I'm still not sure how I managed it but I have had a productive afternoon despite the fact that The Boy was working from home today. I managed to make a necklace (which I am currently wearing to make sure it's robust), a pair of earrings and two phone / handbag charms.
Earrings first. I have a pile of beads that I made from Fimo clay and they have been calling my name, so first up was a pair of earrings featuring 2 of my clay creations. They're big enough to catch the eye but lightweight because of the clay so they won't drag on the ear lobes:
Next up, two phone / handbag charms / zipper pulls, whatever people prefer to use them for. I was kind of designing both of them simultaneously, as I do, because I had two slightly different thoughts running through my mind at the same time. There was a bit of swapping about of components but the end result was one girly pink number featuring another of my hand made clay beads....
... and also a green and silver charm inspired by the lily pad in the dragonfly charm, eventually made using an irregular shaped lampworkk bead and some tiny semi-precious chips....
Last but not least, a necklace that I've been wanting to make for ages because the foiled beads have been taunting me from inside their box. In the end I didn't use many of them. I used more of the amber coloured glass beads and I finally found a project to use some of the lovely little round garnets that I bought ages ago. The theme here is kind of autumnal:
I'm spreading my wares around a bit at the moment so some are on Etsy.com, some on Misi.co.uk and some on Folksy.com (a new venture for me).
Earrings first. I have a pile of beads that I made from Fimo clay and they have been calling my name, so first up was a pair of earrings featuring 2 of my clay creations. They're big enough to catch the eye but lightweight because of the clay so they won't drag on the ear lobes:
Next up, two phone / handbag charms / zipper pulls, whatever people prefer to use them for. I was kind of designing both of them simultaneously, as I do, because I had two slightly different thoughts running through my mind at the same time. There was a bit of swapping about of components but the end result was one girly pink number featuring another of my hand made clay beads....
Last but not least, a necklace that I've been wanting to make for ages because the foiled beads have been taunting me from inside their box. In the end I didn't use many of them. I used more of the amber coloured glass beads and I finally found a project to use some of the lovely little round garnets that I bought ages ago. The theme here is kind of autumnal:
I'm spreading my wares around a bit at the moment so some are on Etsy.com, some on Misi.co.uk and some on Folksy.com (a new venture for me).
