ANCIENT CRAFTSMANSHIP - CONTEMPORARY DESIGN by Viktoria Luftensteiner
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about my BEADWORK and SILVERSMITHING :
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All products are made by myself and either one of a kind or limited edition pieces (f.i. ear jewellery).
I also offer to create your favorite model in your favorite color,(except one-of-a-kind pieces)
feel free to contact me for more informations!
http://www.etsy.com/convo_new.php?to_username=Donauluft
MY BLOG : http://donauluft.blogspot.com/
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MY BEADWORK:
Most of my products are made of diminutive glass beads. I use vintage beads as well as new produced ones.
For a long time I have been trying many different beading-techniques, like sewing, embroidering, knitting and crocheting!
In european 19th century most beadwork was knitted. Parts of Germany were famous for producing pouches and purses using those tiny, mainly czech, glass beads.
I also was engaged in beadwork design from turn of the century ; " Art nouveau", " Wiener Werkstätte"
Finally I managed to find the best way for me to cover shapes and create complex patterns.
My goal is to create timeless and contemporary jewelry, utilizing that old technique and material, witch enjoys countless possibilities!
Tearproof Polyesterthread, razor-thin wire needles, crochet needles and shapes of hardwood are my working materials.
Also essential, the magnifying glass (most of my beads are too small to be crafted with the naked eye).
The very tiny beads I use ( f. i., a sphere with a diameter of 2 cm consists of approximately 700 beads.), they make it necessary to work with special thin wire to pick them up.....By and by it has become a form of meditation to me.
I've been collecting diminutive, bittie beads for a long time, so I have approximately 100 different types and colors.
Feel free to contact me for informations, if you like to have one of my "beaded products" in a different color.
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CARE INSTRUCTIONS :
My beaded earrings are very robust.
They are made with tearproof polyesterthread, or polyestercoated cotton thread. The inner shape is wooden.
I use many different varieties of glass beads in my work. Some are very robust! (opaque and transparent ones),
Those pieces can be cleaned in warm water with a soft brush.
others, color lined and silver lined are more sensitive,
In general most glass beads are afraid of water.
They don´t take amiss if getting wet someday for a short time, but please don´t wear during swimming or bathing.
Clean dry with a soft brush.
The silver can be polished by a silver clean cloth after tarnishing.
While attending silversmithing courses, I learnt to create my own closures and clasps, ( I did not find matching supplies for my demands)....
All products are made by myself and either unique or limited-lot productions (f.i. ear jewellery). Find some working processes on my blog: http://donauluft.blogspot.com
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I am a member of the Artisans Gallery Team
http://team.etsy.com/viewteam.php?id=773 .... a juried team of artisans of distinction, vetted by peers for excellence in design, skill, presentation, integrity, and customer service.
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Im a member of the europeanstreetteam,
http://team.etsy.com/profilest/euro.shtml
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ABOUT PAYMENT, SHIPPING, REFUNDS, ....please read my shop policies:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Donauluft/policy
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WILLKOMMEN!
Meine PERLENSCHMUCKSTÜCKE entstehen aus winzigkleinen Glasroccaillen.
Manche davon, aus alten Beständen, sind beinahe 100 Jahre alt, andere neu produziert. Ich habe verschiedenste Verarbeitungstechniken ausprobiert, und mich mit Perlenarbeiten vergangener Epochen auseinandergesetzt.(19. Jhdt, Wiener Werkstätte usw..) bis es mir schließlich gelang Formen perfekt zu umhüllen und komplexe Muster zu gestalten.
Reissfester Polyesterfaden, der die Stücke sehr viel wiederstandsfähiger macht als das in früheren Zeiten der Fall gewesen ist, und Formen aus Hartholz gehören zu meinem Arbeitsmaterial.
Da ich immer Schwierigkeiten hatte, für meinen Perlenschmuck geeignete Brisuren und Verschlüsse zu finden, lernte ich mit Silber zu arbeiten um sie selber gestalten zu können.
Alle meine Stücke sind Unikate oder Kleinserien (z.B. Ohrschmuck oder textile Accessoires)
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If you want to ask for something, please feel free to contact me!
Viktoria.
