Wire Wrapped Amazonite and Pink Topaz Earrings- Indian Summer

I made these last week, but haven't had time to blog about them yet. I've chosen the name Indian Summer as they just seem to have that Asian appeal about them. I've used beautiful Pink Quartz droplets, hanging from Brass hoops that I have wrapped more brass wire around and then wrapped stunning Amazonite gems around as well. I love them so much I cannot bare to part with them. I'll make some more to sell though I'm sure!

Beautiful wire wrapped necklace with rose quartz and satin bow

I'm working hard at my 'real' job lately because we want the extra money for holiday! So I'm offering to do overtime, this means not so much time for making lovelies :o( However I'll try and make time where I can to add to the stores.

For now here is one of the latest additions to Etsy and Folksy. I have seen lot's of beautiful hand wrapped jewellery by various jewellery designers and it inspired me to have a go my self at a spot of wire wrapping. This particular item of jewellery featured beautiful rose quartz that i wire wrapped with copper to make the focal piece, before finishing them off with a lovely cream/pink satin bow and delicately hung on a vintage looking chain.

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Below are a couple of pairs of wire worked earrings. Practice makes Perfect!

Deco

Sangria

A New Start

I fell in Love with Laura Sparling's beautiful Easter focals when I saw them and decided I must have one or my life would be incomplete (This is how beads get you sometimes!). Last week, was a strange one, what with loosing Sasha and various other life changing events that I will go into in a moment, I just had to calm down and relax with some jewellery making. This pendant must have taken me about three hours to make and my hands were so sore!!! I teamed the bead with sterling silver and a gorgeous Rose quartz drop. I love it and it's mine! I wore it all last week and lots of people commented with 'oooohs' and 'ahhhhhs'. Lovely!!

Mark had some brilliant news last week. He has just been offered a job for the massive web design company based in Manchester called Lightmaker. I am so happy for him as he is so passionate about his design work! After much thought we have both decided to move there. Manchester is about 90 miles away from us, so it's pretty far! I had to inform my boss on Friday which I was so scared about, but she was lovely and very supportive.

Mark and I went to Manchester on Saturday and found a lovely apartment which we secured, so now we're trying to sort that out too. It's all go!!! But we both fell in love with it, can't wait! Part of me is very very scared to leave everyone and everything behind, I am an only child so I'll miss my parents so much but they have agreed to visit as much as possible and of course there is no excuse not to keep in touch these days what with email and texting and goodness knows what else!

I also had a nice surprise yesterday when I looked at the My Vintage Charms blog and found a post dedicated to my jewellery, such nice words to say about my work! I love their website as their charms and findings are so unique, so thanks for featuring me guys!!! Click here to see their post on Cherished Trinkets :o)