Monday, 28 September 2015

I Created A Beautiful Etsy Treasury and New Jewellery Designs

I  adore creating Etsy Treasuries, here is my latest creation, the theme is white. If you like the items found in the treasury  please click here, they are all gorgeous designs, created by the Promotional Frenzy Team on Etsy

Lately I have been using swarovski crystals for two of my designs. The two earrings below  were created with red faceted swarovski crystals, I think the earrings look absolutely  stunning. You can purchase these lovely earrings on my etsy website.

Red Swarovski Crytsal Drop EarringsIf you wish to purchase please click here

Red Swarovski Crytsal Hoop EarringsIf you wish to purchase please click here

The final pair of earrings follows an autumnal theme, again I used light green faceted swarovski crystals to finish the look. These earrings have received a lot of positive attention from fellow jewellery designers and boyfriends looking for something special for their girlfriends

Green Crystal and Silver Plated Leaf Earrings





Sunday, 30 August 2015

I've Been Designing Beautiful Beaded Bracelets and Earrings

I've been designing some lovely  beaded bracelets and earrings lately and I'm so pleased with them. One of my bracelets was featured in Vikki Hankins lifestyle magazine

I have to say it is one of favourite designs and I've received over 100 likes on a Facebook jewellery group page, so  I think I'm going the right way when it comes to creating  bracelets.

The bracelet below was created with turquoise swarovski crystals interwined with silver plated beads and turquoise  spacer beads. The bracelet will be featured in Making Jewellery Magazine.

My next design is a gold plated filigree stretch bracelet. This bracelet would be a an excellent fashion accessory to finish off  a look, such as an evening dress or a wedding outfit, it's looks so rich  and sophisticated.

The final bracelet  has attracted a lot of attention from brides. The gorgeous bracelet (below) was created with  beautiful cream pearl effect beads, surrounded with gold plated  bead caps and small gold plated beads. The bracelet would so elegant on the wrist  on the bride as she  walks down the aisle


I loved creating  these beautiful, yet simple earrings. The heart earring would be the perfect present for your girlfriend or women, who love pretty  jewellery. If you would like me to design a lovely piece of bespoke jewellery for you, please contact me at euphenabeadedjewellery@hotmail.com


Monday, 4 May 2015

Upcycle Jewellery - Why I Love Creating Unique Jewellery Designs




Upcycling Definition (Wikipedia): is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value.

Upcycling jewellery is a specialist area of jewellery design  as  you are ultilising waste, broken or unusual materials original used from a different sources to create beautiful jewellery designs. A  good upcycle jewellery designer can  and does create jewellery pieces which always looks better than the original starting material. It's a creative area that really challenges the  mind of the designer.

I personally love creating upcycle jewellery, for two reasons the first being  that I care about the environment,(yes our planet earth), and two,  we in the West tend to discard old clothing, broken jewellery with no thought to where it goes. Most of the time, these items  are placed in landfill where , they decay and rust, which leads to more pollution.

So what is the solution....... easy, recycle or upcycle !!

Below are some of my upcycle jewellery designs. The first is a dramatic necklace created with washing machine washer rings. I connected the rings to electric metallic blue beads and small oblong metal beads. I adore this necklace.

My second jewellery design is a bracelet created with plastic gold coloured button, which I purchased from my local market. I finished off the piece with a stunning gold plated toggle. I'm receiving a lot of lovely feedback from friends that, they love the bracelet.

My final design was also created with buttons and takes on a vintage look. I added gold swarovski crystals to finish the  earrings. I love them, they look beautiful.

Upcycling is the way forward for the jewellery industry, a  specialist upcycle jewellery maker will always be able to recreate a beautiful jewellery design from broken  jewellery. Unusual discarded materials can be used to create unique designs and our beautiful earth will see less landfill.

I've created a Facebook page dedicated to the talented international upcycle jewellery designers. Please check out the page you'll be pleasantly surprised: Upcycle Jewellery Facbook page.

