Art and design by Boriana Giormova – funny, geeky, cute, creepy and weird drawings, handmade jewelry and crafts
This year I created snowflake necklaces for my youngest daughter’s Christmas school sale. Creating these shapes from wire was very pleasant. I even added some beads to them. My goal was to use only supplies which I already had. So I used two types of 20 gauge non-tarnishing silver-toned copper wire and acrylic beads for …
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Here’s a chunky braided copper cuff which I crafted last summer. It is naturally oxidized in warm chocolate-y copper tones. I crafted this bracelet using recycled copper wire. How it started My father-in-law works with electricity and he gave me a supply treasury of old cables. Here is the particular one which I used for …
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I made these earrings from wire, copper washers, natural garnet faceted stones and glass seed beads. Wanted to create something which includes movement and a play with light reflections. Used hammered copper and sterling silver wire to shape them. Each earring has five long copper teardrops attached to a small silver triangle wrapped with silver …
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If you love handmade jewelry and boho earrings these new designs might be exactly for you. They are not new, actually. I made them in the summer, then oxidized them a bit, then left copper’s natural patina to develop for quite some time. Copper has long been one of my favorite materials to work with …
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I’ve created so many jewelry items lately, that I lost count of them. Actually, I’ve started many more than I’ve finished. I want to make posts for them but somehow this has been one of the last things on my to-do list. And I still want to add them to my visual journal here. So …
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Here’s a purple eye flower pendant which I made recently. Whimsical, slightly creepy, weird and fun. It combines a spooky stare with a cute floral structure. Made it from air dry clay. I designed and 3d printed my own clay cutter. Conditioned and cut the clay then sculpted the petals a bit and pressed in …
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I have a particular character of mine which I like to draw. It is a weird kitty with black and white stripes and a long neck. This creature appeared while I was drawing for daily Inktober prompts some years ago. I feel connected with it on a level I cannot entirely understand. It has many …
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I love the Celtic flower shape. I made these earrings from stainless steel wire and natural purple amethyst stone chips. Finished them with sterling silver hooks for maximum comfort, even for sensitive ears. I used 22 gauge (0.8 mm) stainless steel 304 wire. It is hard to shape in this floral structure but I love …
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I was sitting on the balcony of my villa on the mid-afternoon. One of those rare moments of absolute calmness. Birds singing, warm sunlight shining and so on. I felt like drawing. Prepared my sketchbook and two nice 3B and 5B graphic pencils. Didn’t have the slightest idea what to draw. Then came the thought …
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I wanted to make an anklet with the natural carnelian stones which I got recently – 4 mm, highly polished, in different shades or orange. Lively, energetic, transparent, just lovely. Made it with the idea the loops to be a size similar to the stones’ size. Thought it would create an interesting effect – a …
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Cute Strange Creatures 