Sunday, November 11, 2012

Turquoise Green with Pearls

Siia kulusidki mu vintage türkiisrohelised klaashelmed... Kasutasin veel Lääne Saksamaa klaaskivikesi, Swarovski ja Preciosa kristalle, Tšehhi helmeid, Majorka ning Tšehhi imitatsioonpärleid ning seemnehelmeid. Imetillukesed Preciosa kristallid on liimitud, kõik muu kinnitatud traadiga.

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This is why I'm out of vintage turquoise beads... I also used vintage Western Germany turquoise class cabs, Swarovski and Preciosa crystals, Czech beads, Majorka and Czech imitation pearls, and some seed beads. Tiny Preciosa crystals are glued, everything else is attached with wire.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

New Old Stock

Türkiisrohelised vintage helmed on praktiliselt otsas. Need olid mul lemmikud :( Kasutasin neid näiteks siin. Aga nüüd viimati tegin veel ühe komplekti ja olen kurb, sest rohkem neid helmeid pole saada. Võibolla on siin õige aeg tutvustada viimatisi ostusid. Kõik originaalpakendis ja/või siltidega. Kõik toodetud kunagi Jaapanis.
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Turquoise green vintage beads are all used in different jewelry now. They were my favourite :( I used them here. Lately I made another set with them and now I'm sad for I can't get any more beads like this. Maybe it is the right time to introduce my recent purchases. All with original package or labels. All made in Japan.

Lighter Shade of Blue

Niimoodi juhtub, kui ei suuda otsustada, kus ja kuidas välja mõeldud motiivi kasutada. Et kas käeketil või kaelakeel, ja kui, siis mitmerealisel ja millise kinnisega... 
Nii tuligi kõik meeles mõlkunud variandid ära proovida. Kasutatud materjalid (metall, helmed) on siin uued. Helmed lükitud ketile. Ehtekivid vintage Swarovski.
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This will happen, if it's impssible to decide where and how to use the newest motif. In a bracelet or necklace, and with how many strings and what kind of clasp to use... 
So I had to try all the ideas that I couldn't choose from. Used materials are mainly new (metal components, beads). Beads are strung on a fine chain. Rhinestones are vintage Swarovski.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Black = Must

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Upcycling the Red

Mul on üks punane pross, mille üks filigraanplaat mind päris palju häirib. Prossi tegin juba ammu valmis, sai siin blogiski näidatud. Kuna mul tookord filigraanidest selles suuruses midagi paremat polnud, kui too õnnetu, siis kasutasin seda odavat õhukest plaati. Pross koosneb kolmest osast: lilledega, filigraan plaat (mida tahtsin vahetada) ja tagus, millel prossinõel ning ripatsid. Nüüd sain ilusaid suuri messingust plaate, millel ilus tekstuur ning korralik antiikvaskne kiht peal ja otsustasin plaadi ära vahetada. Tahtsin ka need kristallkivid swarovskite vastu vahetada, ent kahjuks oleksin pidanud kõik ära lammutama. Ja kuna ma väga kahtlesin, kas üldse suudan neid kolme kristallikestega ehtenõelu (seal üleval) sama moodi paigale fikseerida, siis jäid swarovskid panemata.
Ja siis kui hakkasin pilti tegema ja avastasin, et olin lilledega osa valepidi kinnitanud :) Aga selle sai kiirelt ja punastades ära parandatud...

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I had this red brooch that had a stamped filigree plate I didn't like. I made it long time ago and showed it here in this blog. Since I didn't have any other stamping in that size I really had no choice but to use this cheap thin plate. This brooch consist three parts: the one with flowers, filligree plate (the one I wanted to replace) and back filigree with brooch pin and bead dangles. Now I received some pretty brass plates with beautiful texture and proper antique copper plating and I decided to replace the old one. I also wanted to change the crystal stones with swarovskis but it turned out I had to break everything down for that. And because I seriously doubted I could fix the three rhinestone pins (on the upper part) the same way again, I couldn't do that.
When I started to make photos I discovered I attached the flower part upside down :) Too embarrassed to think about photographing it I quickly fixed my error...