Treasure Time!

My 'Ice is Nice' ring bracelet has been included in a treasurey on etsy.  Treat your eyeballs and check it out.  My last available of this design.  Hx
www.etsy.com/treasury/MTY3NjA1NDd8MjcyMzMzMzMwMg/not-sure-about-the-titl...

'My Legs are Weak' (Paloma Faith)

Really love the music and voice of Paloma Faith, amazingley talented artist. 

Unfortunately from time to time I exibit rather strange behaviour (clearly I am bonkers!), so last year at the Paloma Faith gig in Harrogate I threw a necklace I had created for her birthday straight at her on stage nearly tripping her over in her fantastic platform shoes while she was in mid song. 

Poor love thought I had dropped it and tried to hand it back (at least I hope that is why she tried to hand it back!).




Anyway, I created this giant rosery necklace while listening to 'My Legs are Weak' from the album 'Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful'. 

The song makes me think of departed loved ones obviously who you miss terribly and the pain you go through (what a sap I am!), the crystal drops are like tears rolling off it.  Has a slightly Quaker feel I think with the embriodered lace collar.








 Quite interested in Victorian morning jewellary and tradition including religious jewellary which is probably why it came out as a rosery design. It is a deep aubourgine colour with brass findings and cut glass facetted beads from a vintage necklace - everything
used in this necklace is upcycled.  It ties at the nape of neck with a deep purple silk ribbon.

 As you can see - its rather long!

MEDALS OF HONOR!

 Started looking at medals and militaria and decided to create my own take on them, still at beginning stages as still experimenting and waiting for inspiration to strike ....................











This one is made from an upcycled brooch piece and door handle which we have sprayed black.

As you can see the brooch finding is hand stitched to the reverse.

For this medal I have reset the stones in an upcycled brooch piece and used a cameo pendant.  The fabric is a gorgous striped silk from an FCUK camisole top. 

The fabric is handstitched to the inside of the broochpiece.

To make this medal I have used a vintage gentleman's tiebar and a flatterned piece of ornate bronze or oxidised copper.

As you can see the fabric is again stitched into the brooch componant.

DRESS UP DOLLY!!!

This is a necklace I have designed and made especially for Dolly Divine who I hope will shortly be modelling some of my pieces - once I get my act together and send them up to her!  Honestly where does the time go???

Experiments.

Just realised that I haven't really posted any pictures of works in progress.  I tend to start projects, put them down for a bit and then go back to them - I find this is a more organic way to design rather than forcing a piece to work.  The piece then generally works itself out as it reveals what it is to become if that makes any sense at all????

These are the very bones of three cuff bracelets I am toying with at the moment using recycled bits and bobs.  Just waiting for the end designs to reveal themselves to me.  The spikey one at the rear is made of glass chanderlaire pieces and for the two pink in the foreground I have disassembled a bracelet and wired together the pieces.  I can't wait for the results.