Graduated Shell Chips

Here are a couple of necklaces I made with some shell pieces I bought at Micheals quite a while ago.  They're pretty basic; it's the old string and macaroni technique.  I added the silver spacer beads.  I believe they had other colours, but I liked these two the most.

A present for my cousin.

I made this necklace and earring set for my cousin for her birthday.  She seemed pretty pleased with it.  I thought it came out beautifully, even if the bad lighting and bluriness in these pictures don't do it justice.  I really need to find a better way to do this!

They were done with clear, black, and smokey gray glass beads, and gunmetal-coloured findings.

Some news.

I've made a whole boatload of earrings to sell at work (some models you've seen before, and some new) and I promise I will post pictures of the newer ones very soon, before I bring them in.

I haven't been up to much else jewellery-wise, because it takes a lot of time that I can only give on weekends.  I wanted to take my kit with me when I went to Blue Mountain for a few days, but I probably would have only had time for it for one day even there.

When I get time off in the summer, I hope to get some more stuff done.  I have been stocking up to make an Egyptian necklace, scarab pendant and all, but I've only gone as far as colllecting the materials.  Maybe I'll have it done by Halloween and be Cleopatra!  Or not.

Here's a nifty website...

I was invited to join Lookville, a site where you can post your outfits, jewellery, and accessories, and people can give you their opinions on how they look.

I've joined and am posting some of my jewellery, and have had positive feedback so far.  The people are nice and complimentary, and if they happen to not like something, they're very polite about it.

It's a good site from what I've seen in the hour or so since I've joined (I'm so quick with praise!), so I suggest you check it out.  Currently it's on an invitation-only basis, but I can refer 5 people, so if you're interested in joining up, let me know!

Cloisonnee

Here are a couple of bracelets I made with some pretty cloisonnee beads I bought from a shop downtown.  I recently went back to get more, I liked them so much.

Pearls for Mom

I made these for my mom to wear to a wedding recently.  She's into pearls...can you tell?

They're glass pearls, and I used black, white, and off-white.  She was a fan of my pink and black necklace (and hey, it's a nice necklace, tooting my own horn or not), and luckily there were still a few pendants at the store.

Mini-Chandeliers

On my big foray to the downtown bead stores, I bought a 200-piece bag of mini chandelier bases.  Oh the possibilities! 

These are a pair I made for a girl at work who liked the earrings I made for the other ladies, but didn't want them as big as theirs.