Ok so in my wedding blog i wrote about how expensive wedding jewellery is. One of my friends paid over £500 for a tiara "ARE YOU CRAZY?" I asked?! Shoes~Ok, Tiara~WHAT?
So i then get the idea in my head i want to make a tiara, want to get it out of my system and see just how on earth people can dare charge sooooo much.....
Well today i did!! OMG!! £500? Worth every penny... i am telling you that is one hard slog!! Beading work over and over, threading onto a wire constant & twisting till perfect. No thank you!! So if anyone asks if i make Tiaras my answer will be depends on how much sanity i have left!!
This however is the finished piece, hope you like... Im off to eat ice cream whilst wearing my Tiara... Its may not of cost £500 but the labour that went into it is surely worth a few quid!!
Ok so i often get asked what is my favourite piece to make?? I love to make custom designs more than anything if im honest! The feeling you get when you recieve a lovely comment about your work~something that you have created especially with someone in mind is great! ATM im making some drop vintage earrings for a lady who contacted me about an order to match her shoes... NOT just any shoes!! Some amazing brown GINA shoes completely encrusted with Swarovskis!! Now not only do i need to do myself justice but those AMAZING shoes :-)
When im not making custom orders i LOVE to make cuffs. I started off making swearovski encrusted cuffs in various colours & most where custom orders as you can see below
I still love making these cuffs but i wanted to raise my game & take my jewellery ideas and love of vintage to the next level. So i have been working on reworking & creating vintage parts and adding them to cuffs in a collage style. These are quite hard to make as so much design gos into them & then the actuall putting together of the cuff.... Trust me some parts DO NOT want to be put on a cuff!! Queue some shouting at the vintage pieces from me..... I hope you like these new cuffs!! They sold out within minutes of going on my facebook page... i didnt even have time to add to my website http://www.vintagegemsjewellery.com/!!
Well everyone should know by now that i just love vintage~not just jewellery but alsorts of vintage stuff!!
Flea markets are so fab!! Many people dont like rummaging around (my mum hates it) but i totally love it!! There are a few flea markets near me & i go as often as my business will allow me to!
I went to one though today and i went straight to the lovely man who i usually get my jewellery from when i want to buy something for moi! Anyway pevious to seeing him today he allowed me to buy the WHOLE stall again :-)!! Its amazing!! A lot of it TBH i dont use as i dont tend to work with beads unless they are vintage (and by vintage i can assure you i dont mean whole beads from China like some other people claim) so with the stuff i dont use i resell. I dont charge a lot for the resell items as i know that someone would get so much joy out of them and i just dont have the space!! Here is a bag thats on Ebay atm~also includes over 10 watches!!
Someone is going to have fun with all that!!
When picking out what i like i usually go for clip on earrings, scarf holders & cameos. I LOVE cameos!! Then i sort them and pop away in my little office/workshop. As you can see by just ONE of my boxes (i have several) i try to keep things as neat as possible... This box shown is my bead & cabochon box. The picture beneath it has been sorted into the things i want, but not sorted out proper!! For the time being i just wanna make things~as shown a finished ring made from a clip on earring. Totally vintage, totoally unique & totally affordable at £10 :=)
Ok so im not the best person to write this article as ive never been to a festival... Nor do they appeal to me at all!! However i do love to see what all the celebs & us mere mortals have been wearing!
Personally i like the funky look, not a trend in general but a bit of everything thrown in for good measure.The boho head to toe look is dated and i think even Sienna Miller is getting bored of it! I guess wellies are a must also!! Hunter wellies are my fav but they are expensive... unless your a bargain hunter like me who spots them occasionally in TK Maxx!I think Kate Moss always rocks up a storm & also like Daisy Lowe (or maybe just her boyfriend Matt Smith AKA Dr Who.
Anyway what jewellery to wear at a festival?? I think cuffs are a must!! Bangles layered up look cool but surely they will rattlle a lot & get a tad heavy which is never a good thing when your trying to have a dance. The cuff i have just made is such a vintage treasure brought up to date. Its funky, unique, lightweight & chunky! Made from old vintage earrings & swarovskis this screams out 80's glam with a tribal twist... And at just £15 plus postage you will have enough for a nice refreshing beer (held of course by an ultra glam arm!)
Available to buy from vintage gems~inspired by the past on FACEBOOK or http://www.vintagegemsjewellery.com/
Ok so first & foremost i have never been married.... Thank god!! Looking at the prices this day & age i really dont think i could afford it! Whilst i was researching vintage wedding hair pieces i couldnt believe the prices!!! What is it about weddings that automatically lets people assume they can charge whatever they like?? PAH! Economy crisis has everyone forgot about that?
So i decided to add a wedding section to my jewelley range. Affordable, unique & chic! I will be designing pieces with brides & guests in mind and stepping away from the traditional fasinators to incorporate vintage with new. I hope you like my new range and as always custom orders available. Contact me on here, on facebook~Vintage gems inspired by the past or on my website http://www.vintagegemsjewellery.com/.....
Until then step away from the £1000 tiara!! Love Gemma xx
