Merino Wool Nuno Felted Scarf in Black and White Ombre - Handmade Ruffled Collar

A quiet transition from black to white, shaped in wool and silk. This handmade scarf explores contrast through the softness of natural fibers and the fluidity of the nuno felting process.

Fine merino wool is carefully laid out in tonal layers to create a smooth ombre gradient. Silk is then added, allowing the fibers to migrate through the fabric during felting. As water, soap, and movement are applied, the materials begin to bond and shrink together, forming organic textures and soft, sculptural ruffles.

The result is a lightweight yet expressive piece that naturally curves into a collar-like shape. Each fold and ripple is created by the interaction between wool and silk, making every scarf unique.

You can see a short reel showing how this scarf was made on my Instagram.

Balancing structure and softness, this felted scarf sits somewhere between an accessory and wearable textile art, designed to bring subtle drama through texture, movement, and contrast 💖

 

 

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Fused glass handmade Halloween Haunted house tea light holder

Boo!👻 Have a spook-tacular and fang-tastic Halloween everyone 🎃 

  Here is my version of Haunted house made of fused glass 😊

Kitchen Witch with broom Scandinavian needle felt witch gnome Nordic felted tomte nisse

Here is something new that I’ve made from wool recently 😁 A cute little witch for Halloween decor. I used both needle felting and wet felting to make her. Her hair is made of local white Leicester locks and she has a silk dress (nuno felting) 🥰

 

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Witch hat Blue Black felted wool hat tall Wizard pointed hat

Boo!👻 Have a spook-tacular and fang-tastic Halloween everyone 🎃 

Here are my latest wool creations. The black and blue Witch hat and the scarf are handmade by me of the softest super fine merino wool (18 micron) using eco friendly wet felting technique.

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Merino wool scarf for women Black multicolored felt scarf

This time something that I’ve made for myself 🥰 Hand felted wool scarf with bold colorful abstract patterns to match my jacket. Merino wool 16 micron, silk fibers and lots of different shades of viscose. The scarf is double sided, one is solid black and one is colorful so it can be worn differently depending on the mood 😊

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Fused glass art - my first try at making dichroic glass and fused glass cabochons

Learning new skills by trying out glass fusing for the first time 🥰 4 of the fused glass cabochons have different dichroic glass pieces and the lime green and turquoise blue one is made entirely of transparent glass. I think I can see some silver jewelry pieces with them in the future. Here are the finished cabs.

 and here is what the cut glass looked like before the kiln...

  

 

 

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My first felted scarf - Black and white merino wool scarf for men

Ta-da! My first felted scarf is here 😊 I made it for my hubby so that he can wear a fancy wool scarf with his fancy coat. The scarf is made of the softest black super fine merino wool (16,5 micron) with silk and viscose fibers for décor. It is two sided, one is solid black and one side is patterned.

 

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Wet felting my first felted creation - Black and White Merino wool phone case.

I’ve been a huge fan of felting and particularly Nuno felting for over 10 years now so last month I’ve decided it was finally time to learn how to do it! I’ve bought a series of educational videos from a talented felt designer @lenabaymut_felt and my felting journey has begun... so far I’ve been making test pieces with different techniques but I thought I will show you my first “real” felt creation. I needed a new iPhone case for my phone so it was a perfect opportunity to try and felt it 😊 it’s made of black merino wool, decorated with white viscose fibers and on the back I’ve made a pocket for credit cards and driving license.  

 

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Deliah - Fine silver jewelry PMC Ruby pendant on leather cord. Handmade pagan style jewelry by Arctida

I've been working with the coolest new media in jewelry making - PMC (Precious Metal Clay) for the past couple of weeks and I'm finally starting to list pieces of jewelry that are made of it.

What is PMC? A unique form of pure silver (mainly composed of recycled silver particles) suspended in an organic binder. In this clay-like state it allows PMC artists to form and sculpt metal clay by hand. When fired at high temperatures by torch or in a jeweler's kiln, the binder burns off and the silver particles are fused together. The result is a one-of-a-kind pure silver piece (.999) purer than Sterling silver (.925).

So here is my latest piece, Deliah - fine silver pmc Ruby pendant on leather cord. This time I wanted to try attaching a stone with a wire, to get that *floating in the air* look, instead of *simply* setting it into the clay. I chose a genuine AA Ruby gemstone for better contrast with oxidized/non oxidized silver.

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Mens jewelry Chainmaille mens bracelets in sterling silver European 4-in-1 wave. Mens fashion by Arctida

I was going through my mens jewelry collection and realized that I haven't showed you one of my popular designs - *Dionysos*.

For this bracelet I use European 4-in-1 chainmaille wave. European 4-in-1 is most famous for being the weave used in European knights' armor. Each hefty, 18 gauge sterling silver ring is hand coiled, hand cut, and polished smooth before weaving the bracelet, heavily oxidizing and again polishing to a high shine. It’s finished with a tube clasp for easy, secure fastening.

 

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Vintage Skeleton Key Steampunk chocker necklace leather and sterling silver. Steampunk jewelry by Arctida.

I love making Steampunk jewelry. Not because it is such a difference in making *regular* jewelry and Steampunk-themed one but because me and sis get to cosplay for the model shot. It is always so much fun to pick out the clothes, put on the make up and making the shots for Steampunk! So here is my latest one :)

I'm the photographer, jewelry designer, make up and etc and my little sister is the model. The ensemble was assembled by me and most of the parts are vintage clothing (except of the corset). The top hat being the oldest and dating back to 18th century Paris!

a little bit about the necklace - the focal part of this Steampunk choker is beautiful vintage Skeleton Key with a wonderful age patina and character that you just won't get from a reproduction key. I handcrafted the choker part from leather cord and sterling silver wire. The necklace fastens with a lobster clasp and extension chain.
 

