Lion Ombre Collar

One of the goals that I had when starting the Egyptian Gods series was to focus my designs, and cultivate a selection of pieces that had an Egyptian style. While it is difficult to mimic real Egyptian jewelry without using any metals, I’ve managed to find a sort of balance between the beadwork techniques that I like and the subjects I want to explore. Many of the Egyptian gods necklaces don’t look distinctly Egyptian, but they are starting to look very ‘me’.

Whenever I come across a deity that is difficult to dissect and reassemble as a necklace, I get to fall back on a design style that is rather Egyptian - the collar. This is the direction I took for the household god Bes. He’s a rather unusual character with lots of interesting attributes, most of which don’t translate well into beadwork. I finally decided to try and mimic his beard and lion features in a collar.

I chose an ombre palette of warm browns, then gathered up a selection of complementary accents. I was hoping to get an eclectic look, to represent the spirit that dances around the room to scare away demons and entertain babies. After I started stitching, I realized that the wooden beads were just to clunky for this design, so I stuck to the orange white-hearts and freshwater pearls.

Many of my recent collars have been very wide, and for this piece I wanted to shrink the netting a bit, so I reduced my usual pattern by one row. The ombre effect of the beiges and browns came out perfectly, although I was a little worried at first that the opaques would clash with the transparents. I’m also relieved that I decided against the wood beads, but I’m hoping a project idea will appear for them soon.

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How to buy Diamond Jewelry (Susan Charles)

Diamond jewelry is amongst the uttermost famous and precious kinds of jewelries. In general, it is associated with romance. Diamond is appreciated for its brilliance, style and meaning. Irrespective of the fact that diamond is pretty famous in our society and has the constant revolving even then selecting the perfect piece is not easy as it looks. There are several qualities of diamond available in the market that are enough to confuse the mind of a person, thus it is pretty important to understand the entire aspects of diamonds. In order to provide you the much needed assistance we have prepared a diamond jewelry buying guide so that you enjoy the best experience of shopping without any hassle.

How to Choose Diamond Jewelry
The fundamental thing for purchasing diamond is to cover all the basics. You should makeup your mind concerning the kind of the jewelry and how much you are ready to spend along with the consideration of occasion.

Kinds of Jewelry: Diamond jewelry cones in numerous forms, today nearly every adornment has surrounded jewelry in it. One thing that you should need to consider is that whether you want necklace, bracelet or rings. The occasion for which you are buying also plays a key role in selecting the desire collection, so the nature of event is also matter the most. You can purchase jewelry that is appropriate for the juncture. If you anticipate gifting it to a person, then the likes and dislike of a person are very imperative. If a person loves the charm of simple jewelry don't bother to waste your money on elaborate diamond jewelry.

Budget: It is also a key factor while purchasing diamond jewelry. Keeping in mind a precise budget will benefit a great deal in shopping for diamond jewelry. It is commonly seen that most of the people go out without determining their budget that ultimately leads them to enormous thoughtful process when they come across an attention-grabbing piece of jewelry. Shopping with organized mind not only let you buy in comfort but also make the experience of shopping pleasurable.

Size: The most common difficultly which usually face with the jewelry is the size. Purchasing a right size for yourself may seem an easy thing but if you want to gift it to somebody else take the sizes before shopping. Rings have the most common issue; improper size can cause puffiness and crossness. Bracelet should not be close-fitting and must be flexible through the wrist. Necklace can be variable but ear-rings size should be taken into version particularly when seeing long earring like hoops.

Quality of the Diamond
The quality of the diamond is usually recognized by 4 Cs. These 4 Cs can standardize the value of diamond in each attribute. The color of the diamond expresses the quality. An idyllic diamond is monochrome though, most diamond have minor shadow of brown or yellow. The more resemblance it has to neutral, the more precious it gets. In terms of diamond, it is fundamentally the size of the stone. Diamonds that are usually large tends to have superior value. Even a single augmentation in carat value can enhance the price of the diamond thoroughly.

