When you want to mingle

Olin eile MSNis ja rääkisime janalillega maast ja ilmast, kui ta ühel hetkel küsis, kas suvel mingit kokkusaamist on. No siis ütlesin, et mis sa tahad, teeme ära :) Valida oli õpitoa, mokalaada ja koostegemise vahel. No kõige parem on kokku sobitada koostegemist ja mokalaata, nii hakkasime otsima seda, mida siis koos meisterdama hakata. Lõpuks osutus valituks viimase Bead&Buttoni ajakirjast käekett Even the Odds. Mõtlesime, et mis üritus see kahekesi ikka on, aga siis tuli eetrisse Lucy ja hakkasime sobitama aega. Hehee, ainuke klapitatav aeg oli reede (ehk siis järgmine päev - täna). Koht oli ka tegelikult lahtine, tagavara variant oli keldrikorrusel olev söögikoht, mida janalill teadis. No ja kuna me peaaegu, et öösel otsustasime järmine päev kokku saada, siis pole seda mõtet ka kõvemalt välja hõigata...
Täna saime kolmekesi Meloni kaubamaja ees kokku kell 13.30 ja väljas oli imeilus ilm. Nii kauni päikeselise ilmaga on patt kuskile tubastesse oludesse end suruda. Ainuke probleem oli see, et vaja ju korralikku lauda... Vaatasime üle tänava ja seal olidki Viru keskuse peasissekäigu kõrval laudasid üksjagu. No kas meil mitte ei vedanud? :D

Yesterday I was talking with janalill in MSN about this and that, when she asked me if there were any bead related events in this summer. I asked what exactly is she thinking of and said why can't we do it ourselves :) We could choose between workshop with teacher, making of a random project or just talking. It was more likely to combine the last two, so we started to look for a project. Finally we chose the bracelet Even the Odds from the last Bead&Button magazine. Well, then we thought whatkind of an event will have only two people, but then Lucy logged on and we started matching the date and time. Hehe, the only acceptable time was Friday (that was the next day - today). We weren't 100% sure about the place, there was one dining place janalill knew. Since we made the desicion about this "event" at late evening to get together tomorrow, then we planned it to be for just for three of us...
Today the three of us met in front of the Melon department store at 13.30 and it was so beautiful and sunny day. With such a great weather it's a shame to go indoors. The problem was that we needed a table... we looked across the street and saw an area of tables and chairs next to the main entrance of Viru department store. Weren't we lucky? :D

Color of the month: Amethyst June

Ohhoo, see värvivalik on juba 12nes. Mis tähendab, et blogi on saanud aasta täis. Siin kasutaks juhust ning mõtiskleks selle üle, mis saab edasi sellisest kuu kaupa vanade ehete näitamisest. Uusi värve ju välja ei mõtle :) Mis siis saab? Kuidas muuta seda asja nii, et oleks huvitav (värvid võib ju jätta igale kuule samaks)? Mis te sellisest "traditsioonist" üldse arvate? Kui on ideid, siis pakkuge julgelt!
Seekordne värv on ametüst violetne. Kui piltidel tundub värv hoopis pruun, siis on see sellest, et olen pildistanud kollases tehisvalguses.

This is the 12th color of the month, that means I've blogged for a year now. I was thinking about this color of the month thing and realized that I can't make up new colors forever can I? :) So what's gonna happen now? How to change this tradition, so the idea is the same (I can use the same colors for the same months) but the outcome would be interesting? What to you think about this "tradition" overall? If you have any ideas please feel free to let me know!
The color for June is amethyst violet. If the color from the pictures seems brown then it is because I photographed in yellow light.

More sophisticated look

Näh, ei saa ilma swarovskiteta :) Siin on kaks kaelakeed, üks lihtsam, teine pisut keerulisem. Ka siin on kasutatud swarovski 14mm rivoli kivikesi. Esimesel on lisaks amethyst rivolile ka metall plaadike, mille otsas ripuvad roosakad helmed. Mõlemad ripatsid ripuvad pallikestega keti küljes (oi kuidas ma praegu fännan sellist ketti). Kinnitasin need ovaalsete kinnitusrõngastega nii, et need ei hakka ketil jooksma. Muidu ühel hetkel avastad, et kinnis on ette libisenud. Teisel kaelakeel on selline päris kauni mustriga plaat, millel on aga keeruline rakendust leida. Värvidest on siin olivine ja light colorado topaz. Tilgakujulised kivid on Preciosa kristall ja ilma peegelkihita. See light colorado topaz on üks ütlemata ilus värv. See on selline rahulik, mahe ja pole liiga soe ega külm. Väga sarnane toon on crystal golden shadow, mille olen ka ostnud. Hetkel meeldib light colorado topaz rohkem :)
Esimene kee on müüdud.

