CYBER WEEK SALE at CraftFields Etsy Shop Everything 15% OFF

First SALE in our Etsy shop this year! 15% OFF until 30 November 2017
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Find One-of-a-kind jewelry and accessories for you and loved ones right in our shop!
We ship worldwide with registered, priority mail.

Tropical Wooden Beaded Necklace in Blue and Copper

Pink Glitter Wooden Bangle

Colorful Plexiglass Earrings

Plexiglass Necklace and Earrings

Plastic Vintage Earrings from the 80's 

Apart from the jewelry design what we create from plexiglass, wood or red clay you could also find a section in our shop with VINTAGE EARRINGS selection from the 80's and the 90's.

Plus don't forget to keep an eye for upcoming new products in our shop! 

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Reflections and Glitter Links Before Christmas Ideas

Big Time out and about sent us away from updating our blog and we are just back here to throw some glitter links.

KINOMANIA has already started.

Our favourite WINNER :)

What about a piece of KEKS? 

Vintage Earrings selection straight from the 80s and 90s.

Want to HELP? Become a volunteer and be part of the Heroes!

Are you ready for a doze of classy Haute Couture?
Jean Paul Gaultier Fall/Winter 2017/2018

Interview with the Jewelry Artist Lucía Laredo

Today we are really happy to introduce Lucía Laredo, jewelry artist based in Lima, Peru. 
This is an article on the fascinating art creation process of Lucía. 
Let's dive in the creative atmosphere of her studio. 
Here we go, read the full interview below.

(CRAFTWOMEN Studio)How did you start everything? What is your art background?

(Lucía Laredo) In 2006 I graduated  the Jewelry and Metalsmith Institute SENATI, the first school in Peru to teach Jewelry as a technical discipline. Before the school was open jewelry in Peru was a job learned only by practice or taught from one generation to the next. I develop my skills working at Ester Ventura workshop, a famous jewelry designer in Peru. And working at Lima Museum of Art improves my knowledge of art, art conservation and restoration. I also studied Artistic Jewelry at the School of Fine Arts and Graphic Design. I have constantly taken courses related to jewelry or related topics. 

CW Is there such kind of material that makes you to express yourself the best while creating pieces of jewelry? 

LL Metal is my favorite material to work, because it has various properties, many different manufacture processes and surface treatments.

CW Do you fancy listening to music while creating? What tunes are you up to?

LL Yes, music keeps me company while I am working. however it has to be in low volume otherwise I get distracted. I like almost every kind of music.

CW Could you tell us something about the source of your inspiration in both work and life?

LL Daily life, what I see, what I hear, what I read...whatever that generates something on me. Today I could work with some material, tomorrow I could develop a theme...this makes the contemporary jewelry a diverse and endless world. That's why I enjoy jewelry a lot. It gives to me freedom to create what I want...

CW Do you think the city you live in has to do with shaping your artistic sense and taste?

LL Definitely yes. Lima is the center of Peru, where different cultural expressions and different customs converge and interact. Sometimes this city can be friendly and sometimes it can be aggressive.

CW  Could you name some of your favourite jewelry designers and artists in general?

LL I admire the skill of the metalsmith pre-Columbian and Jack Cunningham, Karl Fritsch, Tessa Rickard. I love their work because they really seem to enjoy making jewelry.
In Art, in general, the surrealism and the installations are my favorites.

CW Could  you tell us more about contemporary craft communities in Lima?

LL Contemporary craft in Lima has a few exhibition spaces and these are, most of the time, exclusive. I would love it if more places existed in Peru where jewelry designers could show and spread our work and get the recognition that it deserves.

Thank you, Lucía! 

Find and shop online jewelry by Lucía Laredo at the following links: lucialaredo.etsy.com and lucialaredo.dawanda.com plus follow her at Facebook and Instagram

Hope you guys to be inspired by this meeting with Lucía and her creative space.
If you need some more inspiration or gift ideas learn the details around the story of Giardinoblu organic jewelry.

Handmade Dreams Exhibition + SoBazaar in the Heart of Sofia

  Winter is already here and the biggest proof is the first snow outside. Just two days ago Sofia was covered all around with snow. You can sense the festive spirit and the upcoming winter holidays everywhere - in the nicely decorated shops, cafes, local bakeries and bookstore. 

  What we really liked and we attended these snowy days is an exhibition that takes place in the Czech Institute called Handmade Dreams - Contemporary Czech Jewelry. The closing of the exhibition is on 2nd December and we strongly recommend to have a closer look at the pieces of jewelry exposed at one of the halls of the institute. 

