New technique - soutache

Some time ago I tried soutache. I have looked and admired soutache jewelry for a wile - what a beautiful colors and details. And now I decided to try.

My first soutache detail is very simple. Three soutache cords, glass beads and invisible beading cord.

When I started I didn´t had any idea how I will use this detail. But when I had finished couple a loops I thought it would be nice on a hair barrette. So I took a peace of gray felt, glued the detail to the felt,  and then to a barrette blank.

Beautiful simple hair barrette with soutache detail. 

Pink and black set of necklace and earrings

Some time ago I finished these pink and black earrings and necklace.

 

I used glass cabachons again :) The central one is quite big approx. 3 x 4 cm. I glued them all to black felt and started stitching. I used different sizes of black seed beads and some small pink and gold ones, too.

 

As the cabachons are quite big, the necklace itselt is quite massive as well.

 

 

And matching earrings with round glass cabachons (14 mm) and black lever back earwires. Backside of earrings and beaded tiles of neckalce are covered with ultra suede.

 

 

 

I started with matching bracelet as well, but I haven´t had enoug time to finish that.

Ready for summer

Wrapped bracelets are perfect for summer. Blue turquise is summer classic. Specially with natural brown leather and golden metal button. 

 And bright colors as this red and flower button are also summers must have. 

Gold and black shoe clips

To complite my black and gold collection I made also matching shoe clips. These are simple oval shape clips. In the center there are the same golden handpainted glass cabachons surrounded with different seed beads. 

In the back there is brown ultra suede. 

And here are the clips attached to beige shoes. 

Black and gold jewelry collection

As you can see from my blog I have done quite many beaded butterfly brooches. And some days ago I finished one with golden wings. I used black seed beads to surround the cabachons and lovely Toho gold lined seed beads (size 6/0) to finish the edge. These beads are so beautiful - they are gold lined and look a little like frosted, but they also have swome gray and green shine. 

Actually I colored these cabachons quite a long time ago and I had also these golden Toho seed beads waiting ... but somehow they just staid for waiting. Now one day I took these cabs and beads and started stitchong.

I like the color of these golden cabachons. They are like glowing in the center of black beads. Brooch is like others with metal brooch pin on the back and backside is covered with brown ultra suede.

As I liked the combination of these colors I made also one round shape brooch fot those who like more classical shapes. 

And after fisinhing these two brooches I took two 12 mm glass cabachons and colored them for matching earrings. I have used this design before for black and pink earrings last winter. These earrings are small and lightweight.

And here you can see earrings and round both brooch together. 

And here are the same earrings combined with butterfly brooch.

And I found that I have done also a pair of simple lever back earrings eith the same golden glass cabachons.

I made also matching black and gold shoe clips that I will show in next post.

Masculine wrap bracelet

This is a little more massive bracelet that others and fits perfectly for some fellow. I used 3 mm black leather cord and natural wood lace stone beads. Wood lace stone beads are excactly like wood beads, but they have such a soft velvety surface and nice shine. And nise warm caramelle color. 

Listed to my Etsy shop.

Red and blue collection

I made one red and blue Etsy treasury. Most of these items are made by estonians.

Click the picture to see the treasury.