Starseed Handmade Jewelry

Borte necklace - Borte ogrlica

2012-01-15T04:29:00.000-08:00

- Just watched ( for a second time since last night ) a fascinating movie " Mongol " ( The rise of Genghis Khan ) by Sergei Bodrov Sr http://www.mongolfilm.ru/site/en/genghiskhan/ . I was so charmed with overall aesthetics ( costumes, stage design, the beauty of people who acted, their horses, landscapes, filmed in Khazahstan, China, Russia, Germany and USA ) that I even managed to go through brutal scenes of fighting and murders which I would normaly avoid. I named this necklace after Temudgine's beloved wife Borte
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, ,since I feeled so inspired. I sincerely recommend this wonderfull movie to everyone!

Here are some details about the necklace:
*** Borte necklace: copper wire necklace with a pendant;
- Materials: copper wire of different gauges, jade, hematite beads;
- Techniques: wire wrap, wire crochet, wire weaving, hammering;
- Finishing: oxidized, polished, laquered;
- Dimensions:
* Total lenght: 48 cm
* Pendant lenght: 9.5 cm
* Pendant width: 5 cm
* Total weight: 60 gr
- All parts are handmade.
Note: Borte's photos has been taken from this link http://khulanchuluun.wordpress.com/photo/mongol/mongol-movie-stills-9/

- Upravo sam ( po drugi put od sinoc ) odgledala film " Mongol" ( Uspon Dzingisa Kana ) od Sergeja Bodrova http://www.mongolfilm.ru/site/en/genghiskhan/. Bila sam toliko odusevljena celokupnom estetikom filma ( kostimi, scenografija, lepota ljudi koji su glumili, njihovih konja, predela ( snimano u Rusiji, Kini, Kazahsatnu, Nemackoj, SAD ) da sam uspela da odgledam i brutalne scene borbi i ubijanja koje bih inace zaobisla. S obizrom na momenat inspiracije ovu ogrlicu sam nazvala " Borte" po Dzingis Kanovoj voljenoj zeni.
Ovo su neki detalji u vezi ogrlice:
*** "Borte" - ogrlica od bakarne zice sa medaljonom;
- Materijal: bakarna zica razlicitih debljina, zad, hematit;
- Tehnike: wire wrap, kukicanje zicom, tkanje zicom, cekic;
- Zavrsna obrada: patiniranje, poliranje, lakiranje;
- Dimenzije:
* Totalna duzina: 48 cm,
* Duzina priveska: 9.5 cm
* Sirina priveska: 5 cm
* Totalna tezina: 60 gr
- Svio delovi su rucno radjeni.

Zeljana

2011-12-24T03:53:00.000-08:00

Najlepsa cestitka koju smo sestra i ja dobile od nase carobne, male drugarice Zeljane:)))! I sad nam nema druge nego da budemo kod kuce u 6 sati:))! Najavio nam se vrlo vazan gost!

Umetnicka radionica "Arteesa" - Art Workshop "Arteesa"

2011-12-21T10:16:00.000-08:00

Foto: Nikola Radic Lucati

*** Pretprosle Subote, u prostorijama Udruzenja "Arteesa" odrzana je prva umetnicka radionica na kojoj su se okupili dizajneri koji izradjuju nakit, a na moju veliku radost i ja sam bila jedna od njih. Ovim putem pruzila nam se jedinstvena prilika da pravimo nakit i od plemenitih materijala i dragog i poludragog kamenja koji su nam bili obezbedjeni od strane Udruzenja , kao i da u sjajnoj atmosferi razmenimo iskustva. Takodje je predstavljen i program samog Udruzenja i sajta "Arteesa" koji za cilj imaju da se grupama nezavisnih dizajnera, porodičnim manufakturama i zanatlijama, omoguci globalna platforma za promociju, prodaju i naplatu proizvoda komercijalnim i individualnim klijentima širom sveta. Na ovom linku https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150532402406147.431122.166713206146&type=1 mozete videti delic atmosfere sa prve u nizu radionica.

Spisak umetnika i uglednih gostiju koji su ucestvovali u ovoj radionici:

Osnivaci "Arteese" ( i sami vrsni umetnici ) sa uglednim gostima:
Tomislav Vitaz - Nakit "Vitaz"

Jasminka Boskovic - "Handmade Jewelry by Jasminka Boskovic"

Aleksandra Jovanovic - "Ksandra Art Jewelry"

Profesor Zoran Miladinovic sa rucno obradjenim kabosonima

Milica Gavrilovic - "Dve smizle"

Novinarke casopisa " Casa Viva"

Umetnici koji su se odazvali pozivu:

Nenad Ilic

Sasa - "Nakit Sasha"

Jelena Madzar i Vesna Maric - "Dea De Lumini"

Katarina Trmcic Trnjakovic

Monika Mlinar Petrovic - "Nakit Monika"

Milica Grkinic - "Starseed jewelry"

Fotografije: Nikola Radic Lucati

*** Two weeks ago a very interesting event took place in premises of Belgrade Art Association " Arteesa". Arteesa is a designers’ association, created out of desire to empower the independent designers making handmade jewellery and accessories. It aims to enable and promote the production and worldwide export of handcrafts from Serbia by serving as a direct channel for promotion, sales and payment processing for it’s members.

I was very happy to be the one among a few jewelry designers invited to attend the first art workshop, one of many that are going to be organized in future. All supplies, including silver and copper wire, various gem stones and semi-precious stones in all colors, shapes and sizes have been provided by "Arteesa". For me it was a unique experience since most of the time I have only a limited choice of gems and semi-precious stones. This time I felt like Daffy Duck in Ali Baba's cave:)), so much to choose from! During the day I have managed to make a copper neklace with a pendant embelished with set of stones in red, coral and mauve tones. It is soon going to be featured, among with other finished pieces from this workshop, in "Arteesa" online shop and will be available for purchase.

This event was also a unique opportunity to meet other talented designers and to exchange experiences with them. Here they are:

"Arteesa" founders with their outstanding guests:

Tomislav Vitaz - "Vitaz jewelry"

Jasminka Boskovic - "Handmade Jewelry by Jasminka Boskovic"

Aleksandra Jovanovic - "Ksandra Art Jewelry"

Professor Zoran Miladinovic - caboshons

Milica Gavrilovic - "Dve smizle" one of Serbian most succesful jewelry brands

" Casa Viva" journalists

List of artists who responded to invitation:

Nenad Ilic

Sasa - "Sasha jewelry"

Jelena Madzar i Vesna Maric - "Dea De Lumini"

Katarina Trmcic Trnjakovic

Monika Mlinar Petrovic - "Monika Jewelry"

Milica Grkinic - "Starseed jewelry"

All photos by: Nikola Radic Lucati

Ko je ta devojka:)?

2011-12-20T04:48:00.000-08:00

Sinoc upalih na kratko kompjuter da proverim sta ima novo, izmedju ostalog i na fejsbuku i prvo sto ugledah je bila objava pod naslovom " Otkrice - mode i nakita uz Milicu Grkinjic" !? "Ju ( rekoh u sebi ), ovo je neki novinski naslov o nekoj osobi koja se zove i preziva skoro isto kao ja, a ko je ta devojka!?" Samo nas razlikuje NJ u prezimenu, cak radi i nakit i modu! " Onda kad sam videla da je link http://bakarninakit.blogspot.com/2011/12/otkrice-moda-i-nakita-uz-milicu.html postavila Marija Radosavljevic - MA.RA , osoba koja me je prvi put upoznala sa osnovnim tehnikama izrade nakita od bakra, promaklo mi je kroz neki deo mozga da bi moglo da se radi o meni, al' kad sam pocela da citam opet posumnjah da bi o tako necemu moglo da se radi. Procitam do kraja jednom, pa opet iz pocetka, sa smenjujucom linijom bioritma koja glasi " Ta sam!? - Nisam ta?! " Ne imadoh kud, odusevim se nacisto tom Milicom, koja god da je, nek ide zivot:))!

Salim se:))! Hvala Maro jos jednom na ovako lepom osvrtu na vikend kad si bila kod mene, kao i na mene samu i moj rad! Zanimljivo, nisam sama pravila rekapitulaciju na osnovu koje bih mogla da pratim koliko sam napredovala. Kad se samo setim koliko mi je sve to delovalo tesko i koliko si me oslobodila straha. Samo gledajuci tebe kako sa lakocom oblikujes zicu, razbila si mi predrasude i dala tu neku pocetnu sigurnost i slobodu da se uopste upustim u to. Ja sam stvarno srecna sto se kod nas u Srbiji postoje osobe koje toliko mnogo znaju, koje su mozda i najbolje na svetu kada je izrada nakita od bakra/srebra, itd. u pitanju, a koje igrom slucaja ili mozda i ne bas tako slucajno dolaze bas iz Nisa:))!

Jako me zanima sta ces novo da nam doneses po pitanju tehnike cizeliranja i sa nestrpljenjem ocekujem da vidim tvoje prve radove na tu temu:)), sigurna sam da ce to biti praznik za oci!

Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade, November 2011

2011-12-03T22:59:00.001-08:00

Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade. Beauty, peace, serenity, tranquility .

Hexagonal pendant - Sestougaoni privezak

2011-12-01T09:32:00.001-08:00

** Though I wish to move to more organic and asymmetric forms, irregular shapes, etc., I feel that I didn't explore enough the linearism and geometry, and that there is much more to do here. So, I plan to stick around with it for a while, and hopefully to learn about some new techniques and tools that will later take me to another level or even something completely new.

Here I made a hexagonal pendant.
- Material used : copper wire, faceted glass beads;
- Technique: wire wrap;
- Finishing: oxidized and polished;
- Dimensions:
* Max. width: 6 cm
* Max length: 7cm

** Iako imam zelju da predjem na organske motive, asimetricne i nepravilne forme, itd., ipak osecam da nisam dovoljno istrazila linearizam i geometriju i da tu jos uvek ima puno toga da se uradi. Planiram da se oko toga zadrzim jos neko vreme, a nadam se da cu upoznati i neke nove tehnike ( koje mogu da se rade u stanu ) i alate koji bi me kasnije odveli na neki drugi nivo.

Ovo je sestougaoni privezak.

- Koriscen materijal: bakarna zica, fasetirane staklene perle;

- Zavrsna obrada: patiniranje, poliranje;

Dimenzije:

* Maks. sirina: 6 cm

* Maks. duzina: 7 cm

Necklace with a pendant from a single piece of wire

2011-11-25T08:54:00.001-08:00

‎** Necklace with a pendant ;- Material: the frame for the pendant has been made from a single piece of copper wire, than wrapped with a thinner copper wire and embelished with black glass beads;
- Technique: wire wrap, wire netting;
- Dimensions:
* total length of the necklace - 40 cm
* total length of the pendant - 10.5 cm
* max. width of the pendant - 7.5 cm
- All parts of the necklace ( connectors, jump rings, closure, etc. ) are handmade.

** Ogrlica sa priveskom ;
- Materijal: ram za privezak je napravljen od jednog jedinog parceta bakarne zice; privezak je ukrasen crnim staklenim perlicama;
- Tehnika: wire wrap, necovanje zicom;
- Dimenzije:
* Totalna duzina ogrlice - 40 cm
* Totalna duzina priveska - 10.5 cm
* Maks. sirina priveska - 7.5 cm
- Svi delovi ogrlice ( ukljucujuci konektore, alke, zatvarac, itd. ) su rucni rad.

Belgrade autumn collages - Beogradski jesenji kolazi

2011-11-20T13:45:00.001-08:00

** Inspite of foggy day I have managed to take these photos - and who would expect such a wonderful firework of colors, shapes and textures:)!? Leaves falling from the branches and leaving them almost completely bare, made an excellent opportunity for some amazing linear motifs to be captured and to get the photos that can be used as backgrounds, for example. But any of these photos can be used as an inspiration starting point for jewelry design and more:). Make your own photos of nature and be inspired:).

