Pretty green.... and blue...

Another custom order got finished today. When making the necklace, I discovered that I must had been inspired by MdmB, because it is awfully similar to the style she's been working with lately. Well.... :D All I can say is that I admire her ideas and work, as it's quite obvious.
I made most of the chain on the necklace myself and it is the first time that I tried that. Hand made chains I've seen in the past have appeared quite clumsy to me so I never bothered trying to make it myself until yesterday, when I got the idea when working on another piece (which I can't wait to show you as soon as it's finished!!!). I'm quite happy with the way it turned out. I have second thoughts about the organza ribbon that I used with it though. I love the color that it brings to the whole piece but it seems to get in the way of the chain falling unhindered. We'll see...

Veel üks tellimus sai täna lõpetatud. Kaelakeed tehes avastasin, et inspiratsiooniallikaks on seekord vist olnud MdmB, kuna stiililt sarnaneb see tema viimasel ajal kastutuses olevale. Nojah... mis ma ikka muud oska öelda, et ma üsna ilmselgelt imetlen nii tema töid kui ideid! :D
Suurema osa kee ketist meisterdasin ise, igale asjale ole esimene kord. Isevalmistatud ketid on mulle alati tundunud kuidagi kohmakad, seetõttu pole varem olnud endal huvi proovida, kuid selle keti jaoks tuli mulle idee ühe teise ettevõtmise kallal pusides (ei jõua ära oodata, et teile näidata, kui valmis saab!!!)
Ma olen üsna rahul sellega, kuidas see välja kukkus. Kahtlen ainult selle organza paela osas. Mulle meeldib väga see värvilisa, mis ta ehtele annab, kuid kardan, et jääb takistama keti vaba langemis. Eks näis...

Spacey Princess Cuff

On Monday Lucy, MdmB and I had another get-together at Viru, to attempt making a jewelry project together from a Beadwork magazine special edition. None of us had all the supplies needed for this cuff, so we all just brought what we had and then shared. The bracelet is made using memory wire, which I haven't used much in the past. Although we followed the instructions pretty closely, all of our pieces ended up looking a little different. Both Lucy and MdmB finished theirs at our outing, but I was kinda slow to complete mine, so I finished it later that evening at home. Instead of the colored wire I used plain copper wire in mine, which I later oxidized to match the other copper beads in the piece.

My copper and glass cuff

Eelmisel esmaspäeval saime Lucy, MdmB ja mina taas Viru ees kohvikus kokku, et üritada koos meisterdada järjekordset projecti Beadwork ajakirjast. Kuna kellelgil meist polnud kõiki vajaminevaid vidinaid selle ehte tarvis, siis tõime kaasa kõik, mis meil oli, ning jagasime sõbralikult. Käevõru on tehtud eelpaenutatud traadile, mida mina isiklikult olen vähe kasutanud. Kuigi me järgisime õpetust üsna hoolega, tulid meie ehted lõpuks ikka igaüks oma nägu. Nii Lucy kui MdmB lõpetasid omad meie koosviibimisel, kuid mida olin taas viimane-hapupiimane, ning lõpetasin oma võru alles hiljem õhtul kodus. Värvilise traadi asemel kasutasin ma tavalist vasktraati, mille hiljem tumedamaks oksüdeerisin, et ta teiste vaskjubinatega ühte värvi oleks.

Pink beauties

Lubasin eile näidata, mis veel eelmine nädalavahetus valmis sai... aga aega jäi napiks. Näitan siis nüüd täna. Haamerdatud oksüdeeritud vasele ümber võrutud klaashelmed. Mulle meeldib teine tumedam variant rohkem, sest roosad helmed tulevad tumedama metalli taustal rohkem esile.

I promised to show something else that I made last weekend. Hammered oxidized copper wrapped in glass beads. I like the second look better, because the light beads seem to stand out more with the darker metal.

Diamond drops

Ühe äkksünnipäevapeo jaoks tuli kiiresti valmis keerutada ühed "äkk"-kõrvarõngad. Idee just kõige originaalsem ei ole, aga ma ei suuda meenutada, kus selliseid varem näinud olen, sellepärast ei oska ka inspiratsiooni allikale viidata. Tegelikult võib vist ühe idee peale ikka mitu inimest tulla ning nagu öeldakse: "Great minds think alike" ;)

Oma vähese kogemuse juures olen aga juba tähele pannud, et kindlale inimesele midagi luua on hulga kergem, kuna inimese isikupärast ja stiilist on võimalik palju inspiratsiooni leida.

For a sudden birthday party a pair of “sudden” earrings was quickly born. The idea is not the most original one, but I failed to remember where I had seen that concept before, and therefore am unable to refer to my inspiration source. Actually it’s probably possible that several people could come up with the same idea, and as they say; “Great minds think alike” ;)
In my little amount of experience I have noticed that it is much easier to create something for a certain person, since I’m able to find a lot of inspiration from that individual’s personality and style.