 The project itself is curated by Petra Nového from the Museum of glass and Jewellery in Jablonec. 
In the exhibition are also featured students' works as well as works crafted and finished during the contest Master of Crystal.

 Apart from the glass, Czech jewelry is an established traditional brand of relatively small country in Europe and definitely it is worthy to get closer to examine its gorgeous collections and artifacts. 

  One more event grabbed our attention and more precisely this is the Christmas Edition of SoBazaar is going to take place on 3rd and 4th December at the space of SOHO. Plus we cannot hide we are in love with their beautiful poster for the event. Meet all the artists and participants in advance at the Facebook event here and of course in person right at the spot you can have the opportunity to have a chat with them and will get to know more about the creative process, the materials or to choose something special for yourself. 

And the rest you know just take your time and pick up the best gifts for the loved ones.

September To-Do-Memory-List in Progress

We are inpatient to visit the events at location 24 part of the Night in Plovdiv 2016.

This is when you realize summer is over.

Would you like to try these colorful retro clips on.

When the Messenger of the Gods is a bright star in the sky.

Pastel pink can be also an obsession.

This time we are fully prepared for a very special anniversary in September! 

New Balance

Went to the mall and some of the popular fashion shop streets in town. Big fuck-off lovely sales everywhere. Sales of fall/winter collections mainly. This is fashion industry starting a song on looming spring. Fall/winter is now to be considered dead and obsolete. Make sure you don't get carried away and stay on the right track. You don't want to let Spring catch you looking dull and out of date. Step 1 - be prepared. That's intel and determination.

As always CRAFTWOMEN Studio have their beautiful hands on some of the most valuable information assets in the hood. Here is some insight on the new Spring/Summer colour trends for 2016: be prepared for green flash, fiesta, iced coffee, lilac grey, the soft limpet shell, the warm peach echo, the gentle rose quartz, serenity and snorkel blue and buttercup for happy mood. A palette full of soft colours for everyone spring wardrobe and of course for some future jewellery designs. Check the pantone fashion color report Spring 2016 here.

This out of the way, feel free to enjoy some of our necklaces, earrings and bracelets. You will find them easy to combine with your daily work outfit and even easier with your party rags.

Enjoy!

Hello September!

Hello everyone!

September has reached us already. Sad truth is Summer is in decline. Good thing is we shall ride towards the Sea to pay or respects and see it off properly. 

But just before golden leaves start falling in scarlet shadows and cool rain kicks in... Craftwomen is the place to resort to. It's like going to an old lady for a chocolate chip cookie or a piece of homemade raspberry cake with a cup of tea.

We have some of our old jewelry designs, only this time finished in new colours.

We also attempted some experimental shooting to catch the eye. Pleased as we are with the results, we leave the final verdict to you.

Of course, all these little beauties are waiting to be found in our online Etsy shop.

The Neon planet

Hello there!

Sorry for not posting for so long but it was for a good reason after all. We got involved in a bursting project with a young and enthusiastic Bulgarian crew. 

As it turned out the mist in Sofia lifted away and we all escaped to the Neon planet!

Hope you will like the results of this collaboration with Zlatena Anetalz. And by the way "Happy B-day Zlatena! Ho-ho-ho, you colourful girl you!"

Here is a reference to the names and links to the other guys who took part in this challenge and of course the photos!

Photgraphy Zlatena Anetalz Viktoria Tzvetanova
Stylist Anetalz Vintage 2hand Cheap Monday 2013
Model Lorina Kamburova
Makeup Alex Malex Hair&Make-Up
Scenographer Krista Vacheva 
Jewelry Design  CRAFTWOMEN Studio
Studio PhotoSpot photography

Click here to see the full photo session.

Happy Winter Holidays and Happy New Year 2014!

*Happy winter holidays and Happy New Year 2014!*
Hope all of you have received the dreamed gifts and shared the happy moments with your friends and the loved ones!

 

We the discovered the absolute Christmas feeling thanks to few  of our favourite activities: we worked on a custom order that had to be finished before the Christmas Eve and we were also definitely inspired from the ultimate Christmas bazaar in the city - Angels and Pigs that took place in SKLADA where many Bulgarian designers exposed their works.

Now in front of our wish list for 2014 we do hope the upcoming year to be inspiring, full with new ideas and thrilling events.

Here are the highlights for our studio during the year:

We started our brand new line for bracelets and bangles
We organized the First Etsy Craft Party for Sofia in June 2013
Participated in few local bazaars
We announced our first give away in our blog
Our Etsy shop was featured in this absolute lovely Puella Aeterna blog.
One pair of earrings was featured in Flappers and Monks
In November 2013 our blog hit 5 years

*Just a kind reminder - our promised give away that had to take place in December 2013 is moved in January 2014 - just stay tuned! 