If you are looking for the best collection of diamond jewelry, then all you have to do is just browse for the top-notch online stores like deBebians.com, AngaraJewelry.com, Dogeared.com, Diamond-Me and etc.

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Buy gold coins at affordable prices (singhania gautam)

Today's investors are highly informed than the investors of the past. Hence, they look for different money making avenues that profit them well. Buying gold is one such lucrative avenue for making good profit. Gold can be bought in various forms. The much known forms of gold purchase include jewelry, coins and bars. If you analyze each of the three options separately and in detail, you would come to a conclusion that it is always safe to buy gold coins. This is because jewelry items are alloyed with other cheap metals that more money is lost in the form of wastage and making charges while gold bars purchase would require more money to be invested at once. Unlike the above, the value of coins does not diminish as long as the price of 24 karats gold is on the higher side.

There is always a demand for coins in India as Indians have the habit of buying gold systematically and consistently. Gold coins provide buyers the freedom to buy them in various denominations based on the price and budget the person has at the time of purchase. In addition to this, internet technology too helped in purchasing them at affordable prices. Earlier buyers had to approach a jeweler or a gold smith for buying gold. Buyers assumed that the gold they bought was of high quality as the purchase was purely based on their belief and faith over their seller. There was no standards to follow or certification to adhere to. But now, the scenario is totally different. You have all the information you need in their finger tips, thanks to internet and online services. You can even compare prices from the comfort of your couches. Since online shops have their virtual presence, they save great amounts of money which otherwise would have been spent on sales persons, rent, salary, electricity charges and employee benefits. The money thus saved is used for providing discounts and rebates. This is why online sellers are able to provide coins at much lesser rates when compared to the ones that are sold offline.

The gold coins thus purchased also make great gifts which are apt for gifting during birthdays, wedding anniversaries and festivities. To make them even more special, jewelers have come up with designs that feature favorite deities like Lakshmi, Krishna, Ganesha, Balaji, Murugan and even Guru Nanak Dev. Coins come in a wide array of denominations starting from 1 gram to 50 grams to provide you more buying options based on your budget. From wherever you buy coins, just make sure that they come with a full buy back option and certification of purity.

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Work in Progress: Double Stripe Cuff

Over the past year, I’ve had a great time sharing a glimpse of my projects in progress in a Weekly Bead Tray photo on Facebook. When I started, I didn’t think that half of a herringbone cuff was all that interesting, but these snapshots always seem to spark some interesting bead talk. Therefore, I’ve decided it’s time to expand on the idea, and bring things here to the blog, where we can get a closer look at what’s going on at my workspace.

This week, I’m taking a quick break from the Egyptian Gods series challenge with a simple herringbone cuff. It was one of those middle of the night ideas that couldn’t be ignored. I was in the mood for stripes, and that’s all there was to it. I knew there had to be black and white, and I wanted to contrast that with perpendicular stripes in other opaque colors. After some tasting and shuffling of different colors, I finally decided on medium blue and light olive green.

As I was putting together the first two rows in a double ladder to start the bracelet, I was caught by a sudden urge to just keep adding columns and make a really wide cuff. It’s been awhile since I’ve made a bracelet that was really bold in this way, and it seemed like a great idea at the time. We’ll see how I feel about this idea after I’ve been at it for a week!

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Winner of my birthday giveaway

Hello dear readers.  First of all let me thank all who wished me a Happy birthday by email and in my facebook.

I had a wonderful day, visiting Tel-Aviv with my husband and doing some shopping. 

Beads and jewelry findings stores are out of bounds when my husband tags along. I had to satify myself with a new pair of sandals and lunch.

Time for drawing...... I used the random number generator and here is the result.....

Evelyn Martin http://minhasminis-myminis.blogspot.co.il !!  Dear Evelyn congratulations! Please email me your address to enable me post the prize to you.  Wow how I wish I could deliver it personally. (drorahed@gmail.com)

Many thanks to all who participated. It is sad that there can only be one winner.  I promise you another giveaway at the end of November, for my blog's 3 years anniversary.  I do not sell my miniatures, but if anyone is interested in something I make, I am open for swaps.

