Tons of new bracelets and earrings/Un monton de pulseras y pendientes

So this weekend I´ve been making tons and tons of new things!This are just a few of them, I still need to upload waaay more!Lately I´ve been into making earrings and bracelets, i think I need to make a few long necklaces.
.....more coming soon! You can view larger images in my flickr

Golden coral, peridot and sterling silver

Kyanite and sterling silver (I love the color of this stones!)

Faceted amazonite squares and sterling silver

Red coral and sterling silver

Faceted black agate and sterling silver

Lotus shaped white tridacna and sterling silver

Lapis Lazulis and sterling silver


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Después de un fin de semana productivo aqui ponogo solo algunas de las fotos de las piezas que he estado haciendo, he estado haciendo pendientes y pulseras, aun tengo pendientes unos cuantos collares largos!
Esto es solo una pequeña parte de todas las piezas nuevas en las que estoy trabajando, aun tengo que pasar de la camara unas cuantas fotos mas ;)
En cuanto pueda subo las que tengo pendientes, mientras se pueden ver estas fotos mas grandes en mi flickr

Yucca

This is a pic of my dog, Yucca is a spanish mastiff (Mastín Español) mixed with a fourth part of german shepherd, this is my fave pic of her.
We adopted her when she was just 6 weeks old (and weighting over 13 lbs!)amd she is already 10 years old!
She´s extremely smart and very stubborn (her the mastiff side ;)) but very affectionate, noble, calm and sweet.
She always makes this cute "bear noise" when you give her a good head/neck scratch, loves attention and cuddles; and with her "they don´t feed me" face she always manages to get extras from strangers!
Always enjoy taking her to the beach on winter nights for a run, but after we have to visit her fave dog-friendly café where she always gets her own "tapas"
(I´ll post a video later)

Rosaries/Rosaries

I made some rosaries (for the first time),because I wanted to make one for my grandma and to sell.
This 3 are made with red coral, blue turquoise and dark purple amethyst.All metal components are sterling silver.
(click to view larger flickr image)
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Estos son los nuevos rosarios para el "muestrario".
Estan realizados con plata de ley y las piedras que llevan son coral rojo, turquesa azul o amatista de un morado oscuro.
(pinchar para ver imagen ampliada en flickr)

Sunday in León /Domingo en León

This Sunday I went to León to have lunch with my cousin,took tons of pics;Lovely day and city.It has taken me more time than I thought to post this pics (busy, busy, busy life)
First pic is a bridge that´s on the way to Leon,the other pics are of the streets and the cathedral.
(Click to enlarge pics)




El domingo fui a ver a mi prima a León; fue un viaje y un dia muy agradable, aqui os pongo unas cuantas fotos del viaje, las called de la ciudad y la catedral.
(Pincha en las imagenes para ampliar)

Flower Earrings/Pendientes de Flor

I made this earrings as a gift, it was quite a challenge, I had to think of a design that didn´t require any tools at all bacause I didn´t have any available at the time, so I came up with this flower earrings; they are made with this beautiful golden pearls and peridot, I used a long kidney earwires.


(Click on pic to enlarge image/Pincha en la imagen para ampliar)

Estos son unos pendientes que hice para un regalo, tuve que pensar en un diseño que no requiriese ningún tipo de herramientas ya que no tenia ninguna disponible en ese momento, asi que hice estos pendientes con perlas doradas y peridotita, utilizando un gancho hippie largo.

Some Gemstones/Algunas semipreciosas

*sigh*.....So many new pretty gemstones and no time to make things......
.....Tantas semipreciosas nuevas y sin tiempo para hacer cositas......

I just love the color and shape of this Moonstone brios!

Me encanta el color y forma de estas gotas de piedra de luna!

Pulsera de piedras naturales/Chunky gemstone bracelet

This is a gift for a friend´s birthday; I wanted to make something different, so I made a bracelet using the gemstones she likes (tiger eye, and different types of green jade and jaspers), and added a few more (carnelian, moonstone, adventurine, silver brushed bead...) to blend the colors, combining different shaped and sizes to get an earthy-colored bracelet .All metal components are sterling silver.

Published in my Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dofikatt/2939112348/
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Esta pieza la realicé para regalarsela a una amiga; queria hacer algo distinto asi que combine distintos tipos de piedra que le gustan (ojo de tigre, varios tipos de jade y jaspes) y añadí otras piedras (cornalina, piedra de luna, aventurina, cuentas de plata....) para conseguir una gama de colores tierra. Cierre y cuentas de plata de ley.

