Folksy Friday

I couldn't decide on a theme for this weeks Folksy Friday - I was reallly dithering until my eyes latched onto the salt & pepper pots on the dining table - so this weeks theme is

SALT & PEPPER

salt dough hearts from Misha Country Workshop

salt and pepper purse from Zazu Jewellery

salt and pepper necklace from Polyanna Designs

pepper the sock monkey from One Shy Elephant

natural bath salts from Millbank Soaps

I hope you like my selection

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new jewellery

I've been keeping myself out of mischief making some beaded jewellery.  Sold a few sets of matching jewellery recently so needed to replenish some stock.

I was asked to make a cream shell bracelet to match a pair of earrings in my Groovycart shop.  I had some of the beads left over so made these items.  These beads are really pretty - photo doesn't really do them justice

I made this pendant with some little resin pebbles that I've put into a silver circle

all this jewellery is available from my GroovyCart shop

Misi Monday

the theme for this weeks MISI MONDAY is

the SEA

I hope you like what I've chosen

anchor brooch from Wooden Tree

tropical fish suncatcher from Sun Spirit

harbour scene clutch from Peppermint Twist

fish rocks from Hydrogen87

sea spray necklace from Jewels of Isis

tide's out from RichPix

DAD keyrings

some of you may have seen my "screw loose", "gone fishing" or "gone sailing" keyrings on misi or folksy.  I was asked by a couple of people if I could make them with other themes for fathers day - guitars and motorbikes.  Did a trawl around to see what's available and found some fun, man themed charms.

I've got some more waiting to be made into keyrings but have run out of the large triangle clamp bails.  As soon as the order arrives I'll post some piccies...

for sale from my GroovyCart shop

our little furry friends

why is it when you tend & nurture your garden it can all get ruined by one "friendly" cat

I tried everything to temp her out of the flower bead but it didn't work

she made herself very comfortable & settled in for a snooze

then in the evening we realised that the other cat had found a new "roost"

"who me?"

neither of these cats are ours - they just come round to say hello

MISI Monday

the theme for today's MISI monday is

BLUE BUTTERFLY

these are the items I've chosen

batik butterfly pendant from Silverleaf Shiny Stuff

blue butterfly art from Daisy Frames

blue parchment butterfly card from Earth 15288

blue origami butterfly necklace from Origami Jewellery

blue butterfly hanger from Allison Franks

padded buttterfly artwork from Starflower

I hope you like my selection....

Wizard of Oz inspired Rainbow Bracelet

I've been wanting to make this bracelet for ages but couldn't find any ruby slippers charms.  I toyed with the idea of using pictures decoupaged into silver frame charms but felt they would be overpower all the other beads and charms.

I've placed the beads in rainbow order (Richard Of York Gained Battles In Vain - had to keep saying that to remember the order - lol!)

I hunted everywhere for some ruby slippers charms but couldn't find any so ended up making my own.  I bought some plain silver coloured slipper charms and added some red glitter resin.  The bracelet is now for sale in my GroovyCart shop.

I had to buy a job lot of the charms and have made them all into ruby slippers - I now have more ruby slipper charms than I'll ever need so have listed the surplus ones in my Karen's Beads shop on MISI

I mixed too much red glitter resin so made these hoops too.  I nearly listed the hoops in Karen's Beads too but then decided to make them up into a funky pair of earrings - you won't be overlooked wearing these earrings.  They've also been listed in my GroovyCart shop