Month: January 2017
View from my studio
It’s the last weekend of the school holidays and I am making a few beads this morning before we spend the rest of the afternoon swimming! Our kids have loved swimming over the school holidays, so we are going to make the most of this amazing sunny afternoon. My youngest starts kindy this year, so… Read More
Bead Sorting….
Whenever I make sets of necklaces and earrings, I often make extra beads – just in case! And then the result of all of those extra beads is shown in the photograph below – lots of beads! Today I am going to sort through them so I can use them. I’m not exactly sure yet… Read More
Sometimes you just have to wear all the colours…
I wear a lot of black and white, and often I’ll throw some red into the mix. I like those colours, for me they are simple and I can usually wear any jewellery to complement it. Usually, my jewellery would be red! For some reason yesterday, that was just not enough colour for me. So… Read More
View from my studio
Green jewellery
Thanks…
…to everyone who gives me their old bottles, I say a big thank you to you all! It’s easy to put something in the bin, but it takes a lot more effort to stop and put the bottle aside, and to make sure I get it at some stage. For all of you who make… Read More
Farm Glass Jewellery
Remember last year, when I showed you the farm glass that someone had given me so that I could make them some special necklaces? Well, here are a couple of necklaces that I made with the glass. It was such a lovely glass to work with, and I wanted to stay as close to the… Read More
View from my studio
Oh well, I guess there was always going to come a time when I had to really get back on the torch and start making beads! Today is the day that I get back into it. I have spent the morning cleaning away the remains of 2016, and this afternoon I’ll hope to spend as… Read More