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Beautiful Handmade Statement Necklaces and other Fabulousness from Neena Shilvock - Inspirations and Designs From the Week Gone by

Baby, it's Cold Outside

29/12/2017

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Hello folks, I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and are getting over the effects of all the overindulgences of the season. I'm terrified to get on the scales as I've done my share of overeating, and will wait till a couple of weeks have gone by before I check the damage that the ingestion of more calories than I do for the rest of the year  has caused. I'm just praying my body went into shock and refused to accept any of those rogue calories, but sadly, we all know it doesn't work like that.
Christmas at Caprilicious
It will soon be 2018 - where did 2017 vanish??? - it seemed to fly by in a flash. Caprilicious quietly turned 5 in November, I usually mark the event with a giveaway but didn't have the time this year, so will be organising something in early January. I will announce it on the blog, so keep your eyes peeled for it. 

Christmas at Caprilicious
Christmas at Caprilicious
Christmas at Caprilicious
This was our house on Christmas day - we had a guest to lunch and once we had eaten, I went off to the nearby church as promised, to help with their Christmas lunch for the homeless of the borough. I quite enjoyed it, there was a tremendous camaraderie and lots of laughter. There are various reasons why people become homeless and it was sad to see so many in the UK, which is allegedly the 5th richest nation in the world. When I got back, both my men were fast asleep and I joined them for a post prandial nap before sitting down to the rubbish that the TV programmers seem to think we'd be keen to watch on the box at Christmas.
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Christmas at Caprilicious
I had loads of time to relax over the holidays, and on one of those days, decided to make some polymer clay buttons for a friend. She has made herself a black tunic and wanted seven fairly large black buttons to sew onto it. I made reversible buttons - one side has a mica shift self pattern, and the other was covered with a veneer of crackled silver foil on a black background. I figured that as the instructions were so vague, I'd give her the choice of two ways to use them.
The making of polymer clay buttons by Caprilicious Jewellery
The making of polymer clay buttons by Caprilicious Jewellery
I made the first side, sanded and polished it, before I put crackled silver veneer on the back, and it was so hypnotic, sanding away in a circular movement with a bowl of soapy water in my lap  - I was in danger of falling asleep.
The making of polymer clay buttons by Caprilicious Jewellery
The making of polymer clay buttons by Caprilicious Jewellery
The making of polymer clay buttons by Caprilicious Jewellery
The making of polymer clay buttons by Caprilicious Jewellery
The making of polymer clay buttons by Caprilicious Jewellery
Christmas at Caprilicious
Santa brought me a lovely Butler and Wilson brooch - I love shiny stuff, and it suited the dress I was wearing, so it went on immediately.

Some faux amber beads I'd made earlier had been calling for attention for ages - I couldn't bear their piteous cries for help any more and decided to set them free. I made a simple but effective necklace - I have no name for it yet, but I'm sure one will occur to me fairly soon. I wore it to work the next day.
Tribal faux amber necklace with polymer clay beads  by Caprilicious Jewellery
Tribal faux amber necklace with polymer clay beads  by Caprilicious Jewellery
Tribal faux amber necklace with polymer clay beads  by Caprilicious Jewellery
Tribal faux amber necklace with polymer clay beads  by Caprilicious Jewellery
Tribal faux amber necklace with polymer clay beads  by Caprilicious Jewellery
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The weather has taken a turn for the worse and I'm working all weekend. I just hope it stays quiet for me.
​ That's all I had time for this week folks. Have a good week and I'll catch you in the New Year, same time, same place.
Until then, Happy New Year to all of you
​xx

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Divya
1/1/2018 05:13:03 pm

Wishing you a very happy New year Neena :)

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Neena Shilvock link
5/1/2018 12:33:26 am

Thank you Divya and the same to you and yours.
Neena

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