** Upskos maglovitom danu uspela sam da napravim ove fotografije. Kasna jesen je pravo vreme da se zabelezi ovakav vatromet boja, oblika i tekstura. Grane sa kojih je opalo lisce su neiscrpan izvor za organske linearne motive. Fotografije sa njima se mogu koristiti kao pozadina za neke druge radove ( na primer ), zajedno sa drugim fotografijama meni ce posluziti kao inspiracija za pravljenje nakita, i za jos po nesto:).Izadjite i sami u prirodu sa fotoaparatom i insprisite se:)!

Beearice Earrings

2011-11-17T01:35:00.001-08:00

Beearice Earrings, a photo by starseedesigns on Flickr.

** Earrings - available;
- Material: copper wire ( oxidized ), black glass faceted beads;
- Dimensions: max. width 3.5cm, max. length 7.5-8mm
- 100% handmade

** Mindjuse - dostupno;
- Materijal: patinirana bakarna zica, crne staklene fasetirane perle;
- Tehnika: wire wrap
-Dimenzije: maksimalna sirina 3.5cm, maksimalna duzina ( sa udicom ) 7.5-8cm
- 100% rucni rad

Ogrlica sa priveskom - Necklace with a pendant

2011-11-14T07:22:00.001-08:00

** Ogrlica sa priveskom;
- Materijal: patinirana bakarna zica, crne staklene fasetirane perle;
- Tehnika: wire wrap;
- Inspiracija: linearni floralni motivi, stilizovani krst, srpska srednjovekovna ornamentika;
- Svi delovi, sem perlica, su rucni rad

** Necklace with a pendant;
- Material: copper wire ( oxidized ), black glass faceted beads;
- Technique: wire wrap;
- Inspiration: linear floral motifs, cross stylization, serbian medieval ornaments
- All parts and findings are handmade

Copper wire earrings - Mindjuse od bakarne zice

2011-10-31T08:40:00.000-07:00

** Copper wire earrings, light and lacy, oxidized for vintage look;

Material: different gauges of copper wire, black glass seed beads;

Technique: wire wrap, wire crochet with beads;

** Mindjuse od bakarne zice, lagane i cipkaste, patinirane za starinski "look";

Materijal: bakarna zica raznih debljina, crne staklene seed perlice;

Tehnike: wire wrap, kukicana zica;

Privezak sa citrinom - Pendant with a citrine

2011-10-27T05:51:00.000-07:00

** Privezak sa citrinom

Materijal: bakarna zica raznih debljina, patinirano za "vintage look", poludragi kamen ( citrin ), ceske staklene perle ( Jablonex ), delica staklene perlice;

Tehnike: Wire wrap ( u "free form" stilu ), necovanje zicom;

** Pendant with a citrine

Material: copper wire of different gauges, oxidized for vintage look, semi-precious stone ( citrine ), checz glass beads ( Jablonex ), delica seed beads;

Techniques: wire wrap ( "free form" style ), wire netting;

" Sun, moon, stars" Necklace - Ogrlica " Sunce, mesec, zvezde"

2011-10-23T04:09:00.000-07:00

** Ogrlica " Sun, moon, stars" - rad po narudzbini;

- Materijal: patinirana bakarna zica, poludragi kamen ( aragonit, tigrovo oko ), seed staklene perlice i delica perlice;

- Tehnika: wire wrap, kukicana zica sa perlicama;

- Svi detalji, sem lancica, rucno radjeni.

** " Sun, moon, stars" necklace - custom order;

- Materials used: oxidized copper wire, semi-precious stones ( aragonit, tiger's eye ), seed beads, delica beads;

- Technique: wire wrap, wire crochet with beads;

- All details ( except the tiny chain ) are handmade.

Klimtastic! - Klimtasticno!

2011-10-14T09:00:00.000-07:00

**Ogrlica sa priveskom-inspiracija: radovi slikara i osnivaca becke secesije, Gustava Klimta Gustav Klimt - biografija

Korisceni materijali: patinirana bakarna zica, disk od zelenog zada i rozenkvarc perlica;

Tehnike: wire wrap i wire crochet;

**Necklace with a pendant - ispired by work of Gustav Klimt , Austrian symbolit painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement Gustav Klimt - biography

Material used: oxidized copper wire, gemstone disk ( jade ) and rosenquarz bead;

Techniques: wire wrap, wire crochet;

"Meduza" mindjusice - "Jellyfish" earrings

2011-10-14T08:29:00.000-07:00

** Minjusice inpirisane meduzama

Materijal: patinirana bakarna zica, ceske staklene perle ( brusene ), staklene seed perlice;

Tehnika: wire wrap

** Earrings inspired by jellyfish

Material used: oxiized copper wire, checz glass beads, seed beads;

Technique: wire wrap

Novi radovi - New designs

2011-10-12T05:02:00.000-07:00

***Dvodelni set: ogrlica sa priveskom i mindjuse;

Materijal: patinirana bakarna zica i staklene perle;

Tehnika: wire wrap, kukicana zica;

*** Two piece set - neckless with a pendant and earrings;

Materials used: oxidized copper wire, glass beads, seed beads;

Technique: wire wrap, wire crochet;

*** Mindjuse u obliku osmica;

Materijal: patinirana bakarna zica, bakarna zica u boji, ceske brusene perle, delica seed beads;

Tehnika: wire wrap, kukicana zica ( + naknadno oblikovana specijalnim postupkom );

*** Earrings shaped like No 8

Materials uzed: oxidized copper wire, color copper wire, faceted checz beads, delica beads;

Technique: wire wrap and wire crochet;

***Zuto-crne mindjuse;

Materijal: patinirana bakarna zica, ceske staklene perle, seed perlice;

Tehnika: wire wrap

*** Black & Yellow earrings;

Materials used: oxidized copper wire, checz glass beads, seed beads;

Technique: wire wrap

"Ain" Earrings - "Ain Mindjuse"

2011-09-23T04:45:00.000-07:00

- Okruglo, lagano, paucinasto-cipkasto..uzivala radeci, i slikajuci:)..

- Round, lacy, airy..enjoyed while making and shooting:)..

" Mu Draconis" earrings - " Mu Drakonis" mindjuse

2011-09-21T04:29:00.000-07:00

- Jeste li culi za nestalu civilizaciju Atlantidu? Kazu da je nestala u ratu sa jos starijom civilizacijom Mu ( blizu voda danasnjeg Japana i dela Pacifika, i dan danas postoje podvodne piramide ). E pa ove mindjuse su u spomen nase davne proslosti o kojoj ne znamo mnogo, a tako se zove i jedna zvezda na nebu:).

- Haven't you heard about missing ancient civilization of Atlanis? It is said that it disappeared in a war with even older Mu civilization ( near today coastal Japan and a part of Pacific ocean, ancient underwater pyramids are still there ). These earrings are in memory of our ancient past that we don't know much about, and a star was named as Mu Draconis:).

"Cygnus" neckless with a pendant - Ogrlica sa priveskom " Cygnus"

2011-09-14T09:51:00.000-07:00

This neckless was made thanks to Nancy Wickman an her tutorial on wire weave http://www.magpiegemstones.com/wirewovenearrings.html, http://www.magpiegemstones.com/f/Wire_Woven_Earrings.pdf
I want to thank her for making this wonderfull tutorial available, it was easy to follow. Who knows when and how would I learn to weave wire on my own. I have only changed earrings into a pendant, by following Nency's suggestion to make a single loop ( instead of series of loops ) and to hang a dangling bead from it:)!
Nancy is a wonderful wire jewelry artist herself, and there is much to see on her blog http://wickwirejewelry.blogspot.com/, or even better on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/WickwireJewelry
As for me, I have a lot to practice, this is my first wire woven piece of jewelry.

Ova ogrlica je napravljena zahvaljujuci Nancy Wickman i njenom tutorijalu o tehnici tkanja zicom pri izradi nakita. Mozete ga preuzeti u PDF-u ovde http://www.magpiegemstones.com/f/Wire_Woven_Earrings.pdf ili ovde http://www.magpiegemstones.com/wirewovenearrings.html.
Zaista sam joj zahvalna na njemu, jer ko zna kad bih i kako to sama naucila. Tutorijal je odlicno napisan, lako se prati, ja sam jedino promenila namenu - nisu mindjuse nego privezak:).

Sta radi Nensi mozete videti na njenom blogu http://wickwirejewelry.blogspot.com/ ili, jos bolje, na Facebook-u http://www.facebook.com/WickwireJewelry

Ovo je moj prvi rad koji ukljucuje tehniku tkanja zicom.

"Magreb" mindjuse - "Magreb" earrings

2011-09-13T06:25:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I came up with this pair of earrings that I am really so excited about. They are crazy, they swing and sway, they reflect the sunlight and above all they make your neck look longer.

Juce sam vezbala da napravim meandrirajucu liniju i zavrsih sa ovim mindjusicama koje su potpuno lude - one se njisu, plesu, reflektuju svetlost pri pomeranju. Cak i veoma kratak vrat cine vizuelno dugacim.

Mindjuse uz ogrlicu

2011-09-07T10:30:00.000-07:00

Mindjuse od bakarne zice, patinirane, svi delovi rucno radjeni.

Ogrlica sa priveskom

2011-09-05T09:28:00.000-07:00

Nova ogrlica sa priveskom. Svi delovi su rucno radjeni. Puno manjkavosti i stvari za koje sam naknadno shvatila kako sam trebala da ih radim..

Zvrljanje zicom:),

Wire Wrap - Vezbanje

2011-08-31T10:38:00.000-07:00

Od kako sam zavrsila prvi nivo izrade nakita od bakra, svaki dan se igram sa zicom. Moram da priznam da sam odusevljena ovom tehnikom i da uzivam u njoj. Usput, za jednog dizajnera kome u mnogim fazama kreativnog procesa konacni izgled realizacije njegove ideje zavisi cesto i od drugih ljudi, ogranicenja samog materijala, alata, masina eventualno, neophodnosti razmisljanja o sto manjem otpadu, tj. sto boljem utrosku - izrada nakita od zice u Wire Wrap tehnici je fenomenalan medijum - proces izrade od ideje do gotovog komada je kompletno u njegovim rukama, otpad prakticno ne postoji, ulaganja ne moraju da budu prevelika ( bar ne u pocetku ) jedino ostaje da se izaberu perlice, tj. kamenci.

Slede radovi koje sam do sada uradila. Jos mnogo treba da se vezba da bi se usavrsile neke stvari, ali ide bolje nego sto sam mislila.

Indiana

..kada sam skidala patinu celicnom vunom, skinula se i crvena boja sa OFARBANIH perlica - tako da vodite racuna da ne kupujete obojene perlice!

Amaste

..doci cu, nadam se, vremenom da zica bude simetricno obavijena, za sada to izgleda kao na slici gore.

Toledo

...naucih da pravim i udice:),

Ahua

improvizacija..

Radionica nakita od bakra I NIVO

2011-07-28T05:21:00.000-07:00

Vec duze vremena se bavim mislju da mom nakitu od heklane zice, nedostaje nesto. Da mu nesto fali. Nesto zbog cega bi manje licio na Fiber Art, a vise na ozbiljne komade nakita. U nekom delu mozga mi se motalo da ono sto mu nedostaje je nekakv frame, neka cvrsca forma unutar ili oko koje bi se "desavala" inace sama po sebi zanimljiva tekstura od heklane zice sa perlicama. Da mu treba neka deblja zica koja bi sve to uokviravala, itd.

I tako, ukucavajuci na Google-u termin "bakarna zica" naidjoh na predivan blog Bakarni nakit http://bakarninakit.blogspot.com/, na kome svoje radove objavljuje moja draga, mlada koleginica Marija Radosavljevic - Mara, Diplomirani graficki dizajner i Profersor grafickog dizajna.

