Thursday 22 September 2016

Mummy's Makes: An Adventure In CRAW

So recently Mummy has become a bit of a CRAW addict!  She's been making some gorgeous necklaces, some abstract, others more conventional, all gorgeous!

I totally love this cross that she made first.  That single silver element in the centre is just perfection!  It is available in our Etsy Shop here.

Check out this gorgeous celtic cross necklace Mummy made recently! Her patience with CRAW astounds me
#beadwork #beadweaving #craft #handmade #necklace #seedbeads #gold


Then came this beautiful Aztec looking design in shades of metallic pink!  This one is my favourite beause I just love the shapes she's made with this versatile stitch, even though pink is seriously not my bag!  It is available in our Etsy Shop here.

I love this cute pendant Mummy made in CRAW. Reminds me of an Aztec warrior.
#beading #beadwork #beadweaving #craft #handmade #seedbeads #necklace #beadworkforsale #pink


Ooooh, or maybe this one is my favourite!  I can't decide!  Love this geometric abstract pendant.  The colours are so retro and the shape makes me think of art deco.  Also available in our Etsy Shop here.


Another of Mummy's CRAW Creations! This one is also available in our Etsy shop - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/248815346/geometric-necklace-geometric-pendant
#beadwork #beadweaving #craft #handmade #seedbeads #necklace #beadworkforsale


Thursday 1 September 2016

Raspberry Ripple Bangle

Well, Mummy has certainly outdone herself!  Check this bad boy out:


Mummy has totally twisted my melon with this awesome bangle! 
It will be available in my etsy shop soon 
#beadwork #beadweaving #craft #handmade #bracelet #bangle #delicas #tilas



How gorgeous is that?!  I love the tila beads through the centre and the way the look like stained glass peeping out the rippled edges of the wings.  Those seed bead edges also completely threw me with their perfection!


Love how the tilas act like stained glass on Mummy's latest bangle, so pretty.
It's now up for sale in my etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/232455504/raspberry-ripple-bangle-geometric-bangle
#beadwork #beadweaving #craft #handmade #bracelet #bangle #delicas #statementjewellery #etsy #pink #red #metallic #seedbeads #beading #beadworkforsale #tilas #olive #jewelrydesign #jewelryforsale


This outstandingly gorgeous bangle is available in our Etsy Shop here

Thursday 25 August 2016

Tiny Triangle Earrings

Regular readers will know how much I love and am inspired by the works of Jean Power, especially her triangles.  They're so simple and yet so versatile.  Recently I needed to make a small thank you gift for someone and Jean came to the rescue again!



Tiny little triangle earrings were perfect!  

I bead around the post rather than glue the post to the finished triangle, mainly because you never know what people are allergic too, and the glue could dry prickly - never good!

I ended up making these for all my friends in all sorts of colours:






They are available for only £5 in my Etsy shop here





Wednesday 10 August 2016

A Day With Jean


As a gift to Mummy for organising the wedding for me and Chris, we aarranged to have her spend the day with Jean Power in an intimate one on one lesson.  Mummy is amazing and said that I could join them too though!



It was utterly amazing!!!  She bought all her finished pieces along and we saw pretty much the entire contents of her gallery in real life, which was AMAZING!

We decided to choose three things and have a jam packed day of learning: Icos Pendant, Beaded Frames and the amazing Interlocking Crystals and it was outstanding how much we learned from her.  The wedding was the best day ever but this came a close second!

This is mine and Mummy's work for the day:












































Wednesday 3 August 2016

A wedding!

On Halloween, Chris and I got married.  It was the most wonderful day of my life:






He looked utterly spiffing in his 3 piece tweed suit, and I felt like a princess in my Georgette wedding dress. It could not have been more perfect. I wore pearls in my hair, made by Mummy:

 
 
My bridesmaids wore red satin and I made them a simple necklace and matching earrings using Swarovski Elements in Siam paired with Silver Duracoat Delicas:


My flower girls had silver bracelets with matching Swarovski Hearts dangling, but I forgot to take a photo of them because I'm an idiot!!!

Mummy's necklace was spectacular!  She bought a pattern from BeAdInfinitum called Starburst Galaxy and made it in Swarovski Pearls and made a few adaptations to make it perfectly perfect for the wedding:

Look how many she's made! 
#beading #beadwork #beadweaving #craft #seedbeads #handmade #wedding #pearls #cream #beadinfinitum




How gorgeous is that??!!  She wore it with petrol blue silk and looked amazing!

All in all, we had a wonderful day and it was glorious bringing our craft into it - not least because it saved us plenty of pennies!
















Friday 29 July 2016

It's Been So Long!

Eeeep!  I just realised how long it's been sinve I last blogged... over a year!  So many things have happened, so many things have been made.  The most important thing I've done all year is get married!

Here's a sneak peek of all the things to look forward to that I promise I will blog about over the next few months:


Itty bitty spiders on a beaded web!  Far too cute a necklace made by Mummy. Available in my etsy shop, link in bio.
#beading #beadwork #beadweaving #craft #handmade #necklace #seedbeads #beadedbezels #miyukidelica #statementjewelry #Swarovski #triangles #spider #spiderweb #beadworkforsale #etsy #etsyshopI love the design possibilities with triangles! This necklace is a commission where the only direction given was gold, red, triangles and quirky but elegant. I know the first three have been successful, hopefully she thinks it is quirky but elegant too!!! #beading #beadwork #beadweaving #craft #handmade #Swarovski #rivolis #necklace #delicas #sorehands #statementjewellery #commission #siam #gold #duracoat #geometricbeadwork #jeanpower #triangles #trianglenecklace #miyukidelica #statementnecklace


Mummy's latest necklace is a glorious and deceptively simple chain of Swarovski Pearls and duracoat silver seed beads worked in different formulations of Right Angle Weave. I love it.
#beading #beadwork #beadweaving #craft #handmade #Swarovski #silver #statementjewellery #necklace #seedbeads #pearls #bronze #simplejewellery #chic #etsyshop #etsy #beadworkforsale

And hopefully a lot more to come as well!!!

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