Purple & Pearls

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Morning Everyone

I just love genuine freshwater cultured pearls and have been accumulating a few different colours so, when I bought some beautiful dyed agate recently, I wanted to put the two together and these are the results.

The purple dyed rectangular agate has been encased in pink flat wire and hung from purple chain, both at the neckline and as a tassel at the bottom of the stone.  I have then linked small pearls in both pink and purple to the tassel chain for what I think is a gorgeous necklace.

I will be in Port Erin on Saturday 5^th October this weekend so if you are around please call in and say Hi. As always, do let me know what you are making and if you have any opinions on this or any of my other makes.

Jo x

Copper Heart

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Hi Everyone

For a while I have wanted to try my hand with some copper sheet; however I found it a bit daunting.  So, as a compromise I purchased some pre-cut copper and decided to play with a heart shape.

As you will see below in the photo, I have split the heart partly through the centre and rolled back the sides to show the beautiful blue onyx drop.  I love the results, it looks both rustic and edgy to me - just what I was hoping for.

Let me know what stuff you are making and if you have any opinions on this or any of my other makes.

Jo x

Birthday Cards

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Good morning

This week has been a catch up with birthdays looming on the horizon, so here is a small selection of the ones that are due to be posted in the next week or so.  I like doing these very much for friends as they are made with someone specific and I am always very pleased when they make the recipient smile.

Let me know what you have been making as the nights start to draw in. 

Jo x

The return of Spanner Art!

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The return of Spanner Art!

This is Fuzzy Designs’ final outing for a while, normal paper and crafting projects will return next week – promise!

First up we have another batch of fish themed spanners. These shapes seem to react very well to being engraved as they catch the light in the same way that real fish scales do. It also helps that the “S” shaped spanners have a sense of movement about them even before the engraving, polishing and painting takes place.

The parrot has been annoying me for well over a year because I simply couldn’t get it to look right. I tried outlining the wings (not clear enough), painting in a feather pattern (too messy) and even considered using real feathers before realising that all it needed was a block of paint for each feather colour..  Sometimes you just have to keep chipping away at a project before it all comes together!

Finally, a tribute to Roy Lichtenstein – another artist I’m very fond of. The colouring on the hand took much more masking and trimming than I had expected but I think the end result is worth it. The lettering is deliberately uneven as I noticed that was how a lot of the old comics were done – the artist just left some space and it was down to the letterer to fill it as best he could.

As always, all comments are welcome! 

Jo x

Mint Green Pearls

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Hello,

This week I have been thinking about pearls and I found these beautiful mint green potato cultured pearls in my stash.  After some thought I added some rose quartz wheels as spacers and I think they look divine. 

They are a modern twist on a classic suite of jewellery with a wraparound bracelet - the whole style up to date.

I would very much like to hear what you have been making and any comments on my creations.

Jo x