Mara se vec dugo godina bavi izradom nakita od bakra i za to je stekla i Sertifikat zanatske komore grada Koblenz, u Nemackoj. Ona drzi i radionice izrade nakita od bakra, a fotografije sa takvih radionica koje objavljuje na svom blogu su me odmah navele da je kontaktiram i prijavim se za I nivo radionice nakita od bakra. Mara rece " Ti crtaj, pa da nesto od toga napravimo." Receno, ucinjeno - masti sam pustila na volju...

Moram priznati da vec duze vreme proucavam na internetu sve sto se moze naci na temu Wire Wrap-a, Wire- weaving-a, kovanog nakita, itd. Na osnovu toga sam stekla utisak da je to dosta tesko i da se ne moze ni pomisljati o pocetku bavljenja takvim tehnikama bez Wig-Jig-a i najmanje 10 vrsta specijalnih klesta, cekica i drugih alata. Mara me je uverila da je tacna izreka da je " svaka puska u rukama MandusicaVuka - ubojita!" :)! Lakoca sa kojom ona oblikuje zicu i postize zeljene forme samo uz pomoc obicnih ( do duse veoma kvalitetnih ) okruglih klesta je neverovatna. Kad ona radi izgleda tako lako, a kad ja probam..bas i ne:)! Pri tom, Mara me je naucila i da nisu potrebna neka ekstermno precizna merenja i savrseni kalupi za formiranje krivina - Mara sve radi odokativno, ona gleda crtez i okom odmerava gde, kako i koliko da uhvati i savije zicu. Ono sto se dobije bas zbog tih, nekih malih nesavrsenosti ima neki specifican sarm i zivot, i izgled kao da je to nesto sto je tek iskopano sa nekog arheoloskog nalazista. Da je savrsenije, ne bi valjalo:).

Uglavnom, naucila sam dosta o oblikovanju zice, osnovnim tehnikama kovanja, patiniranja, itd. Sve ostalo je praksa i rad, uz koje se nadam da ce vremenom doci i do rutine i lakoce u oblikovanju formi koje za sada idu malcice teze, u stvari sporije.

Zaista preporucujem Maru svima koji zele da nauce nesto na ovu temu.

Ovo su snimci sa kursa koji su preuzeti sa Marinog bloga http://bakarninakit.blogspot.com/2011/07/radionica-nakita-od-bakra-i-nivo_8520.html

Nakit zbirno

Narukvica

Mara:)

Mindjusice sa heklanim detaljem unutar rama od zice

Prsten

Ponovo mindjusice

Privezak u obliku stilizovanog srca

.. i jos jednom

O kopiranju, originalnosti i autorskim pravima

2011-07-28T04:27:00.000-07:00

Evo mene posle ponovo na svom blogu, na kome duze vremena nista ne objavljujem iz odredjenih razloga. Jedan od tih razloga sto je brandname Starseed jewelry bukvalno kidnapovan, od strane vise "koleginica" koje izradjuju nakit, sirom sveta.

Iskoristila bih ovu priliku da napisem nesto o kolegijalnosti, o autorskim pravima, o bukvalnom kopiranju i kradji, kako idejnih resenja za dizajn, tako i tehnika izrade, naziva brenda, i mnogo cega drugog sto vam sa pravom automatski pripada kada smislite ime za svoj brend ( ma cime da se bavite ). Objasnicu kasnije na sta mislim.

Kada sam smisljala naziv za svoj nakit, brizljivo sam prethodno proverila, ukucavanjem na Google-u svih termina pod nazivima Starseed jewelry i Starseed jewellery. Posto sam se uverila da do 2009. godine nije postajao niko ko se pod tim imenom bavio dizajnom nakita pod tim imenom, a svako ko se ozbiljno time bavi je sebi jos odavno obezbedio online prisustvo, bilo u vidu bloga ili website-a, registrovala sam blog koji u svom nazivu jasno daje do znanja da je naziv Starseed jewelry zauzeto.

Par meseci nakon objavljivanja postova na blogu, kada sam pokusala da registrujem website pod nazivom Starseedjewelry.com, mom iznenadjenju nije bilo kraja kada sam shvatila da su vec zauzeti svi websajtovi pod nazivom Starseed jewelry, i to ne samo .com, nego i .net., .org., .rs, .itd. Uspela sam da shvatim da se radi o nekome iz Arizone. Kada sam pokusala da registrujem sajt pod imenom Starseedjewellery.com - ista prica. Sajt je bila zauzela gospodja iz Christchurch-a, sa Novog Zelanda!

U tom momentu je pocela da me hvata blaga panika, pa sam htela da vidim kako stvari stoje sa Etsy-jem, Facebook-om, itd. I tu sam imala sta da vidim - oba je zauzela treca persona koja se bavi izradom nakita, iz Amerike.

Onda sam pocela da se bavim proucavanjem autorskih prava, copyrights, itd. na internacionalnom nivou i shvatila sam da ne morate obavezno u agenciji za autorska prava registrovati svoj brandname ili cak idejno resenje za dizajn nekog predmeta. Samom objavom svog imena ili rada i upozorenja da su isti autorski zasticeni vi sticete pravo da trazite zastitu autorskih prava ako su povredjena.

Istog momenta sam se obratila WHOIS.com kod kojih su oba website-a pod nazivom Starseedjewelry.com bila kidnapovana, i nakon zalbe oba sajta su, na srecu, vrlo brzo bila ukinuta. Na zalost, kada sam se sa istim zahtevom obratila Etsy-ju i Facebook-u, nisam bila dobila cak ni odgovor.

Ovo mi pravi velike probleme da pod nazivom Starseed jewelry nastavim da objavljujem nove radove. Do te mere da cak razmisljam i o promeni imena.

Jos jednom bih iskoristila priliku da kazem i nesto o bukvalnom kopiranju necijih ideja i nacina rada. Cesto su odredjene tehnike i tehnologije rada takve da sve sto se u njima uradi izgleda manje ili vise slicno. Zbog toga svako treba u svoj rad da ubaci neki svoj licni pecat, po kome ce biti prepoznatljiv. Sve dok se neko drzi zakonitosti koje determinise sama tehnologija i tehnika rada, a tako najcesce rade oni koji ne razmisljaju previse o umetnisckoj vrednosti, finesama dizajna, itd. vec pre svega o laksoj i jednostavnijoj izradi koja ce obezbediti brzu prodaju i lakse repliciranje onoga sto se pokaze kao komercijalno - tada niko zaista ne bi treba da se zali da ga neko imitira, kopira, itd.

Medjutim, ukoliko je neko postao prepoznatljiv bas po tim nekim finesama u dizajnu, po nekom posebnom licnom stilu, bilo da je u pitanju ubacivanje nekog novog medija ili tehnike, ili specifican kolorit, ili specifican nacin na koji kombinuje repromaterijal, onda imitiranje tog necega sto se zove "licni pecat" , je nesto sto nikako nije u redu. To nije dobro kako za onog koji je u idejama pokraden, tako ni za onoga koji ga je pokrao, da se tako grubo izrazim. Deo problema onoga ko je pokraden sam iznela ovde. Onaj ko bukvalno kopira nekog drugog lisava samog sebe mogucnosti da proveri do koje mere se krece njegova kreativnost, da proveri da li je u stanju da on sam smisli nesto novo, cak ingeniozno i da se ostavri kao autentican umetnik.

Kopiranje moze da bude opravdano onda kako zelimo da naucimo na tudjem primeru kako se nesto radi, neka tehnika pre svega. Ali takvi radovi ne bi trebali da se objavljuju, pa ako cemo bas, ni da se prodaju. Takodje, ako vam se neciji rad bas toliko svidja i zaista ste njime inspirisani do te mere da vam i samima vec spontano izlaze idejna resenja nalik uzoru, bilo bi korektno da na stranama na kojima objavljujete svoje radove i gde pisete o njima, pomenete i svoj uzor, ostavite link ka njegovom websitu, i sl. Biti inspirisan je OK, i ovakvo iskreno iskazivanje divljenja prema tzv. uzoru uglavnom ne bi trebalo da povredi njegova osecanja na prvom mestu. U protivnom, beskrupuloznim i bukvalnim kopiranjem necijih ideja rizikujete da se taj neko bas naljuti i prijavi vas nadleznim institucijama, gde ce potraziti zastitu svojih autorskih prava i zbog cega mozete odgovarati krivicno, novcano, itd.

Negujmo svoju kreativnost, mislimo svojom glavom, trudimo se da iz malog mozga izvlacimo ideje po kojima cemo biti prepoznatljivi. Takodje, vezbanjem i svakodnevnim radom, raznim isprobavanjima i pokusajima da postignemo jedno, a desi se da postignemo nesto drugo - e bas to nesto drugo, sto cesto nastane i iz greske, bude mnogo bolje nego ono sto smo hteli. Bas to moze da bude "ono nesto" po cemu cemo biti posebni, drugaciji, inovativni, originalni. A to je uvek i bolje, i zanimljivije i uzbudljivije nego muciti se i patiti u pokusajima da se bude neko drugi.

Nagradica

2010-01-27T07:15:00.000-08:00

Eto meni nagradice:))! Dobila sam je od Miroslave Miki Panic cije radove mozete da vidite na njenom blogu http://mikipanic.blogspot.com/ . Miki pravi nakit u razlicitim tehnikama, a izgleda da joj svaka dobro ide - Miki, nastavi da eksperimentises, a kad vidis da ti nesto bas ide - daj gas:))!!

Dalje, ovu nagradicu prosledjujem ( tesko je bilo izabrati 12 ) blogerkama ciji rad od sveg srca podrzavam! To su :

Olgica Buljovcic - http://oggy-design.blogspot.com/ - svasta nesto lepo i interesantno radi i izgleda da bas u tome uziva! A to prenosi na druge, na mene svakako:)!

Aleksandra Micic - http://micicart.blogspot.com/ - uvek sa nestrpljenjem ocekujem njene radove, zaista je talentovana!

Milica Bubanja - http://milicab.blogspot.com/ - mega-giga-ultra PRO - svi je znate. Milica ima neverovatnu energiju da pravi fenomenalne stvari u tehnikama u kojima je ocigledno pionir na ovim prostorima, a zatim i da sve to prenese putem tutoriala, radionica...Svaka cast Milice:)!

Zatim Donda - http://dondaart.blogspot.com/ - senzibiliet njenih radova meni narocito prija kao i estetika njenog bloga u celini.

Slavica Subotic - http://littleglory.blogspot.com/ - koja me uvek zadivljuje sa kakvom brzinom napreduje u dizajnu svog nakita! Svakome bih pozelela da iz sebe na svoje rukotvorine izvlaci i prenosi ono najlepse iz sebe na nacin na koji ona to radi!

Zatim Saska - http://sasvimslucajno.blogspot.com/ - nezni, filigranski radovi po kojima je prepoznatljiva - po njima se vidi da je Saska talentovana i fina neka dusa:))!

Maja - http://majast.blogspot.com/ - koja pravi nakit koji bi svako zeleo da ima, lep, elegantan, odmeren i promisljen.

Ivana Brlic - http://ivanabrlic.blogspot.com/ - Nova Zvezda medju kreativnim blogerkama, jako lepe stvari radi - obavezno pogledajte njene prstencice u kutijicama u obliku zvezde. Izgledaju kao zalogajcici kojima ne mozete odoleti:)!

Skrabalica - http://www.skrabalica.com/ - njen blog je kao neki interesantan magazin koji bih ja rado kupovala! Mozda ne bi bilo lose da pokrene jedan takav:)!

Cat - http://catswire.blogspot.com/ - she impresses me, she is a real wire sculptor! And a very talented one:)!

Adriana Laura Mendez - http://zirconjoyas.blogspot.com/ - her jewelry make me speechless. It's a true art, some are master-pieces...And she knows how to make Peruvian Stitch:))!

Nati Bajadoz - http://loscuentosdenati.blogspot.com/ - I am crazy about her blog even though I don't know a word in Spanish. But check it, please, I think you will understand why:)!

Now girls, it's your turn for a hard work ( don't hate me )! Share the awards and let the world know!