I can't seem to get my hands off swarovskies :) Here are two necklaces. Here I also used 14mm swarovski 14mm rivolis. The first necklace has a amethyst rivoli and also a square stamped filligree with three pinkish beads. Both pendants hang on a ball chain (oh, I'm so fond of those cute chains). I attached these with oval jump rings so they will not slide on the chain. Otherwise you'll find the clasp next to the pendants after some time. The second necklace has a beautiful stamped filligree that I find hard to use in a piece of jewellery. Stone colors are olivine and light colorado topaz. Pearshaped stones are Preciosa and without the foiling. I really like the color light colorado topaz . It's calm and gentle, not too warm and not too cold. Very similar color is crystal golden shadow that I have also purchased. At the moment I like light colorado topaz more :)
First necklace is sold.

Yellow June

Kui ma ükskord kirjutasin, et tahaks ka kangesti selliseid vaskplaate nagu Sirjelgi, siis hakkasid tema suurest abivalmidusest asjad liikuma ning lõpuks oli mul posu vaske käes :) Ilusad plaadid kõik, augudki sees... Aga no mis ma oskan nendega teha? Eks ma võtsin siis selle mänguhaamri jälle kätte ning tegin stressimaandamise teraapiat. Enamuse plaadist lõin haamrijälgi täis, keskele tagusin messingtraadist keeratud spiraaliga pisut "mustrit" (ja tulemusest on näha, et käed värisesid). Võtsin sellesama suure metalli viili ja viilisin nurgad maha. Päris põnev oli :P

Ma avastasin, et mul polegi eriti kollaseid helmeid. Ühed piklikud olid ostetus valmis keena ning mõned seemnehelmed võis ka kollastena klassifitseerida, need sain bijoux-componentsist iga tellimusega kaasa (neid on kogunenud paras hulk...). Eks mul olid mõned peenema viimistlusega Tšehhi helmeid ka, kuid need ei sobinud sellesse stiili. Komplekt Värvispektri kollase juuni jaoks.

I once wrote I'd like to have similar copper plates as Sirje, she was really helpful and eventually I had a lot of copper plates :) Pretty ones I must tell, with drilled holes and all... But what can I do with them? I took out my childrens "tool"kit hammer and made some stress therapy. I hammered the most of the plate, so it was nicely textured, in the middle I hammered with a help of brass wire, some spirals (lines came shaky though). I took my big file and made the corners round. It was quite exciting :P

I found out that I don't have much yellow beads. Those ovalshaped were bought as a necklace onve and some seedbeads that were mostly yellow that I got as a gift with every order from bijoux-components (I've got lots of those...). I do have some fancier Chech beads but they style didn't fit with the copper plate. This is a part of Project Spectrum for yellow June.

H as for Hammer

Tutvusin haamri ja paksu vasest traadiga :) Ega ma ei plaaninudki midagi valmis saada, lihtsalt tahtsin proovida, mis tunne on haamerdada. Vehenditeks olidki laste ehituskomplekti haamer, suur ja pikk metalli viil ja hädaga leidsin ühed suuuuured ja koledad tangid, mis näsisid kõik hambuliseks... Traadi sain ussickese käest ;) Ütleme nii, et see haamerdamine oli paras väljaelamine :) Esimesest jupist hakkas tulema nõel! Uskumatu! Minu kõige esimene nõel! Tagusin otsast peenemaks ning viilisin ilusti siledaks, et kangast ei lõhuks. Ahhh, ma olin nii põnevil, et nõelale tuli juurde ka, hmm, no ütleme siis aas, millega koos nad moodustavad sõle. Ja oh üllatust, see sõlg toimib ka praktiliselt! Eks see üks rohmakas ja natuke kole sõlg on, aga esimese korra kohta olen rahul, väga rahul.

I made my acquaintance with a hammer and a think copper wire :) I didn't planned to achieve anything, just wanted to get the feeling. So I didn't have any proper tools: a hammer from children "tool" kit, a big and long metal file and I managed to find a pair of old pliers that scrathed every surface they touched. I got this wire from ussicke ;) Well, hammering can sure help with stress :) The first piece wanted to become a needle! Unbelievable! My very first needle! I hammered it thinner and thinner and used file to smoothen the surface. I was so thrilled that I also made a hmm, a sort of a ring so they both will make a brooch. And I was so happy to find out that this brooch actually practically works! Yes I know it looks ugly and raw, but I'm really happy with the result knowing it is my very first hammered 'thing'.