Blue Jeans Butterfly

A Butterfly pendant to remind us that summer is on it's way!

Little Bow Brooches

I have been having fun with buttons and bows! These tiny little brooches are a lot of fun to make and really quite addictive.

Fluttering in on a Spring Breeze...

Is this sweet little butterfly pendant necklace, I'm anticipating a small invasion of this little pretties as soon as I get some more chains.

Eat Your Heart Out Carmen Miranda!

When I was little, one of my jobs at Christmas was arranging the special Christmas fruit bowl for my Nan. We always had a great selection at Christmas, it was probably the only time of the year that we would have both grapes and pineapple, both of which were generally a special treat. I don't think we'd discovered Kiwi fruits at that point, it was the early eighties, lol.

These days we have a lot more access to fruits at all times of the year, but I still remember the excitement of the first peaches and strawberries of the season, I don't get that anymore. I'm not really complaining though! I had some fun today arranging this silly Carmen Miranda style fruit bowl and remembering the excitement of preparing for Christmas with my beloved late Gran.

Yellow Tulip Necklace

I'm continuing to develop my crystal tulip design and really wanted to see what it looked like in a traditional tulip colour. I found these lovely yellow firepolished beads and the pearl in my stash and knew they would be perfect. It took me a while to decide what shade of green to use on the strap, in the end I decided to use silver lined green at the core to add depth and a transparent ab finish which picks up from the yellow in the tulip. I originally had a more elaborate necklace planned but eventually realised that a simple one would be best to showcase the flower. I even took a halfway decent photo!

Pretty Flower Earrings

I am having a pink and green moment! Here are a pair of pretty pink and green earrings. Lucite flowers, green firepolish beads and sterling silver. I think I need a pair of these myself, they are perfect for the glorious sunshine we are having today!

All Four Corners Ring

The beaded ring obsession continues here with my latest design, the All Four Corners Ring. Incorporating a 10mm glass pearl, swarovski crystals and seed beads, this ring is made using 4 techniques, tubular peyote, fringing, picot edge and ladder stitch.