Sewing Daisies

I am now taking bookings for 'Sewing Daisies' bracelet making workshop. It will be held at Polloyanna Patchwork, High Street Eccleshall, on Tuesday August 16th 11am -12.30pm the cost of the session is £16 including materials. There will be a large choice of beads to make your daisies, you can choose as many different beads as you like, this one is just using green glass beads, but the sample bracelet in Pollyanna Patchwork's shop window is made using many colours and a variety of  different sized beads.

Something to make you smile

Look who's been visiting my garden today:)

I had great fun making these, just thought I would have a play- it is Sunday after all!!!

happy holiday inspiration

If you visit my beyond my garden gate blog, you will know that I have recently enjoyed a wonderful week on the beautiful Hebridean island of Colonsay. So many things on the island to inspire, including the fantastic lichen covered rocks.

Having seen these beautiful colours knitted together on the Hebridean boulders, it was inevitable really that on my returned I would have to knit some of my own lichen inspired bracelets!

crystal pearl flowers

I did promise last month that I would show the jewellery I made to wear to my niece's wedding.
So finally here it is!!!

These items have been made with Swarovski crystal pearls and tiny glass rocaille beads, and no I don't have any photo's of me wearing them!!!

The wedding, by the way, was lovely, so many personal touches went into it to make it quite perfect.

surf bracelets

Apparently I now also make surf bracelets or surf sashes

Pretty in pink

Beautiful pale pink Freshwater pearls with clear Swaorovski crystals,were used to make this necklace bracelet set.

crystals and pearls

I haven't made any necklaces up in this design for quite a while, but now and again I have to re-visit this old favourite!
I have made this one with Swarovski crystal pearls and clear Swarovski crystals.

Hope you like it!

pretty green delights

Old designs, new colour,
Knitted bracelet with coloured wire, rocaille beads and Venetian Piatene beads

Knitted brooch with coloured wire, rocaille beads and glass pearl centre bead

Knitted brooch with  coloured wire, rocaille beads and centre button

Crocheted necklace and matching bracelet

Just thought I would show you what I made yesterday

This set won't be going to Gallery at 12 straight away, you can purchase direct from me instead, just ask!

My halo inspired tiara

Wasn't it just the most perfect wedding, everything from the dress, to the bridesmaids and page boys to the music and even the TV coverage. It was just totally captivating and I enjoyed every moment of it even though, as a hopeless romantic, I managed to get through 5 tissues during the course of the day! I am of course talking about William and Kate's or more formally The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding.

I am not a great fan of copy cat weddings, so when I initially heard about the wedding I was more than a little concerned that this would probably define weddings for several years to come and brides would be demanding outrageous dresses as a consequence, but when Kate arrived at Westminster Abbey and her dress was revealed, all my fears evaporated. If this is going to influence brides in their choice of dress then it will bring back much needed style and elegance and long may it stay!
And the icing on the cake for me -  to see the Duchess of Cambridge wearing the most beautiful understated tiara -
The Cartier Halo Tiara  it complimented the dress perfectly!

And of course it then sent my mind racing!
So after a week of planning in my mind, I finally started working on the tiara ,after several hours working with wire and tiny rocaille glass beads, here is my finished 'halo' inspired tiara.

Ok! so I have knitted it -  it wouldn't have felt right making it any other way!
I am so thrilled with this, it has been a delight to make despite the raw fingers, I hope you like it as much as I do.
It will be on view in  Gallery at 12 hopefully by the end of the week.