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...

Jewelry Competition

I recently participated in a jewelry competition on Isetegija.net. I entered at the last minute, sending my picture in 30minutes before the deadline. There's nothing like pushing it to the last minute and rushing to get it in!! Right! :D
It was actually not my intention to enter at all, since I've been focused on something else rather major in my life recently, but those two things found a way to come together for the birth of this sunny piece of ocean floor. It did bring me success in both arenas; bringing me the first place in the competition. The competition was very interesting and offered something for every taste. Among my personal favorites was also the second place winner MdmB's necklace Atlantis, in which I love both the colors and style.

Ma osalesin hiljuti Isetegija.net ehtevõistlusel. Jõudsin viimasel hetkel veel osa võtta, saates oma pildi võistlusele 30 minutit enne tähtaega.
Mul ei olnud tegelikult plaanis osa võtta, kuna mul on viimasel ajal olnud tähelepanu millegi teise juures, kuid kuidagi leidsid need kaks asja ühise hetke. See ehe tõi mulle edu mitmelgi pool, sealhulgas esimese koha ka ehtevõistlusel. Konkurss oli väga huvitav ning pakkus vaatamist ning hindamist igale maitsele. Minu isiklike lemmikute seas oli teise koha võitja MdmB's kaelaehe Atlantis

Rudraksha and hematite

Some of you might remember.... from my trip to England in last November I had brought back some interesting beads - rudraksha beads, seeds of a large evergreen broad-leaved tree that grows in the area from the Gangetic Plain to the foothills of the Himalayas. I found them very interesting, but for a long time was unable to come up with a way of using them in my jewelry, since I had difficulty successfully matching them with any other material in my inventory. From the same trip I had also brought back a few strands of hematite cubes, which I hadn't had much more success in finding a use for. So yesterday as I was just going through all the beads and other interesting jewelry stuff that I have accumulated over the past year these two just miraculously found each other!! I'm tellin' ya, it was a love at first sight, a match made in heaven!!! :D I added some 2mm sterling beads, which brought the whole thing to perfection. But that is just my humble opinion and I better let you be the judge.
It is a simple design and just an easy stringing job, but it's not always the complex extravagant wire work that creates the effect, but the beauty in simplicity and harmony of materials.

Mõned teist ehk mäletavad veel.... oma novembrikuiselt reisilt Inglismaale tõin ma tagasi ühed huvitavad helmed - rudraksha helmed, mis on Himaalaja jalamil kasvava laialehelise igihalja puu seemned. Kuigi nad olid minu tähelepanu köitnud, ei osanud ma pikka aega neid oma ehetes kasutada, kuna mul ei õnnestunud leida nendega kokkusobivaid materjale. Samalt reisilt olin ma kaasa toonud ka paar nööritäit hematiidi kuubikuid, millele ei osanud ka leida õiget kasutust. Aga siis eile, sorteerides oma helmevarusid ning muud ehtekraami, mis sul aasta jooksul kogunenud on, leidsid need kaks ühtäkki teineteist! No ma ütlen, lausa armastus esimesest silmapilgust!! Ma lisasin veel 2mm hõbehelmeid, mis viis asja täiuseni ;) Aga see on vaid minu tagasihoidlik arvamus ning eks igaüks otsustagu ise. Disain on lihtne ning töö oli kerge helmeste nöörile lükkimine, aga alati ei loo efekti keerukas traadiväänamine, vaid lihtsuse ilu ning materjalide omavaheline harmoonia.

Stardust vol.2

Do you still remember those earrings???

They have finally found a new owner, and a lovely one I might add! I could not have thought of a more fitting person to wear them. Well, and I think that they were received quite warmly, since a matching necklace was ordered the same day. As I was nearly completed with the necklace I happened to come across some shisha mirrors that had been left over from another embroidery project (which I still haven't completed to this day, but am thinking about) and when playing around with the pendant and the mirrors they somehow ended up together, which I think created a pretty cool super-hyper-mega-sparkling-effect that might not be so apparent on the photos unfortunately.
Anyways... using mirrors in this piece gave me a couple ideas for some future projects which will hopefully see daylight soon.

