Friday Gift Guide

The curator of this fabulous Gift Guide is Irina Shevchenko.
If you just would like to get a better look at the collection, then click the picture to make it bigger.

To look at the items closer, please, visit the Guide's interactive page. 

My gems. Turquoise cabochon for the Ocean Life collection

Both my turquoise pendants are gone...long time ago and very soon after they were finished... (this one and this one). I really need to make another turquoise Ocean Life Necklace... I got a few nice turquoise cabochons (well, to be honest QUITE a few). However, I like this one the best... so, when I can actually finally get to my soldering table, I will create a piece with this stone before I do anything else. MAYBE it will look like this...

Jewellery box by Eugene Watson

Being a jewellery maker I keep my jewellery (for sale) in a very boring way... Well... in ziplock bags, that helps to slow down the oxidation process. However, I am very much interested in fancy jewellery boxes. This one is very interesting! I also like that this box is an art object that can be a part of the interior design of a room.

Show must go on

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Show must go on by nataliakhon featuring Extra large black earrings with Swarovski crystals

I made these earrings specially for one event. And I wore them for that event! That event was Vancouver Fashion Week where I was a participating jewellery designer with my new collection.

 

Lord Taylor sweater
lordandtaylor.com

Balmain leather jacket
farfetch.com

Mollini black shoes
$175 - styletread.com.au

Emilio Pucci black handbag
mytheresa.com

Butter London nail polish
butterlondon.com

Big long earrings. Large hoops. Extra large by nataliasjewellery
etsy.com

Monday Inspirational Quotes

Since it is Monday, the day for an inspirational quote, here it is! (Click on the picture to make it bigger)

(The author of the picture is Lyudmila San)

Today I needed to be reminded...

Ideas for interior design

Today is Sunday and I have received new Guide with the ideas for home decoration from Anna.

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If you would like to have a close look at all the items, please, visit the guide's interactive page

Bead Day. Dryad's Tiara.

I am starting the "Bead Day" on Saturdays. I used to work with the beads and still love that variety of jewellery and objects that can be made with them. I also like interesting beads themselves. What I've done... I have given new tag Bead Day to all my old posts about jewellery made of beads or where some parts were made of beads. Wow! There were 34 posts like that! 

 Well... now I will be adding interesting things made of beads as well as some DIY projects. Just as if there is not enough eye candies in my blog :) This is my diet :) I avoid real candies and replace them with the eye candies! :)

The picture above is my own creation. There are a few more pictures in my web-site.

Friday Gift Guide

The curator of this fabulous Gift Guide is Irina Shevchenko.
If you just would like to get a better look at the collection, then click the picture to make it bigger.

To look at the items closer, please, visit the Guide's interactive page. 

One of my ammolite gems for a dragonfly pendant

I've started showing my gems awhile ago... Every time I write that "I am going to do something with this stone". Why at least I won't come up with an actual idea and a sketch? This way I am going to be one step closer to creating a piece of jewellery with a stone from my gem collection!  

I am starting right now with this ammolite. I am not saying that this is what I will actually do with the stone, but... maybe... I think the shape is very suggestive to make a huge dragonfly! (Click on the picture to open it bigger). The second stone is pietersite.

However, I do have dragonfly necklaces already! This one:

This is a pendant made of sterling silver and copper. The centre stone is turquoise and the eyes are blue topazes. The pendant necklace is for sale at my etsy shop here.

This is another dragonfly necklace that I also have at my etsy shop:

Its design was inspired by Art Nouveau. Dragonflies are common for Art Nouvea, so the choice of the style was obvious :) The stones are an amethyst and a rose quartz cabochon.

DIY - crocheted flower brooch

Another flower brooch from Irina Astratenko! I just cannot pass by them. I think they are absolutely beautiful! One day, one day... :) I might find my crochet... :) Follow this link for the video instruction >>>