Month: February 2017

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Studio View

It’s nearly the end of summer, and we are about to have a fairly long stretch of hot weather!  I have to admit that it’s fairly hard to work in my studio when it’s hot.  With the torch, kiln and hotplate all going, it makes for a very warm room.  Still, it won’t be long before I am longing for the sunshine and warmth again.  I’m not much of a winter fan, but it can be nice working in my studio on winter days.

I am working on some new colour play jewellery for March.  I have some new ideas, and some old ideas that I have changed a bit.  I can’t wait to show you.  The newsletter will be out on March 9 showing all of the new work.  Have you signed up yet?

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Random thanks

A big thanks to everyone who bought a random necklace from me recently, I hope you enjoy wearing them!  I also really appreciated all of the comments that came through.  Random necklaces are not easy for me to make, so I am glad that you all seemed to like them.  I’m working on some new jewellery for March, and I can’t wait to show you.

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View from my studio

Tuesdays are studio days for me now that the kids are settled back into school and kindy.  It has taken me a couple of weeks to adjust to the sound and feeling of no children in the house!  I think today is the first day that I’ve felt OK about it all.  I’m trying to make the most of my time.

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Random bead necklaces

I have just finished making a series of 8 random glass bead necklaces.  All necklaces are etched, and they are quite eye-catching!  I made an extra one for myself, and I find myself wearing it with all sorts of clothes.  (This is not normal for me, usually I stick to red)!

They are available in my online shop now.  Click on the image to get to the shop!  Or just click HERE!

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Random

I made a couple of necklaces recently using some random beads.  I have to say, the feedback was so nice, I decided to make some more.  Now, it would seem that random would be an easy combination to put together.  However, I can assure you it was not!  I agonised over every bead selection….and I’m hoping they will kind of stay a bit like this:

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View from my studio

I try really hard to not work on the weekends.  I feel like weekends are for family time.  Or for indulging in a book!  But, some orders came in on Friday, and it seemed like a good idea to get the beads made over the weekend so I could post them on Monday.

Very grateful for the orders.  It was nice to get into the studio.  I had a few other little jobs to do, like dipping mandrels, so glad to get that done while I was there.

Hope you are having, or have had a great weekend, wherever you are!

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Flower Earrings

These earrings have all been made from recycled glass.  This photograph features Skyy Vodka, Peroni Beer, Coopers Ale, Banrock Station and Bombay Sapphire Gin.  And I am happy to make these earrings in other colours too.  Last year I made a pair from a Moet Champagne bottle, and they looked SO pretty!  The beads catch the light beautifully.