Quick Makes

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Morning All

 This last week has been a flurry of quick makes because the Christmas Fairs are in full flow and I needed to have some simpler items for my stalls. 

So, with this in mind, I have made the following doughnuts on 925 SS chains – one with Lapis Lazuli, Pyrite and Rhodonite gemstones, another with Swarovski blue circle and jet squares, and finally one made from lemon, cognac and butterscotch Baltic Amber. 

I then made some pretty elastic bracelets - they are so fun to make and wear! Caribbean Breeze shell pearl and frosted sesame Jasper, lemon shell pearl and Mookite, lemon shell pearl and yellowish branded Agate, and pink shell pearl and grey frosted Agate Druzy.

The final make of the week is two little girl heads that just needed to have gems added to them, I used Swarovski bi-cones in red and green.

All of these items were fun and easy to make, so I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Jo x 

Christmas Angels

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Morning Everyone

Well, the Christmas fairs are in full flow and I am sure that if you are a crafter all your time is being taken up with either making or selling your handmade stuff, and I am no different. 

I am finding it a constant battle between making cute stuff which is relatively quick to make and more involved, but really lovely, pieces - so this week I have tried to do both! The first thing I made was a necklace which I have been thinking about for a little while and I am very pleased how it came out. I have used chips of ruby zoisite alongside large red chalcedony nuggets with green onyx and gold spacers. 

The second idea was fun angels in both necklace and earring form. They are made from shell pearl bodies with quartz heads and metal wings. I have made a mixture of both white and pink bodies with silver or gold wings.

I would love to hear what you are making; I just hope you are having fun.

Jo x 

Gingerbread House

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Hi Everyone

Over the last week I have been making a card and paper gingerbread house.  It is a pattern I purchased from Dreaming Tree (https://www.3dsvg.com/) and it was so much fun to make my own.  It took me a few days to make it from the time I started choosing paper and card, then cutting out and the construction and finally the really fun part - the decorations!

I had a great time making it and I hope that you enjoy seeing it, let me know what you think.

Jo x

Rose Quartz

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Morning

This week I challenged myself to use a full strand of rose quartz ovals.  I came up with two necklaces and one pair of ear rings.  I paired the rose quartz with some Beryl and Lepiodolite (which is the softest purple).

The first necklace is threaded rose quartz and Lepiodolite with a drop of Beryl in a silver diamond mount. The second necklace is two drops of the rose quartz and Lepiodolite with the same beryl drop on a long 30” silver chain.  The ear rings match with the silver framed beryl.

If you are enjoying the change into winter let me know what you are making.

Jo x 

Christmas Cards 2021

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Good Morning

It only occurred to me this week that we are almost in November and I haven’t made a start on my Christmas cards yet - so it was obviously time to create some cards. Fuzzy Designs has created a new card for 2021 which is a different style for them, a manga girl, it’s just so cool.

I have created six card designs and I purchased the pattern from Lori Whitlock at the Silhouette online store. They are fun and charming but took a little longer then I was hoping (isn’t that always the case?). Still, they are all done and now I just have to write the ones for overseas friends and relatives, and get them in the mail this coming week.

I hope that you are more organised then I am but enjoying the making of gifts and cards.

Jo x