Green Goddess

I made this super long necklace with some lovely green agate ovals, some "wire" beads, and gunmetal chain.  It reaches nearly to my waist.

  I have also made a shorter chain section that I can clip in, to turn it into a shorter, double strand piece, giving me a bit more versatility.

The agate were purchased at my local gem show, and cost me $10.00 for a strand of about 12 beads. They are around 50mm long, so are a great feature bead.

Simple but stylish - Labradorite

I love, love, love labradorite

 - the secret flash of colour hidden behind the demure grey exterior really does it for me.  

I wanted to do something really simple with these, to let the beauty of the beads speak for themselves.

A shame the picture cannot capture the inner beauty - they really must be appreciated in person.

Copeton dam nearly full

I am enjoying a couple of weeks of holidays at the moment - no study, no work, just some time to myself.  We went out to the local dam for a picnic the other day - at 98% full it is am impressive sight.

"Time to Let Go"

I made this piece for beading forum's YOJ theme "Tick Tock". 

 It is a brooch made up of watch parts set in a heart shaped bezel, and featuring gemstone dangles - a pearl for wisdom, rose quartz for gentleness and love, and a tourmaline to protect against negativity.  

I shall wear it to remind me it is OK to let go of things that no longer serve.

Chunky Coral Necklace

After weeks of not having time to create (life, work, uni, and xmas all got in the way) I finally had some time to bead.  


The result was this necklace from chunky coral pieces, ice-flake quartz and a wood feature bead.  I plan to wear it with basic black, and love the solid feel of it.

Christmas cheer

Christmas was busy as always - a quick trip home to my parents for a full-on family Christmas, with 20 for lunch.  Boxing day was lunch for 8 at our house - I cooked my first baked ham, and it was seriously good! 

My table was all in purple.

Ready for the onslaught!

Murphy found it all a bit much!

Sweet Victorian choker

I made this for Christmas for my dear friend Vicki.  She fell in love with a piece I did for Courtney for her birthday  and asked for a softer, more summery version.  

I tea dyed the lace, then used a pink cameo, gold chain, and some two-tone Czech glass beads in rose / green. 

A close up of the detail.

The set include matching earrings and a bracelet.