If you wish me to create a beautiful piece of jewellery from your broken jewellery, please do not hesitate to contact  at euphenabeaded jewellery@hotmail.com.



Sunday, 8 February 2015

Etsy Treasuries and New Jewellery Designs by Euphena Beaded Jewellery

I have an Etsy shop where I sell my handmade jewellery, however I've never attempted to create a platform used by many etsy shop owners which is a treasury. Let me describe what it is.

Treasuries are  collages of  handmade items curated by etsy shop owners,  usually using a theme or colour palette. You're required to create the collage using the photos from members of  your Etsy Team (that is if you are part of a team) or individuals who have shop itenary which you love and admire.

I was reluctant to  create a treasury as I  thougt it was complicated....... until,my lovely work colleague Noami C Robinson of Nyha cards sat down with me and gave a few moments of her valuable time to create one . Well I was blown away,  I couldn't believe how easy it was  and that evening I created my first Treasury and loved it.

Feeling Red HOT!!!!

A collection of beautiful jewellery from the Promotional Frenzy Team . They are all talented handmade jewellery designers, who love to create elegant jewelery creations for women
Genuine Garnet Gold bracelet AAA Gemstone Rectangles Wire Wrapped January Birthstone Feminine Jewelry Hammered gold bracelet Valentine Gifts
$68.69
Red Spikes Necklace, Red Turquoise Beaded Necklace, Tribal Native Etnic Chunky Necklace, stone Silver Chain Sticks Statement Necklace
$60.00
Red and Black Glitter Recycled Card Earrings, Silver Resin Jewelry, Gifts for Her
$25.00
Heart Earrings, Swarovski Crystal Earrings, Red Earrings
$28.00
Bamboo earrings - Earthy jewelry - Upcycled, recycled, repurposed - Natural bamboo - Beaded Hoop Earrings - Tribal Earrings - Bright Red
$23.00
Ruby Red Crystal Neckace, Gothic Vintage Swarovski Red Cabochon Crystal Pendant, Gunmetal Black Chain
$41.00
Red Lace Heart Earrings
$32.00
BLACK FRIDAY SALE - Black Teardrops & Red Glass Beads Two Strands Necklace
$5.00
Red Round Pendant Necklace, Silver Chain, Art Glass Jewelry
$20.00
Eiffel Tower Mandala Dangle Earrings - Red and Black Travel Kaleidoscope Paris France French Jewelry Valentines Day
$22.00
Techie Steampunk Earrings. Red LED Electronic Earrings. Upcycled Computer Earrings. Sterling Silver
$22.00
Sugar skull earrings with party hats, red sugar skull jewelry, Day of the Dead, Cinqo de Mayo
$12.00
Vintage Gold Rainbow Button Covers Set of 6
$10.99
Carnelian Round Beads, Orange With Rhinestone Embeded Beads,  14mm  (2) Pieces, Natural Stone For  Jewelry Projects
$8.50
Valentine's day Double WrapRuby Red   Bracelet, Wrap Around, Beaded Wrap Bracelet
$28.00
Red Gold Earrings, Pearl and 14K Gold Fill Wire Wrapped Post Earrings, Pearl Earrings, Stud Earrings
$27.00

Powered By Toastie Studio - Etsy Tools

The lovely thing about these treasuries are  that they are interactive and if you like the jewellery item you can click on it and it will take you to the landing page.

