AEnigmaSoul Creations

A new shop opened!

2009-04-25T21:30:00.009+02:00

I am happy to announce about my new shop opening on Etsy! :D
It is called AEnigmaSoul:
http://www.aenigmasoul.etsy.com/
And I am so happy, that for all the month of MAY I have prepaired a 15% discounts for everybody!!! :D
And a little preview of my fresh jewels...

Grazzano Visconti

2009-04-25T21:05:00.006+02:00

Two days ago we have visited a beautiful medieval village - Grazzano Visconti.
It is located in the north Italy, in the Emilia Romagna province. I post here some photos we did there... I love that place...

New pretties for my Etsy :)

2009-01-16T23:54:00.013+01:00

It's been a long time last time I posted my works.
Busy last days at a job, then holidays, then... lack of creativity :)
But now I am ok, I think, and I hope for long! :)
So, giving for your justice......

Everything and even more you can find on my both Etsy shops:

www.AnastassiasAtelier.etsy.com

www.AstukeJewel.etsy.com

All the best,

Asta

...I REALLY HATE BAD MONDAYS...

2008-11-24T19:50:00.006+01:00

We say, how you start a Monday, all the week will be in that way. Well, today I would like this to be a Lie.

1) Yesterday I decided how to make my hair this morning (a really simple thing), and today it was terrible(yesterday was beautiful!)

2) 5 minutes I searched for my cap(cold mornings started)

3) ... and because of that my train went out of my nose!!! Waited for the next one 40 minutes...

4) Of course, I was late to the job :) ...

5) I had no time to make my lunch ...

6) Because of being late, I had to stay longer at a job... But that is not a worst thing.

7) Finally, in the shop one guy with a perfect smell of many stinky cigarettes jumped in the line in front of me...!!! Well, although just with a cheese, but anyway... I didn't say anything anymore...

To this list I could add just the fact, that my money are finishing :) Yay, eheh...

Waiting for the good end of the month...

Wish you not to have Mondays as me today ;)

Colori d'autunno

2008-11-09T19:31:00.004+01:00

Today was a beautiful sunny day, after long period of rain here in north Italy. It would have been a pitty to stay at home doing cleaning and tiding of the house, and so on, so we decided to go for a walk... In parks, by the lake... Here are some pics of what I found outside...
Enjoy!

B o h e m i a n T e m p e r

2008-10-20T16:55:00.004+02:00

I am creating a new collection "B o h e m i a n T e m p e r", with my new style necklaces/chokers, that really reflect my character, style and life. These two are just the begining, I think, I will make some of them, including bracelets and earrings too.
Enjoy! ;)

Copper wire squares necklace This piece was the first, that I created some months ago, or maybe almost a year ago. It was sold on my first etsy shop www.AstukeJewel.etsy.com.
Copper 2 mm wire, amazonite, glass seed beads.

B o h e m i a n
Copper 2mm wire, purple amethyst, beautiful sparkly pink garnet and rose quartz rondelles...
The inner size of the necklace is 12 cm (4 5/8"), of course, it will fit to any size, because you don't need to close it ;)
The pendant is 5.5x3.5 cm (2 1/8x1 3/8"), the chains - 7 cm (2 3/4").

N e f e r t a r i
Nefertari - means "The Most Beautiful" in Egyptian. This Was the Name of an Egyptian Queen of the New Kingdom, the Favourite Wife of Ramesses the Great.
These beautiful rondelle chain dangles give great Egyptian feeling to it...
Copper 2 mm wire, banded and wrapped with pink garnet, smoky quartz rondelles. On both sides there are chains, made of smoky quartz rondelles, that finish with pink garnet tiny rondelles.
The longest chain is 6.5 cm length (2.5"), the shortest - 3 cm (1 1/4").
The squares on both sides are 2x2.5 cm (1x3/4"). All necklace is adjustable.

www.AnastassiasAtelier.etsy.com

Mad about....

