New Light

Hi ♥

I had some free time the other day and I decided to mess around with the camera and taking pics of some of my pieces on different backgrounds etc! I was hoping to find a solution to my current photo setup. As much as I love how the pieces are turning out on the white background it's very tedious to set up all the pages, etc. to reflect light as I don't have a light box and about 95% of the photos I take turn out more grey than white!

I have a really nice dark wooden hall table inside my bedroom door and I love how the pics turned out on this! I think it really shows you what they look like without any extra light being reflected or anything these are 100% natural photos and are taken in one of the slightly darker areas in my room. The only thing I do to my photos is add a watermark. Anyway, enough with the rambling! Here are two pics (the most similar I have) of my Royal Pearl Bracelet showing both the original photo style and the darker background!

Light version:

Dark version:

You can see that for some reason the white background makes pieces look much more grey in colour than it really is.

My point for this post is to inquire which style of photo you prefer! Personally, I am leaning towards darker as it shows a much more true-to-life colour and there is no set up whatsoever involved for me (laziness~XP). Which do ye prefer? Do you think I should stick with the lighter background or use the dark wooden background?

Hope everyone is having a great week! ♥

Peace, Love and Harmony

Hey

I took a lil r&r time for myself the last few days. I always try to remain positive and upbeat, particularly on my blog, but sometimes it can get a lil hard. I seem to be in need of reminding myself lately that it's okay to take a step back and feel a lil blue because it's those moments that show us everything we have to appreciate in life.

As usual, I went to visit my boyfriend last weekend! It was a blast. He'll be coming down this weekend. It will only be short visit but I'm grateful for that at least. It gets lonely and boring during the week when he's not around! =P I did of course pick up some new beads and findings during my visit so I made a few new pieces which I will hopefully get posted up soon! =)

Oh and anyone who follows me on twitter knows I got my exam results lately... and I PASSED!! YAY! =) Happy with my results and going into final year next year! *scary stuff* ha ha =D

Okay so onto what ye are really interested in! I made this bracelet last Tues, got my hands on a camera yesterday so I decided to share this with ye today! I called this piece Harmony just because I felt the pastel colours gave it a very calming ambience.

Surprisingly all the beads in this except the beautiful leaf are pieces I've had for almost or over a year now. It took getting the leaf to inspire this bracelet and I like the outcome. Recently a good few of the pieces I've made have leaves in them. I love the summer/autumn feel of the leaves and the nature motif is definitely in atm with the boho chic trends!

Close up of the Bali leaf. I love adding charms to pieces because it really gives it it's own personality. This is assembled on tiger's tail and contains a mixture of seed beads, metal beads, statement and simple glass beads and swarovski crystals. And lastly two pics of the piece on =)

What do you think of this Harmony bracelet? =)

Also I was wondering what everyone would like to see more of on my blog? Please let me know! Hope everyone is having an amazing week ♥

Bridal Bracelet

Hi ♥

Meant to post this last night but got so tired I couldn't manage to stay awake any longer =P

Recently I've been reading ALOT of people's blogs and going through people's older posts aswell! I was watching some of Jen's (frmheadtotoe) videos and her bridal make-up one inspired me to do bridal piece. If you don't know about Jen's blog then you absolutely must go check it out! To match the theme that Jen was discussing I aimed to make a modern, elegant and simple yet timeless piece!

Watch her video here

Everyone knows the typical saying for a wedding attire ~ Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue! I aimed to get as much of this as possible incorporated into the piece but I couldn't do the borrowed so I changed it to old, new, shiny, blue =P

As you might have guessed I've had a recent love for pearls and they go well with anything and are most certainly timeless so I had to include them ~ something old; check. Something shiny was easy as the Swarovski crystals can't be beaten for their sparkling and light reflecting qualities =) (this pic is a lil blurry at the front but you can see how shiny they are in the other pics!)

The ribbon adds a nice touch to this piece as it make it unique and also makes the bracelet more versatile. The piece is quite classy and I think that the blue ribbon makes it slightly more relaxed feeling without taking away from the elegance of the piece. Also, it's our something blue! The bracelet itself counted for the something new on my list so our whole checklist is complete!

The piece is assembled on tiger's tail. The white pearls are accompanied by a lovely mini toggle clasp attached with a small amount of chain. I find that the beauty of the organza ribbon is that it allows you to adjust the bracelet to suit your own style as there are so many ways to tie it or decorate the bracelet with the blue ribbon! Here are just a few of the ways I tested out aside from a simple, delicate knot =)

This is my favourite way I think, I just wrapped the blue ribbon around the pearls.

This idea was done kinda hastily so the picture doesn't do much justice, sorry! What I did here was wrapped the ribbon around the toggle clasp so it was hidden. If I had pulled it tighter it would have looked much nicer as it would be a row of pearls and crystals leading to a slim ribbon twist at the back.

