WHITE NECKLACE

I made this necklace about a week ago, but I couldn't post it earlier because I caught some sort of nasty summer flu that seemed to last forever...blah. I wanted a big chunky white necklace, and since I couldn't find anything in the stores that was nice and fit that description, I just made it myself out of polymer clay. It's part of my White Collection, which you can see here.

GREEN SPRING EARRINGS

I just made these earrings last night and guess what? They are for me! Yey!
I had a pair of green earrings, but they broke not long ago, so I decided to replace them with a pair of my own. I'll even get to wear them tomorrow on my photo course trip.
Here they are (I apologize for the not-so-great picture, but I was kind of in a hurry):

THE WHITE COLLECTION

White is a snowflake, light, a cloud, sea foam, a snowdrop, an edelweiss, ivory, a waterlily, marble, milk, a pearl, a swan, purity. The shiny white is the color of the day, of angels, of goodness, of faith, of hope, of peace. These pieces of jewelry are born from the white.

Бялото е сняг, светлина, облаци, морска пяна, кокиче, еделвайс, слонова кост, лилия, мрамор, мляко, перла, лебед, чистота. Светлото и искрящо бяло е цветът на деня, на ангелите, на добротата, на вярата, на надеждата, на мира. От бялото са родени и бижутата в тази колекция.

Head over to my Facebook page to see the full collection: KoseBose Creative Designs on Facebook

Contact me if you would like to buy any of these pieces. Prices: 15lv
Свържете се с мен ако искате да купите някой от моделите. Цени: 15лв

FLOWER JEWELRY

I filled a custom jewelry order last week, and I think the finished pieces turned out really well. This pendant and earrings set was going to be a gift for someone I've met, so my task was to create jewelry that would suit her and that has a "flowery" feel to it. Check out my designs below:

WINTER HOLIDAY JEWELRY COLLECTION

The new WINTER HOLIDAY Collection of hand-made jewelry is out! Dazzle the night away and feel extra special wearing these magnificent metallics!
Price: 15 lv
For orders: kostadina.nacheva@gmail.com

СТЪПКА ЗА БЪЛГАРИЯ

Преди около месец имах огромното удоволствие да допринеса и аз към работата на фондация "Стъпка за Балгария," която организира обучения за деца, лишени от родителски грижи. Моя приятелка от гимназията, Жени, се свърза с мен с идеята да се включа в работата на фондацията като отделя няколко часа и направя творчески уъркшоп за правене на бижута с Хриси, която е едно от момичетата в образователа програма на фондацията. Това щеше да бъде нейната специална награда по случай края на тазгодишната програма. Аз бях страхотно поласкана от предложението и веднага се съгласих.

И така, една слънчева събота се видяхме с Хриси и майсторихме бижута в едно кафене на открито, като си бърборихме на воля :). Жълтите обици на точки, за които писах в миналия си пост, бяха измайсторени точно на тази творческа среща. Хриси направи два чифта много красиви обици - едните в лилаво и бяло и другите в синьо и жълто-зелено. Снимки от нашата среща можете да видите по-долу, а повече за фондацията и как да се включите в нея можете да прочетете на www.stepforbulgaria.org.


Аз и Хриси


Хриси майстори сините обици


Жени с лилавите обици, изработени от Хриси

EARRINGS

Since I haven't posted anything in a while because of my vacation in Turkey, I thought that I would at least upload a photo of a couple of earrings that I sold recently. The blue-green ones were made to match a pair of sandals (we girls are obsessed about our shoes, everybody knows that). I will write more about the yellow ones in another post, as they are part of a more interesting story.

Coming soon will be a photography post about my trip to Turkey this summer!

SUMMER ORANGE

If I had to write down my top three earring designs, these orange lovelies would definitely make the cut :) They are so summery with their small coral elements that I can almost smell the island air, and I can almost feel the hot sun on my skin. I actually wish I had more orange clothes, just so I could make a pair of these for myself. Anyway, their lucky owner e-mailed me that she did, in fact, own a orange-coral colored top, so I guess the earrings have found their home:)

Check them out below:

BIRTHDAY GIFT PINK SET

I got an order for a set of earrings and pendant that were meant to be a birthday gift for someone from her co-workers. I was pleasantly surprised when, a day later, they sent me their company newsletter, which featured a photo of the birthday girl with the pendant that I made, along with a mention of Kose-Bose Creative Designs. Check it out below; it made my day!

THE SPRINGTIME EARRINGS

It's spring, everything is green and blooming, and I guess the nice weather has gotten to me, because the earrings I made for a recent order definitely have a certain "springtime" feel.

By the way, I do realize that my posts lately have been mostly about jewelry, but, well, it's because that's what I've been doing...:) I promise that more variety is coming soon!

BIRTHDAY GIFT EARRINGS

These were done as a gift for a friend's birthday...I bought the scarf first from this little shop downtown, and then I made the earrings to match. I think this turned out to be a nice little set, and I do hope that she'll wear it :D

SOME MORE JEWELRY

Remember the set of pink earrings that I sold around Christmas? Well, the person who ordered them came to me with a request that I make a matching pendant/necklace, so here is what I did:

I quite like it, actually :)

MORE HANDMADE EARRINGS AND PENDANTS

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Over the holidays I sold a bunch of my handmade earrings and pendants (which was pretty great), so I though I'd share some images with you. I'm also thinking about setting up an Etsy shop. If you don't know what Etsy is, go check it out right now because there's some awesome stuff there: www.etsy.com

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Около празниците успях да продам доста от моите ръчно изработени обици и медаьони (което беше супер) и реших да ви покажа малко снимки. Освен това мисля да си направя Etsy магазин. Ако не знаете какво е Etsy, веднагически отидете да проверите, защото там има страхотни нещица: www.etsy.com

HANDMADE EARRINGS

I love handmade things. There are a few small art shops around Sofia that sell all kinds of handmade things – plates, mugs, candles, scarves – and I just love to browse their shelves for hidden treasures. I especially love handmade jewelry. It is interesting and unique, and I always get compliments when I’m wearing something like that. You can see some of my favorites from my collection in the pictures below (from left to right: earrings made out of wire, earrings made with peony petals, and handmade silver rings and earrings):

Of course, I can’t always find exactly what I’m looking for, so at one point I started making my own jewelry. I have made a bunch of earrings and a couple of necklaces, examples of which you can see below:

Just this past week, I filled an order I had for two pairs of earrings. The order was for one pair of “black earrings that can be worn with a dress” and one pair of “kind of crazy blue and green earrings.” The black earrings were easy enough in terms of the design, even if they weren't so easy in terms of execution:

However, I had no idea what to do for the “kind of crazy blue and green earrings.” I decided just to browse the shelves of a couple of bead and art supply stores and wait for inspiration to strike. I got a bunch of different jewelry elements and some funky blue-green beads, but I was still wondering what to do with them. Then, I rummaged through my drawers and found some wooden jewelry elements that were leftovers from another project. I ended up painting the wooden elements in blues and greens and gluing the beads to them. I actually love the final product so much that I think I’m going to make something similar for myself (hopefully without gluing my fingers together this time).

Check out the earrings below:

A few days ago, I made another pair in a similar style, this time using grey and black beads of various shapes and sizes. While these have a more classic look because of the conservative color scheme, they are still interesting and unique:

I’m ready to make more, just say the word :).