Whimsy

Here's my completed my 19-inch whimsical spikey necklace! It took a while to get the right combination of colours. After a few false starts, I decided on green for the centrepiece, graduating to pink. I love how it has come out. The black Swarovski pearls in graduated sizes also bring out the vibrant colours. A magnetic clasp completes the necklace.

I like this so much I may make another one in blue! However, since it takes so long to complete, I'm moving on to another design first. Stay tuned!

Tubal elegance III

Here's my peach 18-inch necklace! I added a bit of turquoise, lime green, beige and rusty red to make it look a little bit American southwestern in style.

The tubal beads are flanked by Swarovski pearls and crystals.

I'm now working on a labour intensive necklace which is whimsical. My daughter suggested a green version which will look exactly like durians! Can't wait to show you the finished product sometime next week.

Tubal Elegance II

Here's my completed green necklace, 18 inches in length. I'm going to make one in 22 inches for my friend, Y. She loves green and orange colours!

Now on to complete my peach necklace!

Royalty

This is another special order. An 18-inch necklace with 5 beaded beads in graduated sizes, 12mm, 8mm and 6mm. I used Delica beads with 15.0 glass seed beads and Swarovski pearls underneath. The rest of the necklace is Swarovski crystal bicones and rondelles which makes it suitable for evening wear as well. Looks nicer than the photo!

Tubal elegance

This week began as busy as usual but I was determined to sit down and produce something! I started on a few ideas and came up with this lovely 18-inch necklace. This is specially made for a custom order. I peyote stitched 11 beads in brilliant purples and fuchsias separated by Swarovski bicones and rondelles. A peyote beaded toggle ties everything together.

I was so inspired by the purple necklace, I made similar necklaces in blue, green, peach and pink! This blue necklace is 16 inches and hugs the neck quite nicely. Instead of using Swarovski rondelles, I used Swarovski pearls which changed the look.
The rest of the week will be used to complete these necklaces as part of my new collection to be shown in May. Look out for more inspirations in the weeks to come!

Back to work!

My dear friends,

On Monday 3rd March we received a phone call from my husband's sister informing us that his mum had passed away at home. He drove up with his nephew, niece and her boyfriend to Kuala Trengganu on Tuesday. I took the children out of school and we left on the bus on Wednesday. We arrived back late Thursday night, just in time for the children to return to the last day of school. Between them they missed 8 exams!

The Christian cemetery was the smallest I'd ever seen! Probably big enough to build two bungalows on the land! We are thankful that Mum's suffering has ended. She had a hip replacement about six years ago and several strokes later which rendered her incapable of speaking or doing anything for herself.

After we returned home I was involved in preparations for Good Friday so work was on hold for another two weeks! Today is my first day back at work and I'm trying to finish up a few back orders. I've had some inspiration for new pieces but that will have to wait until I'm done with these orders! I hope I can still remember the ideas!

Thank you for writing and calling about the jewelry pieces. I'm happy when people appreciate my work! Hello to NJ all the way in India! Thanks for your comments!

Until I next write and post the completed orders, do have a great week ahead!