Bye-bye Summer!

Rhinestone Headpiece in Vintage Style

This handmade rhinestone headpiece is for making a statement! Sparkly crystal rhinestones are all set one by one into settings and vintage glass pearls wired carefully onto the metal filigrees. Something truly feminine and floral to adorn yourself in special occasions like wedding, birthday or graduation! Take a look of the progress in photos:

First step was to set all the rhinestones into settings. Then
attaching set rhinestones and vintage glass pearls onto the filigrees.

I used memorywire for the base - it holds the round shape and is
lightweight. After making the base I covered it with florist tape.

The headpiece base is finished with supportive filigree band
and signature. All I need to do now is to attach all the
pretty pieces to the supportive filigree band.

Voilaa! Headpiece is finished and matching laces added.

Lots of sparkling rhinestones and vintage glass pearls
are mixed with floral metal components.

Pilkupüüdev pea-ehe on valmistatud käsitsi! Kõik sillerdavad kristallist klaaskivid on pandud  ükshaaval pesadesse (kastik) ning koos vintage klaaspärlitega kinnitatud metallist plaadikeste külge. Üdini naiselik ja lilleline - see juukse ehe sobib kaunistama erilistel sündmustel nagu näiteks pulmad, sünnpäev ja lõpetamine! Piltidel näha töö käik ;)

Black Jewelry from Antique Beads

I got those black beads from treasure hunting in New York. What makes these round beads special is that they are antique hollow glass beads. Glass hollow beads were used before plastic was invented and it could offer the vast array of adorning materials to the garment industry. Due to light weight it was possible to sew lots of hollow glass beads on beautiful dresses and jackets and purses etc.

I matched the hollow glass beads with square shaped French jet nailhead beads and new seed beads (I really need to get some antique black seed beads!). In the black brooch dangles I used vintage black beads (I got from France) that are not hollow because hollow ones are fragile and need to be tucked between bigger beads for safety. These dangle earrings and tassel brooch can be either worn separately or as a set.

Antique sample card with square shaped nailhead French Jet beads.

Jewelry making in progress. Antique hollow glass beads were
strung on red cotton thread.

Black brooch got long beaded dangles that were inspired
by Victorian dress appliques. Each dangle is finished off with old
Prosser bead in oval shape.

Round hollow glass beads are tucked safely between higher
domed square shaped beads. This will protect the fragile hollow
glass beads in this brooch.

The beaded dangles in this Victorian style brooch add movement!

Black jewelry from antique beads. Black jewelry can easily be
combined with each other. Here are some previously made necklaces.

Black dangle earrings with antique, vintage and new beads.

Need musta värvi antiiksed helmed sain ma New Yorgist. Ümmargused helmed teeb eriliseks see, et need on nö. puhutud, seest õõnsad. Õõnsad klaashelmed olid kasutusel enne plastmassi tulekut, mis võimaldas toota suures valikus erinevaid kaunistusi rõivatööstusele. Kuna õõnes klaas oli kergem, kui nö. täis-klaasist helmed, siis sai neid rõivastele rohkem õmmelda.

Ma panin õõnsad helmed kokku ruudukujuliste nailhead helmeste ja uute seemnehelmestega (ma tõesti peaksin hankima endale musti antiikseid seemnehelmeid!). Prossi ripatsites kasutasin täis-klaasist ümmargusi helmeid (mis sain Prantsusmaalt), kuna õõnsad on liialt õrnad. Neid kõrvarõngaid ja prossi võib edukalt kanda nii eraldi kui ka komplektina.

Vintage Style Brooch with Vintage Glass Opals

Gorgeous vintage glass opals matched with vintage clear glass and antique hollow glass beads are the main components of this brooch. Those glass opals have silver foil inside glass, reflecting light through opal glass like orange clouds reflect the sun at sunset...

Imeilusad vintage klaasist opaalid koos kristallivärvi klaasi ja antiiksete õõnsate klaashelmestega on selle prossi peamised komponendid. Klaasist opaalidel on sees hõbedast lehekesed, mis peegeldavad valgust läbi pool-läbipaistva klaasi nagu oranžid pilved päikese valgust loojangul...

Inspired by Frost

Have you seen the grey colored jewellery from the latest collection at www.mdmButiik.com?

Kas oled juba käinud aadressil www.mdmButiik.com ja vaadanud ehteid uuest kollektsioonist?