Epä-koruilua

Ostin Etsystä söpön chandelier-riipuksen, josta tuli hyvin yksinkertainen koru. Se, että lisäsin ostettuun riipukseen ketjun ei oikeastaan koruiluksi voi edes sanoa, mutta koska riipus on niin söpö halusin esitellä sen.

Tänään tykkään...

...uudesta Etsy tuttavuudesta Priscilla's Jewelry. Eksyin sivuille kun etsin hopeaisia filigree enkeli siipiä erääseen kaulakorun inspiraatioon ja totesin, että joku on kerennyt toteuttaa ideani ja vielä hienommin! Harvemmin sitä tulee itse ihan oikeasti keksittyä mitään uutta, joten ajattelin kaikeasta huolimatta pitää enkelisiipi ideani idea purkissani. Nyt sitten niitä ihania Priscillan koruja joista kovin tykkään.

Keskimmäinen on ehdottomasti lempparini ja huolisin sen itselleni saman tien.

Cleaning my closet

Out with the old, in with the new. It is time for the annual Christmas cleaning. In my case this does not mean scrubbing the kitchen cupboards and hard to reach places, but to organise my beading supplies. I have once again entered that desperate 'ME WANTS' stage and spent hours drooling at online shops. I managed to depart from a fair amount of beads and I am hoping to fill that space with some beauties. I still cannot decide whether I should be brave and buy from Etsy for the first time ever?

Tempting me for my first Etsy order are these beautiful gemstones

Amazing faceted black tourmalated quartz rondelles, and...

(Images borrowed from Etsy)

Blue faceted mystic quartz 3D cubes. Gorgeous, right? Just the right of bling for festive season.

I also would like some relatively inexpensive glass pearls for making personalised multilayered long beads in different shades. I found a nice selection of colours and sizes from Vitabeads, prices weren't bad either.

(Images borrowed from Vitabeads)

I know that lot of beaders from Helmetti have ordered from Etsy. Perhaps someone could tell me about their experiences? (Finnish: Oletteko tilanneet Etsystä? Minkälaisia kokemuksia teillä on ko. paikasta?)

Happy Halloween

Although I think lampwork beads are often amazing miniature pieces of art they feature very rarely in my jewellery. I am huge fan of holidays (Christmas being my favourite) but you would not catch me dead wearing a Rudolp sweater or Easter Bunny pyjamas. I don't even own a pair of Christmas tree earrings. I came across some Halloween themed lampwork beads on Etsy and wondered if on the most popular fancy dress holiday of the yeat one would get away with wearing something quirky?

Pictures from www.etsy.com

They are pretty cute. But pumpkins dangling from my ears....?

Picture from www.byte.org/blog/

Horrific Halloween to All!