The weather has been lovely & I've spent the past few days pottering around in the garden as well as opening the Just K Jewellery shop on Arty Miss Barter. I've listed a few items - got more to do but it takes time to get photos I think show off my jewellery to it's best.
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Thursday, 17 July 2008
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Make This Ring...
To make the cluster ring that I've called my "odds & ends" ring below you will need a ring blank with 8 loops and at least 24 beads & small headpins.
To get the best effect you need to attach at least three beads to each loop - more if possible. I've used 6mm beads, stars, hearts, flowers and silver & gold beads - all picked at random from my box.
Take a bead & put it on a headpin, trim off the excess wire & turn a loop, but don't close the loop. Attach to one of the loops on the ring & then close the loop on the headpin. Repeat this process until you've used all your beads or the ring is as full as you want it to be - it can be really fiddly work so be patient...
The ring is now for sale in my Secret Jewellery GROOVYCART shop - click the link on the right of this page
To get the best effect you need to attach at least three beads to each loop - more if possible. I've used 6mm beads, stars, hearts, flowers and silver & gold beads - all picked at random from my box.
Take a bead & put it on a headpin, trim off the excess wire & turn a loop, but don't close the loop. Attach to one of the loops on the ring & then close the loop on the headpin. Repeat this process until you've used all your beads or the ring is as full as you want it to be - it can be really fiddly work so be patient...
The ring is now for sale in my Secret Jewellery GROOVYCART shop - click the link on the right of this page
Odds & Ends Cluster Ring...
This cluster ring has been made from lots of different beads in my "odds & ends" box
I'm sure that everyone who makes beaded jewellery has got an odds & ends" box - full of beads that are left over from other jewellery projects. This was just an experiment to see what a ring made using these beads would look like. I deliberately didn't have a colour scheme in mind & am pleased with the result.
I'll be putting this ring into my shop on GROOVYCART later & will also make it into a project but haven't got time to do so at the mo - so come back soon...
I'm sure that everyone who makes beaded jewellery has got an odds & ends" box - full of beads that are left over from other jewellery projects. This was just an experiment to see what a ring made using these beads would look like. I deliberately didn't have a colour scheme in mind & am pleased with the result.
I'll be putting this ring into my shop on GROOVYCART later & will also make it into a project but haven't got time to do so at the mo - so come back soon...
Friday, 11 July 2008
More Resin Pendants...
I made these resin pendants before I went on holiday & have now made them up into necklaces.
This claret coloured oval pendant has fragments of shell embedded in the resin.
This claret coloured oval pendant has fragments of shell embedded in the resin.
This flower pendant is red & purple tinted resin with glitter to make it sparkle.
Thursday, 10 July 2008
My head hurts...
I've spent the last few days glued to the PC & now my head hurts - I need to go & lie down in a darkened room!
I've opened a shop on GROOVYCART and have spent quite a lot of time setting up the shop and uploading some stock. For the time being I've used stock that's also in The Secret Jewellery Boutique & Just K Jewellery because I already had photos that I could use. Eventually I'll replace this jewellery with new stock. This is a really easy site to use & I'll be interested to see what happens.
I've also got myself on Facebook. I've set up my profile & created a page for Just K Jewellery. When my head stops hurting through overuse I'll set up a page for The Secret Jewellery Boutique too.
Visit The Secret Jewellery Boutique on GROOVYCART and Just K Jewellery on FACEBOOK
I've opened a shop on GROOVYCART and have spent quite a lot of time setting up the shop and uploading some stock. For the time being I've used stock that's also in The Secret Jewellery Boutique & Just K Jewellery because I already had photos that I could use. Eventually I'll replace this jewellery with new stock. This is a really easy site to use & I'll be interested to see what happens.
I've also got myself on Facebook. I've set up my profile & created a page for Just K Jewellery. When my head stops hurting through overuse I'll set up a page for The Secret Jewellery Boutique too.
Visit The Secret Jewellery Boutique on GROOVYCART and Just K Jewellery on FACEBOOK
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Chunky purple bracelet...
I made this bracelet before I went on holiday and have just added it to Just K Jewellery. It's a really simple bracelet to make - just loads of assorted glass beads in various shades of purple on memory wire - ANYONE can make a memory wire bracelet
I've been looking at the resin shapes I've made recently and have been trying to decide which of them to make up into pendants.
I also want to make a "born to shop" charm bracelet featuring lots of really girlie things - I'm going to have scour my favourite suppliers to find some pretty charms
Monday, 7 July 2008
Back from holiday...
We've just had a lovely holiday in France - home now & back to normal. My workdesk is looking very tidy & inviting but before I get stuck in I thought I'd share a few of the lovely photo's that Nick took of our holiday...
This is the cottage in the Loire that we stayed in & yes that's me reading my book. This was a fabulous spot to enjoy a few glasses of wine & watch the sun go down. We even had an unexpected visitor one evening - a baby wild boar who appeared in front of us out of the undergrowth
Me enjoying the sun with the beautiful Chateau of Chennonceau in the background
In the gardens of Villandry
This is the Chateau at Azay le Rideau
After a week in the Loire we went to Brittany to this lovely cottage
This is the cottage in the Loire that we stayed in & yes that's me reading my book. This was a fabulous spot to enjoy a few glasses of wine & watch the sun go down. We even had an unexpected visitor one evening - a baby wild boar who appeared in front of us out of the undergrowth
Me enjoying the sun with the beautiful Chateau of Chennonceau in the background
In the gardens of Villandry
This is the Chateau at Azay le Rideau
After a week in the Loire we went to Brittany to this lovely cottage
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