2008-10-12T21:51:00.004+02:00

... I am simply mad about boxes!
Well, I don't have much, just 4-5, but I understood that I cannot pass a sinlge box without taking it into hands, looking it, thinking what could I keep in it and for what it would serve to me :)
Here are my beautiful beauties :)

Bought it this saturday, in a market :) I liked the ornaments a lot! :)
This one - one week ago :) Couldn't pass through and that's all. It was so cheap! eheh :))
Oh, this one some weeks ago. Pewter box, made in Italy about II WW. It's a replica of some old boxes, actually, I don't remember well what seller said, he spoke difficult italian language that for me was not easy to understand :) as some of you may know, I am not italian :)
This box has a mark of rose, as I understood, it's a mark of Italian fabric that made these boxes.

Boxes together :)
Here I keep my gloves, little showls and scarfs :) Lovely designs and colors :)

At home in Lithuania I have some more boxes, as I go there, surely I will bring them here!!! hahah!! :D

S t a r d u s t - White for a Bride

2008-10-09T22:21:00.005+02:00

It is really gorgeous! :)
Just after this piece I understood how much I like pearls! Need to think about my next purchase ;)

www.AnastassiasAtelier.etsy.com

Be a Temptress!

2008-10-08T22:07:00.005+02:00

The "T e m p t r e s s" necklace took me really lots of time to make it. But I did enjoy so much making it! And I am very satisfied with what I got finally, color mix, wire swirls and shapes, clusters, all!!! It is great! ;)
The focal is filled with yellow orrange Citrine, green Peridot rondelles, up is decorated with a silver net, and sparkly briolette of Whiskey Quartz... Up on both sides you will find Smoky Quartz rondelles,and again, beautiful Whiskey Quartz briolettes. The bottom of the focal is filled with silver wire net, and Rose Quartz rondelles. The top of the bottom part I decorated with tiny sparkling green Peridot briolette... Just a little up there are three tiny Rose Quartz rondelles, decorating the part where two focal components were joined... Down there are simply gorgeous dangles of Peridot, Citrine, Smoky and Rose Quarts rondelles, hanged on the silver chain... The most bottom of all is adorned with briolettes of Whiskey Quartz... The chain is decorated with Rose Quartz tiny rondelles, and on the back there is a dangle of Whiskey Quartz briolette...The piece was oxidized to give it the feel of antique and romance...
All stones are the high quolity.
It is one of the most fascinating necklaces I have ever done before!
The design is one of a kind, trully unique!
Dimentions:
From left to right - 10 cm (little less than 4")
From top to bottom - 12 cm (4.5") with clusters
Chain - adjustable from 40 to 45 cm (about 15.5" to 18")

http://www.anastassiasatelier.etsy.com/

Espresso Corretto - luxury chandeliers

2008-10-05T18:52:00.003+02:00

~Autunno2008~
Espresso Corretto is the Italian equivalent of a "corrected" espresso, that is, "Corrected" with a splash of grappa or brandy.
"Espresso Corretto" chandeliers are done of sterling and fine silver, with a beautiful woven motif, decorated with shiny Smoky Quartz rondelle. Down these chandeliers you see cascades of sparkling gems... Magnificent super translucent big Champagne Citrine briolettes, dangling surounded by tiny lilac pink purple Pearls. Just a little up you'll find beautiful tiny Citrine, Smoky Quartz, rondelles, and silver shaded white Keshi Pearls... At the top of cascades you see beautiful sweet Moonstones... Both sides of earrings are adorned with Whiskey Quartz briolettes, surounded by Lemon Topaz and Citrine rondelles...
~Luxury, one of a kind~
Measurements:
6.2cm from top of earwires (2.5")
Widest part of chandeliers - 2cm (3/4")

Find them on my Etsy shop here:

www.AnastassiasAtelier.etsy.com

L a t t e M i e l e

2008-09-24T14:47:00.004+02:00

~Autunno2008 collection~

"L a t t e M i e l e" chandeliers feature two beautiful sparkling Citrine heart briolettes, dangling surrounded by Citrine and Smoky Quartz tiny rondelles, and silver shaded white Keshi pearls... On both sides you will find shining Whiskey Quartz teardrops... Up the woven focal, that is done of sterling and pure silver, I have added Smoky Quartz tiny rondelles, and in the middle of them - a beautiful flower of Keshi pearl... At the bottom of sterling leverbacks there are beautiful pale moonstones...
Adorable for this season!
Measurements:
5.5cm from the top of earwires (about 2")

