Lava necklace....

A while ago I wrote THIS post about The Ultimate DIY contest, and my proposed entry into it....

Now - obviously I did not organize myself well enough to actually send my entry in, but I did make it and have worn it several times since, so thought I might as well show the final product to justify my efforts!

Its amazing what you can do with an extra long shoe-lace, some seed beads and a needle and thread!

Wishlist....

Unearthen Crystal necklaces in bullet casings - amazing.....

http://seeunearthen.com

and available to buy HERE

measure my happiness....

I was very happy to receive this brilliant necklace for my birthday last January, it is by one of my favourite ever jewellery designers , Tatty Devine, and was given to me by my two lovely friends Anwen and Claudia - I love it :)

Military and brooches....

I love everything about this image, the felt military coat is something I am planning to make this Winter..... and any old brooches from your local charity or vintage shop would do the trick, I also love the idea of a black shirt buttoned all the way up with an oversize brooch at the neck for decoration, Victoriana style....

earring re-invention....

I took 3 pairs of earrings that I had never worn, took them apart and reinvented them into pairs that I would wear or gift to people....

It was so easy and satisfying that I think I might do some more soon!

Ultimate DIY project....

How exciting - I have just seen that THIS competition launched yesterday - I'm going to have a go!

Check out the website below for the lowdown and rules.

http://www.ultimatediycompetition.com/

This is my inspiration for my project so far, I'll be entering the jewellery category.....

Beaded bracelet....

I have been seeing these leather and beaded bracelets everywhere at the moment and have been thinking about making some for myself and as gifts, and then yesterday I stumbled upon a fantastic tutorial by the lovely ladies at the Free Honey blog (*thank you*)!



I decided to whip one up with what I had to hand as an experiment and I am rather pleased with the result, and how easy it was - and it's a great way to show off some of my pretty vintage buttons.

I just used some Rowan Hand-knit cotton yarn instead of the leather this time as I thought it would go better with the beads I had, and some plain old blue cotton thread to attach the beads with that was conveniently the right colour, but next time I think I might use jewellery wire as it would be less fiddly for me to thread the beads onto and you wouldn't need a needle .

I will definitely be having a go at making the leather and silver beaded versions or the Amazonite gem version below - the bead shop in Kingly Court will have just the thing!

Wishlist

I am in love with these rings from Galerie Urbana on Etsy. I hope Father Christmas drops one off in my stocking ;-)

These are my favourites.....

Born with a silver spoon

This is a beautiful necklace by a very talented lady called Renaya Lloyd who has a company called 'Everyone we know', what I love most about it is that it works so well back or front, and the colours are so beautiful, it just makes me smile whenever I see it :)