Book locket necklace OOAK miniature ornate book pendant in oxidized fine silver. Handmade metal clay jewelry by Arctida.

The winter is coming... the days are getting colder and wetter and it is a perfect time to curl up into a ball in your favorite cozy nook with a book and a cup of hot beverage of some sort :) So I present to you my second hinged book locket from my new collection (here you can find the first one), inspired by the days just like that...

This two-sided book pendant with intricate ornate pattern on both front and back is made of Fine Silver Precious Metal Clay (PMC) 999.

I think this could be a perfect gift for a book lover of some sort, don't you think? :)

 

For more of my pmc fine silver jewelry click here

Book locket necklace OOAK miniature ornate book pendant in fine silver. Handmade metal clay jewelry by Arctida.

The Autumn is almost here so it is time to present my new collection :) For the past 2 years I've been learning more and more metal clay/metal smith techniques and training, training and yet again training a lot. So most of my new pieces are made of metal clay or Argentium silver or combination of them both + gemstones of course :) I will still post some of my older gemstone/wire wrap jewelry pieces that I only now have the time to photograph but most of my jewelry will have a new touch.

So here is my first hinged 3D piece. This two-sided book pendant with intricate ornate pattern on both front and back was handmade by me using Fine Silver Precious Metal Clay (PMC). I've cut out the separate pieces of the book from clay (scroll down to see the last picture). All pieces were dried, sanded and polished while in the clay form and after more drying the clay parts were fired in a jeweler kiln to obtain metal form (fine silver 999). When in metal form it is time for metal smith techniques to finish the piece. All part were filed, burnished and tumbled to achieve the desired look and the book was finely constructed to its 3D form.

 

 

Here is what the book parts looked like when cut out of clay :)

Book locket necklace is for sale in my Arctida shop

Nebula - Labradorite necklace in sterling silver. Handmade wire wrapped jewelry by Arctida.

Here comes my latest custom order. This lovely customer was inspired by my swirly jewelry and wanted her own version. I chose a round Labradorite bead with an amazing teal blue and green color-play and wire wrapped it on a handmade (by me) sterling silver frame. The Labradorite bead reminded me a Nebula somewhere in the distant part of our Universe, hence the name of the necklace.

If you are interested of ordering a piece designed just for you, feel free to contact me :)

 

  To see more of my Labradorite jewelry click here 

 

 

Violante - Amethyst and Pearls asymmetric lariat necklace in Sterling Silver. Handmade boho chic jewelry by Arctida.

Here comes another custom order necklace. This time it was a variation of my *Violante* necklace but the customer wanted to use her own gray colored pearls instead of peach ones. I've used sturdier chain because the main Pink Amethyst is bigger and there are more of the Amethyst rondelles and pearls in this version. I love the way grey pearls give an illusion of much *colder* shade of soft lilac in this variation even though I've used the same Amethysts as before.

 

If you are interested of ordering a piece designed just for you, feel free to contact me :)

Ituralde - Apatite Peridot earrings in sterling silver. Handmade boho chic jewelry by Arctida

I just wanted to show you my latest custom order. The customer wanted her own version of my *Ituralde* earrings, the same color palette but slightly different design so what they won't be an exact copy. She gave me completely free hands and here is what I came up with :)

The new *Ituralde* features lime green Peridots and 2 shades of teal and turquoise blue Apatites wire wrapped in sterling silver.

 

If you are interested of ordering a piece designed just for you, feel free to contact me :)

Mona - contemporary sculpted sterling silver pendant with green Agate, Quartz and Peridot. Handmade Jewelry by Arctida

A friend of mine saw my Harmonia necklace and totally fell in love with the central stone (Emerald green Quartz). So she decided that she wanted to have a pendant with the same focal except not as girly and formal in style but more contemporary and modern. So after a very long time playing around with designs here is what I came up with: Mona- contemporary sculpted sterling silver pendant with green Agate, emerald green Quartz and Peridot.

Harmonia - Art Nouveau style green gemstones sterling silver necklace with Agate, Citrine, Prasiolite, Peridot, and Quartz

The prom time is approaching and I got inspired by it :) I wanted to make something luxurious yet delicate in the same time and in fresh Spring colors. So here it is… Harmonia - Art Nouveau style hand forged sterling silver necklace with Green Agate, Citrine, Prasiolite (aka green Amethyst), Peridot, rock crystal Quartz and emerald green Quartz.

The color green denotes balance, harmony, and stability hence the name of the necklace :)

Hand forged woven wire wrapped ring with Garnets and Pearls in Sterling Silver

Here comes my latest handforged woven wire wrapped ring with Gemstones and Pearls.

The ring has a basic base design just like my previous rings and the 3d flower is composed from huge Citrines, Keishi Pearls and Garnet beads.

More of my Gemstone Flowers collection

Maja - Art Nouveau Antiqued sterling silver earrings - Apatite, Peridot, Prasiolite and sky blue Topaz - "Spring" challenge

Last week’s theme was - Spring, picked by Palepink.

So here is my vision of Spring in Apatite, Peridot, Prasiolite, sky blue Topaz and Silver - Maja earrings. The name comes from Maja, who is the Oscan Earth-Goddess, and an ancient Roman Goddess of springtime, warmth, and increase. She causes the plants to grow through Her gentle heat, and the month of May is probably named for Her.

Weekly challenge’s winner!

As those of you who’ve read my blog probably already know, our Our European Street Team has been having weekly challenges and this week *surprise, surprise* I'm the WINNER! (drawn by ArtMind at random).

Here is my entry that won the theme "Cute": Fiore Grazioso - Aqua Quartz, Copper and Pearl necklace. The name means "Cute flower" in Italian :)

The whole point of the weekly challenge is to motivate us to create new things and I’m glad I’ve participated this time (duh!), it “made” me try completely new style, new techniques, new materials and on top of everything I won! Woohoo!

Since I’m the boss of this week the new theme will be … “Science Fiction”! I can't wait to see what my team will come up with :)

Ituralde - Apatite, Peridot and White Topaz wire wrapped coiled chandelier style earrings in oxidized Sterling Silver OOAK

Here is one of my latest designs (Ituralde), after making all those lime+teal/turquoise treasuries, I wanted to make some earrings with the same colors. Lately I've been using treasuries as a training grounds for the color combo try outs. I think it turned out pretty bright and sunny, just the way I had imagined it :)