Bling!

These are not exactly 'from beyond'. In fact, they're a classic. But I just wanted to make these, probably because of the holiday season and all the blingy shiny lightcatching things that go with that.

Swarovski rivolis, and lovely rose quartz briolettes. Princess earrings!

Eye and tooth.

Just finished this one yesterday! A brooch. Glass cabs, assorted seed beeds. The copper studs are beadcaps, I love them as accent beads.

And now what?

Gave away the hollow beads you find on my site, the red one and the goldish one. Started a new one, just for my own pleasure. It's going to be fab.
So back into hermit mode, away from people, gossip, messy divorces, whatever, and into my own little world where beads lock into their designated places without too much trouble.

Early spring

Sometimes a date can be connected to such different things, and the human mind, always searching for connections, reasons, explanations, gives its own story to that date. Connects concepts, ideas, emotions...
For such a complicated date I made this. Another Moon, a spring moon, new leaves and buds and the smell of growing grass and unfolding greens. A new beginning.
It's on its way to someone, so this is a bit of a sneak preview. I don't know how it will be received though.

Mother of pearl cab, seed beads, firepolished facet beads, swarovski bicones. Backed with green ultrasuede.

Spring is already happening. Spring is a state of mind.

Something quite different

For a while I tried needle tatting. Nice to do, but I don't like fabric jewellery. Still, I love the winding motifs. This pendant, with a center stone of white and gray, is a bit way off my usual beaten track but it asked for ornate. So I had this small piece of filigree lying about, and it seemed to make a nice combo. On top of the filigree I added an aventurine bead. Next to the center stone 2 swarovski crystals (yes I do have some of those, even though I generally don't like working with them) and lots of seed beads in a floral/lacey motif. Backed with suede. It needs a bail. And it's very rrrromanticcc even though the colours speak of envy and gossip and all those other bad, bad fun things that come with it. Hope you like it - the odd one out.