Blessings to all

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Buy Unique Emerald Diamond Rings (Vishnu Batwara)

Diamond is an attention stealer. It attracts anyone with its presence irrespective of how it is worn-in a ring or a pendant. Diamond rings are hot favorite with women and when it comes to engagement rings and wedding bands, women especially prefer diamond for their rings. But lately, other precious gemstones such as sapphire, ruby and emerald have also become popular mostly because these look good and classy and come comparatively cheaper. You can use the combination of diamond and emerald to make exclusive emerald diamond rings for your engagements.

Interesting Combination Of Emerald And Diamonds

Emeralds are green colored precious stones which are also advised popularly by astrologers to bring wealth, peace, happiness and success in one's life. Emerald cut diamond stones not only look beautiful the special cut gives more sparkle and dynamism to the diamond. But when the same diamond is surrounded by cluster of rich-green emeralds the pure white sparkle of diamond enhances in volumes. This makes the combination of diamond and emeralds quite interesting. Along with emerald you can also add other gemstones such as ruby, sapphire to enhance the beauty of the ring further.

While choosing the wonderful combination of emerald diamond rings, you should ensure that the stone sizes complement each other. Usually in such type of rings diamond is larger and the emerald stones used are smaller. But if you want both these stones in your engagement ring but need to adjust in stringent budget then, you should opt for bigger emerald and small clusters of diamonds surrounding it. This will considerably lower the price of your ring and you can enjoy the unique combination of white diamonds and green emerald.

Penchant For Vintage Emerald Engagement Rings

Engagement is a once in a lifetime moment. You may purchase more costly and exclusive rings and ornaments in the future, but this ring is special and very much dear to the heart. And that is why people try to buy the best engagement ring possible in their budget. Emerald rings are cheaper than diamond rings and are usually set in platinum (white gold). But if you want the cost to come down more, you can set your favorite emerald in sterling silver. Emeralds usually look beautiful in white metal casting and hence are set in white gold or silver.
There are many who prefer vintage emerald engagement rings. These are the rings which have classic designs of yesteryears and belong to particular time period. Generally rings from the Victorian and Edwardian period are more popular as the rings made in those days were stylish and classic and were especially created keeping in mind the ladies of rich and noble families.

Whenever you decide to buy a vintage engagement ring, ensure that the jeweler is authorized and has been in the business for considerable time. Vintage rings are not easy to find and hence for authentic rings you should only visit genuine shops or online sites which have a track record of selling some of the best vintage engagement rings.

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Tatiana's gifts

Wow! My heart missed a beat when I opened Tatiana's surprise parcel.  From the moment I got to know
Tatiana and her wonderful blog I knew that here was a master miniaturist. Tatiana is not only a super talented artist she is also one of the most generous, lovable persons who shares her ideas, ways of work and also gives wonderful tutorials.

An exquisite doll, beautifully dressed, with moving arms and feet hand crafted by Tatiana.

The doll was hidden in a beautiful box which will make a wonderful dowry chest.

For my generous Tatiana a sweet doll and a fantastic chest were not enough I got a rose and a delicious
cake as well.  That's not all. I really am to be envied.

Sweet, ripe apples in a beautiful bowl.

A fantastic Hortensia plant.

Gorgeous flower vases in my favorite color/

Two very cute glass ornaments, a fish and a cheeky ducky.

Very cute animal wooden buttons and a really gorgeous glass box filled with bead necklaces.

DEAR  TATIANA  I HAVE NO WORDS ENOUGH TO EXPRESS MY DELIGHT AND GRATITUDE.  THANK YOU !!!  I am so lucky to have you as my friend.

Tomorrow evening Israel time I'll use the random number generator to pick up a winner.  I am so
excited.  I added two more participants

93.  Claude
94.  Kikka

Blessings my friends

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