Celtic Cross necklace chainmaille mens necklace in oxidized sterling silver. Mens jewelry by Arctida

Another addition to my Mens jewelry collection. This time I've made a sterling silver Cross pendant in chainmaille technique and threaded it with double stranded black leather cord to complete that tribal ethnic look. The pattern on the cross looks very Celtic to me so I've named my newest creation a Celtic cross.

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Asteria - Labradorite earrings oxidized sterling silver square hoops. Handmade Labradorite jewelry by Arctida.

I've been practicing my soldering skills and this time I decided to make some squares. So here are the results of my latest try - Labradorite earrings with oxidized sterling silver squares.

The earrings were entirely handmade by me. I carefully cut, filed, soldered and hammered each square link of the earrings. Gorgeous teal blue Labradorite briolettes were wire wrapped and added to the middle of design. The earrings are suspended from handmade earwires. All metal used is sterling silver. The silver has been oxidized to enhance the details and to achieve more of a mysterious antiqued look.

  

 

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Mens jewelry Chainmaille mens bracelets in sterling silver Box Chain and Full Persian waves. Mens fashion by Arctida

The Valentines day is approaching fast and I just realized that I haven't blogged about one of my best sellers for men! As some of you may know already, I love trying out new techniques but then again who doesn't, right :) and I have been working with chainmaille technique for a couple of years now. So this time I've made bracelets with Box Chain and Full Persian waves for my mens jewelry collection. These waves are close related and they produce more solid, bangle-like look yet they still have a certain flexibility left.

So here is one of my best sellers - Prometheus, sterling silver bracelet made with Box Chain wave. I name all my bracelets for men after Greek deities (I know, I know I'm a nerd :P ) and as this particular one, came out *in production* shortly before movie *Prometheus* went on screens, I couldn't resist that name, which probably makes me a double nerd *giggle, giggle, snort*. Oh and as you've probably noticed that gorgeous male model on the first picture, it is my hubby. I'm guessing he is part of the reason why this model is on of my best sellers, but psst! don't tell him that! :)

Full Persian wave

Chainmaille is an ancient art of weaving together individual rings to create simple and elegant jewelry. Each sterling silver ring is hand coiled, hand cut, and polished smooth by me before weaving the bracelet, heavily oxidizing and again polishing to a high shine. It’s finished with a simple lobster clasp for easy, secure fastening.

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Enaja - PMC fine silver jewelry pure silver pendant with Cubic zirconia. Handmade pagan style jewelry by Arctida

Here is another piece made of PMC (Precious Metal Clay). This time I wanted to make something ethnic looking, inspired by tribal and pagan influences. I chose the shape of Venus of Willendorf for the pendant because I find it very intriguing and so different from a modern view of a *perfect* female figure. But I didn't want to do an exact replica so the embellishment and the rest of the details on the pendant is a product of my muse :)

What is PMC? A unique form of pure silver (mainly composed of recycled silver particles) suspended in an organic binder. In this clay-like state it allows PMC artists to form and sculpt metal clay by hand. When fired at high temperatures by torch or in a jeweler's kiln, the binder burns off and the silver particles are fused together. The result is a one-of-a-kind pure silver piece (.999) purer than Sterling silver (.925).

So here is Enaja - fine silver pendant with Cubic zirconia on a leather cord.

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Désirée - Vampire jewelry red necklace Ruby Garnet red Spinel in oxidized sterling silver. Handmade gothic costume cosplay jewellery by Arctida

Seems like today’s youth is obsessed with vampires; the movies, the TV-shows and the books! Anywhere you look there are VAMPIRES flashing their fangs at you :) And off course the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, which makes me so excited because I’m a huge fan of vampires too!

So I decided to combine my two biggest interests - Jewelry design and Digital Art. A jewelry peace fitting for a hot and sexy vamp girl and off course a real vampire model :) So here is what I ended up with:

 

I had that classical vampire in mind when I made this: pale skin, red, blood-thirsty eyes, porcelain-white teeth, dark, red lips and a gothic feel in all. I used a model shot on a white background, and the rest is Photoshop. This is my first time making a photo-manipulation with a real model, so I hope you like it :)

The necklace symbolizes drops of blood running down the neck, right after being bitten by a vampire... Guess my model is going to turn into a night child now ;)

 

Morticia - Black feathers earrings in Sterling Silver. Handmade gothic jewelry costume cosplay jewellery by Arctida

Halloween!
Soon lots of witches, ghost, zombies and famous characters from movies will gather all around town, go trick or treating, scaring each other and compete in costume contests! Once a year you get to see your friends in a whole different way, funny or scary, either way you have lots of fun! and seeing all the kids dressed as Frankenstein’s monster, tiny ghosts and princesses, is such a cute sight!

My sister told me about a book, where the girl makes her own costume for Halloween, by making wings out of faux feathers and painting them black. With a black dress and her wings she became something of a ”crow-queen”. That story inspired me to make a pair of crow feather-earrings (well my earrings are made out of black rooster feathers, but you get the idea!) perfect for any respectable witch on Halloween :)

Just like my previous feather design (Diana - Guinea Hen feathers earrings) I had to make them big and bold in order to be seen underneath that pointy hat that any respectable witch have to wear :) I chose different lengths, sizes and shapes of black feathers, combined them into a 3D shape and wrapped with sterling silver wire. Afterwords I attached my feather clusters to sterling silver lever-backs to make them more comfortable to wear. and ta-da my second design for feather earrings is born :)