Vintage findings

Lately I am completely bedazzled by Stockholm flea markets. I check them out every weekend and yes, I find treasures I have never dreamt of.

Have you seen my shelf with vintage findings in my shop?

Here are the latest items:

Fantastic metal feathers necklace. I secretly hope that I will never sell it, because I love it so much. But we shall see. See it more in detail here.

 

Bracelet with feathers. Fits the above necklace. More details here 

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Stunning red pendant from the 60s. Gorgeous. 

 

 

and one of my complete favorites - this red long strand necklace. You can wrap it one, two or many times around your neck. Real 50s are coming back! More details here

Autumn - necklace and earrings

summer is still here, but I already look forward to my favourite season


Red, brown and very nostalgic :)

And warm...

for more - see my shop

Red crocheted flower rings

At my live craft show my crocheted flower rings were especially popular. And so I made A LOT of them.
Now I am happy to show them here one by one :)

Here come the red ones.

This one is embellished with large wooden bead that adds depth to light and soft crocheted flower.

In this one I used a real turquoise bead, up-cycled from vintage necklace. I love reusing and reshaping vintage and antique jewelry and this ring is a wonderful example of how an old and beautiful bead gets a new life :)

And finally my last red one - with small tube black beads. Poppy ring :)


In all of my rings the metal base is nickel free and it is size adjustable.

To see of my rings - go here

some passion!

here I am created again once so popular item :) - black fire.

This time I call it "passionately your"

Reds on black - I find this piece extremely versatile regarding what outfit you are wearing. It can fit any festivity, or regular office day, or even some lovely gothic outfit
ah yes, vampires love this one a lot :)

Spice up your autumn!

Yes, here comes the spicy one!
Inspired by warm August dinners and the colors of coming September.
Striking combination of mustard yellow and sparkling red drops... Final touch - olive and whiskey colored faceted glass beads and crystal pieces.
Enjoy the best season of the year!

back to Sweden

And here I am back home!
full of new ideas and a lot of energy and inspiration.

I have to tell you that Moscow turned out to be bigger and louder than ever, and I realized that I am not a city type. Well, Stockholm is more of a village than a city :))

So most of my time in Moscow I spent with my grandfather listening to his amazing stories, and crocheting.
And here is the result:
A Happy Set :) - necklace and earrings

Do you love upcycling as much as I do?

I love old things. I love secondhand shops. I love fleamarkets. What can be more inspiring than buying an old thing and giving it a new life?!

Lately I bought three handfulls of amazing colorful buttons in a secondhand shop, and already on the bus on my way home I came up with thousands of projects where these buttons can be used. Wait and see!

But for now I started with simply embellishing my new bold red flower brooches, that were crocheted a couple of weeks ago, but I had hard time finding matching beads to go with it. And the buttons sit there just perfectly.

And these brooches I have upgraded to hairpins as well.

They are made of soft nohair with polyamid mix and they measure 3.5" /9 cm in diameter.

They would lookgorgeous on a shawl, jacket, sweater, coat or any piece of clothing, and it will look absolutely stunning on a purse, hat, scarf, headband or wristband as well.

more of my brooches are here

mommy and me..

This red necklace I made in summer for myself. Crocheted beads, felted beads, wooden and glass beads. Organza ribbon.




My mother loved it very much and asked me to make one for her as well. In greyish-beige-pearl shades. And here is the result:

Let's talk earrings :)

I made a few lately - what I love about earrings is that they are fun to make and it takes much less time than a necklace. And they look unusual!








More pictures and information - on TomBjörnDesigns

Vampire and Emerald

So we have news, haven't we?

The days are getting shorter so fast. Night Stockholm is dominating surrounding. Lights, cold air, dark water - absolutely stunning city. How come is exists at all?

I am absolutely lucky to be here and now!

And I do feel christmas in the air. Though the shops haven't started with decorations yet, still the wind wispers magic.

And here what this dark late October Scandinavian wind has wispered in my ear...

This one is bloody passionate necklace / bracelet... deep red glass beads... black cotton. Target audience - vampires.

$19.5 + Free shipping - still twi items are available.

For more pictures and info go to my Tom Björn Designs shop on Etsy

Another on is an Emerald fire necklace...

$19.5 + free shipping. Available
For more pictures and info go to my Tom Björn Designs shop on Etsy

New strings!!

Here we go again with new color combinations!
All the following items are crocheted strings 53-54 inches long, which can be tied in many different ways! All of them have two locks on each of its ends, which allows your imagination to freely play with design.You just close the lock on any part of the string and the beads are big enough to make sure the lock stays stable.
Wear it as a bracelet, belt, or a thousand different necklaces!!

Look for more in my Etsy shop!

But meanwhile let me introduce 3 new strings!

Green background, blue theme and juicy pink touch... very gentle combination.

The next one is one of my absolute favourites!!

It's about time to gather some berries, am I wrong? The days are still long and the forests are still green, even here up in the north in Scandinavia. And this combination of fresh juicy berries and the green of the wilderness inspired me to crochet this string.

Brown wooden beads, red glass beads and orange drops. Juicy, melancholic and so down to earth warmed up by September sun

All of the strings cost 16$ before shipping ($2) Also I am doing custom items.
Give me a theme and I will make a string fitting your theme.

Please read about my payment and shipping policies. And please note, than Israeli and Swedish customers have special terms of shipping and payment.