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Sunday, 15 July 2012

Handmade Monday: More flowers and weaving

My obsession with all things floral seems to be continuing, and at least today the sun is shining, so maybe it's working as a charm to create some good weather? Hope everyone gets some respite from the rain this week.

I find making rings challenging so I was pleased with this little one.  The rose motif is becoming a bit of a signature, and it won't be long now until I see my roses necklace which has been professionally photographed for the September edition of Bead Trends magazine.  Really looking forward to that.



This lapis bracelet has mobius flower chain maille links in between.


This woven flower turned out a bit bigger than I envisaged.  Now I'm not sure whether to make it the centrepiece of a necklace, turn it into a brooch or wire it onto a hair comb, or something else.  What do you think?

Just noticed everything is blue and brown this week  One of my favourite colour combinations, think it's because it reminds me of my chocolate Labrador in his blue collar.

Had to order more wire to finish off a project, and hoping to do a tutorial next week.  The non-jewellery makers will probably be saying 'What on earth is that?' - all will be revealed.


Here's a link to see what other lovely crafty folk have been making this week.

Alison x

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16 comments:

  1. Chrissy C15 July 2012 at 17:34

    Love the blue and brown theme too. That ring looks gorgeous - you are so good at this sort of thing - well done.

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  2. Cocoa & Heart15 July 2012 at 22:57

    Lovely pictures of your jewelery - very unusuall and really pretty.

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  3. Myth Illogical15 July 2012 at 23:21

    The ring is beautiful, I love your rose motif- very effective.

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  4. Carolee Crafts16 July 2012 at 06:26

    Love the blue so pretty, the rose is just perfect

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  5. Wendy16 July 2012 at 07:03

    The ring is gorgeous. The magazine feature sounds exciting! The rose motif is just beautiful x

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  6. Christmas Pie Crafts16 July 2012 at 07:05

    Well done for featuring in the magazine - very exciting. I lovely your jewellery - the rose ring is fabulous. Hope you have a good week.

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  7. knitnrun16 July 2012 at 19:56

    I love the ring and the colour scheme. brown and blue work really well together. As for the woven flower , I think that I would go for a necklace (only because I would wear this more often!). Congratulations on the magazine - very exciting. Have a good week (looking forward to the tutorial next week.)

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  8. Ali16 July 2012 at 20:16

    Thanks for sharing your beautiful jewellery. I love the blue shades and the flower designs. Congratulations on being featured in the magazine. Have a crafty week. Ali x

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  9. ZukieStyle16 July 2012 at 23:46

    A lovely relaxing theme of colours. Your jewellery is stunning I especially like the ring. Maybe with the big flower you could put it on a hair band?

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  10. fatmonica16 July 2012 at 23:53

    Love this jewellery but the stand out piece for me is that ring-it's gorgeous.

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  11. Jan17 July 2012 at 20:27

    The rose ring is beautiful, I'm looking forward to seeing the necklace, congratulations on the magazine.

    Jan x

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  12. Personalised Jewellery18 July 2012 at 03:57

    This is quite beautiful and unique. The ring is gorgeous. Very earthy combination. Keep it up!
    -S.C

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  13. Moeder Armband19 July 2012 at 17:59

    The blue and brown flower looks gorgeous. Wire it into a hair comb. It will look stunning as side comb in hair.

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  14. PhoenixJayy3 August 2012 at 13:37

    I really like the ring, its lovely.

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  15. Siân Pitchford6 August 2012 at 13:05

    Loving the jewellery pieces and the blue colour you have used. My favourite is the ring, I am busy creating some at the moment and they can be tricky!
    Thanks for sharing
    Siân :0)

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  16. Blue Forest Jewellery7 August 2012 at 10:27

    Thanks everyone! Still working on perfecting the rings...

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