and suddenly the fall came ... news in my shop :)

Some news in my shop.
Some turquoise rings still left.
The fields is ready for harvest.
Its autumn...

What about you, have you seen some signs of autumn yet?

Me time and summer = new stuff. busy busy busy :)

 Poison ring. Emerald and silver snake. Allready sold :)

 

 Woodkeepers ring. Emerald and silver bird. Avaliable in my Etsy shop: Woodkeepers ring

 Rose red dangles. Rustic and cool. Copper leafs, brass drops and sterling silver earwire. 
Soon in my shop!

 A rose from my sisters garden...

Rose and water ring. Silver rose and 2 beautiful watery turquois stones. 
Available in my etsy shop: Rose and water ring.

And rose and water necklace. Soon in my shop :) 

If you have questions or want to talk you can email me: monotekst@gmail.com 

Wish you all a lovely summer night!

new rings in my shop :)

A gorgeous star ruby stone in a silver setting. 
See more photos and buy it on HERE

The shield bug ring with a beautiful summer colored turquoise.
See more photos and buy it HERE.

Summer soon
New rings in my shop on Etsy.
My day job is taking a lot of my time so not so many news I was planning to have...
But more to come :)

I am not so very active here in bloglandia these days. More on Instagram.
If you have an Instagram account please add me and I will follow you back. Its always fun
to meet bloggers :)

My Instagram is: @monotekst  - comment on my photo or below and we are connected!

Wish you all a great week!

Silversmithing ... how to?

I have taught myself silversmithing. Not entirely from scratch though... During my fine art education I learned how to weld steel and form it. Silversmithing is just a smaller form.

If you want to start smithing I recomend you to look at about 1000 videos on youtube on the subjekt. I have. Its so useful - everything you need to know is out there.

Silversmithing is my hobby, I cant knit or sew - Im much better with metal and wood. So I stick with that. I think.

The necklace is in my shop on Etsy. I used a bunch of techniques to make this. Hope you like it!

See more photos and buy it here: MONOtekst on Etsy.
...or you can send me an email: monotekst@gmail.com



 

Echo ... silver necklace with golden labradorite

All necklaces and rings are 40% off on Etsy this week

Ends sunday

New, finished today.
Golden and amazing labradorite.
Looks like a forest in sunset.
Sat in silver and with a sterling silver chain.

In my shop on Etsy 
See more photos and buy it there or
send me an email: hilded@anart.no

...

Echo

Come to me in the silence of the night ;

Come in the speaking silence of a dream ;

Come with soft rounded cheeks and eyes as bright

As sunlight on a stream ;

Come back in tears,

O memory, hope, love of finished years.

O dream how sweet, too sweet, too bitter sweet,

Whose wakening should have been in Paradise,

Where souls brimfull of love abide and meet ;

Where thirsting longing eyes

Watch the slow door

That opening, letting in, lets out no more.

Yet come to me in dreams that I may live

My very life again though cold in death :

Come back to me in dreams, that I may give

Pulse for pulse, breath for breath :

Speak low, lean low,

As long ago, my love, how long ago.

by Christina Rossetti 

pearl earrings ... twigs with waterdrops

I have just finished these
Handmade silver twigs with silver drops and freshwater pearl

Price:
300kr / 50$
Send me an email: hilded@anart.no if you want them :)

...
I also want to share my favorite artist these days:
Agnes Obel

Let's go tonight, to let the beast run wild
with the dogs and the cattle, let's go.
I know you've said, it's like a heel to the head,
or a girl in your bed and your arms.
For the butter on your bread, for the dying and the dead,
for your cheeks turning red, let's go.
Let's go tonight, let the beast run a mile,
with the dogs and the cattle, let's go. 

from the album Philharmonics

treasury hunt on Etsy

On Etsy you can find all kind of strange and beautiful things. Here are my favorites right now. 
Birds - and machines :) 

Follow this link: Birds and Machines to see the list and the products.

News news news :)

 Labradorite and silver nest ring. *sold*

Malachite silver ring, in my Etsy shop. 

 Banded agate ring, in my Etsy shop. 
 

Large freshwater pearl ring in my Etsy shop. 

Making rings is one of my favorites, actually I started making jewelry because I wanted rings, rings and rings... And there were no way I could afford the rings I wanted. 
So, I started making my own.