Kiss!

Milica

Going offline

2009-12-23T00:17:00.000-08:00

Starseed jewelry went one little step forward - the new line has all been made from the selection of worlds best beads - Toho, Miyuki and Jablonex . There is only one major change - the promotional material will be available offline only.

If you'd like to get the copy of catalog with new styles, send me an email with inquiry. The new customers will be asked to identify themselves, please, be prepared to complete the form.

I want to thank all the customers who choose Starseed jewelry, for their trust and support.

I wish everybody a very Happy New Year!

Yours truly,

Milica

"Taygeta" bracelet - " Taygeta" narukvica

2009-10-09T02:55:00.000-07:00

* This is a bracelet made from 2 plies of copper wire in Olive and Chocolate, with glass beads in matching tones. I wanted to check the look with more wire and less beads, and I am pretty much satisfied. This was also a test for crochet with two and more plies of wire - it is still possible and it makes a wonderful wire mash which can be further treated with embellishments. In this case I have only chosen to frame it with glass beads.

* Ovo je narukvica napravljena od dve niti bakarne zice u Maslinastoj i Braon boji, sa staklenim perlicama u pratecim tonovima. Zelela sam da proverim izgled narukice sa manje perlica i vise zice, i mogu reci da sam prilicno zadovoljna. Ovo je takodje bila proba kukcianja sa 2 i vise niti zice - izvodljivo je i na taj nacin se dobija fantasticna zicana mreza koja se moze dalje dekorisati. U ovom slucaju ja sam izabrala da je samo uokvirim staklenim perlicama.

"Aurora Borealis" 2 pc jewelry set - " Aurora Borealis" dvodelni set

2009-10-07T02:03:00.000-07:00

* And another jewelry set I have made form Olive tone copper wire and glass seed and cube beads. Some are transparent, some are matt and they reflect the light in an interesting way. I have also made a frame from 3 plies of wire and this makes it look more compact. Beads have AB coatings in Olive, Yellow and Purple and will match your clothes in these tones.

Jos jedan set koji sam napravila od bakarne zice u Maslinasto Zelenoj boji i staklenih perlica, regularnih i cetvrtastih. Neke su transparenstne, neke mat, i sve ovo cini da se svetlost prelama na veoma interesantan nacin. Ovaj put sam narukvicu i mindjuse uokvirila ramom od 3 niti zice tako da je sada izgled kompaktniji. Perlice imaju AB preliv u Maslinastoj, Zuto-Oker i Ljubicasto-Lila boji tako da ce se slagati uz garderobu u ovim tonovima.

"Gemma" 3 pc jewelry set - " Gemma " trodelni set

2009-10-07T01:46:00.000-07:00

* It took me really a lot of time to make this 3 piece set. It is made of Gold tone copper wire and glass seed beads in matching tones. All three styles have been made from one continuous, flawless ply of wire. The bracelet is dense with stitches and beads, thus looks very rich. Earrings and necklace are formed form leaf shaped elements. It is great for the night in Opera or for the romantic dinner with candle lights:)!

* Trebalo mi zaista puno vremena da napravim ovaj trodelni set. Napravljen je od bakarne zice u zlatnom tonu i staklenih perlica u pratecim nijansama. Sva tri dela su napravljena od jedne, neprekinute niti zice. Narukvica je gusto kukicana, sa puno perlica tako da izgleda veoma bogato. Mindjuse i ogrlica su formirani od elemenata u obliku lista. Kao stvoreni su za vece u Operi ili za romanticnu veceru uz svetlost sveca:)

Intermezzo

2009-10-05T13:39:00.000-07:00

Little but cute

Railroad flower

Neckless for Ms Flinstone

From Starseed

With love!

The store opening - Otvaranje online prodavnice

2009-09-28T05:55:00.001-07:00

* I was busy lately with setting up my own online store, the first one, at Dawanda. It's finally there and you are welcomed to visit it. I hope you'll find a gift for you or someone you care about:)!

At the same time that's the reason why I didn't make any new styles recently. I hope this cute Duck will make it up. I took this shot yesterday during the walk at Ada Ciganlija ( Gipsy River Island would be the litteral translation ), the favorite Belgrade resort place. There are some more pics at Flickr, you may check that too:)!

* U poslednje vreme sam bila zauzeta otvaranjem svoje prve online prodavnice, i to na Dawandi. Napokon sam i to uradila. Dobrodosli ste da je posetite, a nadam se i da cete uspeti da pronadjete nesto za sebe ili za nekog drugog ko vam je bitan.

To je ujedno i razlog zasto u poslednje vreme nisam stigla da napravim nista novo. Nadam se da ce slicica ove patkice to da nadoknadi. Slikala sam je juce na Adi Ciganliji i meni je bas slatka. Mozete da vidite i druge slicice napravljene tokom jucerasnje setnje u mojoj galeriji na Flickr-u.

"Ankaa" bracelet inspired with orange berries - "Ankaa" narukvica inspirisana narandžastim bobicama

2009-09-20T05:41:00.000-07:00

* Nature is the best designer. And it's copyright free, we are allowed to imitate it:)!

* Priroda je najbolji dizajner. I nije zaštitila autorska prava tako da je slobodno možemo imitirati:)!

Autumn in Belgrade - Jesen u Beogradu

2009-09-19T10:31:00.000-07:00

* And another beautiful day for a weekend. I took a walk with my sister at Friendship Park and Ušće and took this shots. Only when I put them on my computer I realized what a color, shape and texture firework it was. It would also make a wonderful inspirational pictures, especially for jewelry designers. Later I will upload some more on my Flickr gallery, you may check that too:).

* I još jedan prelep dan za vikend. Sa sestrom sam se prošetala po Parku Prijateljstva i Ušću i slikala ove slike. Tek kad sam ih prenela na kompjuter shvatila sam kakav je to vatromet boja, oblika i tekstura. Takođe mogu da posluže i kao izvor inspiracije, naročito za dizajnere nakita. Kasnije ću dodati još slika u moju galeriju na Flickr-u, pa možete i to da proverite ako želite:).

Something Blue - "Toliman" set * * * Nesto plavo - set "Toliman"

2009-09-09T09:55:00.000-07:00

* Here I tried to work with beads in ( my version of ) Peruvian stitch. The bracelet made this way appears thinner than usuall. It is very interesting since both sides of the bracelet look the same since there is only a single layer with even arrangement of beads. There is no right or wrong side. I tried to do that before in regular crochet, but I didn't manage. So I'm happy that this problem is now solved. Earrings are shaped into leaf and they are very simple and airy.

* Ovde sam pokusala da radim sa perlicama u mojoj verziji Peruanskog krosea. Narukvica koja je napravljena na ovaj nacin je tanja nego inace i meni izgleda interesantno zato sto je potpuno ista i sa jedne i sa druge strane sa ravnomernim rasporedom perlica u jednom jedinom lejeru. Nema lica ni nalicja. To sam pokusavala i ranije da uradim sa regularnom tehnikom kukicanja, ali mi nije uspevalo. Tako da mi je drago da je ovaj problem resen. Mindjuse su u obliku lista i veoma su jednostavne i vazdusate.

Alpha Cygni Earring(s) - Alpha Cygni mindjuse

2009-09-09T09:35:00.000-07:00

* It took me around 3 hours to make this earring, so for now there is only one. I need to recover to be able to make another one:). I used Navy and Gold craft wire. In the middle there is a Swarowski pearl in matching Navy.

* Trebalo mi je negde oko 3 sata da napravim ovu mindjusu. Trebace mi kraci oporavak da bih mogla da napravim drugu:). Inace, koristila sam teget i zlatnu hobi zicu, a u sredini se nalazi Swarovski perlica u pratecem tonu.

"COR CAROLI" jewellery set - "COR CAROLI" set nakita

2009-09-06T04:14:00.000-07:00

* Utilising new technique - here I made a 3 piece jewelry set, a pair of earrings and two bracelets. One is tonal in orange shades and the other is multicolor in 70's retro colors. Looks hippie to me. Each piece can be a separate, too.

* Primena nove tehnike - ovo je trodelni set koji se sastoji od jednog para minđuša i dve narukvice. Jedna je narandžasta, tonska, a druga je višebojna u kombinaciji boja koja je pomalo retro, iz 70-tih. Po meni set je u hipi fazonu. Svaki deo može da se nosi i kao posebna celina.

"Algol" Bracelet in who knows what technique - "Algol" narukvica u ko zna kojoj tehnici

2009-09-03T03:38:00.000-07:00

* Well, I tryed here to make the bracelet in my version of Peruvian Stitch, but it seems that I lost my connection with peruvian "spiritual channel" for receiving informations and, apparently, this is some new technique...which one, I'm not sure! However, the bracelet is nice and firm, yet very light. The closure is weird, disregard it, I'll put something else.

* Ovde sam probala da napravim narukvicu u svojoj verziji peruanske tehnike kukicanja, medjutim, izgleda da sam izgubila vezu sa peruanskim "spiritualnim kanalom" za otkrivanje informacija tako da, ovo jeste neka nova tehnika. Ali koja nisam jos sigurna. U svakom slucaju narukvica je fina i cvrsta, a ipak lagana. Sistem zatvaranja narukvice je improvizovan i bice zamenjen.

Trying to work in Peruvian crochet technique - Proba rada u novoj tehnici, tzv. Peruanski kroše

2009-09-03T03:24:00.000-07:00

* I am impressed with a Peruvian Crochet, an anciant technique that gives amazing results especially in jewelry making. I have found a very short tutorial that tells only how to make the first row...so I'm not sure if my Peruvian Stitch is O.K. If anyone from Peru is reading this and is willing to tell me how to make a Peruvian Stich , I"ll be more than gratefull:) Here are some ellements that I made, actually these are only testings. Will think of future project once I'm sure I know how to work in this technique.

* Odusevljena sam peruanskom tehnikom kukicanja, koja je prastara. A narocito rezultatima koje daje u dizajnu nakita. Pronasla sam veoma kratak tutorial koji otkriva jedino kako se pravi prvi red.. tako da nisam sigurna da sam ovo uradila kako treba. Ako postoji neko ko se takodje interesovao za ovo i uspeo je sam da otkrije "tajnu" peruanske tehnike kukicanja, moze slobodno da me kontaktira, bicu mu zahvalna:) Ovde sam napravila neke elemente u toj tehnici koji su zapravo samo probe. O nekim ozbiljnijim projektima razmisljacu tek kad zaista ovladam ovom tehnikom.

Wire Bead Crochet Elements - Elementi u tehnici kukicane zice sa perlicama

2009-09-03T03:08:00.000-07:00

* Here are some wire bead crochet elements. I still have to think of how to use them. The first one is probably going to be a part of the lamp shade, and the other one is going to be a hairpin or a decoration on a hairband.

* Ovo su elementi u tehnici kukicane zice od kojih ce u buducnosti da bude nesto napravljeno. Od prvog elementa ce verovatno biti napravljen abazur za lampu, a od drugog snala za kosu ili ukras za rajf.

Earrings to go with "Nashira" bracelet - Mindjusice uz "Nashira" narukvicu

2009-09-03T02:48:00.000-07:00

* This is something I didn't manage to post in time. This pair of earrings goes together with "Nashira" bracelet from few posts bellow. I still have to work to get the perfect shape of wire beads.

* Ovo je nesto sto nisam uspela da postujem na vreme. Ovaj par mindjusica ide uz "Nashira" narukvicu iz par postova ispod ovog. Jos uvek nisam zadovoljna izgledom perle od zice...

Algena Jewellery Set with Bullion Stitch and Swarovski Pearls - Algena set sa Bullion bodom i Swarovski perlama

2009-08-30T09:38:00.000-07:00

* Here are some new shapes which I got during playing with wire: a little bit of coiling, a little bit of boullion stitch which looks great in wire, some beautiful Swarovski pearls and the result is very romantic, lacy and feminine. To be worn with transparent layered and ruffled skirts and blouses with a lot of hand embroidery! Or with your favorite Tee and a par of jeans.

