol korral sain prossi tarvis selle kivi LaGeode poest, kust lõpuks õnnestuski see hankida (järgi oligi seal ainult üks). Lisaks suurele 12mm kivile oli seal ka 8mm ja 10x5mm kive selles värvis. Nüüd on need seal otsas ;)

Tahtsin ka teada anda, et LaGeode pood pannakse kinni ning sellega seoses on seal tohutud allahindlused. Minge kindlasti vaatama!
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1. Keskel nelinurkne 12mm White opal star shine (art 4470)
2. Vasakul üleval on tilgakujuline 14x10mm Light grey opal (art 4320), selle kõrval 4mm bicone helmed Sand Opal (art 5301), tilgakujuline kristallpärl 11x8mm Cream (art 5821)

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3. Tilgakujulised 14x10mm Pacific opal ja Palace green opal (art 4320), 3mm kristallpärlid Cream rose pearl (art 5810), navette 15x7mm Crystal (art 4231), 4mm bicone helmed White opal star shine (art 5301)
4. Tilgakujuline 14x10mm Caribbean blue opal (art 4320), 8mm ümmargused White opal star shine (art 1028) ja 8mm kristallpärlid Creamrose light pearl (art 5810)

I want to submit a jewelry piece to a jewelry competition and did some shopping for that. Now looking at the stones it seems that I have a thing about the opal colors :)

Actually I had difficulties when trying to track down a special color White opal star shine. I have used it once before in a brooch. Finally succeeded in remembering where I got the first stone, I found the last one in LaGeode shop. Addition to that 12mm stone there was also that color in shapes of round 8mm and navette 10x5mm. I bought them all :)

I also wanted to tell you that after 4 years of business LaGeode is closing and therefore you can find big sales there. Go and check it out!