Having enjoyed creating my first treasury, I attempted a second one, this time with an orange and tangarine jewellery colour theme. I love it and I'm slowly getting addicted

Orange and Tangerine Beautiful Handmade Earrings

A stunning collection of beautifully designed handmade earrings collated together with the juicy theme of oranges and tangerine - Perfect for Spring !!
Bohemian jewelry, Orange mandala crochet earrings, Beaded earrings, Gypsy jewelry, Circle Dangle earrings, festival earrings
$25.00
Orange Jade Gold earrings Pumpkin Earring Orange Beads Gold filled Kidney Earwires Thanksgiving Autumn Halloween Jewelry Cute charm earrings
$33.60
Orange Swarovski Crystal  Drop Earrings - Beaded Jewellery
£16.00
Fun Halloween Earrings - Upcycled Bicycle Parts - Eco Friendly Earrings - REFLECTOR  - Orange and Black Earrings - Perfect Gift for Biker
$22.00
Vintage Orange Earrings Small Sugar Sparklers Swarovski Crystal Orange Diamond Rhinestone Vintage Stud Earrings Mashugana
$18.50
Drop Earrings - Wedding Jewelry - Bridal Earrings -  Bezel Silver Earrings - Daily Wear Earrings - Red Aventurine
$26.00
Waterfall Earrings -  Gold Dangles Fanta Carnelian and Pink Quartz Drop - 18k Gold Filled - Drop Earrings
£35.00
Carnelian Gemstone Gold Earrings
$18.00
Autumn Carnival // Dainty Drop Earrings with Vintage Topaz Gems, 1950s Waffle Textured Carnival Glass, 1960s Faux Pearls, Gold Plated Hooks
$36.00
Geometric Cubic Crystal Sterling Silver Earrings - Copper and Crystal
$24.00
Natural Gemstone Earrings, Gold Chandelier Earrings, Carnelian Earrings, Lemon Quartz Earrings, Multicolored Gold Earrings
$30.00
Chalcedony Cluster Earrings in Silver with Apatite & Hessonite Garnet
$41.00
OrangeTablet Bead Earrings - Antique Brass
$5.00
Modern Dangle Earrings in Tangerine, Neon Jewelry
$15.00
Tangerine Cluster Earrings- Carnelian, Hessonite Garnet, Gold Filled
$48.00
Sterling Silver Hammered Textured Disc with Wire Wrapped Carnelian Briolette Earrings - Gemstone Silver Earrings
$20.00

Powered By Toastie Studio - Etsy Tools

Wow!! there are some very  talented jewellery designers on Etsy.

I love creating beautiful jewellery from unusal materials and recently I designed two necklaces, the first using bobby pins (hairpins) and the second using gold coloured acrylic swirl buttons. I hope you like the designs.

Bobby Pin, Turquoise Crystal and Turquoise Pendant Necklace





Gold Acrylic Swirl Button and Diamante Pendant Necklace  


Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Latest Beaded Jewellery Designs

Feeling a tad guilty as I haven't blogged for a while, but I have been creating fab jewellery designs. I love making bracelets and have been creating a number of beautiful designs. The first design below was created with purple lustre beads attached to a silver heart pendant. I love the simplicity of the bracelet, it looks gorgeous. If you wish to purchase this lovely piece of jewellery please click here and place your order.


Purple Lustre Bead and Silver Heart Pendant Stretch Bracelet - £16.00

My next design was created with lime green twisted beads and light green swarovski crystals. A number of my friends love this bracelet, this time I 've used sterling silver jump rings give a sophisticated luxurious look to this lovely bracelet. The bracelet can be purchased on my Etsy website


Light Green Swirl Bead and Green Swarovski Crystal Bracelet - £20.00



I'm currently loving creating earrings with swarovski crystals. The earrings below were created with large orange swarovski crystals. I think they look so elegant. The earrings are a one of a kind design. I've only created one pair so if you wish to purchase these gorgeous earrings  you'll heve to be quick. Please click here

Orange Swarovski Crystal Drop Earrings - £16.00

My last jewellery design I would like to share is this  stunning red swarovski crystal stretch bracelet with a  gold plated pendant and square gold plated square spacers. I really love this bracelet, I hope you like it as well. 

               Red Swarovski Crystal Stretch Bracelet - £20.00

I love creating jewellery, please check out more on my designs on my etsy website, or please leave feedback about my designs, all comments are welcome.