Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Sterling Silver Chainmaille Bracelet. Handmade unisex minimalism jewellery by Arctida.

Last week EST challenge's theme was "Simplicity" hosted by Kirschbits.

I love to explore new techniques and styles in jewelry making and then mixing them together. Recently I have started making chainmaille jewelry. Chain maille is an ancient art of weaving together individual rings to create simple and elegant jewelry. I love how diverse each wave looks just because I connected the rings slightly different!  Anyway for this challenge I decided to try one of the simplest waves and make a minimalistic bracelet. No gemstones, no fancy clasps, no oxidation… just shiny silver rings connected to each over. Simplicity at its best don´t ya think? :)

For sale in my ArtFire, DaWanda and Etsy shop.

 

 

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Custom bridal jewelry set. Floating illusion pearls necklace and pearl earrings in Argentium sterling silver. Handmade Wedding Jewellery by Arctida

It has been a treasured item for thousands of years. Bridal jewelry is definitely an important aspect of bridal wear. Finding the perfect dress you have always dreamed about is one of the most fun and important tasks a bride will endeavor. Finding the perfect bridal jewelry for the bride to accessorize with that dress is also fun and essential to completing your look.

There are many different styles of jewelry, so there is something that will appeal to everyone. But if you feel you want to have a classic look, a strand of pearls is a timeless choice. One of the great things about sets of pearl jewelry that are custom made for your wedding is that they can be adapted to fit in with all of your desires, whims and fancies.

Here is an example; this set was a custom order for my friend’s wedding. It consists of so called floating illusion pearl necklace and classic pearl earrings in Argentium Sterling silver.


If you are interested of ordering one bridal set especially made for you, just contact me :)