Gravitating towards color schemed bracelets

I haven't blogged for a while. And well, I have made more jewelry than these 4 bracelets over the last few weeks. And in different color schemes too. But yesterday, when I got about to take some photographs of some of my latest creations I just saw that a few of them shared this kind of color scheme with ivory, white, greens and yellows. And I thought it might be a nice idea to present them as a group.

Bracelet - Knotted 

• Ivory faceted geode ceramic bead - Gaea
• Green faceted ceramic bead - Diane Hawkey
• Chartreuse enameled round - BeadSwedeSupplies
• Yellow glass coins
• Orange shiny large seed beads
• Ivory shiny even larger seed beads
• Oxidized sterling silver clasp - BeadSwedeSupplies
• Lime green resin coin bead
• Yellow shiny large seed bead
• Green shiny large seed bead
• Yellow waxed linen cord

Bracelet - A White House

• White ceramic hispanic style house - Jubilee
• White flat oval glass beads
• Pale yellow  flat oval glass beads
• Stripy green and lime flat oval glass beads
• Copper lobster clasp and ring
• Nature white waxed linen cord

Bracelet - Macrame Yellow

• Peach pink ceramic bead - Gaea
• Bronze lined (black diamond) large seed beads
• Pale grey resin coin
• White glass bead
• White ceramic bead - Gaea
• Sea blue ceramic bead - Gaea
• Grey resin coin
• Dark yellow waxed cotton cord

Bracelet - Macrame Green

• Multi color resin coin
• Shiny ivory very large seed beads
• Green czech oval bead
• Shiny green large seed bead
• Green resin coin
• Transparent gold etched elongated acrylic bead
• Green waxed cotton cord

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All my jewelry pieces are available for purchasing, even though I might not yet have listed them in my Etsy Shop. Please let me know if you are interested in any of them. Contact me at: malindekoning[at]hotmail.com

All my best,

Malin

And more bracelets

Bracelet - End Of The Summer

• Red facetted ceramic Geode bead - Gaea
• Polka dots round lucite bead
• Red-pink round ceramic bead - Gaea
• Pink round ceramic bead - Gaea
• Copper flower clasp - DaisyChains
• Green round ceramic bead - Gaea
• Teal facetted ceramic Geode bead - Gaea
• White African old porcelain Goomba beads
• White waxed cotton cord

Bracelet - Trees Are Green

• Yellow-green-red cane glass beads
• Yellow and lime green raku ceramic tubes - Jubilee
• Tree bead, raku ceramic - Jubilee
• White and yellow tube trade glass beads
• Brass claw clasp and jump ring
• Lime yellow waxed linen cord

Bracelet - Almonds In Green

• Ceramic almonds - Elaine Ray
• Emerald and jade green round glass beads
• Leaf branch toggle bar, antiqued gold
• Green seed beads
• Green waxed linen cord

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All my jewelry pieces are available for purchasing, even though I might not yet have listed them in my Etsy Shop. Please let me know if you are interested in any of them. Contact me at: malindekoning[at]hotmail.com

All my best,

Malin

2 Bracelets

Bracelet - Elephant And Rose

• 1 Purple stamped flower resin coin - Susan K. Nestor
• 2 Pink raku fired ceramic coins - Jubilee
• 1 Ceramic rose bead, celadon on buff - Gaea
• 1 Elephant, polymer clay - PipsJewelry
• 7 Czech facetted coin beads
• Vintaj Brass jump rings and fold over clasp
• Butterscotch yellow waxed linen cord

Bracelet - Owl

• Owl pewter toggle clasp - Green Girl
• Picasso Jasper, facetted rounds
• Lime Olive Serpentine, facetted rounds
• Victorian Rose waxed linen cord

The picasso jasper is absolutely fantastic in it's variation, isn't it!?!

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All my jewelry pieces are available for purchasing, even though I might not yet have listed them in my Etsy Shop. Please let me know if you are interested in any of them. Contact me at: malindekoning[at]hotmail.com

All my best,

Malin

2 Bracelets and 2 Necklaces

Two new bracelets. And 2 necklaces I made back in January, but haven't properly presented yet.

