A quick recap: I had to make a lot of necklaces like this for a particular shop. I had to work out how to turn this exhibition item into a production item. I had to decide which design I liked the most. Then I had to work out how to make the most of this design… Read More

So, in the last post I had determined that I was going to make the beads for both necklaces and see how they turned out.  Well, this is how they both turned out: I am curious about what other people think of these necklaces, but I have to admit that as soon as I laid… Read More

The first step in the process for me is to do some drawing.  Luckily for me I knew how the necklace was supposed to look, I just didn’t know what colours I was going to use, or how I was going to use colour, to simplify the design. I started with the necklace design, and… Read More

I made these necklaces for my “Home Wear” exhibition this year.  I love the simplicity of them, but I didn’t really intend to make them a production line. Until one of my stockists asked me if I could make a bunch of them for their shop. Of course I could! When I do production runs,… Read More