I bought this bracelet in Bath, England a few years ago. Originally, those silver frames held mother of pearl inserts. I wore the bracelet to a Tragically Hip concert (they rocked the house, btw) and somewhere in there the mother of pearl fell out. I…
It’s tough to blog about crafts when you don’t want to give away your Christmas gifts! Instead, here’s an update on my polymer clay adventures. I started by switching from Sculpey to Fimo because it’s apparently harder… harder to work with that is! This stuff…
Lately, as I’ve been feeling a bit resined out, I’ve renewed my interest in polymer clay (I say ‘renewed’ here, though the reality is the last time I worked with this stuff I was 15). The interest was inspired by being in Italy, and seeing…
OK :) Sterling silver oversized dragonfly clasp 4mm bicone Swarovski crystals in Aqua 3mm bicone Swarovski Crystals in Caribbean Blue 4mm Deep brown Swarovski pearls 2mm sterling silver seed beads Smoky Quartz finish Japanese delicas 2 Sterling silver filigree cone ends
This is the last one in my short series of delicate little charm bracelets, and for my last one I’ve chosen the beautiful city of Florence. The Ponte Vecchio at blue hour, that perfect sky colour and the Arno river so still and reflective inspired me…
Be prepared this week to see a lot of jewellery – I’m in full prep mode for Le Pop! this weekend and thinking, breathing and dreaming out new designs for my selection. Each piece will be part of my Inspira series – jewellery inspired by…
It’s official, I’m obsessed with glass working. The tipping point came when I realized I’d finally started making beads nice enough to create jewellery from them. It is so satisfying to wear something where even the actual beads are made by you! This isn’t my…
In the tradition of my other Inspira pieces I’ve created a bracelet inspired by the Lake of Quidi Vidi in St. Johns, Newfoundland: Tito and I shot the lake during the blue hour. It was a very serene spot. I love the deep blues and…
I loved the washi bracelets from a few weeks ago and decided I couldn’t stop there; here are my latest attempts :) I love this one – hematite findings with a toggle clasp and black/white/pink washi. Because the ring and the backing are not one…
I’ve got resin on the brain ;) This time I experimented with making small medallions of Japanese Washi (和紙) and antique copper. I then used them to create a few rings, earrings and a bracelet – I love how it turned out, I’ve already got plans for…
These goodies are all from last weeks lampworking session – enjoy! I also made this red pendant – …which goes so beautifully with one of my favourite scarves… And these earrings Which had to be rescued by all the glue I spilled on them… Hope…
I’m getting better at this :) This is the front view of my latest bracelet. And a side/clasp view. With this one I used the same colour scheme for all beads but experimented with different forms and shapes. I discovered that flattened beads sit more…