Bracelet 1 - Seeds and Brass

• Buri seeds
• Etched brass beads
• Polymer Clay disc bead by Pam Wynn
• Very light blue metallic seed beads
• Pale green waxed linen cord

Bracelet 2 - Blue Flower

• Blue Raku fired Ceramic Flower by Jubilee
• Translucent smoke colored glass nuggets
• Copper Clasp by Higher Chakra/Metal Fuze
• Blue waxed linen cord

Very Long Necklace 1 - Bee

• Ceramic Bee Bead by Nancy Schindler of Round Rabbit
• Matte Pale Blue Wooden Rounds
• Pale Green Waxed Linen Cording
• Large Vintaj Jump Rings
• Vintage Chain 

Very Long Necklace 2 - Yellow Flying

Yellow Bird Pendant by Jade Scott

Yellow Matte Irregular Seed Beads

Vintaj Brass Clasp

Vintaj Brass Jump Rings

All my jewelry is available for purchasing, even though I might not yet have listed them in my Etsy Shop. Please let me know if you are interested in any of them. :-)

All my best,

Malin

Celebrate Love

Two new necklaces, just in time for Valentine's day. But I personally think you can celebrate love on just any day of the year. These were made about a month ago, but I haven't gotten around to take any photos until now.

Find Love, ceramic raku focal by Jubilee.

Red heart toggle Clasp by MissFickleMedia

Red Erudite facetted polymer clay bead by SecondSurf

All my best,

Malin

Beads & Beyond December 2012 Issue

I am proud that I once more have been published. In the December issue of the great British beading magazine Beads & Beyond. I loved this challenge where we, four designers, were sent beads and some more components from one of my absolute favourite shops, Smitten Beads, and asked to make three pieces from what we were given. A very christmassy feel indeed.

Raku ceramic focal bead by Jubilee.

All my best,

Malin

Necklace

Loooooong necklace (over 1 meter) packed with art beads and other goodies. It is telling the story about my house with its immediate surroundings. Our garden, the tiny little wood next to it, and then the field with horses beyond it. It is MY necklace about a place on earth that I really love and that means so much to me. And with loads of gorgeous beads that I love so much. I want to be able to carry it with me when I am away somewhere. 

Cord is a thin nylon cord (Superlon). See photo below for the bead artists. The macramé gives a wonderful casual feel, and softness. Sort of an intimate feel kind of, like friendship bracelets. I have worked on it a little here and there, for about two months, when I haven't had anything else going on. BTW, I do free hand macramé á la this Ornamentea tutorial. No tools or attachements needed. Perfect for in-front-of-the-TV crafting.

Art beads by: ChelleV2, Elaine Ray, Floridity, Gaea, Humblebeads, Jubilee, Mary Harding, Sue Beads, Susan K Nestor and TreeWingStudio.

And now ... 
... here's one of the reveals I promised you the other day: the necklace is one of the projects in the gallery section of Joanne Tinley's, of Daisy Chain Designs, new E-Book about using macramé in jewelry. 

Seriously, this book is absolutely fantastic! And I am not saying that just because I am in it ;-). So packed with information, ideas and inspiration. I know I will come back to it many many times, and use what Joanne teaches in the projects. Many ways are new to me, so I am all excited and eager to try them out. I can truly recommend it to everyone!

The book is available through Joanne's website, or her DaisyChainExtra Etsy shop.


All my best,
Malin

Spring is in the air - Bracelet - Live

I've been longing so much to sit in my studio for the last few days. I haven't set my foot in here since last week. Instead I've been playing around and experimenting with macrame knotting, inspired by a post on Maneki's blog (Kristina Johansson).

A parcel arrived the other day. With stuff I purchased from Jubilee about a week earlier. 4 different beads/pendants it was, (plus a few extra goodies, thank you soooo much!). I just loooove what I got from Jubilee. And I can't wait to use them all as soon as possible. Had to start today with this one with the word "Live" on it.

Took me a little while to find the combo I ended up using. I started off with beading wire, lime green and silver colors. Naaa, wasn't happy with how it looked. I am glad I am one who keeps struggling when I am not pleased with what I got before me.

Live - stoneware raku bead by Jubilee.

Teal and cream facetted Fire Agate, 8mm.

Teal waxed cotton cord.

Plastic vintage button.

All my best,

Malin