What kind of jewelry do you like to wear or to make????

As for me I have had many answers to this question. First of all, since I started making jewelry, my taste totally got changed.

The only thing I am sure about is that I love to work with metal and form shapes then hammer them and wrap them for more style.

Long time ago I liked lots of contemporary and modern jewelry with some geometrical shapes and forms, so I wasn't a flower girl in any way. Well, not anymore. Now I love flowers, more shiny and even kitschy things and surprisingly I really fall in love with vintage and vintage style jewelry. I have introduced my new Vintage collection and adding more items to it.

Here are some examples of my latest work using vintage and vintage style elements from ArtBeads website.

Disclosure: I received the products from http://artbeads.com/ free of charge and I have not been paid for my endorsement of the products and I have honestly reviewed their products .

My artisan metal shawl pins go a long way

I have been very busy lately with my Shawl Pins line and this is a piece of jewelry that I most enjoy making. I have been featured on Knitty.com and soon my new article will be published in Belle Armoire Jewelry magazine.

Check my customer blog here to read a review about my shawl pins.
To see more of my shawl pins and my other jewelry please visit Ingo Jewelry shop online.

Glass beads Vs. Stones

When I just started my jewelry business a few years ago I was only buying semi precious stones for my jewelry. And I still buy them a lot, but since I tried Czech glass beads for the first time I was totally hooked. The reason is very simple. I like to make earrings and being almost perfectionist I want to use exactly the same size and shape of stones for that. So in average half of each strand of stones I buy is not good for earrings because stones are slightly different or drilled in differently and therefore can't be used. When I discovered all beautiful Czech glass beads from Artbeads I was so happy that I finally could use each of them without worrying how to match them and how many pairs I can get.

They come in all different colors, shapes and size. Look at this beautiful Teal Picasso Drops that look exactly like turquoise stone. Now I am very happy with my earrings and especially with my matching process. I buy all possible colors and it's very easy now to satisfy my customers' needs.



Disclosure: I received the products from http://artbeads.com/ free of charge and I have not been paid for my endorsement of the products and I have honestly reviewed their products .