I am really looking forward to being part of this extra special market at Flinders Street Market on Saturday! If you click on this link, you can get some more information about it. Hope to see you there.
Heartsy Market
Year: 2016
View from my studio
Hi there! It’s winter solstice! It’s almost my favourite day of the year! I love winter solstice because I know from here on in it’s all longer days and warmer weather! Well, soon enough it will be. Yay!
I’ve been busy getting ready for the Etsy market on Saturday. This will be held at Flinders Street Market in Adelaide from 10am until 3pm. I look forward to seeing you there, if you get a chance to go.
I’m also busy working on my SALA exhibitions. They are both really different, and I am enjoying the process of putting both of them together. I’ll share more details as the time gets closer. They both run throughout August.
The special discount in my Etsy shop is available until 30 June…but…you have to subscribe to my newsletter to get the extra special offer. It might just be worth it! I’ll have some new listings going up before the 30th June.
Colour Play
Green is probably one of the most difficult colours to work with in glass. It tends to bleed into other colours, making it quite messy, and definitely not how it was originally intended. I have to be careful about the colours that I choose to make green work nicely. I like the contrast in these greens, creating jewellery that will work with all sorts of green clothing choices.
View from my studio
It was so cold here this morning! I can tell in my fingers if it’s close to zero degrees, it happens when you walk in the morning. This morning I estimated it was 3 degrees (cold finger test), and when I checked the temperature it was – 3 degrees! Tomorrow I will be walking with my gloves on I think. Winter mornings are definitely here.
Today I am finishing off some consignment top-ups, and also getting some new work ready for my website. I have been putting a lot of thought into my SALA exhibitions, and I’m pleased with where those designs are heading.
The sun is shining. The sky is blue. It’s a beautiful day here. I hope you have a lovely week wherever you are.
An interview…
I was recently interviewed by Tangerine Meg for her blog! It was a fun process, and she put it together so nicely. Head on over to her blog for a look. THIS IS THE LINK.
I will be interviewing Meg for my blog soon. In the meantime, here is my favourite picture from her website:
Colour Play
I have been experimenting with new beads and jewellery! I will be sharing the new work over the next month or so, one new colour-way each week.
This week I have used red and purple glass to create a really regal combination of beads. Purple is a nice contrast for red, it softens it a lot from the traditional red/black/white, giving it a more feminine look.
View from my studio
My studio window can be a bit distracting at times. Birds fly in and out, butterflies make their way around the garden, the wind blows the leaves in the trees…all very distracting! Today the view from my studio looks like this:
I am sending out my newsletter this week with lots of exciting things in it! If you haven’t already subscribed…please click on this link to do so. You could win a pair of earrings of your choice from my Etsy shop!
Featured on MIAS Market
Oh, wow, my new work is featured on the new marketplace for ethically produced items in Australia – MIAS Market (click on link to visit).
I have made several new Bombay Sapphire Gin pieces of jewellery, and discounted them too! Well worth checking out!
Window Display at T’Arts
Something new from something old.
That is the theme of my window display at T’Arts. I had a lot of fun setting this up the other day. It’s on until June 25, so I hope you get a chance to visit.
- New silk cord necklaces
- New red jewellery inspired by my 2012 exhibition “10,000 red glass beads”
- New jewellery from a Banrock Station wine bottle and a Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle
- New rainbow jewellery made from a necklace that I had in a different exhibition that didn’t sell (I cut up that necklace to make some really sweet necklaces)!
- Plus, the window is decorated with flowers that I made from a book that our puppy ate!
Colour Play
Now it’s time for the final instalment in this colourful selection of jewellery! This time I am finishing with some fairly neutral colours: black, white and purple. These colours go with so much, I thought it was nice to feature them all together.
Feel free to look back on all of the other blog posts: Red/Orange/Yellow studs, Cobalt/Turquoise/Blue studs, Fine Silver Wire necklaces, Colourful drop necklaces.