* Ovo su neki novi oblici koje sam dobila igrajuci se sa zicom: malo namotavanja, malo Bullion boda koji super izgleda u zici, malo Swarovski bisercica i rezulat je romantican, cipksat i zenstven. Nositi uz transparente, leprsave i slojevite suknjice i bluze sa puno rucnog veza! Ili majicu i omiljenje farmerke.

"Nashira" Bracelet - "Nashira" narukvica

2009-08-18T06:35:00.000-07:00

* What is happening!?? I keep getting involunarily vintage pieces! This bracelet looks totaly.. not vintage, it looks ancient! When I look at it I think of Roman Empire and names like Livia, Agrippina, even further, Cleopatra! Nashira sounds orienatal, but it's a star name. Somehow, it looks better on hand than when layed at table. Still have to make matching earrings and will post it as soon as I make it.

* Sta se to desava!?? I dalje dobijam "starinske" komade nakita bez ucesca sopstvene volje. Ova narukvica izgleda totalno.. ne starinski, izgleda prastaro! Kad god je pogledam pomislim na Rimsko carstvo i imena kao sto su Livia, Agripina, cak i Kleopatra! Nashira zvuci orijentalno, ali je to ime zvezdane konstelacije! I nekako bolje izgleda na ruci nego kad se samo polozi na sto. Jos treba da napravim odgovarajuce mindjusice koje cu postovati cim budu gotove.

Beautiful Weekend - Prelep vikend

2009-08-17T00:56:00.000-07:00

* In Saturday I have experienced that internet and blogging, in this particular case, can bring people together. That's how I met Dragana, another creative person that is, hopefully soon, going to share her creative work with us. With her own blog:). Since we live in a different parts of the city the day began with me being the "host" at one of the splavs ( a specialty of Belgrade ), a floating river club at Zemun Kej near Hotel Yugoslavia. The conversation went easy with the light breeze on a hot summer day. We both decided that the weather was beautiful and at noon, Dragana suggested to let her be the host. She told me that I am going to like the places she wants to show me and she took me to the hilly parts of Belgrade. Kosutnjak, to be the more precise, a park-forest and urban neighborhood of Belgrade. In a manner of an experienced historian Dragana told me a lot of interesting things of Kosutnjak and Rakovica county that ( I'm ashamed to say ) I didn't know before. And most of it is connected with Royal Families of Karadjordjevic and Obrenovic Dynasty. Even the name, Košutnjak, is derived from the medieval hunting forests of the Serbian nobility, meaning doe's breeder. (In Serbian, košuta means doe, hind) - see the Wikipedia article for more details.
Another surprise came along when she took me to the Aleksandar Klub Ski Staza , a fency restoran with a breathtaking panoramic view in the hart of Kosutnjak. Since it can be only reached with car and being a non-driver, somehow I never came across with this beautiful place before. Thank you Dragana once again for showing me all of that. I felt like a tourist in my own city:))
But, hey, that's not all! Before I knew I was on my way to Avala mountain ( that's Dragana too, a very initiative person, you are guaranteed never to be bored with her:)!! As happy as a child I was looking forward to visit this beautfull place after, how many...25 years maybe. And that's the shame too since it can be even reached by city buss ( No 541 ). The photos above has been taken there. I don't know which I enjoyed more, the huge colorfull butterflies that were everywhere or the marvellous view of beautiful landscapes stretching far, far away somewhere in Serbia, a beautiful land of mine. Thanks Dragana, really:))!

* U Subotu sam osetila na svojoj kozi da nije bas da internet uvek doprinosi otudjenju, ako se pravilno koristi bas moze da pomogne da se sretnu interesantni ljudi. Tako sam ja srela Draganu, takodje kreativnu osobu, za koju se nadam da ce uskoro podeliti sa nama svoje kreativne radove. Na svom sopstvenom blogu:). Posto zivimo u razlicitim delovima grada dan je poceo tako sto sam ja bila "domacica" na splavu kod Hotela Jugoslavija na Zemunskom keju. Uz prijatan povetarac i prelep pogled na reku u Dragani sam pronasla odlicnog sagovornika. Negde posle podneva posto je bilo predivno vreme Dragana je predlozila da zamenimo uloge i da ona sada bude "domacica". Kako zabu nije tesko naterati u vodu nije morala dugo da me ubedjuje da ce mi se dopasti ono sto zeli da mi pokaze i tako smo iz ravnice odjezdile ka brdovitim delovima grada, preciznije ka Kosutnjaku. U maniru iskusnog istoricara Dragana mi je ispricala puno interesantnih stvari o Kosutnjaku i Rakovici, za koje ( stid me je da priznam, ali tako je ) nisam znala ranije. Vecina se odnosi na cinjenice koje su povezane sa kraljevskim familijama Obrenovic i Karadjordjevic. Cak i sama rec Kosutnjak dolazi od srednjovekovnih lovista koja su pripadala srpskom plemstvu, a znaci mesto ne kome se gaje kosute - za vise detalja procitajte Wikipedia clanak.
Sledece iznednadjenje je doslo u vidu Aleksadar Klub Ski Staze, fensi restorana u srcu Kostunjaka sa pogledom na Beograd od koga vam zastaje dah. Kako se do njega, uglavnom, moze doci kolima koja ja jos uvek ne vozim, nekako mi je ovo prelepo mesto izmaklo do sada. Tako da, hvala ti Dragana sto si mi sve to pokazala! Osecala sam se kao turista u vlastitom gradu:)).
Ali, hej, to nije sve! Pre nego sto sam bila svesna vec smo bile na putu ka Avali ( i to je takodje Dragana, osoba od inicijative sa kojom vam je zagarantovan dobar provod )! Obradovala sam se kao dete sto cu posle, koliko...otprilike 25 godina ponovo posetiti ovo prelepo mesto. Do Avale se moze doci i autobusom 541 iz Kumodraza, pa je steta sto zbog lenjosti nisam iskoristila priliku da tamo idem cesce. Fotografije odozgo sam slikala na Avali. Ne znam sta mi je bilo lepse, da li ogromni, raznobojni leptiri ili predivan pogled koji se pruza i gubi u nekoj dalekoj, dalekoj tacki u Srbiji, koja nam je stvarno prelepa. Hvala Dragana jos jednom, zaista:))!

"Bellatrix" - Vintage Jewelry Set *** "Bellatrix" - Starinski komplet nakita

2009-08-14T03:10:00.000-07:00

* I'm almost all ready for my autumnal jewelry procjects. This time I'm starting with the copper wire. The truth is that I wanted to make someting modern, but the copper has it's own way and this particular copper wire shaped itself into something that appeared to be vintage, romantic, almost Victorian. If I had another choice of beads maybe wire would listen and be modern, but this time I had to obey to wire. And this one was so soft. And wouldn't listen. How much philosophy in a tiny peace of metal: silver is stiff but would cooperate, copper is soft but it wouldn't. Like some redhairs I know:)!

* Skoro da sam se u potpunosti snabdela materijalom za jesenje projekte. Ovaj put pocinjem sa bakarnom zicom. Istina je da sam zelela da napravim nesto moderno, ali bakar je izgleda svojeglav i sam sebe oblikuje.Konkretno ova bakarna zica se nekako sama oblikovala u nesto sto je ispalo vise starinsko, romanticno, skoro viktorijansko. Da sam imala drugi izbor perlica mozda bi bakarna zica bila poslusnija pa bih ja i uspela da napravim ono sto sam htela. Medjutim, potpuno me je nadvladala i ja sam morala da joj se pokorim. Iako je ovo najmeksa zica sa kojom sam radila do sada. Kakav paradoks, sa mnogo tvrdjim zicama sam imala mnogo bolju saradnju, ali ne i sa bakarnom. Bas je tvrdoglava i svojeglava, kao neki crvenokosi koje znam:)!

I'm on billboards, YEEEEEEAH!!!! - Ja osvanula na bilbordima, jeeeeeeee!!!!

2009-08-09T11:22:00.000-07:00

* Could you belive this!!!? My Starseed jewelry line everywhere on billboards!! A friend of mine has just took this shot on his way home!!!

Kidding, kidding, kidding!!!! Only kidding around:)! I could just not persist not to full around with this fun new staff I have found on bighugelabs.com
You can upload photos from your computer, Flickr or just anywhere from web. Than you can post it on your blog and play BIG, at least for a moment ;)!

* Mozete li da verujete!!!? Moja Starseed kolekcija se pojavila svuda na bilbordima. Ovu fotografiju mi je dao prijatelj koji se vracao s puta...primetio covek!

Naravno, samo se salim:)! Ovo je zezalica koju sam nasla na sajtu bighugelabs.com i ja nisam mogla da odolim da je ne postavim ovde. Ako zelite bar na kratko da se uzivite u ulogu celebrity-ja kliknite na ovaj link i upload-ujte svoje fotke. Mozete ih skinuti sa svog kompa, sa Flickra ili bilo odakle sa neta.

p.s. Obratite paznju na zuti Jugo, prepoznatljivu scenografiju naskih nam predela i ostatke postera reklamne kampanje za lokalnog politicara na kome su delovi reci KAZI na cirilici!!! Eto i to je stiglo na belosvetske sajtove, a ja naletela na to - kako odoleti!!?

"Zosma" Jewelry Set in Rusty Colors - "Zosma" set u bojama rdje

2009-08-09T08:42:00.000-07:00

* Ok, here we go with "Zosma" jewelry set, finally naming styles seems to be a little bit easier. Made of Rusty color craft wire, this set consists of a mini bracelet with matching color glass beads and earrings that came out very interesting, to me. They are made of crocheted wire beads, it's a technique I'm not sure how to explain. I'll have to make some more and learn how to perfect it to be able to pass it over. That much from me. Have a nice week!

* E sad je mnogo lakse sa davanjem imena, na redu je "Zosma" set napravljen od hobi zice u boji rdje sa staklenim perlicama u pratecem tonu. Sastoji se od narukvice i mindjusica koje su ispale interesantno. To su zapravo perle od kukicane zice i manjih staklenih perlica koje sam urolala u lopticu, ali morala bih da ih napravim malo vise i da poboljsam samu tehniku pre nego sto opisem kako sam tacno napravila. Toliko od mene. Zelim vam uspesnu radnu nedelju ( tj. prijatan odmor, ako idete na njega )!

"Etamin" Jewelry Set - "Etamin" Set

2009-08-09T07:27:00.000-07:00

* It seems that naming jewlery styles is just as time consuming as making the very same style. I came to the conclusion that I can't name my styles " Black & White Bracelet, Neckless or whatever " each time I make something Black&White. So, I had to turn my brain on and start thinking hard of how to name my styles. First time I've heard of word "Starseed" I liked it immediately, whithout knowing much about its' meaning. It reminded me of very beginning, of growth, of eternity. In every possible way I am fascinated with stars. I can stare for hours in a starry night ...so I decided to name my styles after stellar names. There are plenty, and when I hopefuly reach the last name one day I can always invent the new one:) So, the new star is born : Etamin jewelry Set. My Star Soup receipt:
- Black craft wire
- Black seed beads
- Silver lined transparent seed beads
- Transparent seed beads

* Izgleda da je smisljanje imena za nove modele podjednako zahtevno kao i pravljenje tih istih modela. Upravo sam dosla do zakljucka da ne mogu svaku crnu-belu narukvicu koju napravim nazvati "Crno-Bela narukvica". Mogu jednom. Tako da sam ukljucila mozak i dala se na razmisljanje o davanju imena modelima. Rec "Starseed" po kojoj sam nazvala svoju kolekciju nakita mi se dopala automatski nakon sto sam je cula, a da nisam bas znala sta zaista znaci. Meni se dopao bukvalni prevod, Zvezdano Seme. To me potseca na prapocetak, na rast, na beskonacnost. I inace sam fascinirana zvezdama i u stanju sam da posmatram zvezdano nebo satima... zato sam resila da njihova imena budu inspiracija za nazive mojih proizvoda. Na srecu ima ih mnogo, i zvezda i zvezdanih konstelacija. Kada jednoga dana, nadam se, dodjem do poslednjeg, uvek mogu da izmislim novo ime:) Tako da, nova zvezda je rodjena: "Etamin" dvodelni set koji se sastoji od narukvice sa priveskom i mindjusa sfernog oblika. Recept za moju Zvezdanu Supu je:

- Crna hobi zica
- Crne mat perlice
- Providne perlice sa srebrnom linijom iznutra
- Skroz providne perlice

Playing around with wire and beads - Igranje sa perlicama i zicom

2009-08-03T05:57:00.000-07:00

* With these styles I am , actually, going out of my summer jewelry supply. What I plan to do is to involve more semi-precious stones and crystals in combination with bronze wire and glass beads. I have found a supplier with wonderful crystal chips, and since I love their irregular shapes I can't wait to start working with it. I find my "relationship" with wire very interesting. It was not the love at first sight. I was first struggling and fighting with it. But the more I work with it and get used to know it, the more I love it.

