Whenever I make jewellery, I’m left with a handful of small round glass beads. Over time, those beads grew into a collection of colour, and I decided they deserved a moment of their own.
At first, I imagined simple bracelets.
Then I added the glass hearts.
Available on Etsy now.
The final colour-way. When I was tidying up all my beads over the holidays I realised I had accumulated a lot of small beads, leftovers from lots of beadmaking sessions. I thought I would make some simple bracelets with them, but as I was putting them together I also noticed some small dotty heart beads and thought – they might look cute in the bracelets. And here they are. They will be listed on Etsy as one-off pieces very soon.
All the pretty blues. The third colour-way in my new little hearts collection.
Next colour-way in the small heart collection is green. An all-time favourite, green jewellery kind of pops among lots of different clothing options and for people with darker hair. Listing soon.
My goal this year is to release a new mini-collection of one-off pieces of jewellery every four weeks ✨
It’s a little creative push that I’m really enjoying.
Each collection will be listed on Etsy for four weeks only, before making way for the next one.
First up were the blue-banded bees. There are only a few pieces left now (thank you so much to everyone who gave them a home 🐝 💛).
Next up: Tiny Hearts ❤️
Bracelets and earrings in four colour-ways, and yes, this one is obviously my favourite.
Stay tuned. I’ll let you know when they’re live online… just over a week to go.
So I finally saw a real blue-banded bee! 🐝
OK…it was in a museum. And it wasn’t alive.
But still, it happened.
My version? Slightly bigger, slightly brighter and very much buzzing with joy
I put a small collection of work together this week. It’s available at @tartscollective now. A beautiful mix of blues and greens. They won’t help you feel cool, but they look cool.
Silver prices have more than doubled in the past year. This increase is due to rising global demand (especially from renewable energy and electronics), higher mining and refining costs and ongoing supply pressure.
Sterling silver is an important part of my work, so you may notice some price adjustments as these costs continue to rise. I’ll always do my best to keep changes minimal while continuing to make pieces that are built to last.
Thank you for supporting handmade.
I went through my collection of old beads over the weekend. And I managed to make a few new necklaces. They are on display at @tartscollective now.
Watching the blue-banded bee jewellery find new homes has been such a joy. A handful of pieces are still available in my Etsy shop.
