A few new items

Howdy friends and blog followers,
I haven't posted here in a few weeks. So sorry for the absence. No particular reason at all, apart from that I just simply haven't been in the mood for taking photographs or to edit them, and to write here. That's how it is sometimes for me. I bet you know the kind of feeling.

Anyway, I have still been as productive as I usually am with my jewelry making. And here are three of my newer pieces. Two bracelets and one pair of earrings. 

Day And Night - Bracelet

Purple Ceramic disc by Marla's Mud

Midnight Blue Lucite Large Rice Shaped Beads

Clear Glass Rectangles

Antiqued Silvery Clasp

4 Colors of Waxed Linen Cording

The picture on the hand shows the colors more correctly. I had big problems capturing the colors in Jen's absolutely wonderful glass beads. 

Strawberry Orange Sorbet - Bangle Bracelet
Red Yellow Orange & Purple Lampwork Squishy Beads by Jen Zeiger

Large White Lined Crystal Seed Beads
16G Antiqued Copper Wire

Rock The Casbah - Earrings

Vintage Brass Plated Lucite Beads
Neon Orange Glass Rounds
Metallic Orange Seed Beads
Copper Rosey Head Pins
Vintaj Brass Ear Hooks

All my best,
Malin

P.S.
My plan is to show you a few more of my latest creations over the coming period.

More bracelets

1.

Handle Eggs With Care

• Red and white link from Lorelei Eurto's Harbinger collection (the other side has a blue and white flower pattern)
• White egg shaped magnesite beads
• Pale green waxed linen cord
• Brass claw clasp 
• Vintaj brass jump rings

2.

Robins Egg Bangle

• Speckled lamp work round by Gardanne
• Bronze ceramic macaroni beads by Elaine Ray
• Robins egg blue small round wood beads
• Oxidized 16G copper wire

Both of them are soon to be listed in my Etsy Shop. But please let me know if you would be interested in buying any of them already.

All my best,

Malin

My Own Bangle From Rebecca's Tutorial On ABS

Yesterday Rebecca Anderson gave us a tutorial on Art Bead Scene. For a bangle bracelet including art beads and using the Vintaj hoop as a base. I have since a while admired this design of Rebeccas, AND I have played around a few times trying to create something useful with the hoops I have in my own stash. I never was pleased enough however, always took apart what I made.

So yesterday I thought, I must give this style a go. Now that I have a great tutorial to use. Check out Rebecca's tutorial here.

I followed Rebecca's advice to start off with finding the main art bead. And I chose Claire Maunsell of StillPointWork's large hollow polymer clay bead. It's irregular, mystical and wonderfully beautiful. There's something about Claire's work that always makes me feel like the things could have been found in an obscure and not yet discovered place in nature. Or like they are reminescents from way back in time. Long before the dinosaurs even. When the earth was forming different materials and structures. I have noticed that I have a particular weakness for components with that feel in general. There is more of that style in my stash.

Anyway, after the focal it was time to pick the other parts, for the dangles/charms. The focal gave me the overall color scheme, which I stuck to, just adding a few dashes of color here and there.

Here's my result:

Looks neat ey!? Sort of Christmassy. Or just wintery.

Art Beads included are:

Large hollow polymer clay bead in white, grey and black - Still Point Works

White Stoneware Flower Bead/Bead Cap - ChelleV2

Black Stoneware Ring/Star - Starry Road Studio

Robins Egg Blue dangle/charm with enameled parts - Miss Molly's Design

Enameled ring - C-Koop

I think I will wear it on Christmas Eve, which actually is the day when we celebrate here in Sweden. And probably also the other days. Have you made any jewelry to wear for Christmas?

All my best,

Malin

Wishful Wednesdays #10

Oh this Bragging Rights Enameled Bangle bracelet by Charmed I'm Sur on Etsy.

Three things from StarEyes, one of my favourite shops for semiprecious stones. A large Sagenit pendant. A wishbox urn pendant/charm. And lovely feathers from peacock.

Arabella Art Accessory Rabbit Bag by Dragon House Of Yuen on Etsy. The smaller rabbit is sold seperately. Oh I love everything from this shop. Not at all less because my daughter's name is also Arabella. And she loves rabbits (or just anything cute really).