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Spring is coming. The world comes alive. Fresh blossoming out of a field of grass that makes me happy. I'm full of energy and I have turned my happiness into colorful earrings. 7,5x7 cm of optimism. The rivolis are sewed on in the middle.
This jewelry catches one's attention and is a major accent of an outfit. It won't go unnoticed for sure. The earrings are large so they especially suit faces square, oval and rectangular-shape
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Soutache cords are woven from rayon or synthetic fibers threads (in past they used silk, wool or metallic bullion thread). It was a standard application on clothes to indicate rank in military uniforms and to outline numbers or players' names. I’ve even found soutache cords used to decorate a picture in a church. By connecting soutache cords with stones and beads I create my jewelry. I make every item by sewing up all the components together.
My last piece was gold and navy blue earrings. It was made on special order. I used Swarovski rivoli crystal (it is my favorite component), Swarovski pearls and TOHO beads.
Here are the steps of my work:
Preparing for
production. It is still just a mess but by spreading out the cords and beads, I
check the harmony of the colors.
When I pick
up the needle, I am like a ghost for a couple of days, as embroidering takes up
every minute of my free time. I’m going to post the pictures of my work step by
step but it is so hard for me to stop my activity for a minute to take a photo.
And the result of this is the following:
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The
earrings and pendant were inspired by nature.
I had taken photo before start of work. Week later the cords and beads have became....
...earrings. height: 5cm, wide: 4cm. I've used soutache cords, toho beads, swarovski pearls and silver hooks.
Cats height 3,4cm, wide: 4cm. MIAOW...
Colors of peacock tail
height: 8,4cm, wide: 9cm. Used materials: toho beads, swarovski pearls and soutache cords (green, beige and blue).
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I like this
shade of green and shiny brown Swarovski pearls. I played little bit with shapes,
marked it by combination of contrastive green and beige. All of these pieces are accented by a black
tear on the bottom. I even don’t know where the idea came from. I just started
drawing during watching TV. 7 cm height and 4.2 cm width
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Just wooden
buttons and a string. The earrings are very stark but remind me of spring. I found
the buttons in my mom’s collection. Those were rather old and needed some
restoring (I used sandpaper). Beads were
bought in a dry goods store. Unusually, I
didn’t impregnate earrings when I finished - a wood is prettier with age.
Dimensions: 6.2 cm height and 3.2 cm width
Anna Krupczak
Handmade jewelry designer