New Felted Bracelet

I've been making a range of felt bead necklaces lately with the hope of opening an Etsy store. Yesterday I tried making a bracelet in the same fashion. I think the colour combination works but I might turn this one into a necklace and make the felt beads smaller for the bracelet. It was a little difficult to wear. What do you guys think?

Other Tripple Strand Necklaces

As I promised in another post here are some photos of other three stringed necklaces that I've made based on the blue one posted below. I personally am going to wear the black one to the Phantom of the Opera with my grey pinafore dress and knee high black boots. (Just thought I'd add that bit of info hehehe)

If anyone wants a necklace in this style I am happy to custom make them, using colours of your choice with either gold or silver. I would be happy to sell them for $20.00 AUD plus shipping and I'd just have to work out a payment system.(send money order I guess?) Hopefully I'll have an Etsy store open sometime soon!

The Brooch Experiment: part 1

I absolutely love interesting and original handmade brooches! I've noticed a few great examples on Etsy- Buy handmade and thus was inspired to have a go at designing and making some of my own. I've started playing around with some felt and the good ol' blanket stitch. At the moment I feel the brooch I've made is too big and maybe could be reduced to just one layer. Not really sure. Anyhow here is a picture of my first handmade brooch. Was thinking of putting just a button in the middle but I think the beads make it just a little bit more special.




Please excuse the poor lighting/photography but this is what it looks like pinned to a cardigan.

I've been thinking of using cute quilting fabrics because of the range of desings and maybe keeping the middle part of this brooch desing and putting some ruffled lace around the back. Will continue to experiment that is for sure so stay tunned!

Some Craft Cross-breeding?

One of my colleagues at work, who is a bit of a fashion guru, was kind enough to point out a jewellery website which has samples of work that combine crochet and beading. Straight away I was not only impressed by what I saw but also inspired! I've just added some examples of the crocheted jewellery that I found most interesting and some sketches of my own I've started. Hopefully with a bit of luck and work I'll be able to design and crochet some lovely lace pieces similar to these. I am sorry that I cannot remember the name of the jewellery artist who made these, I'll have to ask at work again and post the name next time.







I would love to know what others who crochet think of combining these two crafts.
Have a lovely Wednesday!

So You Didn't Notice?

Some may have noticed at work that I have been wearing some new jewellery that I've made myself, others may not have noticed. (You know who you are hehehehe) So I thought I'd post some photos of the stuff I've been making. I don't know much about jewellery making and not until very recently had I actually gone and bought the proper tools for it. A lot of the stuff I make is simple and really just for 'everyday' wear. I guess it's hard to make 2 dollar shop beads look like a million dollars.



Anyhow I am enjoying experimenting with the materials and have kind of worked out how to make this three layered necklace. There are a heap of the three layer necklaces that I've made as I am quite happy with the design. I'll post photos of the others soon so keep an eye out for those.



Anyhow there are some other pieces that I haven't got photos of yet but when I do I'll be sure to share them in a post. Until then hope you are all well and happy!