The Lotus Pond earrings - My latest project

After agonizing for almost a week I finally arrived at a decision to make the design going around my mind. The Lotus charms , a gift from  Nina Designs were exquisite and reminded me of the calm waters in a pond full of green lotus leaves and blooming flowers  . A picture of calm serenity and definitely oriental in look!  So that`s it was going to be ,  I decided , something that had a similar look .

    It was a first time for me , in the sense I`d never had done any work with wire and was not sure that I would be able to bend the wires neatly enough . But there always had to be a first time , and so , gathering the supplies I sat down to make these pair of earrings . The lotus charms  ( VNA558 ) as well as the ear wires (VNT2226 ) from Nina Designs ,matched with the vintage jade drop shaped beads I had. The tube beads that I had used in my earlier project  ( here ) would add length to the earrings and the czeck seed beads,  the dash of color I wanted .

   After a lot of trial and error I finally finished the piece , and here it is for you to see ! The earrings sway gently when worn and the jade and the czeck beads shine with a subtle light giving them an almost ethereal look .

    So what do you think ? Like me , does it remind you too of a calm and serene oriental garden with a lotus pond ?

Looking forward to your comments as always !

regards

motidana

  The materials above were provided as part of the Nina Designs blogging program. The author of this blog has not received any payment from above-mentioned company. The post above represents only personal opinion of the blog author.  

Inspiration And Creativity ......( continued ) - Thanks to Nina Designs !

       In my earlier post I mentioned the silk ribbons that had come in the box that I received from Nina Designs . Well as you would have seen , in the previous post , creating a necklace was fast and easy with the turquoise ribbon , as it reminded me of the waters of the deep blue ocean , but creating something out of the lime green one was challenging. As my usual habit , bead weaving was the first choice and I promptly completed the beaded bead using netting stitch . What fun it was as there was no tangled threads , or bent needles with these bigger beads , something that usually happens when I use  seed beads . And the necklace looked quite good too , something that could be worn on formal occasions .

But then , a thought struck me ! why could`nt I try out a different technique , and create a new look for necklace . It would be a good learning experience for me to try out a different technique . So I promptly gathered my tools and dug into my bead stash and came up with these bell shaped bullseye beads. I had bought them earlier but had refrained from using them as I found them too big and grotesque .Somehow these beads and the lime ribbon reminded me of  Africa and so adding the copper wire work connections and the center pendant I created this necklace .

Of course , making these connections was by no means easy as I had not practiced this technique , since I had taken classes from   Divya ( Jewels of Sayuri )  ,  a couple of years ago . Coiling the wire did test my patience as I had to rework again and again , but I think I managed to get the connections more or less same in size and fairly even after all that toiling !

   And I`m happy to see how both the technique give a different look to the same ribbon ! Of course I love both but am slightly more inclined to the second one as it was more difficult for me

Which one is your favourite ? Do drop in a line . I shall love hearing from you . And do keep visiting to see more of my creations using goodies from Nina Designs .


  The materials above were provided as part of the Nina Designs blogging program. The author of this blog has not received any payment from above-mentioned company. The post above represents only personal opinion of the blog author.   

Inspiration And Creativity - Thanks to Nina Designs !

 I`m thrilled at the box of goodies I received from  Nina Designs  last week . When I opened the box and saw the contents inside , I gasped in pleasure . The most beautifully finished metal charms , silk ribbons , clasp and ear wires lay inside ( things that I had only seen on the net ! ) .  My mind is whirling with ideas ,  I can`t wait  to use  them in my creations  . The variety of jewellery that can be made  with these components is so much that I  can`t wait to try out all that my mind has imagined  and  make different jewellery pieces.

Here`s what the box of goodies contained .

It`s an honor to be selected as a blog partner , and am looking forward to this challenge , Beginning with this post I`m going to showcase the jewellery I have made using the components that came in the box , and here is the first necklace which I have named 

                                                          Samudra - (meaning The Ocean)

The Turquoise Blues Silk ribbon from  Nina Designs  reminded me of the deep blue ocean and so I have tried to depict the  deep sea bed with scattered corals , shells , seaweeds and even a flower made from shell !

Collection of materials used include Silk ribbon from Nina designs , and , hemp cord , brass ring , mother-of pearl sequins, handmade Indian glass beads, stitched shell flowers from my own stash .

 I stitched the shells to make a flower and attached shisha (glass mirror ) in the center . Cutting the hemp cord I mounted it on the brass ring a left over from my old discarded handbag using macrame technique . Stringing the beads , the ends have been secured using a simple knot .

 

  

Stitching the flowers in place I added the silk ribbon to complete my necklace  Samudra 

 Do`nt you think the Silk ribbon is perfect to go with the theme ? and does`nt  it remind you too , of a beautiful  garden deep inside the Ocean ?

Looking forward to hearing from you ,

motidana


  The materials above were provided as part of the Nina Designs blogging program. The author of this blog has not received any payment from above-mentioned company. The post above represents only personal opinion of the blog author.