I finished my ‘Tropical Flower’ jewellery over the weekend. I made earrings to match using the cherry quartz drops and Lucite flowers. I am pleased with the way the wire wraps at the top of the drops adds texture. Tiny woven seed bead picots at the top help them to match the necklace. A few months ago I would never have thought about using Lucite flowers or wire wrapping, but here it all is in one piece. Using wire in a garland style necklace really does help it to keep a lovely curved shape when worn.
The changing colours of Autumn always have me reaching for
beads in berry shades. After my wireworking over the last few days I’ve a
vision in my head for something completely different, a stack of bangles, possibly a set of three based on
hedgerow plants. Needle felted and encrusted with pretty bijouterie which will
include beaded beads, bead embroidery and just maybe some little resin charms
that I will create myself. I’ve not done any resin casting before and it’s time
to give it a whirl. No holding me back is there!