Thank God It's Friday again!

This week has been another challenging one with a health problem in the family. After hours of pain and waiting in three doctors' offices, we finally managed to see the specialist at the hospital who is a friend of ours. This health problem has persisted for almost four weeks so it was good to have an expert opinion. A battery of tests was carried out and medications prescribed. This morning, the pain is much under control and life is beginning to look a bit more manageable.

Needless to say, amidst all the waiting, I still managed to make a few pieces! (May I just mention to my friends out there that I don't post every single piece I make). So if you're looking for more pieces, do contact me and I'll be happy to show you more!

It's been months since I last made a necklace using the St Petersburg weaving technique and it was nice to pick it up again. This 17-inch necklace uses 11.0 and 15.0 Miyuki glass seed beads and Czech fire polished beads. For the centrepiece I used a Swarovski tear drop crystal. The green and blue gives you the feeling of being by the beach!

These cuboid beads are quite substantial. I used 6 14mm Swarovski rivolis together with 11.0 and 15.0 Miyuki glass seed beads and Swarovski bicones for the corners. I love how it can be strung on a simple chain (has to be medium sized). In the samples below I used a stainless steel choker necklace for one and for the other I did a spiral rope with Swarovski bicones.