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Andrea's Random Lil' Blog: April 2009
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Thursday, April 30, 2009. This latest necklace is all about colour experimentation. This week I (re)started to study a bit of Japanese through colours. I mean, Japanese names of traditional colours: colours of nature, different flower shades, leaves, stones, and colours for most aspects of life. You may visit the NHK blog. As a flower, the wisteria (fuji) looks like a flowy cascade of purple petals (look at it here. Several Chinese cloisonnée oval beads in rosy lilac, light purple with silver threads;.
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Andrea's Random Lil' Blog: May 2009
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Thursday, May 28, 2009. I made this necklace this week, by Sunday or Monday. I called it "Tsukimi", which, in Japanese, means "viewing the Moon". It uses bluish-gray colours and seems a bit different from my previous work, since I use no focal beads or pendants. Still symmetrical though, but a continuous line of several Swarovski elements, gemstones and glass beads (that I brought from Prague). For this piece I have used:. Tibetan silver hook clasp;. Several kyanite round gemstones;. I love the AB effect...
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Andrea's Random Lil' Blog: January 2009
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Saturday, January 31, 2009. La Notte 2 (new necklace). Last night I decided to make a new version of my previous La Notte. As I do with all new versions, this one is called La Notte. 2 It is not exactly the same, of course, but also departs from the same idea and uses more or less the sane colours. However, where the original displayed golds and dark blue, this instead is all about silver shades. Here's the new La Notte. For this piece, I have used:. Blown) Luna focal bead;. Lazuli medium beads;. On the ...
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Andrea's Random Lil' Blog: September 2011
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011. I created this necklace as a result of two needs: first, to give my Mother a black and white/monochrome piece; second, to create a necklace which was inspired by Bella, our black and white Wicklow Collie. Below, some details of the Czech glass beads that are so "Bella". The Japanese millefiori are adorable, small and cute. I have them in several colours. Again, click on the picture to magnify and appreciate the details. That was it. Simple as that. The Natsu 夏 necklace.
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Andrea's Random Lil' Blog: July 2009
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Thursday, July 09, 2009. We moved last Wednesday. It was very, very stressful. I don't want to go into details, really. The moving company was OK, but not as brilliant as they claim to be, and once the insides (of the old apartment that is! Arrived, it was not like everything turned out to be completely right. Well, most of it was great actually! Minor issues of course, but these can be fixed. If not now, over time. Kitchen is great, garden is lovely and, overall, the place is bigger than it looks! This ...
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Andrea's Random Lil' Blog: The Natsu 夏 necklace...
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011. The Natsu 夏 necklace. A short post to mark my coming back to the world of blogging. And the creation of another necklace after a long hiatus. During this time I've been struggling to stay awake (with not much success so far! Been to Rio and back, and not much more. Except for pampering our little Bella more and more every day. Tonbo) meaning "dragonfly" and. Dama) meaning "sphere, ball". I decided to call it Natsu 夏. A view of some of the old Murano transparent aqua beads, ...
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Andrea's Random Lil' Blog: February 2009
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Sunday, February 22, 2009. Yesterday I made a companion for my Momiji. Necklace, once again inspired by the colours of nature. And, more specifically, Autumn leaves. If Momiji. Represents the delicate Japanese Maple, Kaede. Portrays the strong North-American variety, where the leaves have three lobes (instead of five, as it happens with the former). For this piece I have used:. One large Chinese carved jasper leaf;. Palace Green Opal AB Swarovski. Two oval flat dragon vein beads;. Large crystal pearls;.
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Andrea's Random Lil' Blog: The Bella necklace...
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011. I created this necklace as a result of two needs: first, to give my Mother a black and white/monochrome piece; second, to create a necklace which was inspired by Bella, our black and white Wicklow Collie. Below, some details of the Czech glass beads that are so "Bella". The Japanese millefiori are adorable, small and cute. I have them in several colours. Again, click on the picture to magnify and appreciate the details. That was it. Simple as that. I wanted to put the pictu...
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