torsdag den 24. december 2009

Heart charm

Enjoying the christmas with my family, making the food for tonights 'celebration'.

In Denmark we have a saying that Christmas is the time of hearts ... I do not know if there is a similar saying in english?

As I have written earlier I am a big fan of Etzy. And I have ordered a lot of different things from various sellers. Last week I was so lucky to recieve one of my purchases really quick, as it only took one week from Canada to Denmark, really nice. One of the pieces in the package was a heart charm/pendant, that has an antique silver look.


I had some pale blue stone peals that I connected with the heart on the 'mother and son' antique silver chain. Approximately 70cm chain, so it can 'hang'.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas :D

onsdag den 23. december 2009

Scarab

Today, I am going to the theatre with my siblings and I really look forward to see the play.


Made this bracelet some days ago with glass pearls and a scarab charm. Put it on a mother and son chain. My sister got it, she was pleased :D

tirsdag den 22. december 2009

Zipper bracelet

I have been inspired by Disaya Prakobsantisukh's zip bangles, but I think that they cost too much for me to even consider to buy. That is why I have made my own version, although you clearly can see that the resemblence is far from Disaya's version.

It is more raw and looks nice beside a more feminine bracelet.

lørdag den 19. december 2009

Hairband and hair clip

Today I had the time to make differnt projects - other than written ones (Hurrayyy). I will show some of them today and others will appear through the christmas holiday as I am going away, which reminds me that I have to start packing....

I have made some items, that is going to help me control my very big and curly hair.

Hair clip
I am quite satisfied with this hair clip. Only glued a piece of flat braided leather 'look' ribbon on it and a metal button, which I found in a bag that I had forgotten all about, nice surprice.



Hairband
I have put black ribbon on the 'band' and glued 3 metal buttons on it. I really love the look of the buttons, specially after I polished them. The 'glue-gun' and I are not friends at all, although you cannot ... But the result is good enough for my own everyday use.

mandag den 14. december 2009

Etzy....

When making jewelry you often need some material. The questions is, is it going to be something you can afford (as in student prices) or is it something where the quality is really good and therefore often more expensive. On one side I am most often practicing doing different jewelry pieces and sometimes the result is not something that is worth selling and therefore not worthwile speding a lot of money on, but on the other side, when I do make a piece that is good looking I also want it to in a decent quality standard.
The danish shops that deliver jewelry making items are sometimes a bit pricy after my oppinion (although when I go to one, I often find my hands full of new items), so that was why I tried to do some shopping on Etzy. There are really many suppliers of various jewelry making items (and much much more) and you can make some good bargiens (incl. shipping) if you know the prices from your local store and you know what you are looking fore I think I have done some good deals there, although I have also tried to recieve some things that did not correspond with the quality I exected it to be - lesson learned.
It is vey easy to shop on Etzy, perhaps too easy if you have a paypal account . I often find myself putting various items in my basket (although sometimes I will remove the items again). Now I just need to be patient and learn how to find the right size chain!