Moved!

Moved to a new blog at: http://halcyondaysjewellery.blogspot.com

Come join me for gossip about cosplay, anime, palaeontology, and of course my jewellery!

For Sarah

Birthday present  for my friend Sarah =)

Had a small crisis where I thought I'd run out of the lighter purple miracle bead even though I thought I'd got enough... I was actually sitting on it =P

Miracle beads and handmade wire swirls, with a little glass flower added to the clasp.

For Katie

Birthday present  for my friend Katie.

Lovely glass beads I found in a local craft shop, with miracle beads and a pretty little pink butterfly charm =)

Velociraptor Claw Pendant



Replica Velociraptor claw handwrapped in silver plated copper wire, with added rocaille beads and labradorite chips. I tried to angle the camera so it picked up the beautiful colour play of the gem chips, not sure how well that worked though...

Velociraptor was a small dinosaur made famous in Jurassic Park. They were about 6 feet long and 4 - 5 feet tall. It used these large slashing claws on the 2nd toe of its hind feet to disembowel and kill its prey. This life-size replica is from a specimen found in China and is from the Cretaceous Age of about 75 million years ago.
This was my entry for the http://artisancraft.deviantart.com/ dinosaur contest! I didnt win,  but I still enjoyed making it and its definitely one of my best pieces yet.

Blue flower earcuff

This was my first attempt at an earcuff! It took a lot of time and effort but I am really really proud of it! I get so many comments while wearing this piece, it really does stand out :) I hope some day soon to open commissions.

Goldstone and sodalite bracelet

Goldstone is a synthetic gemstone made from glass infused with flecks of copper. I added spacers made from sodalite chips and gun metal coloured beads.

First piece made for my college shop :) I hope it goes to a good home!

Pearl 'tree of life' pendant

Decided to have a go at a tree of life.

The wire loop was originally intended for some other, currently unfinished, earrings, but the shapes didn't match (it's important to get earrings symmetrical). So I found some lovely pearly beads and had a go at something different!

I then added a jump ring to make it into a pendant, but it was really too small for that, so I made another.

Twisting all that wire KILLED my hands... It sounds strange, but there is a way that the wires WANT to twist together, and there's a way they don't. Its a lot easier to go with their way. Trust me!