Find them on
www.anastassiasAtelier.etsy.com
or
www.astajewels.com

M u g h e t t o

2008-09-20T22:47:00.004+02:00

This pair of earrings was made for the Wire Artisans Theme challenge "Milky Way".
Bright and white, will beautifully fit to your wedding dress! ;)
These earrings are done of sterling silver, adorned with the wavy ornament wrapped into pure tiny silver wire, with some tiny silver beads around. Down there are flowing cascades of beautiful white freshwater pearls... It's great to wear them, they have a perfect weight!
The hoops are sterling silver.
Measurements:
2.5cm x 3.5cm

Available at my etsy shop here:
www.Anastassiasatelier.etsy.com

and on my personal site:
www.astajewels.com

M y s t i c W a t e r s - Sterling Silver, Sapphires - pendant

2008-09-15T22:10:00.004+02:00

Silver wire wrapped pendant, with beautiful Water Sapphire briolette in the center of the pendant, Sapphire rondelles, and silver beads.Hangs on a tiny yet strong and beautiful sterling silver chain, with a handmade closure.Oxidized for more mystery look.There are matching earrings „Marmores Falls“ you see in the pictures, they are listed in my shop too. (This price do not include earrings)Measurements:Pendant – 3 cmChain – 43 cmWatery, mystic, and so ancient, it seems it has the story to tell...

You can buy them on Etsy shop here:

www.AnastassiasAtelier.etsy.com

Or on my personal site:

www.astajewels.com

G o l d e n A f r i c a - sterling silver earrings

2008-08-22T14:11:00.003+02:00

"G o l d e n A f r i c a" is an entrance for The Wire Artisans Guild theme challenge "Africa"
Firstly I shaped a drop of wire and carefully wrapped it with a tiny sterling silver wire, then the middle of the "drop" I adorned with beautiful golden honey Citrine briolettes. The second step(but not the easiest! :) ) was to make dangles for my earrings. Lots of work hammering and smoothing these dangles! I had to remake them few times, each time making them more flat and similar to each other. Finally, after hard job I polished them, to give more shine to silver. I love how these hot Golden Honey Citrine briolettes shine there, together with my dangles!

Measurements:
6 cm from the top of earwires(almost 2.5 inches)The dangles - almost 3 cm(about 1 inch)

Find them here:
www.AnastasiasAtelier.etsy.com

A r o m a d i L a v a n d a - necklace and bracelet

2008-08-22T14:01:00.003+02:00

Lovely wrapped sterling silver necklace, adorned with beautiful amethyst rondelles, and pearls... And here is the matching bracelet, with clusters of amethysts, topaz, and water sapphire...

Find them here:

www.AnastassiasAtelier.etsy.com

Lime Frost

2008-07-18T16:59:00.003+02:00

The focal has been carefully woven and wrapped with the tiny sterling silver wire, and then decorated with swirl motif, that has a beautiful tiny rondelle of Lime Green Peridot grade AAA. Below I added a juicy greenish Oro Verde Quartz briolette, and on both sides of it - two Lime Green Peridot briolettes AAA flowless.
Altogether this piece gives an amazing sparkling!
Size is almost 5 cm (2 inches)

You can buy them here on etsy:

www.AnastassiasAtelier.etsy.com

or on my personal site:

www.astajewels.com

Marmore's Waterfall

2008-07-09T20:29:00.004+02:00

For the Wire Artisans Guild Theme ChallengeThe theme - "Waterfall".That was a real pleasure making them! Made of sterling silver wire various gauges, with a beautiful hand waved and wrapped focal, decorated with lots of Blue Lolite Water Sapphire, Sky Blue Topaz, and Amethysts... They are full of Care, Time, and Love that i give to all my creations. Very watery refreshing look :)
I gave them a name of a waterfall - Cascata delle Marmore (it., in english - Marmore's Falls), that is a man-made waterfall created by the ancient Romans. Its total height is 165 m (541 feet), making it one of the tallest in Europe and the tallest man-made waterfall in the world.It is located 7.7 km from Terni, a provincial capital of the Italian region of Umbria.