* Ovi setovi su medju poslednjim letnjim modelima i uskoro krecem sa izradom jesenje kolekcije za koju planiram da vise upotrebljavam lomljene kristale u kombinaciji sa bronzanom zicom ( uglavnom )i neizbeznim staklenim perlicama. Poslednjih dana bila sam u potrazi za odgovarajucim snabdevacom kristalcicima, i na moje iznenadjenje, pronasla sam jednog koji ima odlican izbor. A sto se tice zice, moj odnos sa njom se razvija na neobican nacin. U staklene perlice i kristalice sam odavno zaljubljena, ali sa zicom to nije bio slucaj. U pocetku sam imala muke da se izborim sa njom. Medjutim, kako vreme prolazi i kako je bolje upoznajem tako mi se sve vise svidja zica kao materijal za izradu nakita.

Top 10 colors for Fall 2009 - Top 10 boja za Jesen/Zimu 2009

2009-07-22T03:11:00.000-07:00

* It's the middle of the summer and the right time to think about your autumn jewelry projects. Here are top 10 colors for Fall 2009 according to Pantone, inc., the world-renowned authority on color. If you want to know color trends for the year 2010/11 you will have to purchase it from Pantone,inc. But I think that craft people don't go a year ahead, and this information should be still valuable for us. You may download " Pantone Fashion Color Report for Fall 2009" from the link "Hot Colors For Fall 2009" on my sidebar. Than, you can print it and use it as a reference when you go for your next jewelry supply: beads, polymer clay, you name it. Never forget your own color attitudes, it matters! I wish you happy work! Milica

* U sred smo leta i pravo je vreme da pocnemo da mislimo na jesenje projekte za nase rukotvorine. Ovo su top 10 boja za sezonu Jesen/Zima 2009 koje predlaze Pantone, inc., svetski lider za trendove u bojama. Ukoliko zelite da saznate sta se predlaze za 2010/11 godinu, ta informacija nije dostupna vec se mora kupiti od Pantone-a. Za ljude koji se bave industrijskom proizvodnjom je ok da razmisljaju godinu dana unapred, ali za nas koji se bavimo rukotvorinama ova informacija jos uvek ima vrednost. PDF file " Pantone Fashion Color Report for Fall 2009" mozete download-ovati sa linka "Hot Colors for Fall 2009" koji se nalazi na desnoj strani mog bloga. Mozete ga otstampati i koristiti kao referencu kada idete u nabavku materijala: perlice, polimerna glina, ili vec nesto drugo sa cime radite. Nikada nemojte zaboraviti svoj vlastiti osecaj za boje. Zelim vam srecan rad! Milica

Djole, still tiny - Djole, jos uvek Mrvica

2009-07-20T04:58:00.000-07:00

* And now, I have the honour to present : Djole! Still tiny and stil cat only now he looks more like one:) Could you imagine how small he was when I got him!!?

* A sada, imam cast da vam pretstavim: Djoleta! Jos uvek je Mrvica samo sto sada vise lici na mace. Mozete li da zamislite kolicni je bio kad sam ga nasla, a jos uvek je minijaturan!!?

First in row - Pink *** Prva u nizu - Pink

2009-07-20T04:53:00.000-07:00

* Just enough of wire to complete this set.

* Duzina zice se tacno uklopila u ovaj set.

Colored wire - Zica u boji

2009-07-20T04:20:00.000-07:00

* Currently, I am in search for the quality colored wire. To be able to shop online from Serbia you have to apply for a separate internet card and with some banks that's not an easy task. Fortunately, another creative blogger, Olgica from http://oggy-design.blogspot.com/ told me that Studio Creatinas from Subotica has wire that I am looking for. So, I have contacted them and I ordered these spools with various colors. I made a set from pink wire and I am going to test the other colors too. So far, it is good that there are options to choose from.

* Trenutno sam u potrazi za kvalitetnom zicom u boji. Nedavno sam pokusala da sa svojom platnom karticom izvrsim online kupovinu zice o kojoj sam pisala u jednom od prethodnih postova i iz tog iskustva sam naucila da treba da nabavim posebnu internet karticu. Medjutim, iscitavajuci uslove na sajtovima nasih banaka videla sam da to bas i nije jednostavan zadatak. Na srecu, javila mi se nasa kreativna blogerka Olgica ciji blog mozete da pogledate ovde http://oggy-design.blogspot.com/i rekla da u Studiu Creatinas iz Subotice moze da se nabavi takva zica! Kontraktirala sam ih i narucila ove zicice u boji. Napravila sam set od pink zice i krecem da testiram i druge boje. Sve u svemu, super je kada ima vise ponudjenih opcija.

Oriental Bracelet - Orijentalna narukvica

2009-07-18T09:16:00.001-07:00

* And the one I like the most I left for the end. Lacy wirework makes it look oriental, to me. Tiger Eye beads are combined with silver tone wire.

* Narukvicu koja mi se najvise dopada sam ostavila za kraj. Cipkasti rad sa zicom joj daje orijentalni izgled. Perlice su od poludragog kamena "Tigrovo Oko" i u kombinaciji sa zicom u srebrnoj boji.

Big Girl's Girly Bracelet - Narukvica za velike devojcice

2009-07-18T08:59:00.000-07:00

* When it comes to making comments on my own work, I don't realy like it and prefere to leave it to others. But about this bracelet ( and the one I am going to post right after this one ) I simply must say that it is realy gorgeous!!!! I don't know how much it is convincing if judged from pictures, but in real life this bracelet rocks!!! I made it from baby pink wire and pink and transparent seed beads. The novelty point are these hanging elements - hand realy looks very feminine with this bracelet on.

* Ne volim bas nesto da komentarisem svoj rad, ali ovde ne mogu da ne kazem da je ova narukvica ispala stvarno predivno. Ne znam koliko je to ubedljivo ako se posmatra sa slika, ali uzivo je stvarno tako. Napravila sam je od zice u bebi-roze boji sa sedefastim roze i transparentnim perlicama. Novitet su viseci elementi - ruka zaista izgleda jako zenstveno sa ovom narukvicom.

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Tropical Charm Bracelet

2009-07-18T08:42:00.000-07:00

* These beads are so beautiful and I was affraid that if I play with wire too much their beauty will be lost.

* Ove perlice su toliko lepe da nisam zelela da im konkurisem nekim preteranim radom sa zicom.

Daisy Rock Mini Bracelet

2009-07-18T08:20:00.000-07:00

* A mini bracelet I made from crystal chips leftovers.

* Mini narukvica koju sam napravila od ostataka materijala za prethodnu narukvicu.

Autumn Bracelet - Jesenja Narukvica

2009-07-10T08:38:00.000-07:00

* This is what came out of irregular shaped crystals I've got from Cat. I have added some transparent and silver lined glass beads and all together looks like some autumn bead mix that I like very much! I still didn't discover the world of glass beads in full, but when it comes to crystals and semi-precious stones I even get more curious and want to indulge myself more into gemology and mineralogy. Knowing each stone characteristics gives another dimension into whole jewelry story and I can't wait to discover the world of crystals and semi-precious stones! Also, this bracelet made a wonderful birthday gift to my sister!

* Evo sta je ispalo od kristalcica nepravilnih oblika koje sam dobila od Cat. Dodala sam providne perlice i perlice sa srebrnom postavom i sve zajedno izgleda kao neka jesenja mesavina boja. Iako jos uvek nisam u potpunosti otkrila svet staklenih perlica, kada su u pitanju kristali i poludrago kamenje moja radoznalost ide u pravcu ozbiljnog proucavanja gemologije i mineralogije. Znajuci da svaki kamen ima svoje znacenje i karakteristike cela prica sa nakitom tako dobija jednu novu dimenziju tako da jedva cekam da pocnem da otkrivam taj svet kristala i poludragog kamenja. Usput, ova narukvica je jako obradovala moju sestru kao poklon za rodjendan!

Pepper Bracelet - Biber Narukvica

2009-07-10T08:27:00.001-07:00

* This bracelet has been worked with red color artistic wire and red & black glass seed beads. Somehow, to me it looks like it was sprinkled with red and black pepper, that's why I named it "Pepper Bracelet"

* Ova narukvica je uradjena od artistic zice u crvenoj boji i crveno-crnoj kombinaciji staklenih perlica. Izgleda mi kao da je posuta biberom, zato sam je i nazvala "Biber Narukvica".

Djole The Tiny - Djole Mrvica

2009-07-08T05:07:00.000-07:00

* Yesterday somebody left in front of my window a 10 day old kitten, completely blind and helpless. Since I already have two cats, that somebody obviously thought that it's a logical thing to pass its' cat related issue to me. Well done, I didn't have a hart to leave it alone, neither my sister. So we decided to take care of little Djordje ( nick name Djole ) The Tiny untill he gets stronger at least. We thought that it's already a time to start to look for a new home for Djole and so we announce here a fresh new kitty ready to be adopted by someone who loves pets and have proper conditions to do so. Djole is so tiny that I wouldn't have what to take the picture of.Besides, right now he is not really pretty, looks more like some alien. But wait until he grows up a little bit! My sister and me are already in love with him, I'm sure you will be too. He is a black & white kitty, take a look at drawing of him I made:) However, nobody should worry, if we don't find a new home for Djole he will stay with us.

* Juce je neko ostavio ispred mog prozora mace od 10-tak dana, potpuno slepo i bespomocno. Posto ja vec imam dve macke taj neko je ocigledno zakljucio da je logicna stvar da svoju brigu prepusti meni i mojoj sestri. Dobar potez, nas dve zaista nismo imale srca da se pravimo lude i uzele smo Djoleta ( izgleda da je macor, nazvali smo ga Djorjde )i resile da se brinemo o njemu. Bar dok ne poraste. Zelja nam je da udomimo Djoleta jer zaista dobru brigu mozemo da vodimo o samo dve macke, i zato ovom prilikom oglasavamo da trazimo ljubitelja zivotinja, koji za to ima uslove, da usvoji malog Djoleta. On je toliko malecki da i nemam sta da fotografisem. Usput, ovako slep i krmeljiv bas i nije neka slika i prilika. Vise lici na nekog vanzemaljca. Ali cekajte dok Djole poraste. Nas dve smo vec zaljubljene u njega, a sigurna sam da cete se i vi brzo zaljubiti. Djole je crno-bela maca, posto nemam fotografiju pogledajte crtez koji sam nacrtala - takav je sav nekakav. U svakom slucaju, nema razloga za brigu, ako se ne nadje novi dom za Djoleta, on ce ostati kod nas.

Fire & Ice - Vatra i led

2009-07-08T02:51:00.000-07:00

*Testing red wire - this time it was little bit tougher than with gold tone one. Probably because of dark color coating the wire was slightly stiffer. And somehow red color is reflecting the light in a way that the stitches were almost invisible. I realy had hard time to find which loop I have to pull the needle through. What I got is this two peace set made of red tone seed beads sprinkled with transparent and silver lined ones.

