New Design and Collection

Last week I managed to design and make a few pieces for my new collection. Here's a preview!

One of my favourites (which took forever to make!) is a 16-inch choker necklace. I used purple, pink and green to create this floral garden effect. For the centre I used 8mm Swarovski pearls in powder rose. Surrounding the pearls are size 11 and 15 Japanese glass seed beads and Czech 3mm fire polished beads. The clasp is "hidden" in that you can't tell it from the rest of the pearls!

Here's the same necklace using 10mm Swarovski pearls, which makes it a little more chunky.

I can make these necklaces longer and using larger pearls for those who love bigger necklaces. However, from my experimentation, 8mm are the smallest I can go without compromising the floral design. This style will also work well as a collar necklace (which is shorter than the choker and hugs the neck like a Victorian style necklace).

Using the same pearl flowers, I have made ear-rings in any colour imaginable and will work on bracelets this week.

For those who love Y necklaces, here's one for you! About 17-inches and a spiral rope of 4mm Czech fire polished beads pulled together by a pearl flower clasp.

Finally, last one for today is this lovely 16-inch necklace which hugs the base of the neck comfortably and has an attention seeking drop! Will look really nice for day or evening wear.

This must be my ultimate favourite!

Until my next post, have a great week ahead!

Reb

I'm Back!

After five weeks of hiatus, I'm finally back posting! It's not that I've been slacking. I've been working really hard at designing new pieces and fulfilling orders. It's just that the children's schedules have been different and it's hard to have extended time working or blogging.

How did the STILL dance go? Very well, thank you! We had good reviews and lots of encouraging words. The gals were absolutely professional even though they were wincing inside from bruises while executing the kneeling and rolling on the floor movements. We're very excited about participating at the Christian Counselling Conference on July 23rd. Our very first "outside" appearance!




A couple of weeks ago, I was cutting some paper with a blade and sliced off the tip of my finger together with some nail bits so was helpless for a couple of days! Yes, ouch it was!! It's all healed now, no worries. Lesson learned is to let my son help me in all future cutting! Here are a few new pieces.


This is a 16-inch collar style necklace with tons of freshwater pearls! I must have used at least 4 strands of the lovely green pearls and about 200 Czech fire polished beads! Also incorporated tiger eye beads and Swarovski bicones with the usual Japanese seed beads in sizes 11 and 15. The base of the necklace was made using the netting technique and the luscious bottom was made using the coralling technique. Very comfortable to wear and very distinctive but certainly not for the fainthearted.



Don't you simply love this delicate flower necklace using a large freshwater pearl for the centre and graduated sizes for the necklace itself? A 16-inch necklace, the peachy pink is so light and fluffy in feeling. Goes with almost any outfit, casual or formal. I made another necklace in bronze and almond colours but slightly longer, 18 inches. Looks wonderful too.



That's all for today. Hope to show you my collection of ear-rings at the weekend but no promises. Have a great week!