Kas mäletate veel neid kõrvakaid???

Nad on viimaks endale omaniku leidnud ning lisaksin, et väga kauni omaniku sealjuures. Ma poleks osanud leida sobivamat inimest neid ehteid kandma. Ma arvan, et nad võeti ka üsna soojalt vastu, kuna samal päeval laekus tellimus kaelakeele. Olles peaaegu lõpetanud keega, sattusid mulle kätte shisha peeglid, mis olid üle jäänud ühest minu tikkimistööst (mis ikka veel ei ole lõpetatud, kuigi ma mõtlen sellele tihti) ning mängides ripatsi ning peeglitega olid nad ühtäkki üheks ehteks juba saanud. Minu arust lõi see väga laheda
super-hüpper-mega-sillerdava-sätendava-efekti, mis kahjuks fotole taas eriti hästi ei tahtnud jääda.
Igal juhul......peeglite kasutamine selles töös andis mulle paar ideed nende kasutamiseks ka tulevikus, mis loodetavasti näevad ilmavalgust üsna varsti.

Rõõm on kõiki taas üle pika aja tervitada!!

Ma ei hakka kokku arvutamagi, millal viimati postitasin. Vahepeal on igasugu muud tegemist olnud, millest räägin ehk kunagi hiljem. Ehetega olen ikka vaikselt tegelenud ning mõnda neist juba Isetegijas näidanud.
Venna sünnipäevaga seoses tekkis idee ning tahtmine proovida midagi meestele valmis väänata. Tuli selline kee, kuigi too tundub rohkem naisterahvaste huvi äratama. Sellest tulenevalt valmisid soovikohaselt kõrvarõngad, mis keega ideaalselt üksteist täiendaksid, kui neil poleks kaks erinevast soost omanikku. Kolmanda pildi peal on veel üks katsetus ühe huvitava kiviga, mille identiteet on mulle veel saladus, kuid näeb sellest hoolimatta väga vinge ning triibuline välja.

I am glad to greet everyone again!!!
I won't even try to remember when I posted my last posting. I've been busy with all kinds of things in the mean while, which I will fill you in on a little later. I have created some new pieces, which some of you might have seen already.
With my brother's birthday approaching I got an idea to try to make something for guys (top two pictures). This necklace seems to attract more of ladies attention than guys. I also ot an order for a pair of earrings which would make a perfect match with the necklace if they weren't owned by two different people.
On the third picture you can see an experiment with an interesting stone, which hasn't revealed its identity to me yet.

Veebruar - PUNANE vol.2

Juba kuu on möödunud minu viimasest postitusest. Ei saa just öelda, et mul oleks väga kiire kogu aeg olnud, aga polnud vist õiget tuju. Ma olen mõne asjaga vahepeal ka valmis saanud ning järgnevates postitustes näitan neid teilegi. Alustame siis sealt, kus pooleli jäi.

Kui veel mäletate, siis viimane töö, mida näitasin, oli paar punaseid mustlaskõrvarõngaid. Nädal aega tagasi saabus mulle gold filled traadi saadetis, mis koheselt kasutust leidis nende kõrvakate ümbertegemisel. Ühtlasi lisasin ka käeketi ning kaelakee sellesse komplekti. See on minu esimene punane ning kuldne ehtekomplekt. Ma ostsin omale isegi ühe väga ilusa punase pluusi, mida ehete juurde kanda. Väga lahe on asju sellises järjekorras teha!

A month has passed since my last posting. I can't say that I have been extremely busy with anything, but I guess I just haven't been in the mood. I have made a few things in between and will be showing them in the next posts. I will start where I left off.

If you remember, then the last piece I showed to you were the red Swarovski gypsy earrings. A week ago I received an order of some gold filled wire, that found an immediate use in remaking those earrings and adding a bracelet and a necklace to the set. This is my first red and gold set of jewelry. I even bough a really nice red top to go with the jewelry. I love to do that!