*Testiranje crvene zice - ovaj put je bilo malo teze nego sa zicom u zlatnom tonu. Verovatno zbog sloja tamne boje zica je malo kruca. Usput, crvena boja reflektuje svetlost tako da se bodovi skoro uopste ne vide. S obzirom da je ovaj dvodelni set uradjen skoro naslepo, mislim da i nije tako lose ispao.

Magic wire jewelry pieces - Nakit od magicne zice

2009-07-05T11:50:00.000-07:00

* Here I have made a two piece set:a bracelet made of five beaded segments and matching hoops.

* Ovde sam napravila dvodelni set: narukvicu koja se sastoji od pet segmenata sa perlicama i pratece mindjuse.

Testing new wire - Isprobavanje nove zice

2009-07-05T11:43:00.001-07:00

*Here it is, my first piece that took me half a time than usual to complete it!

* Evo ga, moj prvi komad on nove zice za koji mi je bilo potrebno upola manje vremena da ga uradim!

Parcel from Germany! - Paketic iz Nemacke!

2009-07-05T11:09:00.000-07:00

* And a reason for me to be very happy and inspired to make some new jewelry pieces. My friend Cat, Catrin Maier from Cat's Wire ( I have written a post about Cat a few posts bellow ), asked me some time ago what kind of wire I use for my wire bead crochet. I have revealed to her a secret that I am using the one from the florist shop! Basically, it is a very good wire, strong one! The only thing is that it is a little bit hard to work with it,and I thought it's a normal thing. But Cat asked me if I want her to send me some wire samples to test them. The difference is huge. This wire is so soft and flexible and it's much easier to work with it. Once I took the spool with golden tone wire I couldn't take my hands off. It's gone! I can't wait to start knitting with red one! While I was testing it I made those pieces above.

p.s. you can see that Cat sent me some extra things to test them on! Some crystals and minerals, and I am definitely going to think into that direction:)! Thanks Cat:)!

* I razlog za mene da budem bas srecna i inspirisana za pravljenje novih komada nakita. Moja drugarica Cat, Catrine Maier o kojoj sam pisala nekoliko postova ranije, pitala me je jednom prilikom koju zicu koristim. Otkrila sam joj tajnu da je to zica koju kupujem i radnji za snabdevanje cvecara! U osnovi, to je dobra zica, jaka! Jedino sto je po malo tesko raditi sa njom, bar sam tako mislila - da je to normalna stvar. Medjutim, Cat me je pitala da li zelim da mi posalje uzorke zice kojom ona radi da ih isprobam. Razlika je ogromna. Ova zica je veoma meka i fleksibilna. Mnogo je lakse raditi sa njom. Jednom kada sam pocela nisam mogla da prekinem. Kalem sa zicom u zlatnom tonu je vec potrosen! Isprobavajuci je, napravila sam komade koje mozete videti u postovima iznad ovog.

p.s. kao sto vidite Cat mi je poslala jos neke stvarcice da ih isprobam: kristalcice i minerale, a ja definitivno zelim da razmisljam i u tom pravcu:)! Hvala Cat!

Purple with Red!? - Ljubicasto sa crvenim !?

2009-07-02T10:11:00.000-07:00

* This can be tricky combination, but here I think they work well together. I fell in love with this warm purple tone glass beads of various sizes and shapes. I was thinking what bead mix I should make here and decided that bright red and pink are just perfect but only if used with seed beads. So here it is! Casual and elegant at same time, goes well with anything.

* Ovo moze biti pomalo nezahvalna kombinacija, ali mislim da ova topla ljubicatsa i jarka crvena idu dobro zajedno. Prvo sam mislila da napravim narukvicu samo od ljubicastih perli, ali sam zakljucila da bi izgledala dosadno i da treba neka druga boja da je malo otvori. Odlucila sam da upotrebim jarko crvene i pink sitne perlice i tako sam dobila ovaj komad nakita za koji mislim da je elegantan i sportski u isto vreme.

Purple Ice - Ljubicasti led

2009-07-02T09:51:00.000-07:00

* This used to be a long neckless I have bought at Chinese flea market for only 200 dins ( around 2 EUR ). I was attracted with its glass beads that look like amethyst.
I have disassembled it and made this bracelet. Triple layers of cube, beacon and sphere beads are connected with silver organza tape tied in bow. On the other side there is a decorative bead that fixes it. This piece also looks elegant and I would wear it only with eveningwear.

* Ovo je nekada bila ogrlica koju sam kupila u kineskom trznom centru za samo 200 din. Privukle su me perle koje potsecaju na ametist. Elemente sam rasturila i napravila ovu narukvicu koja se sastoji od tri reda perli povezanih tehnikom kukicanja. Na jednom kraju su fiksirani ukrasnom perlom, a na drugom trakom od srebrnog organdina vezanog u masnu. I ovaj komad nakita je vise elegantan i za vecernje izlaske, po mom misljenju.

More Yellow - Jos malo zute

2009-07-02T09:42:00.000-07:00

* Some more summer jewelry. This barcelet is a little bit higher than I usualy make, somehow it automatically looks more serious, richer. However, I still think that jewelry in wire bead crochet technique is always delicate and discrete. This piece too.

* Jos malo letnjeg nakita. Ova narukvica je malo vislja nego sto uobicajeno pravim, automatski mi izgleda nekako ozbiljnije, bogatije. Medjutim, jos uvek mislim da nakit u tehnici kukicane zice sa perlicama uvek izgleda delikatno i diskretno. Tako i ovaj komad.

Black & White set

2009-07-02T09:33:00.001-07:00

* Here are some pieces I did last days. This is a finished piece from my previous post. It's kind of classic and elegant, goes well with eveningwear.

* Evo nekih komada na kojima sam radila poslednjih dana. Ovo je zavrsen komad iz mog prethodnog posta. Klasican je i elegantan, ide dobro uz vecernju garderobu.

Colorful - Zivopisno

2009-06-30T06:45:00.000-07:00

* Here are some homemade card labels that are ready to be packed together with my jewelry and shipped to a local store. I am looking forward for this new opportunity for my jewelry to be more visible. I just realised that offline sales are still important and should not be lost out of focus. I also realised that selling is as important as making products and to be succesful I need to spend some more time to find right audience for my work. I'm affraid that, at least, at the beggining I won't be able to spend as much time as I'd like on blogging. There is so much different things to do: finding new jewelry supplies, testing new techniques, making new pieces, selling online and offline, OMG! I am going to be a real entrepreneur!

* Ovo su kartonske etikete iz kucne radinosti. Spremne su za pakovanje zajedno sa komadima nakita i isporuku u lokalnu galeriju. Radujem se na ovoj novoj mogucnosti da moj nakt postane vise vidljiv. Upravo sam shvatila da je offline prodaja bar isto toliko vazna koliko i online i da ne bi trebala da ispadne iz fokusa. Takodje sam shvatila da je podjednako vazno raditi na pronalazenju pravih kupaca za svoj proizvod, mada bih ja zelela da se bavim iskljucivo izradom, ali...Iz svega ovoga proizilazi da necu moci da se posvetim ni objavljivanju postova onoliko koliko bih zelela. Pronalazenje novih izvora nabavke materijala, nove tehnike koje treba isprobati, prodaja preko interneta, prodaja "uzivo", toliko toga - na putu sam da postanem pravi preduzetnik.

People whose work I like - Catrin Maier from Cat's Wire

2009-06-20T15:12:00.000-07:00

Visit Cat's Blog
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Working, working! - Radim, radim!

2009-06-10T03:06:00.001-07:00

In English:
Messy table and work in progress! In spite of messy table the piece I'm working on is all about "law and order". This time I wanted to make a nice and neat piece. I also wanted it to be timeless and elegant. I thought it might be achieved if I use black, transparent and silver lined transparent beads.Here I made only basic chains so the future bracelet is quite dense with beads. This piece is modern and classic at the same time. Goes well almost with anything.

Na srpskom:
Haos na stolu i radovi u toku! Uprkos haosu, u vezi parceta nakita na kome radim vlada "zakon i red". Ovaj put sam zelela da dobijem lepu, urednu narukvicu. Takodje sam zelela da ona bude elegantna i za sva vremena ( i prilike ). Pomislila sam da bi se to moglo postici ako koristim sledecu kombinaciju perlica:
-Crne
-Providne
-Providne sa srebrnom postavom
Posto sam radila samo sa osnovnim bodom buduca narukvica je ispala prilicno gusta. Mislim da je u isto vreme moderna i klasicna i da ide dobro uz skoro sve odevne kombinacije.

Summer Jewelry - Letnji nakit

2009-06-10T02:36:00.000-07:00

In English:
Here are two new necklesses, in summer color combos. They are quite simple to make. It's all ,actually, about bead shapes and colors. I was inspired with fresh sea and sun tones. All you have to do is to string the beads of your choice on silver or color coated wire and make simple chains while adding the beads. Make 3 strings of the same lenght and braid them together. Put some jewelry findings that you like, hide and secure the wire endings and there it is! I even used white organza tape as a "novelty" point!

Na srpskom:
Ovo su dve nove ogrlice u letnjim nijansama. One su prilicno jednostvane za izradu. Najveci deo posla je u izboru boja i oblika perlica. Ja licno sam bila inspirsana morskim i suncanim tonovima. Sve sto treba da uradite je da nanizete perlice u zeljenoj duzini na zicu i zatim radite obicni lancani bod, dodajuci pri tom perlicu po perlicu. Napravite 3 niza perlica iste duzine i upletite ih u pletenicu. Stavite zavrsetak za ogrlicu po vasem izboru, sakrijte i osigurajte krajeve zice i - ogrlica je gotova! Kao "novitet" koristila sam belu organdin traku.

A set made of Japanese Milky Rise beads - Set od "Japanskih" perlica

2009-06-04T00:24:00.000-07:00

In English:
Here's what came out of my Japanese Milky Rise beads!

Na srpskom:
Evo sta je ispalo od mojih Japasnsko-mlecno-pirincanih perli!

Transparent and mat red beads - Providne i mat crvene perlice

2009-06-04T00:01:00.000-07:00

In English:

This was a custom made order on red theme. The receipe for this bead soup is:

1. Transparent red round glass beads
2. Mat red round glass beads
3. Transparent pink faceted cristal beads

I think this red bead mix looks classy if compared with the one bellow. It should, red is my favorite colour!

Na srpskom:
Ovo je radjeno za poznatog kupca, na temu "Crveno". Recept za ovu mesavinu perlica je:
1. Transparentne crvene oklrugle staklene perlice
2. Mat crvene okrugle staklene perlice
3. Transparentne pink kristalne perlice

Cini mi se da ovaj miks crvenih perlica izgleda mnogo bolje nego onaj iz posta ispod. I trebalo bi, crveno je moja omiljena boja!

A Bracelet Inspired with Old Serbian Royal Jewelry - Narukvica insprisana starim srpskim plemickim nakitom

2009-05-25T09:29:00.000-07:00

In English:
I was watching yesterday a TV report about Serbian royal jewelry ( from the time before the Ottoman Empire ) and I wanted to try to imitate the piece that I liked. The original piece was metalsmithed in gold and silver and embellished with precious stones. But of course, I was only able to do it with wire, glass beads and crochet... I am happy that I tried something new with wire, but I still don't really like it that much. First, I don't like the look of Baby Pink wire with that many red glass beads, than I think it's overembellished and so afraid that it might be tacky ..? However, I am going to try to make it again, but in other color combo. And I'll reduce the number of elements to make it more modern. Will see if that would look better.

