Monday, August 31, 2009

Kõrvarõngad "Peegeldus" / "Reflection" Earrings


Nende kõrvarõngaste tegemiseks sain inspiratsiooni vapikujulistest jaspistest, mis kõrvarõngaste küljes ripuvad. Vasest tehtud kõrvarõnga ülemine osa on jaspise kuju peegeldus. Sellest ka kõrvarõngaste nimi. Kasutasin vasest osas ka pisikesi ümmargusi granaathelmeid, sest jaspisest helmestes on väikeseid sama värvi laike. Kõrvarõngad on oksüdeeritud ja hiljem ka poleeritud. See tõi esile vasest mässitud osad. Ise jäin kõrvarõngastega väga rahule, sellepärast ka natuke erilisemad pildid kui tavaliselt. Mis teie, kallid lugejad, sellistest piltidest arvate? Kas parem oli valge taustaga või toovad värvilised taustad just ehte paremini esile?


I got inspiration from the coat of arms shaped fancy jaspers to make these earrings. You can see them dangling on the bottom of the earrings. The copper part is the reflection of the jasper bead. That's where the name comes from. I also used tiny garnet rounds in the copper part, because there are some little spots in the same colour in the jasper beads. The earrings are oxidized and polished to bring out the wrapped copper parts. I'm satisfied with the earrings and that's why the pictures are a bit more special. What do you, dear readers, think of these pictures? Is the white backround better or do the colourful backrounds bring the jewelry out better?


Saturday, August 29, 2009

Komplekt "Mustlane" / "Gypsy" Set


Komplekt sai alguse sellest, kui tahtsin teha kobarkõrvarõngaid rattakujuliste helmetega. Kobarad tulid liiga jurakad ja seega jätsin selle mõtte sinnapaika. Kinnitasin kaks kobarat omavahel ja sellest sai kaelakee keskosa. Kasutasin klaashelmeid, vasest traati ja komponente ning et veidi läiget lisada, ka kullatud helmeid. Kõrvarõngad tegin lihtsad. Minu arvates on see komplekt mustlaste stiilis.


I started to make a pair of cluster earrings with wheel-shaped beads, but the clusters turned out too big and robustious. So I left that idea and attached these two clusters: that's the focal part of the necklace. I used glass beads, copper wire and components. I also wanted to add some shine so I used gold plated beads. I made a pair of simple but matching earrings. I think this set is quite gypsy style.


Thursday, August 27, 2009

T- kõrvarõngad /T- earrings


Leidsin T- kinnistele uue kasutusviisi, kõrvarõngastes. Kindlasti ei ole ma selle kasutusviisi esimene leiutaja, aga siiski oli see minu jaoks uus avastus. Selliseid kõrvarõngaid saab kanda lihtsalt ümmarguse ringina või koos kobaraga. Sekka ka mõned lihtsad kobar-kõrvarõngad ilma T- kinniseta.

1. Roosa kvarts, mageveepärlid ja holiit.
1. Rose quartz, freshwater pearls and howlite.


I found a new use to the T- clasps, in earrings. I'm sure I'm not the firts one to invent it, but still it's something new for me. You can waer such earrings in two different ways: simple circle or with the cluster. There are also some cluster- earrings without T- clasps in this post.

2. Erinevates toonides vask, mageveepärlid ja ametüst.
2. Copper in different tones, freshwater pearls and amethyst.


3. Klaashelmed ja kullatud komponendid.
3. Glass beads and gold plated components.


4. Messing, mageveepärlid, loodusik päikesekivi, aventuriin.
4. Brass, freshwater pearls, organic sunstone, aventurine.




5. Messing, mageveepärlid, peridoot, jadeiit, serpentiin.
5. Brass, freshwater pearls, peridot, jade, serpentine.


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Kõrvarõngad "Kompvek" / "Confection" Earrings


Tõeliselt värvilised kõrvarõngad, nagu kommid. Kasutasin lihvitud klaashelmeid erinevates värvides ja kujudes. Et tulemus ei oleks väga magus, kasutasin musta messingtraati. Kui ma selle traadi kätte sain, olin pettunud, et must kiht kohati maha kulub, aga nüüd on see mulle just meeldima hakanud. Minu arvates see sobib just nii hästi sinna sasipuntrasse. Ise ma nii värvilisi kõrvarõngaid vist tihti ei kannaks, aga neis on midagi, mis mind paelub. Mis emotsioone tekitavad need kõrvarõngad teis?


Really colourful earrings, like candys. I used all sorts of fire polished glass beads with different colours and shapes. I didn't want the result to be too sweet, so I used black brass wire. When I first got the wire, I was disappointed, because the black plating came off in some places, but now I have even started to like it. I think it matches perfectly with this ravel in these earrings. I wouldn't waer earring this colourful very often, but there is something, that captivates me, about these earrings. What kind of emotions do these earrings bring forth in you?

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Komplekt "Roosiaed" / "Rose garden" Set


See komplekt on roosa, roosiline ja kuldne, aga küllaltki minimalistlik (minu ehete kohta) :) Ometigi näeb ta üsna uhke välja. Kasutasin cloisonné helmeid, mis mulle väga meeldima on hakanud, roosasid india klaashelmeid ning muid klaashelmeid. Ei oskagi rohkem lisada, pildid räägivad enda eest.



This set is pink, rosy and golden, but quite minimalistic (to talk about jewelry made by me) :) But still it looks quite galant. I used cloisonné beads, that I have started to like lately, pink Indian glass beads and other glass beads. I don't have anything else to say, so let the pictures talk for themselves.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Nagu jõuluehe... / Like a Christmas decoration...

Nonii, üle tüki aja blogin jälle. Olen kodust ära olnud ja täiega suve nautinud, sest varsti-varsti hakkab ju kool. Aga ega ma ei kurdagi, uus kool, keskkonna vahetus, uued inimesed- kõik on uus. Ehteid olen teinud lihtsaid ja endale :) Aga teile, kallid lugejad, näitan veel varasemaid näitamata ehteid. Lammutasin sellise (vaskse) helme pooleks ja kaunistasin klaashelmestega. Õe sõnul näeb see välja nagu jõuluehe.


So, I'm blogging again over a long period. I have been away from home, enjoying summer, because soon it's gonna be over. But I'm not sad about it, because I'm going to a new school and I'm gonna meet new people etc. So I have made some jewelry to besides enjoying myself, but mostly simple and for myself. But to you, dear readers, I'll show some of the pieces that I made earlier. I disassembled this (copper tone) bead and decorated it with some glass beads. My sister says that it looks like a Christmas decoration.