Here's a lil look at the front of the piece on. If you look closely you can see how shiny the Swarovski crystals are here ^.^

(Remember you can always click the pics to enlarge!)

I just want to add in a HUGE thanks to everyone who follows me here on blogger or on twitter (or both!!) Every person I've met has been so sweet and amazingly encouraging! I could never have hoped for a better response and welcome and I am truly grateful to each and everyone one of you! <3

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend and has a great week ahead of them! ^.^

Royal Pearl

Exams are finally over and that means I had time to make some new pieces! YAY! =)

This piece is a two-layered bracelet made with alternating sized white faux pearls. Composed on tiger's tail and finished off with a simple lobster clasp.

I love the crown charm on this piece, I bought a few of them awhile back but haven't really used them in pieces yet and I think they are really nice =) I think it gives the piece a royal feeling, hence the name. It adds a hime element to it!

Here's a pic of it on! I promised to start taking more pics of my pieces actually on =)

Hope you like it! Please let me know what you think! Hope everyone is having a great weekend <3

Angelique Bracelet

I got all my goodies in the post over the last two weeks and I just had to make something on Friday! My camera died recently so it's been difficult to take photos when I want >.<  but this is what I came up with;

It's a two layer bracelet with off-white faux pearls, swarovski crystal bicones and rondelles. Made on tiger's tail and chain and ties with a cute lil toggle clasp. The wing is one of the (many) main new things I bought, I just thought it worked perfectly on this bracelet!

I realised I have only called my jewellery pieces by pretty much their literal description so I decided to name this one the Angelique Bracelet ~ cliched much? XP  I like this bracelet and I'd even be tempted to create it or a similar design for a giveaway at some point if ye like it.

Just a lil pick of what it looks like on. I don't really model my pieces, I know some people can do a really good job of it but I'm the behind-the-camera kinda person =P I was kinda inspired to do this piece by my Vday present (as you may know my bf and I agreed on no pressies) but he surprised me with a beautiful white rose anyway! <3 It's just a lil piece of casual elegance.

Pink Indian Bracelet

Hey!

Been awhile since my last post as I currently have alot of assignments due for college in the next few weeks but I'm slowly getting them done =)

Since my last post I've ordered some new beads, charms and findings and should have tons coming in the post soon! Very excited! =) Hopefully I can start making some more of my designs then. I'm a doodler and have lots of drawings of pieces I'd like to make someday but rarely have all the bits to make them with. I'd love to do a giveaway at some point also! I haven't decided at what follower mark I will do it but I'll be sure to let ye guys know when I decide!

Today I'm going to show you a piece that some of ye may have already seen but I have a few different pictures of it here. It's the Pink Indian Bracelet. This bracelet is very simple in it's design but the detail in the beads and the daisy dividers (same ones used in the Blue Memory Bracelet) give it it's exotic appeal.

Made using glass, metal and miracle beads on tigers tail with a simple spring clasp. I love miracle beads! They are called so because in certain lights/angles it looks like there is another bead within the bead! I took a pic with strong lighting and flash to show you all this;

 

You can also see the great amount of detail in the engravings on these beads. Some of the beads are Bali and others Indian, I was told that it looks more Indian-inspired though. I'd love to know what ye all think! Don't be shy =)

Floating Butterfly Necklace

As I've received numerous flattering compliments about this particular necklace I'm going to say a little bit on it! This piece has a very delicate appearance. Wooden, stardust and Indian/Bali beads on tiger's tail compose the majority of the necklace.

The butterfly sits on an extension of tiger's tail hanging from the upper row of beads.

This necklace also has a matching bracelet (though either go well on their own). The bracelet uses the same beads, just many more! ^.^ This unique elegant design is great for wearing formally or casually.

Simple but fun!

Charm Bracelet

This is the second charm bracelet I've ever made. The first was more spread out, the charms hung individually at regular intervals and were mostly blue, so this charm bracelet was quite an adventure for me!

There really is a bit of everything in this. Everything from glass-metal-shell beads and also an imitation of an ancient Roman coin, a button and more!! I really liked working with so many colours in one piece which is a rare thing for me as I usually keep to 2-3 colours per piece.

The s-hook clasp is a nice lil detail to this piece also. It makes the bracelet that little bit easier to get on and adds a bit more character to the piece than an ordinary lobster clasp would.

Blue Memory Bracelet

This bracelet is one of my personal favourites! Made using memory wire and tiger's tail, including turquoise metallic cubes, jade porcelian beads and clear seed beads. Also two swarovski crystals feature as the main focus of the bracelet.

Eight daisy dividers give this bracelet strength and flexibility while keeping it in position. A nice magnetic clasp makes it easy to get on and off! Not to be biased but I love this bracelet! XD Because it's made with memory wire it never loses it's shape and the clasp makes it so easy to get on, I often find that lobster clasps and spring rings can be awkward to tie one-handed!