Antique Pink Hollow Glass Beads

These sparkly hollow glass beads are sometimes called mercury beads. I first thought that silvered hollow beads were only used for Christmas ornaments. But when I got these I had second thoughts and browsing through the web I found out these were used in embroideries (!) These are blown from a hot glass tube that is in a mold. Hot glass takes the shape of the mold and a row of beads are created. After inserting a color or silver into the tube, the beads are separated by cutting.

These kind of beads were used in clothing embroideries pre 1920-30s but were eventually replaced by plastic sequins and components.

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 Here are the beads I used in a pair of earrings

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 The frosted finish of the bigger beads makes them look like they're glowing!

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 Beautiful shades of orange and pink are joined with Swarovski crystal rhinestones in Light Peach

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 The round hollow beads are really tiny!

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 The crystal earrings weight so little because of the hollow glass beads used!
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 I'm so thrilled to use antique glass beads in these earrings

Neid sätendavaid puhutud helmeid nimetatakse ka "mercury beads". Alguses arvasin, et sellised seest õõnsad helmeid kasutati ainult jõulukaunistuste tegemiseks. Kuid neid helmeid siin käes hoidsin, siis tekkis kahtlus ja kui internetis ringi vaatasin, leidsin, et selliseid helmeid kasutati edukalt tikkimises (!) Need helmed puhutakse õõnsast klaatorust, mis asetatakse vormi sisse. Kuum klaas võtab vormi kuju ning ühest klaastorust tuleb terve rida helmeid, mis on üksteise küljes kinni. Pärast seda kui helmeread värvitakse seest poolt värvi või hõbeda-ühendiga, lõigatakse helmed üksteise küljest lahti.

Selliseid helmeid kasutati rõivatööstusest enne 1920-30ndaid, ning asendati plastikust litrite ja muude kaunistustega.

Work in Progress

Here's a photo I made of my table. As you can see, I'm making earrings! And there's more earrings to come! But meanwhile, stop by my Facebook site mdmButiik Jewelry and say hi!

Siin on väike klõps my töölaualt. Nagu näha, olen kõrvarõngaste lainel! Ja neid tuleb veel juurde! Aga vahepeal käige ka Facebookis mdmButiik Jewelry lehel ja öelge tere!

Rhinestone Crystal Jewelry

I still haven't shown you my recent crystal jewelry! Remember my pearl jewelry set with necklace, earrings, bracelet and hair pins? Well, I can make similar jewelry with crystals!

Here is a set of crystal jewelry - crystal bracelet and crystal earrings. They feature links that I made of five crystals, pearls and seedbeads. I already made a pair of crystal earrings for myself. I'm thinking I need a bracelet too, don't you think? ;)

Feel free to browse through mdmButiik!

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 Five crystals form a flowery motif! These crystal earrings sparkle!

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 Rather small in size, these crystal earrings measure 3cm long including earring hooks.

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 These crystal bracelet and crystal earrings are available at mdmButiik shop!
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 Crystal bracelet has six links that give spectacular bling!

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This crystal jewelry would be great to wear with informal dress code (little black dress).

It would also make a great wedding jewelry!

Mul pole veel mahti olnud näidata teile viimatisi kristallidega ehteid! Mäletate pärlitest ehteid, komplekt kaelakee, kõrvarõngaste, käeketi ja juuksenõeltega? Vot, saan teha sarnaseid kristallidega!

Siin on kristallidega ehte komplekt - kristallidega käekett ja kõrvarõngad. Need koosnevad osadest, milles kasutasin kristalle, pärleid ja seemnehelmeid. Ma juba tegin lisa kõrvarõnga paari enda jaoks. Ma arvan, et on väga tõenäoline, et mul on käeketti ka vaja, kas te ei arva? ;)

Ja ärge unustage külastada mdmButiik poodi!

Custom Order Rhinestone Earrings

How I love jewelry making! These gorgeous Swarovski crystals are in Burgundy color - so deep and royal! These rhinestone earrings have lever back hooks.

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 After I decide the colors it's time to set the rhinestones. I use four-prong settings that have holes for sewing (sew-on settings). I use wire instead of thread.

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 I usually use previous works to set the colors. In this case I used a small burgundy rhinestone brooch I made some time ago.

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Here's a photo of the ready-made pair of rhinestone earrings. I have similar rhinestone earrings in my mdmButiik Etsy shop.

Kuidas mulle meeldib ehete valmistamine! Need imekaunid Swarovski ehtekivid on Burgundy värvi - sügavpunased ja kuninglikud! Nendel kõrvarõngastel on klõpsuga konksud.

Bridal Pearl Jewelry

I wanted to create something utterly feminine and romantic. And bridal jewelry seems the best to use with that in mind. There are no rhinestones, no crystals... Only pearls and lots of them! Little silver lined seedbeads add a modest sparkle. Very fluffy, romantic and feminine. 

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 Pearls are classic - they are photographed in an antique jewelry casket made of glass! I combined different shades of pearls.

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 Sweet pearl bracelet has six motifs that are attached with pearl links.

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 I absolutely love how these turned out! These pearl earrings are perfect with bridal jewelry but also can be worn with casual outfit.

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 Here I photographed wedding necklace in a jewelry casket but I just adore the way it drips over the edge!

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 Glamorous hair pins have the same pearl motif!

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I have these bridal hair pins in Etsy store with options to purchase as a set and single.
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Here are the pearl bracelet, bridal necklace and earrings. All can be found at mdmButiik Etsy shop.

Tahtsin valmistada midagi üdini naiselikku ja romantilist. Pruudi ehted on ehk parim, milles sellist eesmärki täita. Siin pole kristalle ega ehtekive... Ainult pärleid, suures koguses pärleid! Väikesed hõbesisuga seemnehelmed lisavad tagasihoidliku sätenduse. Vahune, romantiline ja naiselik.