The Vintaj "Global Village" Inspiration Projects

We are so excited to be beading partners this month with Vintaj for their Global Village design theme. As we mentioned in our last post about our partnership, the designers at Vintaj have created some beautiful pieces inspired by the Global Village theme.  Today we thought we should share more about these projects.  We hope they will inspire you to create your own Global Village pieces!

Global Village Necklace Designed by Jess Italia Lincoln

Global Village Necklace

By combining hard and soft elements, this colorful necklace embodies the "Global Village" theme. The hard gemstones and Vintaj metal components are softened by use of the the silk fabric fairy ribbon and custom mixed patina colors on the filigree brass beads. The color changing mood beads bring this necklace together for a bright, yet antiqued, worldly design.

Goa Tassel Necklace Designed by Betsy Kaage

Goa Tassel Necklace

This long tassel necklace uses a fun technique of wire wrapping three Vintaj Scrolling Abacus stamping pendants to create the foundation for this chain tassel. A beautiful mirage color changing ocean pearl pattern mood bead elevates this funky brass design.

Persian Henna Necklace Designed by Betsy Kaage

Persian Henna Necklace

For this statement necklace, Betsy created her own custom blank using patinas, archival ink and rubber stamps. I love the way she combines several Vintaj pendants in focal piece of this design. There is a ton of visual interest, from the custom stamping to the color mixed gemstones, and even in the cross hatch design of the jump rings.

Global Occasion Necklace Designed by Jess Italia Lincoln

Global Spear Earrings

Global Occasion Necklace

By using various colors of patina in the recesses of these Global Spear pendants, Jess brought out the depth of these natural brass stamped drops. I think the addition of the yellow honey jade beads lighten up this design and help balance out the large brass findings. For the complete look, Jess created the Global Spear Earrings.

Ancient Bukhara Necklace Designed by Jess Italia Lincoln

Ancient Bukhara Necklace

If you look closely you will see that Jess has used our Vintage Lucite Art Deco beads in this design. A combination of Marble + Agate + Clay patina was applied to these patterned Lucite beads to create an Antique White finish with a smokey gray background. Simply brush it on and wipe off with a paper towel. Jess also uses gemstones and Vintaj filigree to complete this necklace.

Indian Boho Bracelet Designed by Jess Italia Lincoln

Indian Boho Bracelet

Get your bracelet bending pliers ready to create this cuff-like bracelet. By using several bent components attached with jump rings, Jess gives this bracelet structure. The faceted nugget gemstone dangles provide that extra pop of color and shine.

Turkish Baubles Bracelet Designed by Jess Italia Lincoln

Turkish Baubles Bracelet

This charm bracelet highlights a great technique to try on your chain. Jess used a combination of Marble + Agate + Clay patina and applied it to the Rounded Oval Chain to create an Antique White finish. Simply brush on, allow to dry for a minute and use the Vintaj metal reliefing block to remove color from areas to achieve an aged look. This chain becomes the perfect backdrop for the colorful brass, turquoise and ivory beads.

Guilded Gypsy Bracelet Designed by Jess Italia Lincoln

Guilded Gypsy Bracelet

The Guilded Gypsy bracelet shows off the unique coin shaped wood beads. When the brass filigree pieces are layered and bent like this it gives the appearance of an ornate bezel setting for these beads. This is a great way to incorporate a bead where you want it to look like a cabochon.

Arabian Adornment Earrings Designed by Jess Italia Lincoln

Arabian Adornment Earrings

I love the way Jess uses the CzechMates 2-hole lentil beads in these gorgeous chandelier earrings. They add that pop of gold that brings out the brightness of the brass stampings that have been buffed with the Vintaj relief block. They may be small by the lentils are essential to this design. Again, Jess uses the color changing mood beads to tie it all together.


I hope you have enjoyed our trip around the world with these Vintaj designs!  You can see more designs like these ones in our Vintaj Inspiration photo gallery.

Let Vintaj know who's in your "village" - your circle of creative support and inspiration. Stop by their giveaway post to let them know and you could win a gorgeous stash of globally themed goodies from Vintaj and Beadaholique. The deadline to enter is Friday, Monday May 5, 2014 at midnight CT.

-Kat