The Autumn exchange was set over the summer and I was very lucky to be drawn to get a gift from the supremely talented Bev who does a wide range of jewellery skills but is stunning at beading. How she uses such tiny beads is beyond me.
One morning the postman brought a small box.......soooooooo exciting
And this is what was inside
this stunning small box all made from tiny seed beads with a little lid that I gently opened to find a pair of the most incredible earrings
The detail is stunning, the workmanship quite amazing - even these photos also taken by Bev are superb
I have made for the lovely Stacey who told me she wasn't into hearts and flowers and fussy; she loved lots of colours but blues, teal and turquoises were her favourites.
So I decided to go right back to my jewel enamel roots and create a colour gradation from light turquoise through to deep teal.
yes you can see some hearts....after reading her message again I made a few more roundels and have kept the hearts for another project
I used these tiny roundels for charms which I added to a chain along with a quirky selection of metal charms.
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| a close up of the charms |
I also poured some large hemispheres to make a pendant for a necklace
I poured two sets so that I had a choice and then decided I quite liked a mixture
All the gifts are being photographed and uploaded to our group website mid September
This is such a lovely thing to do because we all have different talents and use such a variety of media
I expect we will do it again for Christmas
