I've been working on some brand new designs and more bombshell magic. I love vintage findings and charms and use them to make something beautiful from discarded bits. It's great fun and I call it my eco-glam. :-)
The first set is made in honour of Frida Kahlo - not quite a bombshell but certainly beautiful and flamboyant enough to have been one. She's my honorary bombshell. :-)
I've used the beautiful charms as centre pieces - a sort of memento for Frida's colourful art - but then used black and purple to depict her life, which was quite tragic, but also very passionate.
The pendant charm is vintage as are the hearts and the lovely chain. I've also used very pretty black porcelain beads with a painted butterfly, purple candy jade beads and black goldstone beads and my favourite Magatama drops.
The bracelet repeats the pattern of beads and charms as in the necklace. The black and purple beads form almost a lace pattern when the bracelet/necklace is worn.
The simple but stunning earrings finish off the set.The next set is made with vintage and Kashmiri beads. I love those beads as they are made up of a metal shell that is then covered with teeny beads or little bits of glitter etc. They are just so attractive and different. The findings are modern with black seed beads to finish off each "charm".
The design feels quite Gothic despite the variety of colours. I've used a lovely dark grey lustred and faceted centre bead with a little red heart and two black Victorian trumpet flowers (lucite) surrounding it. The colours then go from purple to red to dark blue, cobalt blue, turquoise and then silver. It's a stunning set when worn. Very different and exciting.
The next set consists of a bracelet and earrings - a necklace could be made to match.
The set - apart from the findings is made with vintage beads and charms and modern findings. Below you can see the lovely copper fairy charms and gorgeous jade and green berry beads in detail.
I've kept the earrings simple so the gorgeous colours of the beads and the detail of the charms come into their own.
The necklace below uses a French curlicue pendant and lovely green faux fire opals as centre pieces.
I have used mainly vintage charms and beads with modern findings in this necklace and gorgeous Magatama drops in jade and leaf green to finish it off. I love the fresh Spring green effect of the necklace against the dark gold of the bronze chain and the lighter gold of the charms.
The dark green and emerald flapper is one of the most versatile pieces I've made so far.
The design includes two clasps one on either end. The clasps will attach to any of the loops so the necklace can either be worn as a long flapper or as a two or three tiered necklace. The dark green connector and all the beads and star charms are vintage except for the large leaves. The chain and findings are new. The golden stars set against the green of the beads makes a lovely contrast adding detail and glamour to the necklace.
The following necklace looks spectacular when worn. The beautiful vintage peachy pink faux fire opal pendant is surrounded by lots of vintage beads in golds and peach colours with Magatamas in amber and dark gold.
The colours are very harmonious and luscious and really, really glamorous. The great thing about the necklace is that it will work as well on pale winter skin as on tanned summer skin.
This must be one of the more unusual necklaces I've made. I've used the gorgeous vintage necklace chain with the Greek design, lovely Art Deco tubes in pale amber, and pale lemon offset by faceted beads in purple and gold.
The centre piece is the stunning heart shaped charm with the filigree setting and the pale blue 3D rose in the centre. The necklace looks fairly tame in the picture, but looks great when worn as the little tubes and beads twinkle and shimmer. The movement of the tubes just can't be shown in a still picture. More's the shame.
More bracelets and the new range tomorrow.... too late for more today.
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Hello!
ReplyDeleteFrida Kahlo was a very interesting character I think. I had a book of postcards of her paintings, but they have nearly all gone now, just the more disturbing images left that I havent felt comfortable to send to anyone.
You have been busy as usual! I hope the next jewellery party goes well.
My favourite piece is the last necklace, very pretty.
Penny.
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Hi,
ReplyDeleteThe last necklace is really unusual,
the long beads work really well!
Toby
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