January - white/valge

Nii, ma sain lõpuks valmis oma Värvispektri jaanuarikuu projekti. Mul on nii hea meel, et võtsin kätte ja otsustasin liituda!! Eks näis, kuidas järgnevatel kuudel läheb, aga proovin korralik olla! :D
Ma ei ole eriti komplekte varem teinud... vist... ei mäleta hästi enam, järelikult pole ammu teinud :P aga selle komplekti üle on mul küll hea meel. See on täitsa minu maitse järgi tehtud ka, nii et kui ta ka mul soovijate puuduse tõttu seisma peaks jääma, siis kannan teda ise suure uhkuse ning hea meelega.
Idee kohta ei oska öelda, kust tuli. Võibolla on kuskilt nähtud ning siis ajusoppi pidama jäänud, kust nüüd ennast ilmutas. Minule ei paista ta eriti originaalne, aga see on ka võibolla sellest tingitud, et olen nii kaelakeed kui kõrvarõngaid hulga tunde vahtinud (töö käigus ikka (: )

I have finally completed my January assignment for the Color Specter project. I am so glad I decided to join! We'll see how I do in the coming months, but I promise to try to be good! :D
I don't think that I have made too many sets before... I think.... can't really remember, so I suppose not recently. I truly like this set! It is much after my liking, so if it should remain in my hands due to the lack of interest, I shall wear it proudly and gladly.
Concerning the idea, I don't know where I got the inspiration from. I might have seen something similar some place and it revealed itself now. It doesn't seem too original to me, but that could be because of staring at them for hours while working on them.

Crazy Horse Days!!!

Juba mõned päevad tagasi sai valmis kulon, mis on inspireeritud jällegi sellest Eni Okeni sõrmusest, mida mõned nädalat tagasi näha sai. Kiviks on sellise lõbusa nimega poolvääriskivi Crazy Horse Stone (hullu hobuse kivi). Eriti kõrgelt ta hinnatud ei ole, kuid mulle jäi ta silma oma ilusa roosa tooniga. Oksüdeeritud vask läheb sellega võibolla et liigagi hästi kokku, tundub ehk liialt toon-toonis kiviga, aga selle ehte puhul mulle päris nii meeldibki. Keega ei hakanud ertiti pingutama, sest lihtsam lahendus keti näol tundus selle töö juurde paremini sobivat.
Oh kuidas ma ootan juba kevadet, millal päikes ning päevavalgust rohkem näha saaks!!

I finished this pendant few days ago already, inspired by the Eni Oken freeform ring, that I showed some weeks ago. For the stone I used semi-precious stone called Crazy Horse Stone :D. It doesn't seem to be too highly valued, but I was attracted to its pink color. Antiqued copper matches the stone maybe even too well, not showing the stone enough, but I quite like it with this piece. I didn't put much effort into the necklace, because the simpler solution in the face of this chain seemed to fit this pendant better.
Oh how I long for the spring to be here with the sun and more daylight!!

In the beginning....

Tere kõigile!

Pärast pikka maadlemist ja punnitamist on mul lõpuks oma blogi ülesse saadud. Ega seal midagi keerulist ju tegelikult ei olnudki, aga ma olen märganud, et ma tahan asju ikka nii teha, kuidas neid just parasjagu teha ei saa.

Igal juhul on miskit nüüd lõpuks valmis ja mul on väga hea meel oma esimeses postituses näidata ka oma esimest suuremamahulist traaditööd.


Paar õhtut tagasi valmis aga minu esimese tellimustööna üks tagasihoidlikum vasest vingerdis, millele mõne aja pärast (siis kui traadivarusid on jälle uuendatud) lisanduvad kõrvarõngad. Selle peal sai katsetatud ka keedetud munaga metalli oksüdeerimist.
Enne (before)

Pärast (after)

Hello everyone!

After an exhausting battle with my computer and technology I have finally succeeded in setting up my blog. It really isn’t all that hard, but I’ve noticed that I just like doing things the impossible or almost impossible way.

In any case, here it is. In this first entry I’m proud to present my first bigger wire wrapping project (first picture).
Also, a few nights before that I finished my first actual order which will soon be accompanied by a pair of matching earrings (as soon as my supply of wire is restocked). On this piece I also experimented with the egg oxidizing method, which turned out quite OK. I have posted before and after shots to display the results better.