Fidelity

2008-06-27T22:26:00.002+02:00

Made for the theme "Like a Virgin", by Wire Artisans Guild.

The beautiful focal was shaped into a heart and woven with very fine 925 Sterling Silver Wire, with touches of beautiful White Pearls. And in the center of the heart I placed a transparent pretty Pink Quartz Briolette. Everything is held in place by two rows, on both sides, of shiny White Pearls. The closure is decorated with a suble charm of Pink Quartz Briolette.
I, had in my mind, a creation of something delicate and pure, simple and together meaningful, and this bracelet is exactly what I meant.
Measurements:-Length - 19cm (7.5")(may be customized as needed)Focal Heart - 2x3cm (0.8x1.2")

Lime Juice - Citrine, Lemon Topaz, Sky Blue Topaz, Lime green Peridot, Silver earrings

2008-06-21T20:45:00.006+02:00

♥♥♥
Juice of limes. Freshly squeezed tastes best.
Juicy colours and fresh taste of summer!!!
♥♥♥
Beautiful focal of earrings was waved and wrapped with sterling silver, adding tiny silver beads. From hooks they are hanged by a little handmade chain. Down the focal I added some juices of AAA Lemon and Sky Blue Topaz, AAA Lime Green Peridot, and juicy AAA Golden Honey Citrine marquis briolettes...
For more enchanting look I oxidized them.
The size from the top of the hook is 6.5cm(that is about 2.5 inches)
♥♥♥
You can find them at:

www.AnastassiasAtelier.etsy.com

Favola d'Oceano... oxidized silver chandeliers, with sky blue topaz, apatite, pearls...

2008-06-10T11:12:00.011+02:00

I'll tell you a tale...

What can be more dreamy than a Tale, told by the Ocean?.. I think, just these beauties! So rich Sky Blue Topaz, and Ocean Green Apatite sways on silver swirls of these earrings, and a beautiful shiny White Pearl is safe in their embrace... Little up you will find tiny silver beads, and on the upper part of the earring there are two little beautiful Topaz rondelles...
Very Romantic, and very Dreamy!For to give an antique look i oxidized them lightly.
From the top of the Bali silver hook they measure 5.5 cm (~2.2 inches)

You will find them in my Etsy shop:
www.AnastassiasAtelier.etsy.com

Lavender Tea ... Silver, Amethysts, Pearls

2008-06-06T14:22:00.005+02:00

My newest babies... :)

...Soothing and highly aromatic tea with a light and slightly sweet taste. Try blending it with mint leaves for that extra refreshing taste!

Beautiful, delight and aromatic earrings, like the tea of Lavender... 2 very aromatic Amethyst briolettes, surrounded by creamy Freshwater Pearls, up there are 2 big Amethyst rondelles, wrapped into silver swirl element, and holded by pearls from sides, and small small silver round beads... Looking more up, you will find a handmade little silver chain. Finished with Bali Sterling Silver hooks (24 gauge).

Size:6.5 cm (~2.5 inches) from the bottom of the hook;
widest part - 2.2 cm (~0.9 inch)

Done with Care and Love!

Enjoy!

You will find them on my new Etsy Shop:

www.AnastassiasAtelier.etsy.com

My newest earrings

2008-05-30T15:25:00.005+02:00

Yesterday i finished wrapping maybe the most tinnest smallest earrings i have done till now! :) I enjoyed a lot... :) Here i am giving them for your justice...

Pivoine

Tiny shiny silver earrings... So cute and light!They are done of silver, with a beautiful ornament on the focal, and a tiny reg garnet bead on the hook. Down there is a smoky quartz briolettes, adorned with tiny Lemon Topaz rondelles and red Garnets.Hooks are 21 gauge(0.7 mm).
They measure 4 cm(~1.6 inches)

Enjoy!

