Friday 15 May 2009

Shiny things!

More jewellery finishes - poor Maggie is still unfinished, I think I'll take her to France with me next week where there will be no other crafty distractions!

Below is an asymmetric necklace, worry beads (or golf counters), a 'Big Sister' bracelet for my neighbour's daughter, and the mother's bracelet for when the new baby eventually arrives, a bracelet with miracle beads and large lucite flowers, a heavy charm necklace that was originally going to be a bracelet, a matched set with lucite flowers and leaves, Toho seed bead stalks and Czech glass stalks, a Bollywood Bracelet (I don't know why, that was just what sprang to mind when it was finished. It's made with some sparkly beads that I had in a mix, if anyone can tell me what they are I'd be really pleased), and lastly a foiled blue glass bracelet and earrings.

Friday 8 May 2009

Slowly but surely!

Finally braved the cording on Maggie last night (I've been too terrified of ruining the whole thing to try it!) and it isn't so bad - but it is slow going. Now I've started it might get quicker, but I'm so looking forward to finishing this! It's been on the frame since March 2006, and since then I've had two babies, finished all sorts of other things and taken up at least two new crafts.

On the other craft front - have been playing with charms and beads to make bracelets, and also finished an ambitious asymmetrical three-stranded necklace - photos to follow!