Pink and purple silk jewelry

Here are some Pink and purple silk jewelry pieces that I made last year and forgot to share. Both the sets were made for family friends to dress them up for their relatives weddings. In my bridal party LOTD post I written about the grandeur of Indian marriages and how the guest’s attire is carefully scrutinised much more than any fashion week in the world. This is especially true in a close relative’s wedding.

Pink and purple stripe set

The first one is a Pink and purple silk jewelry set made to match this plain salmon pink saree that had checked borders in pink and purple. The original was to do a check weave in the jewelry too. But due to lack of time, we settled on stripes

Pink and purple silk jewelry

The client was unsure about the jhumka even though she wears long earrings and it took a lot of convincing to get her to try one. I did the stripes on the jhumka and the bangles but was hesitant to do it on the pendant as it looked too matching – matching. I made the pendant two tiered with a minimal rhinestone lace border to keep it classy. The necklace is made of metal tubes and pearls and I added some silk thread to the tubes in order to tie all the pieces of the Pink and purple silk jewelry set together.

Rhinestone & Zardosi Set

The second set was for a childhood friend of mine whose husband’s cousin was getting married. I also made her two more sets and I will write about them in an upcoming post. She contacted me out the blue one day and asked me if I could make matching jewelry – earrings and bangles for a grand embroidered saree of hers. Through our discussion I came to know that it was originally her wedding reception saree but she never wore it as her wedding happened in the US and she felt that it was too grand to wear it then. Fast forward to now, she wanted to use her trousseau atleast once and wanted accessories  in silk that would make the now out of fashion saree, trendier.

The saree and blouse (picture above left) were overflowing with bugle beads, zardosi* and rhinestone that I had no idea what would compliment it. Jhumkas felt too conventional so I suggested rhinestone chandbalis for the earrings. I decided to use double color threads to create a new look as solid silk jewelry is so passe’ now. I decided to work once again with Prakashini of Twilight charms to create bangles with zardosi work.

* Zardosi is a metallic colored metal spring (originally gold or silver) that is used in metal work embroidery and dimensional embroidery. Apart from sewing it can also be attaching by gluing as in these bangles.

We tried all sorts of designs for the bangle. From trying put the same motif  that was on the saree in the bangle, to using bugle beads used in the embroidery nothing worked. It either looked too gaudy and stark white or had no relationship with the earring and the saree it was being designed for. After some 5-6 attempts, when I was about to give up Prakashini came up with the final design which fit the bill completely and the bangles were made.

Bridal silk thread

That’s it for today folks, Pinks and purples aren’t really my kind of colors but I have learnt to like them in the course of designing jewelry. I’ll share the rest of the silk thread sets that I made soon. Till then keep your comments coming for that is what motivates me.

I hope you found it interesting

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13 responses to “Pink and purple silk jewelry”

  1. Ann Schroeder avatar

    I really love these sets and enjoyed reading about how they came together. I look forward to seeing your other sets!

    1. jewelsofsayuri avatar
      jewelsofsayuri

      Thanks Ann, These two sets set the stage for the work I did in December 2016 and helped me break my dry spell

  2. Tracy avatar

    They’re all beautiful but the pink and purple set are my favourites. The colours go so well with gold.

    1. jewelsofsayuri avatar
      jewelsofsayuri

      Thanks Tracy. Both the sets contrast one another – one is matt and understated and the other is quite blingy. It takes different types of women to wear them

  3. Prakashini avatar
    Prakashini

    It was nice working with u to come up with the design. Your patience and the time duration given by you, made me come up with the design. Thank you for overwhelming cooperation till now. Happy to work with you in upcoming days too.

    1. jewelsofsayuri avatar
      jewelsofsayuri

      It was a pleasure working with you. If not for your patience and inclination, the bangle wouldn’t have come out so well. so Thanks to you

  4. Maya avatar

    Both sets are incredible done. I quite liked the story about the birth of the purple bangles and they final design is awesome.

    1. jewelsofsayuri avatar
      jewelsofsayuri

      Thanks Maya, That bangle tested us like anything. But in the end it was very interesting to see its evolution. It was also affirmation of the design rule we tell students in college – not everything that looks good on paper works out in reality

  5. Rosantia Petkova avatar

    Even though made to a traditional demand, I think the first set necklace has quite a modern design. Do you sew on or glue the rhinestone chains? I tried gluing and it was messy. These are not my colors either but I have to admit they look good 🙂

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      jewelsofsayuri

      You need to glue the rhinestone chains using fabric glue (that dries clear) and then wrap thread around it so that it stays in place. I hope this helps

  6. Creative Khadija avatar

    Divya!!!! You are super doooper talented my friend. These are looking perfect & very neatly designed. Great job!!
    Keep creating beautiful jewelry & accessories. Can’t wait to see more.
    Have a nice day.

    1. jewelsofsayuri avatar
      jewelsofsayuri

      Thanks for the lovely compliments Kiran, Shukriya!! I’ll post more designs soon

  7. Prakashini avatar
    Prakashini

    It was really good working with you.your patience made me to give a good output. Even I was not confident while working with the design but the bangles have come out very well. I thank you for giving me time for many attempts. Happy and hope to work with u in upcoming days too.

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