Available on my new Etsy Shop:
www.AnastassiasAtelier.etsy.com

Silver Hearts earrings

2008-05-25T20:24:00.004+02:00

Here i give to your justice 2 days of intensive job... It is 28 gauge, wrapped on 26gauge silver wire.
Materials:
1) Silver wire;
2) Smoky quartz briolettes.
I am still thinking to oxidize or not.. Though i like them even in this way :)
They measure 4.5 cm without earwires (with them - 6 cm).
Here are those beauties:

Silvery Silver Jewels! ;)

2008-05-21T20:50:00.012+02:00

Grapes
And these are my latest! :)
"Grapes" - because they look like a cluster of grapes! :)I took two big beautiful light blue glass beads 15mm, and adored them with with small faceted shiny beads, and some mate blue beads. All is in sterling silver.
Measurements:
2.5 cm from the bottom of a hook (~1 inch)
4.5 cm from the top of a hook (1.8 inches)

Silver Flower Summer Parade

This is an adorable jewel for summer! Three kind of flower blossoms, all 15, 12 and 6 mm, adorned with beautiful faceted smoky quartz teardrop briolettes, carefully wrapped into silver wire. They are so light, delicate and elegant!
Measures 4.5 cm from the bottom of the hook;together with hook its 6.5 cm.

Catch a Pearl in a Depth of the SeaThese beauties are made of 2 elements, the wavy one joined to the square frame wrapping it with solid silver wire and inserting pearls, hooks are handmade solid silver.
Size - 4 cm x 2 cm (with hooks they are 5.5 cm)

Night Swings

Light and shiny, tiny and delight earrings!I put silver, beautiful black onyx briolette beads, that are surrounded by black agate faced beads, tiny and beautiful ... Hooks are handmade, hammered, the base of earring is hammered and wraped.
Briolettes - 16mm;
beads ------ 4mm;
Earrings measure 4,5 cm, with hook.

Moony Dangles

Swing, little moon!
Silver, opalite, crystals - that's how I have made them.
Size - 5.5 cm, with a hook.

Opalite earrings

Beautiful earrings, made of sterling silver, adored with opalite faced beads, faced crystal rondelles, and sea blue swarovski crystals. Hooks are silver, but if you would like to change to different shape, just convo me, and it will be done! ;)Pictures really dont make the real justice on them, earrings are so pretty!
These dangle earrings measure almost 4 cm.

Hematite pendant

This beautiful black-silver gray hematite piece is wrapped in a silver 925 wire of 1mm and 0.4mm wide. Mineral has no hole, but it is very stable kept by wire, and no eny possibility to loose it.Sizes:3.5cm x 2.5cm

Turquoise Pendant

This pendant contains solid silver 925 round wire, and turquoise stone. Pendant is without chain, so you can hang it on your prefered one.
Measurements:stone 3.7cmx2.5cm (widest parts)All pendant is 4 cm height.

Some earrings

2008-05-20T15:55:00.007+02:00

Bluets

This beautiful field flower will always stay in my memory as a summer, soft wind on my face, smell of hay in the field, and unforgettable moments...
I wrapped these earrings thinking of bluets, added light blue glass beads, some darker, some bigger... i gave a feeling of that summer i have in my mind, which i will never forget... :)
Materials i used:
silver plated wire;
blue glass beads, that have various forms-some are round, some similar to rondelles;
hexagonal blue tone beads;
faceted round blue shiny glass beads.
Dimentions:
from the bottom of the hook - 3.5 cm (~1.4 inch)
with hook - 5.5 cm(~2 inch)

Margherita

These beauties are not for sale, i did them for me :)
I always make just for others, and forget myself, so i decided to make a little gift for me too ;)

Spring's Green Leaf Earrings

Spring fresh green colour, nature forms, like a new leaf coming to say "Hallo Spring"! ;)
Made of silver plated wire, hooks too. Thank you! They measure 8.5 cm with a hook.

