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Amber necklace

Mum's amber pendant

This is a little amber pendant, made for my Mum.

It replaces one that I made for her several years ago, although I think this one’s a little bit smaller. The pendant settings and stone all came from Kernowcraft.

I don’t quite know what to say about this one.

I made it because my parents’ new house was broken into, and almost every single piece of my Mum’s jewellery was stolen. She still has the matching earrings to this pendant only because she happened to be wearing them. Unfortunately the rest of her jewellery can’t be so easily replaced, but at least for now she’ll have one matching set to wear.

Nimby and Mer…


Photos © Fairysteps

Oopsie, I might have had a little PayPal accident over at Fairysteps. Ren was making some pretty things from the same leather as my lovely handbag, so it would have been rude not to buy the matching purse, surely? No sooner had I popped it into my shopping cart than there was a post on Facebook to say that some pink chokers were on their way, so as soon as they appeared on the website I had to grab one of those as well.

They arrived this afternoon, having been somewhat ruthlessly shoved through the letterbox by the postman while I was out. The purse is nice and big, so I’m just deciding whether I’m going to use it for money or whether it’ll be a comfy new home for my ipod. The choker is absolutely gorgeous, so soft and lovely to wear. (I think I’m allergic to the popper, but that can be easily fixed with a little dot of fabric on the inside.) It’s just the right size, and I love the way that the pointy bit can sit happily either in the centre or off to one side. I put it on straight away, and it’s already moulding to the shape of my neck. Just gorgeous.

I’m trying to save up for a pair of boots or shoes (somebody bought the pair I was coveting), but I’m not going to get very far with that if I keep buying all these pretty little accessories in the meantime! Maybe I’ll find a pair in my Christmas stocking… *fingers crossed*

Lace & Ribbon Choker

Lace & ribbon choker

I was going to write a tutorial for this, but I honestly can’t imagine how anybody could need one.

  1. Take a piece of lace that fits around your neck.
  2. Take a piece of ribbon three times as long as the lace, and narrow enough to fit through the holes.
  3. Thread ribbon through holes in lace.
  4. Add a pendant if you happen to have one lying around.
  5. Tie it around your neck.

Ta-daa!

Hematite and polymer clay

Hematite & polymer clay necklace

This is another of my experiments with polymer clay and tumbled stones. The pendant is made by simply wrapping the edges of a tumbled stone with polymer clay. The large bead at the top of the pendant has a third hole in the bottom, and this was pushed right into the polymer clay before it’s baked. The flower embellishment has a bead in the centre which was also added before the pendant was baked. No glue was used in the pendant. The texture was created by rolling a decorative button over the surface.

After baking, the textured pendant was painted to tone down the colour of the clay and to bring out the texture in contrast to the smooth stone. Once that was done, it was simply a case of looking through all of my hematite beads, and deciding what the necklace was going to be like. The longer strand measures 21″, with the pendant adding an extra inch and a half. The inner strand measures 19″.

I don’t think the photo accurately conveys how glittering and shiny this necklace is. I also couldn’t figure out how to take a picture of such a reflective surface without having my hands and the camera appear in every bead!

I have plenty more tumbled stones, so I think a few more of these pendants are going to be forthcoming in the near future.