jewelllery making for 2010

nic2075

Kandi - those are absolutley gorgeous :T:T. I love love love brooches! Ive bought loads of felt and crocheted ones off of folksy

Yukki - i also love your bracelt and I wouldnt part with it. The colours are great and go really nice with the pearls.

nic2075

This is my challenge entry. Ive made a Tea clipper necklace for my youngest sisters birthday in July. she loves all things nautical and vintage.

mary-op

Kandi - love the brooches and just trawled through your blog.............some beautiful stuff you've done. Think I just might have a go at the needle cases -not for anyone else.......just me........could really do with sorting out me sewing box.

Another button necklace done today.........that must make 5 that are now in my spare room with all the other christmas 'stash'...............just need to work out who's having them and try and keep one for me...............lol

nic2075

Can I pick you brains for a mintute? Im trying to think of what to give my kids nursery teachers on Tuesday (end of term up here). My dd is going into Primary 1 so its her last few days there, all the teachers have been fantastic. My OH is a teachers and I know how many 'Best teacher' mugs and boxes of choccies they will be getting, so I wanted to do something different.

I have 4 of them to buy/make for. I dont really have enough beads for any more mem wire bracelets. I was thinking wine bottle/glass charms and giving them on a mini bottle of wine or an organza bag. They would be cheap and easy to make. Im not sure if they would actually use them though.
Are any of you planning to make anything?
At xmas they always get a snow man soup each and love them but theyre a bit out of season lol.

Kandipandi

Nic what about a keyring, you might not have enough beads for a full bracelet but might have enough for a bag charm or keyring?
Your necklace for the challenge is beautiful, well done!

nic2075

I dont really have any keyring bits. I only have sliver chain, beads, headpins, charms and lobster clasps. I could maybe make a silver bracelet with a couple of beads and a silver charm. Ive also got wire and loads of Fimo but im not sure they would like a fimo cupcake or donut bracelet.

pointofnoreturn

I made some fimo cupcakes yesterday - my first time making charms with clay!! I was quite pleased with the result and made a bracelet with them. They are on my blog if anyone would like to see. I've made a fimo cake tonight and sliced it up so will take photos of it tomorrow!

Some lovely makes on here and all so different.

billymateless

You are a lovely lot of people on here, so much encouragement & help is spread around.

I really like looking at your creations & whilst I may prefer some styles to others all the work is beautifully done. Well done to everyone.

I have struggled again to photgraph my challange entry. - **Note to self**Get some batteries & google how to take photos of jewellery.

Follow my homepage link to see them.
The jet beads were from necklaces that were bought by both of my Grandads for my maternal & paternal grandmothers, the smaller ones were from the poorer side of the family! No one had much money & the necklaces were the nearest they got to having good jewellery.

I made the jump rings & used 2 to a link as the beads are very heavy, I also made the silver art clay heart. The earings have silver clay discs that I've textured in kind of Victorian pattern.

To be honest, I think the beads are too heavy & I may decide to pull it apart and come up with something else but I do like making use of the beads.
I still have a surviving Grandma, she is 96 years old and although frail, partially sighted & heard of hearing, lives alone in her own home. She still is a bright as a button & is very happy the beads are being put to good use.

The beads remind me of how much my Grandmothers were loved by my Grandfathers, & I know they loved me, when the time comes, I'm hoping my daiughter will redesign them into something she can wear & keep the love going!

Crafty_JuJu

billymateless - Thats gorgeous, I love the chain you have made with the big black beads x

Kandipandi - I love your pins, there gorgeous, alot nicer than the earrings x

pointofnoreturn - Those cupcakes are so cute, which youtube video did you watch for them? Hope you don't mind me asking but theres so many lol

nic2075 - I love your necklace, its so simple (if you know what I mean) & gorgeous, it works so well (am I making sense? lol, I just can't seem to think of the write words!) She'll loe it x

Wow another week done, where did that go!? Best get on with the wedding invites, so must pull myself away from the computer! x

yukkibear

pointofnoreturn wrote: »

I made some fimo cupcakes yesterday - my first time making charms with clay!! I was quite pleased with the result and made a bracelet with them. They are on my blog if anyone would like to see. I've made a fimo cake tonight and sliced it up so will take photos of it tomorrow!

Some lovely makes on here and all so different.

Gorgeous bracelet, well done with those charms

nic2075 wrote: »

Can I pick you brains for a mintute? Im trying to think of what to give my kids nursery teachers on Tuesday (end of term up here). My dd is going into Primary 1 so its her last few days there, all the teachers have been fantastic. My OH is a teachers and I know how many 'Best teacher' mugs and boxes of choccies they will be getting, so I wanted to do something different.

I have 4 of them to buy/make for. I dont really have enough beads for any more mem wire bracelets. I was thinking wine bottle/glass charms and giving them on a mini bottle of wine or an organza bag. They would be cheap and easy to make. Im not sure if they would actually use them though.
Are any of you planning to make anything?
At xmas they always get a snow man soup each and love them but theyre a bit out of season lol.

I think a mini bottle of wine and a wine glass charm is a fab idea.

nic2075 wrote: »

This is my challenge entry. Ive made a Tea clipper necklace for my youngest sisters birthday in July. she loves all things nautical and vintage.

Loving this necklace