Large Wreath

I have so enjoyed making and using my little Autumn wreath that I decided to create a larger one for the Christmas season.
I bought a large vine ring from Hobbycraft and a couple of chocolate moulds with a Christmas theme.

The colour scheme of my decorations is smoky blue and silver leaning towards a turquoise in the dining room.
I used both of my Ranger melt pots - one with a light silver and the other with a mix of aquamarine and sapphire blue.

I added small amounts of mica powder in silver and blue to create the variations in colour.
The multiple chocolate moulds meant I could pour quite a few in one go. I added a fine silver craft glitter to the moulds before pouring for that added bling!
The large Christmas trees are from a themed  mould bought from Jewellery Maker TV

The final touch is a three coloured bow.

here is a close up of the different pieces

I'm quite pleased with the result

Autumn Decorations

Last weekend I went to Cardiff for a jewellery maker meet with a group of Facebook friends. We had a super time exchanging ideas, buying and selling our pieces and learning new skills. I led a session sharing  UTEE jewel enamel using the melt pot.
Being with so many wonderfully creative people gave a real boost to my mojo and I couldn't wait to get creating.

On the drive back we came along the Shropshire border lands which at this time of year are full of autumn colour so my latest make is a small wreath of leaves and flowers in autumn colours.

Each piece was poured individually from a melt of clear with added red which I then graded through by adding yellow with some gold mica powder and then eventually green.
I cleaned out the melt pot and started with a lovely orange which I added copper to and then a deep brown.
After arranging I glued each piece to the wreath and used a very small amount of gold and zesty orange mica powder  gently rubbed over to highlight the details of the mould.

The actual mould is a  composit of poinsettia flowers and a variety of leaves so really meant for Christmas but in these colours it works well.

The wreath is about 8 inches diameter so quite small and just about suitable for a fireplace mantelpiece or to put a church candle in.