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Behind the scene. Elena Larina the tatting artist shows how the custom orders inspire new designs
This is a guest post by Elena Larina, a jewellery artist working in the tatting technique. You can find her first guest post here.
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Hello all! My name is Elena. In this post I am going to share a story about how a simple custom order has given a birth to a new necklace design and has helped me to come up with a few ideas that I would probably make later this year.
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Hello all! My name is Elena. In this post I am going to share a story about how a simple custom order has given a birth to a new necklace design and has helped me to come up with a few ideas that I would probably make later this year.
A customer has found me in October and asked me to make her the earrings just like those that I had in my web-site. She only hoped I could use brown or orange stones instead of the green stones that I had in the earrings originally. That surprised me as the original stones were brown (tiger's eye)! It was not what she saw on her screen!
She decided to go for the corals. The lace was going to be gray with the black seed beads. I ordered the coral beads that I needed to complete the order, then sketched four lace patterns while we were waiting for the beads:
My customer took part in the creative process and sketched her own pattern:
So, I chose my customer's pattern to follow. This is what I have made for her:
The pendant (that my customer sketched) is on the left
She ended up not liking that pendant. I've made a pendant that was the exact copy of the earrings. I wove a lace chain that she was not excited about.
So I wove another chain with the beads in between the elements. (Did I mention that the lace chains could not be un-done?) Finally she liked everything. Here is the jewelry set that she has approved:
I had that extra pendant and the lace chain. I also had a few extra coral beads. What did I need to do with them? I wove two more "earrings" to sew them together with the pendant:
Then I attached the chain... Here is a new necklace!
What an awesome every-day necklace! The central element was designed by my customer, so I gave her name to the necklace. She was my co-author!
I also have gotten four patterns that I can use in my future creations! I still might modify them, though...
I hope you enjoyed my behind-the-scene story :)
Elena Larina
Skype: ogonek1965
Christmas Home Decoration ideas
Sunday, December 6, 2015
This collection of home decoration ideas curated by Anna has reminded me that Christmas is just a few weeks away. I keep forgetting that it is December already! Love that cute fox tree decoration! And that big golden ball beside it too! And other little items that one could place around the house for the Christmas mood :)
Find all the featured shops in this collection as well as the featured shops from the previously published collections in our growing guide of great items for the house decor here.
Jewellery masterpieces. Russia's national treasure museum
Friday, December 4, 2015
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| Russia's national treasure museum masterpiece - Hair bob about 1800, silver, gold, sapphire, and diamond. |
Jewellery photography
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I never thought I would be able to drink tea with lemon and no sugar...but I surprised myself! :)
This purple sleeve that you see in the picture is not a sleeve at all! Last year I felt a desire to knit some fingerless gloves. That desire was strong enough for me to knit and to crochet a few pairs :) This is one of them. I crocheted it with the Swarovski crystals... fancy... just like I like it :)
(The ring has a rough desert rose stone and it is in my etsy shop if you wish to see more pictures)
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Throwback Thursday. Sydney, Australia, 2011
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| I have been to a real submarine! Look, I am wearing one of my necklaces! (What a coincidence!) Just like this one (I guess, I am trying to be careful ;) |
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| Cosmic rings necklace (sterling silver, copper, brass) |
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