Tiny Sweet Pink Roses

Those tiny sweet little roses! I love them :)
Made of copper and pink quartz, covered with antique bronze caps. Hooks are hamered.
Size - 4 cm with hook (the hook - 1,8 cm)

Copper beauties

2008-05-19T21:16:00.017+02:00

Jade and Crystals

Beautiful waved jade stone, beaded and wrapped with greenish crystal sticks, and crackle round crystals, looks very attractive and sexy ;) Handmade clasp, all made of copper wire.
Size - 37.5 cm (size can be adjusted if needed)

First Violet of the Spring

This pretty necklace - pendant is made up by inspiration of the first flower of the spring - Violet. Maybe just in my country, or maybe in some others too, this flower is first to welcome the Spring! It is beautiful.
So, it contains a handmade chain from copper wire, hammered closure and upper detail of a pendant(i really love how hammered details loook, of course, not my neighbours, heheh :) ), icy crystals and blue seed beads arround leaves of this beautiful flower...
Spring, Flowers, Love!
Sizes:Blossom - 4.5 cm;All pendant - 8.5 cm;Chain - 38.5 cm.

Sweet Blossoms

These cute swinging sweeties are handmade absolutely! First of all, on a copper plate i draw a shape of filigree that i wanted for my earrings, i cuted and drilled the little holes. A lot of job and heart i have put to treat the surface (sandpaper, file, dremel, cleaning cream...).For to give a sweet taste, i have chosen those beautiful creamy pearls... Hooks are handmade, hammered and smoothened. They give a specific look. Earrings measure 5 cm.

Copper Leaves Necklace

Elegant necklace, made wraping wire into leaf shape, and adding a glass bead on the pendant. Perfect sence of autumn. Size - 45 cm around Your neck, pendant - 4x3 cm, with bead.

Triangles Cuff

This cuff made of copper wire, 2mm and 0.6 mm wide, wrapping with crystals, giving it a shape of triangles.

Flower Bracelet

Made of copper, glass beads, and lots of patient :)
Looks beautiful on hand, and remembers spring...

Some new pieces

2008-05-18T18:06:00.010+02:00

Laurel pendant

That is what it reminds me of. A Laurel leaf, simbol af a victory and glory ... History of it comes from Greek Mythology. The origin of the associations of the name are Greek, where laurel is "dhafni", named for the myth of the nymph Daphne.

Wrapped into copper, holds a lot of small glass beads, green and as always beautiful aventurine, in the middle of the pendant - long crystal bead with green traces. The chain is double, closes with a handmade closure.The pendant measures 6cm x 3,2cm + additional pendant upper part, connected to a chain, about 1,5cm.Chain - 52cm

Pearls in the Heart

The Heart is full of crystals, and holds a beautiful creamy white pearl. The chain is absolutely handmade, lot of work and wire :) The pendant is 5cm x 3.5cm;Chain length - 70 cmNo closure, it can be easily put over the head.If you would like, i can modify it by adding a closure, or changing the length of chain.All is made of copper wire, various gauges.

Got the 3rd place in Spring Contest!!!

2008-03-28T15:32:00.008+01:00

Yay!

Just wanted to share my joy :D

On DeviantArt in Spring contest by artinwonderland-club , with this my piece:

Garden of Romance ..... :D

And here is my personal stamp:

Thanks to them ;)

A day in a nature

2008-03-24T19:48:00.012+01:00

Yesterday we spend all the day in the nature... taking pictures, filming, walking and breathing fresh air. Today i checked out all photos, and decided to share some of them, they are really beautiful!

This is me :)

Jewels i have done lately ...

2008-03-22T13:10:00.007+01:00

These are my latest earrings, done yesterday. Contains copper and silver wire, beautiful pearls.

What i do ...

2008-03-22T13:05:00.003+01:00

Hallo to everyone!

As i am interested in jewelry making, i would like to show you some pieces i have done till this time. Take a look, share your oppinion, i will always be plesed to know it ;)