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Ahh, a well earned rest (har har) after what turned out to be quite a busy old day at work, to the point of not even having time for a coffee. But that was yesterday, and today is today, and very welcome it is too.
So, I've been gathering various bits and pieces for making beaded jewellery now for what seems like a very long time, long enough in fact for Phil to start taking the piss about how I've got all this "stuff" and I don't seem to be doing anything with it. And he's right. I haven't. No excuse, just the age old conundrum of "where do I start" preventing me from getting all hands on and actually producing something of a viable nature.
But today I've really go no excuse because a) I don't really have anything else to do and b) some of the final bits and pieces I wanted (but not really needed) arrived in the post.
And so I set about making my first bracelet, and typically of me I rush in and fluff up a few times before I get it right, but I'm quite pleased with the result. I've managed to make something I'll wear and I think is quite pretty and sparkly. And I like pretty, and I like sparkly even more, so I must be on to a winner.
The bracelet itself is made up of black diamond swarovski crystals, with tahitian-look pearls and clear crystal silver rondelles. They are strung on silver wire and finished with silver findings (thats the clasp and associated bits).
On the whole I'm pretty impressed with myself, I've got a UNIQUE (and I use that term in the strictest sense) piece of jewellery, which I made myself, one of a kind. And I like it.
I'm actually quite taken with the whole idea of making my own stuff to wear now and have a few ideas about my next piece that I'll do, I've just got to get the right stuff to make it... thank god I've found a decent supplier of the stuff I need at very good prices.
My First Jewelled Creation
Posted by Abi on the October 25, 2005 9:48 PM
Abi -
It's beautiful! I can imagine you wearing it to an Event and fielding all kinds of questions that all boil down to "Where did you get that"????
Wear it proudly.
Regards,
JHR
J H RICKETSON
[JHR@WarlockLtd.com]
It looks good.
Oh, dear - time to start looking at more expensive glass and other goodies for the 350D, too, like a macro lens and flash for documenting all these creations, along with the little bugs, I fear.
Very nice, and I like that rainbow coming off the bead in the back. You might want to try a slightly hignher camera angle though, to help the depth of field.