Publicado en mi Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/dofikatt/2939112348/

Bookmarks/Marcapáginas

I had to make a gift and I came up with bookmarks, these are my first ones, I like how they turned out :) They are made with leather, I used "triskeles"(celtic desgins) in some of them typical from here
Published in my flickr
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Tenia que hacer un regalito y se me ocurrio hacer señaladores con cuero, son los primeros, y estoy contenta con el resultado :) Utilice los trisqueles ya que son tìpicos de aquí.
Publicados en my flickr

Geisha Cell Charm / Colgante para Movil de Geisha

This is a project I made to participate in a contest/swap from one of the forums I participate in; We had to make cell charms or key-chains; and this is what I came up with...and I´m proud to say my group won the contest!I recieved 3 beautiful key-chains(thanks Celia, Runa and Dicope!); one in polymer clay and 2 with beaded materials.




I custom-made the boxes I sent them with the theme.

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Estas son las piezas que hice para participar en el swap/concurso del foro; habia que presentar llaveros o colgantes de movil..y estoy orgullosa de decir que mi grupo ganó!
Recibi unos preciosos llaveros de Celia, Runa y Dicope (gracias chicas!!); siempre los llevo colgados de algun bolso para lucirlos bien!

Adicted to silver // Adicta a la Plata

This has been one crazy and busy summer, Monday I got back to work and I finally have time to sit and use the internet.

So I´ve gone crazy and I´ve bought A LOT of sterling silver beads and findings!
I have tons and tons of gorgeous and HUGE brushed silver beads in different shapes and sizes, bali beads and spacers, plain silver beads, earwires, chains,toggles... but my faves are this stardust silver beads with this cute pattern on them, I haven´t seen them anywhere else, now I regret not buying more!
Here is a pic of some of the things I got...not all is pictured, I bought over a pound of silver.


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Este verano ha sido una locura, he estado tan liada que apenas he tenido tiempo para usar internet, pero tras terminar el verano y la reincorporación al trabajo todo empieza a volver a la normalidad.

Tras un ataque de locura he comprado un montón de cuentas y entrepiezas de plata...más de medio kilo!!Tengo ganchos de pendientes, bolitas de plata pequeñas,cadenas, cierres, separadores y cuentas de bali, y unas cuentas INMENSAS de plata con una bonita textura de distintas formas y tamaños.
Tan solo he fotografiado algunas de las piezas compradas.

About me/ Me presento...

My first entry on the blog!

My name is Monica and I love making jewelry.

I live up north in Spain, surrounded by very beautiful mountains and beaches. I love nature, animals, art and travelling whenever I have the opportunity, I always enjoy visiting my family back in the US.

I started by making a pair of earrings and I was hooked! I make different styles of rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings; I love to try different techniques and experiment with different types of materials (silver, copper, polymer clays, gemstones, Swarovski…).
I first made mostly jewelry with Swarovski, and then I started using gemstones, and now I´m addicted to them! ;) I have quite a collection.
I also like to make felt brooches, key chains, cell charms, hair accessories…a little bit of everything!

Dofikatt came up taking the name of one of my kitties “Dofi”, I wanted a name that nobody else could have, so I made it up :).Here´s a pic of the real kitty after my brand name:

I chose this pic of him sleeping in wich I based the kitty for the logo

If you have any questions about my work please feel free to contact meI´d love to hear from you!
:)
Monica

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Para mi primer post en este nuevo blog tan solo quiero presentarme.

Soy Mónica, vivo en Asturias y me dedico al diseño artesanal de bisutería y complementos.

Todo empezó por casualidad y poco a poco comencé a hacer anillos, pulseras, collares, pendientes, broches, llaveros, colgantes de móvil…vamos, un poco de todo!
Me encanta utilizar distintos materiales y técnicas para experimentar y poder desarrollar líneas distintas.

Uno de mis materiales favoritos son las piedras semipreciosas, me encantan sus colores, texturas y formas que siempre son una fuente de inspiración.
Mi marca nació por casualidad, creada a parte del nombre de uno de mis gatitos, Dofi.

Si quieres, puedes ponerte en contacto conmigo, me encantaría saber de ti!