We would like to thank to all of our friends, partners, followers and of course to thank to our customers!
Have a great New Years Eve celebration!

Tools and Jewelries

We like crafty tools and sometimes they were great source of help and inspirations for creating some of the jewelries in our latest collection. The latest pair of earrings is such kind of example. Those of you who follow us in the blog know that few months ago we had the same shaped-tools-earrings made out of yellow and red plexiglass in our shop but right now they are not available.

Now we present to you these blue earrings available here. 

Autumn Treasury Lists

Happy to share that lately we have been featured to quite adorable and fancy treasuries. 

Have a look here are just three of them.

 Thanks to all the curators!

Blue Funky Rubber Earrings Design

Why, hello there!

The new designs creation process is going on full stream. It seems July will be very, very fruitful for us.
As you know we love experimenting with new and extraordinary materials. That's actually what keeps us curious and inventive.

That is the case with the new funky earrings design.
They are made of blue rubber and enriched with red detail and red metal chain. The pair is made with silver hooks.

Funky earring are available on our Etsy shop where you can aslo see more photos.

It's all about the bass!

July Etsy Shop Updates

Hello guys!

How has July been for you?

Our plans for meeting the sunrise by the sea on the first morning of July did not quite work as we had hoped. Struggling now to remember if there was any sunlight at all day. Furious and envious as we are we hope many people managed to have a taste of magic and charged for months to come.

Oh, we know the feeling, alright, our hearts are with you.

Back to reality and updating our Etsy shop.

So, you can check out Etsy Shop and stay tuned for the new designs. Hope they will be ready next week.

Summer Silicone Rubber Earrings Design

It's Wednesday today and we are in a mad process of preparation for the upcoming event on June 20th. Posters, flyers, workshops, decorations and many other issues are waiting to be resolved. We are buzzing with anticipation and want to make sure that all the efforts invested will result in a memorable and great experience for all.

In the meantime we have new jewelry designs on the way and they do not want to be second to none. Care for some gin and tonic on the beach? Here's a way to intensify that summer flavour and empower that outfit of yours. Our colour selection - violet, gold, pink and orange.

Summer Trends

The end of week is approaching but it doesn't mean that we will stop working.

We all know that when you love doing something it's actually not a working but rather a way of living.

The latest news from our studio is that we are going to join a very nice bazaar out of Sofia this weekend. It's chance to meet with some of our fans, friends and of course a chance to show our latest jewelry designs.

But be patient we will give you more details for the event tomorrow.

And now you can see one of your new earrings designs that be part to your summer outfit.

Colours are source of energy and they can charge us with good feelings. That is one good reason why we won't stop experimenting with colours as they prove to be a major inspiration lately.

Here are two up-to-date summer jewelry designs made of silicone rubber and colourful chains. Both made with silver hooks.

500 Likes Giveaway

Здравейте!
Щастливи сме да обявим първият си Giveaway, по случай 500 харесвания на нашата фейсбук страница.

Един от Вас ще спечели тези цветни летни обици.

Този чифт е част от нашата колекция Shapes and Colors.
Дизайнът на обиците е от силиконова гума и със сребърни куки.


Правилата за участие са лесни:
Харесайте нашата фейсбук страница (ако все още не сте го направили) и оставете коментар под тази статия. Уверете се, че сте направили тези 2 стъпки, като кликнете на генератора най-долу, който ще входира автоматично Вашето участие.

Giveaway-a стартира днес 5 юни,  и ще приключи на 11 юни .

Успех на всички!

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Here we go!
We are happy to announce our first Giveaway on the occasion of the 500 likes we have on our Facebook Fan Page.

The lucky one will win this colorful summer earrings.
This pair is a part of our Shapes and Colors Collection.
This earrings are made of silicone rubbers and silver hooks.

* The rules are very simple:

Like our Facebook page ( if you haven't already) and leave a comment on this post.

The Giveaway is worldwide. It starts today, June 5th and will end on June 11th.

Good luck, everyone!

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Sweet 500

Wow! Woke up with no sun in the eye this morning but the day became brighter with some great news from our Facebook Fan page! 

We hit the magical 500 likes! It's hard to express our gratitude to everyone who supported us!

That is why we have decided to announce our first GIVEAWAY tomorrow, June 5th.

So, stay tuned to find out what we have in mind! 

As promised yesterday, here are two more jewerly designs in spectacular neon.

We assume neon will be a hit this summer again.

Word. Check out our Big Neon Summer Earrings and Neon Summer Shape Necklace.