Apart from making lots of bridal jewelry, I have also spent the last three months creating more paper and fabric based goodies for Paprika II. I showed you the first few pieces in this introduction post on using fabric in mixed media jewelry here and got great reviews. Here is the second set of Mixed Media necklaces; two of them are available for sale. In this post I am going to be showing you multi color traditional Indian looking sets, that were specifically created for the festive season.
Gems arcade necklace
As a 90’s kid in India, I grew up playing Brick video games but heard stories about colorful arcade games in America from my cousins who lived there. Then in the 2000s when computers became a staple at home, I used to play the PC version of these games with must gusto- particularly the gems arcade style games. Thus Inspired by the candy crush and gems arcade video games of 90-2000s I have created a necklace in neon green and rust with a completely bejewelled fabric pendant. Earrings are included in the set, which is for sale
Multicolor Rose
Like the first necklace, this one too comprises of a piece of painted fabric embedded in resin. to begin with I chose a piece of black cotton fabric machine embroidered in red and olive green and added highlights in pin kand blue to make it more vibrant. Tints of bronze and gold were added for a little shine. I then used rose embellishments on top to make it look like flowers on the embroidered vine. I wanted to make this necklace very colorful, so I added beads in mustard, green, pink and blue along with some gold and copper accents. Earrings are included in the set, which is for sale
Tourmaline
Whenever I come across the word tourmaline, I immediately think of a bead or component that is both pink and green at the same time. During my travel (shopping) in Bangkok I came across these beautiful crystal beads that were green (3 shades of matt green) on one side and pink and green on the other. I fell in love with those beads and have been waiting for good design to utilise them.
Tourmaline is an asymmetrical necklace with a crescent shaped painted paper pendant embellished with multicolor rhinestone chain, pearl chain and a rhinestone drop. You can also see a bit of a Nizam (Jhoomar) influence in its shape – popularity known as Chaandbali. Apart from the dutone crystals, I have also used MOP coins, and porcelain beads. Wire wrapped earrings are included in the set, which is for sale.
PS: Green/pink shades items are one of the color based trends for winter 2015-16
I like mutlicolored pieces for well, they can Multitask – Duh! The same piece can be worn with many different garments and I often tend to use that as an USP while selling such pieces; especially when I know that they are being bought as gifts. Multicolored beaded necklaces are absolutely great for breathing some life into your wardrobe and make you look fabulous when paired with neutral colored clothes. They make you look and feel young. But I have also found that they are difficult to sell to a conservative audience who prefer that their accessories exactly match the color of their outfits.
Tell me in the comments – if you ever make multicolored pieces or do you enjoy wearing them? Or do you find them too loud or too experimental for your taste? If you have never bought mixed media jewelry as you are sceptial about their care, take a look at his article on how to clean mixed media jewelry.
I hope you found it interesting
Cheers
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