I tend to make all kind of rings, often I start with a hunt for stones: 

... next step is the design, I have to plan what to make and how Its going to be worn: 

...Then I have to make the ring or necklace from sheets of silver, wire and silver pebbles.
Its a great hobby, best I can imagine.
I have my work station in the livingroom, at the dining table. 
That way I can be where my family is and still do what I love.

A litte quote from one of my favorite poets at the end of this story:

A certain minor light may still
Leap incandescent
Out of kitchen table or chair
As if a celestial burning took
Possession of the most obtuse objects now and then ...

Sylvia Plath

Some news in my Etsy shop and something else :)

New items in my Etsy shop, if you click on the pictures it will take you to my shop.

The last picture is a little overwiew of some celtic inspired brooches I made in 2013, if you like one I can make on request. Just email me :)

Hvis du ikke liker å handle over nettet kan du sende meg en mail: hilded@anart.no så kan jeg ordne en direkte overføring via bank istedet :)

Armbånd på salg! Bracelets on sale!

Sort onyx og en liten bille. 
Har kostet 200,- nå koster det 120,- fritt tilsendt :)

(English readers: look at the bottom of the post :)

Lys rosa-aktige korallperler med en liten messing-nøkkel. 
Har kostet 200,- nå koster det 120,- fritt tilsendt :)
Lys grønne glassperler med en liten marihøne. 
Har kostet 200,- nå koster det 120,- fritt tilsendt :)
Lys lilla glassroser med en liten messingsaks. 
Har kostet 200,- nå koster det 120,- fritt tilsendt :)

Hvite glassperler og en liten messingbie. 
Har kostet 200,- nå koster det 120,- fritt tilsendt :)
Lys grønne glassperler med en liten messing-nøkkel. 
Har kostet 200,- nå koster det 120,- fritt tilsendt :)

Ønsker du deg flere enn et?
- prutepriser: 2 for 200,- og 3 for 250,- (det er ganske billig :)
Førstemann til mølla!  

Armbåndene er justerbare med forlengelseslenke og passer fra small til large. 
Er du usikker på lengden kan du sende meg en mail eller kommentere under bildet.

Armbåndene er laget av messing, steinperler og glass. 
Låsen er håndlaget av meg og lett å sette på med en hand.

Send meg en mail: hilded@anart.no hvis du ønsker å kjøpe et 
eller gå på Etsy-butikken min, der kan du betale med PayPal. 
Ellers gjelder forhåndsbetaling.

Ha en strålende helg :)

...
Some bracelets on sale in my Etsy-shop, only 20$ for each :)
Visit my shop to buy them: MONOtekst on Etsy.

a kiss and a tear ... silver ring with kyanite

This kyanite stone is amazing.
So blue
so so blue

...
the words on back of the ring
a kiss and a...
...tear

See more pictures in my shop on Etsy
or send me an email: 
hilded@anart.no

...
Kyanite instantly aligns all the chakras and subtle bodies, clearing the pathways and meridians. It restores Qi to the physical body and promotes a calming effect to the whole being.

news in my shop :)

Rutilated quartz ring with the word 'pust' on one side and a small onyx on the other.
Its large, bold, but quite light because of the wonderful stone :)

its avalible on Etsy, in my shop MONOtekst

... or send me an email :)

Do you need something green? and a little about clishes...

Im on Etsy and its a lot of fun making treasury lists, finding great things on Etsy is really not difficult... Here is my favorites this evening :)

....and when Im not on Etsy Im playing in photoshop. The other night I made this photo (right) from the left one. What do you think, to cheesy ? :) 
I think its easy to go to far in photoshop, its so many posibilities and the clishe is a fact :o

From this to that...

What about you, do you easily fall into the clishes?

Lucy Ashton's Song ... necklace with onyx

Lucy Ashton's Song
Look not thou on beauty's charming;
Sit thou still when kings are arming;
Taste not when the wine-cup glistens;
Speak not when the people listens;
Stop thine ear against the singer;
From the red gold keep thy finger;
Vacant heart and hand and eye,
Easy live and quiet die.
Sir Walter Scott


This pendant is handmade in sterling silver. It has a faceted black onyx cabochon, 15mm and a handmade silver leaf attached to it. The leaf is made with the tecknique fold forming.

You can buy it here on Etsy and if you are a facebook friend you will find a coupon code on my facebook page that will give you a 30% discount :)

Todays treasury on Etsy

This is some of the nice things I found on Etsy today - did you know you can make your own treasury lists there? Its great fun and highly recomendable :)

Happy treasuring!