Fabric Flower
Tried making flowers from Suffolk puffs (yo-yo's), quite pleased with the results, another textile flower to file away for future reference.
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TAD - Day 26: Carnelian and argentium earrings
Continuing somewhat of a theme, as the more observant amongst you will notice. I love the colour of these beads though - so summery! The weather's improved dramatically here, so I've been spending time on the beach, pretending to write more of my story - I've got about 2500 words done in the last couple of days, so it's not all been time wasted!
TAD Day 25 - Deerstuff's Coloured Dreams: "My Secret Garden" (Coral & pearls necklace + earrings)
"My secret garden's not so secret anymore" (Depeche Mode)
TAD - Day 25: a pearl and sterling silver bracelet
I appear to have completely forgotten to post this yesterday. Bad me. I blame the sunshine - it's nice weather here again finally!
Anyway, yesterday's Thing was a red and white freshwater pearl bracelet, wrapped in argentium sterling silver and finished with a handmade argentium toggle clasp. Today's Thing will come later, as inspiration strikes...
TAD Day 24 – Deerstuff’s Coloured Dreams: “The Blue Danube” (Teardrop Chandelier Earrings with Blue Lace Agate & Crystals)
It's time to dance again! Today we're gonna try waltz! "The Blue Danube" is one of my favorites... ;)
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Flowers made from Suffolk Puffs (yo-yo's)
After making a brooch with a nautical flavour yesterday, today I thought I would play around with Suffolk puffs (yo-yo's) again. This time they look more like flowers, and the gold one compliment the bib necklace, I made before Christmas.
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TAD Day 23 – Deerstuff’s Coloured Dreams: “Caramel-Milk” (Beaded Earrings + photos)
Since I was (once again!
) in a great hurry, I made these simple, charming and joyful earrings as today's contribution for "thing-a-day".
I think that White Howlite, Fire-Crackle Agate and Rose Quartz spheres go really well together and that they don’t need to be covered too much, allowing the gemstones to sweeten someone’s day through their beauty...
TAD Day 22 – Deerstuff’s Coloured Dreams: “The Duchess” (flower-brooch & photos)
Today I've made this flower brooch using black & dark blue tulle, silk, organza and some faux pearls & seed beads for the center. I'm pretty happy with the result but I'd really love to hear your thoughts!
I think one of these days I'll make a bracelet for this brooch and maybe some earrings, too...
I think one of these days I'll make a bracelet for this brooch and maybe some earrings, too...
Nautical but Nice!
I see from the fashion magazines, the nautical look is back (again!), my homage to this maritime fashion is to award my self a decoration. I made my brooch from a Suffolk puff (yo-yo's) sewed on a button, with a nautical flavour, and finally attached a red, white and blue ribbon. I completed my knitted necklace today too.
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TAD - Day 22: Larvikite and argentium silver pendant
Today's Thing is a pendant made from a larvikite slab, wrapped in argentium silver wire.
Wikipedia tells us that "Argentium sterling silver is a modern sterling silver alloy which modifies the traditional alloy (92.5% silver + 7.5% copper) by replacing some of the copper with the metalloid germanium. As it retains the 92.5% silver content of the traditional alloy, it is still referred to as sterling silver." For jewellery makers, the important thing about argentium is that, due to the modified alloy, it tarnishes much slower than traditional sterling silver.
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