Na srpskom:
Juce sam gledala emisiju o srpskom kraljevskom nakitu ( pretkosovskom ) i palo mi je na pamet da pokusam da imitiram neki od komada koji su mi se dopali. Naravno, originali su kovani u srebru i zlatu i ukraseni dragim kamenjem. Moja imitacija je od kukicane zice sa staklenim perlicama. Zadovolja sam sto sam isprobala nesto novo sa zicom, medjutim nisam bas zadovoljna kako to izgleda. Prvo mi se ne svidja kombinacija Bebi Roze zice sa toliko crvenih perlica. Bojim se da mi je sve prenakiceno i da samim tim koketirala sa kicem.. U svakom slucajum probacu da napravim svedeniju verziju u drugoj kombinaciji boja. Videcemo da li ce to da izgleda bolje.

Decision Making Dice - Kockica za donosenje odluka

2009-05-25T06:20:00.000-07:00

In English:
When I'm not sure what should I do I usually throw a dice - 6 means "Yes" and 1 means "NOPE!" For that special, of life importance ( just kidding! )action I used just any dice. But, thought I should have an equally special one! And here it is, made of transparent Fimo with glass beads inside.

Na srpskom:
Kad ne znam sta da radim, ja bacam kockicu. 6 znaci "Da", a 1 znaci "NE! Nikako!"
Za tu specijalnu, zivotno vaznu akciju, koristila sam bilo kakve kockice do sada. Ali, pomislila sam da bih trebala da imam jednu podjednako specijalnu kockicu. I evo je, napravljena od transparentnog Fima sa staklenim perlicama.

Japanese Milky Rise Beads - Japanske Mlecno Pirincane Perle

2009-05-25T05:05:00.000-07:00

In English:
In Friday I went to hobby shop to buy some transparent Fimo. I thought it's going to be literally transparent and today I was laying patiently glass beads into white looking Fimo. One by one, I even tried to make geometrically even shapes thinking that when I bake Fimo they are going to look like they are floating free in the space. But, it didn't go like I expected. It actually went much, much, better than I ever thought it would be! What I've got were beautiful milky white beads. Glass beads inside are just giving them a slight tonal, gentle shades that I like so much! I don't know why but when I look at them I immediately think of Japan and of Rice. They are so wonderful at touch. When you roll them together in your hands
they make a sound that is almost therapeutic. I didn't want to glaze them because I love them just the way they are. But I did sand them very carefully, first dry and than wet sand. I still don't know what am I going to make, but it is probably going to be something very simple because they don't need much.

Na srpskom:
U Petak sam otisla da kupim transparentni Fimo, misleci da ce on bukvalno da bude transparentan kad ga ispecem. Zamislila sam velike perle kroz koje se provide male, staklene perlice raznih boja. I tako sam danas strapljivo slagala jednu po jednu u zelji da formiram geometrijski pravilne oblike za koje sam zamislila da slobodno lebde unutar prostora providne perle..Medjutim (tj. Naravno! ), nije isapalo kako sam zamislila. Zapravo, ispalo je mnogo, mnogo bolje nego sto sam ikad mislila da bi moglo da bude! Dobila sam predivne mlecno bele perle. Staklene perlice koje sam stavila unutra se provide dovoljno da im daju jednu meku, zamucenu senkicu u boji. Kad god ih pogledam pomislim na Japan i na pirinac. Predivne su na dodir. Kad se igras sa njima prave zvuk koji skoro da ima terapeutsko dejstvo. Nisam zelela da ih lakiram zato sto mi se bas svidjaju tako mat. Ismirglala sam ih pazljivo i na suvo i na mokro. Jos ne znam sta cu da napravim od njih, ali sigurno ce to biti nesto jednostavno jer su dovoljno lepe da im ne treba mnogo.

"Spider Lace" Ring - Prsten "Paucina"

2009-05-22T00:26:00.000-07:00

In English:
Here I was testing a new crochet technique. Though I love the look of stiches made with regular crochet I was curious to find out how can I make perfectly even stitches with wire. I think that I am on my way to find out how, but stll have to work on it. So far this is what came out. Though it is not what I wanted I am still happy with the result! It's all lacy, light and gentle. Like spider web! Some day I am going to make it in real silver wire. I also love the simplicty of this ring. Wire crochet is so beautiful that whatever you make will look great!

Na srpskom:
Ovde sam isprobavala novu tehniku kukicanja. Iako bas volim nesavrsenost bodova koji se dobijaju na regularan nacin, ipak sam bila radoznala da saznam kako mogu da dobijem perfektno oblikovane bodove. Jos uvek radim na tome i mislim da sam blizu "otkrica"! Za sad, evo sta je ispalo od mog eksperimenta (..?) Nije ono sto sam zelela ali sam ipak zadovoljna rezultatom. Dobila sam prstencic koji je sav cipkast, lagan i nezan. Kao paucina. Jednog dana cu probati da ga napravim od prave srebrne zice. Volim njegovu jednostavnost. Kukicanje zicom je toliko lepa tehnika da sta god da napravite ne moze da izgleda lose!

Lights & Shadows dance - Igra svetlosti i senki

2009-05-22T00:05:00.000-07:00

In English:
Here is the new bracelet made of Baby Pink curly wire and glass beads. I left it last night on my desk and when I woke up this morning I was dazzled how beautiful it looked in morning light, so I immediately took these shots in order to capture the moment. It's a shame I'm still not familiar with my new camera, but I hope that I managed to bring out my impressions at least a little bit!

Na srpskom:
Ovo je nova narukvica napravljena od Bebi Roze izuvijane zice i staklenih perlica. Sinoc sam je ostavila na radnom stolu i kad sam se probudila toliko je lepo izgledala na jutarnjem suncu da sam odmah morala da je slikam. Steta sto se jos uvek ne snalazim sa novim fotoaparatom, ali se nadam da sam koliko-toliko uspela da docaram momenat!

Vivid colors crochet hats - Kukicane kape zivih boja

2009-05-21T05:47:00.000-07:00

In English
These hats were made of leftovers of yarn that can't be found anymore. So, no repeats are possible and you hurry up if you'd like to have one!

Na srpskom
Ove kapice su napravljene od prediva koje vise ne moze da se nadje. Ako vam se neka dopada, pozurite!

Some more wire bead jewelry - Jos malo nakita od kukicane zice sa perlicama

2009-05-21T05:29:00.000-07:00

In English:

Here I have few other works in wire and beads. I have made two more pairs of earrings and I made a set to post it here. Then I have two works in progress and I only took a details and will post them again later when I complete them.

Na srpskom:

Ovde imam jos par radova u kombinaciji kukicane zice i staklenih perlica. Naparavila sam jos dva para mindjusa tako da sam kompletriala set da ga postavim ovde. Zatim imam jos dva nezavrsena rada. Slikala sam samo detalje, a kad ih zavrsim postavicu ih ponovo.

Soap sachets - Kukicane kesice sa sapunima

2009-05-20T09:07:00.000-07:00

In English:
It all actually started with regular yarn crocheting. Some seven years ago I was thinking how beautiful handmade pieces I sew while living abroad - something you could not see in Belgrade. Very modern, very eye catching. Actually, I couldn't find anybody of my age who would even think of taking a hook and start crocheting. But I was so interested that I was first making a pressure on my mom to teach me how to crochet. But she was making excuses on poor sight and lack of nerves ( when she was young she was making georgeous lace ). So I have found an old Vanda Bonando book and started teaching myself. I find crochet as a another form of meditation - it's all there: planty of time to meditate while crocheting ( that is to say: you can think over and over how stupid you were about something and make sure not to repeat it! ), enjoying in colours, in hand of yarn and just made fabric. It also improves the patience and the persistence. I would encourage anybody to start crocheting. So far I have made many crochet pieces and now I can teach others.
Right here, you can see the crochet sachets filled with matching colors soaps - something you can put in drawers with your clothes and make them smell wonderfull! It also makes a wonderful birthday gift. I also have two assistents who regularly check my handworks - my cats Milutin (black ) and Verica ( tricolor )! For orders and info you can email me at milicag69@gmail.com.

Na srpskom:
Sve je pocelo pre, jedno, sedam godina kada sam razmisljala kako divne kukicane stvari mogu da se vide u zemlji gde sam tada zivela i pitala se ko to radi? Kod nas se kukicanje obavezno povezuje sa bakicama koje na Kalemgdanu prodaju kukicane stoljnjake, famozne miljee. Iznenadila sam se kada sam saznala da se kukicanjem/pletenjem na trulom zapadu bave zene svih godina i zanimanja, medju njima podjednako ima mladih koliko i starijih. Pre sedam godina nisam mogla da nadjem nikoga mojih godina ko bi o tome uopste i razmisljao ( a nisam sigurna i da je sada drugacije ). Ali, kako sam bila veoma zainteresovana prvo sam davila mamu da me nauci, pa sam se posle bezuspesnih pokusaja okrenula knjizi Vande Bonando i sela i naucila sama. Danas smatram da je kukicanje/pletenje jedna vrsta meditacije - sve je tu: vremena za ramisljanje na pretek, uzivanje u bojama prediva, u teksturi, itd. To takodje pomaze da razvijete ( ili da jos vise razvijete ) strpljenje i upornost. Do sada sam toliko toga napravila da bih sada ja mogla da ucim druge ( ako ima zainteresovanih - izvol'te! ). Svakome bih preporucila da pocne da se bavi ovim "sportom".
Ovde mozete da vidite kukicane vrecice napunjenje sapunima u tonu sa predivima. To mozete staviti u ladice ili ormar sa odecom. U mom radu redovno me nadgledaju i proveravaju dva asistenta - moje dve mace Milutin i Verica - tako da sta je provereno-provereno! Za porudzbine i informacije posaljite mi poruku na milicag69@gmail.com

Fimo pendants - Privesci od Fimo mase

2009-05-20T08:25:00.000-07:00

In English:

Again, these are my first works in Fimo polymer clay. I tried it actually few years ago but I burned my work and had a stinking kitchen for days. This time I have bought an oven thermometar and, thanks God, it all went ok. Of all possible techniques that I only know about ( I did read a lot about the cane work, millefiori, etc. and I watch video tutorials ) I have chosen to make simple, bold pieces, with no pasta machine and using beautiful floral and butterfly stamps. I think they still look great! Right now I am overwhelmed with wire bead crocheting. And for Fimo I want to take my time and see what I can do with it.
To order or to get info email me om milicag69@gmail.com

Na srpskom:

Ovo su moji prvi radovi napravljeni od Fimo mase. Zapravo, pre par godina sam pokusala da radim sa Fimom, ali sam bila nestrpljiva, odokativno sam pekla i sto se tice temperature i sto se tice duzine pecenja i - sve mi je izgorelo. Tako da sam resila da to ostavim za kasnije. E to kasnije je bilo skoro. Ovaj put sam kupila termometar za pecnicu i - ispalo je dobro! Od svih mogucih tehnika kojima se moze obradjivati Fimo ja sam izbrala da za ovu priliku uradim jednostavnije komade ( za slucaj da mi opet ne izgore ambiciozni radovi kao prethodni put). Privesci su oblikovani rukom i ukraseni pecatima sa motivima cvetica i leptirica. Za porudzbine i informacije posaljite poruku na milicag69@gmail.com

Wire Bead Jewelry - Nakit od kukicane zice u kombinaciji sa perlicama

2009-05-20T07:34:00.000-07:00

In English:
These are first pieces that I made. Mostly you'll find here bracelets and the reason is that people are mostly interested in them. However I made some sets like bracelet and ring, braclet and earrings, neckless and earrings, etc. Photos are made with my new camera which I am still testing - not sure for the right distance, light,what feature should I use, etc. To order or to get info email me at milicag69@gmail.com

Na srpskom:
Ovo su neki od mojih prvih radova u tehnici kukicane zice u kombinaciji sa staklenim perlicama. Posto najvece interesovanje vlada za narukvice njih je ovde i najvise, mada sam napravila i neke setove: narukvica i prsten, narukvica i mindjusice, ogrlica i minjdusice, itd. Snimano je novim fotoaparatom pa se jos ne snalazim sa osvetljenjem, rastojanjem,itd. Ukoliko zelite da porucite ili bilo sta da pitate pisite mi na milicag69@gmail.com