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

Bring Me Sunshine, by Caprilicious Jewellery

16/5/2019

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G'day, people, how are you this fine morning. OMG what a fabulous week it has been - it was criminal that I had to work through it and missed most of the rays, but I did catch the tail end of each day and that just had to do. Ah well, I made my own sunshine - some that is pretty portable and is guaranteed through the year. 

Bring Me Sunshine

Named after Willie Nelson's iconic song, these are one more pair in my little growing collection of Shibori earrings. I love the colour of the silk with a pale yellow hidden in the depths of the accordion pleats and a vibrant orange visible at first glance, the 'gemstones', the copper flowers, and the little diamante hoops are to die for. I saw them somewhere, and simply had to have them on your behalf.
Shibori and beadwork earrings by Caprilicious Jewellery
Shibori and beadwork earrings by Caprilicious Jewellery
Shibori and beadwork earrings by Caprilicious Jewellery

Sacred Seed

The Bodhi tree is well known in Buddhist circles as the tree under which the Buddha meditated and gained Nirvana. These seeds are called Bodhi seeds in South East Asia and used to make malas and bracelets. However, they are not actually seeds of the Bodhi tree, which is a fig tree whose seeds are tiny inside the little fruit. Perhaps the Buddhists decided they didn't like real Bodhi seeds as they were too small to represent anything, so they picked the largest seed they could make into a mala and transferred the name to give it significance. That's just my theory - who knows the real reason. 
Bodhi seed and coral necklace with a Moroccan amulet by Caprilicious Jewellery
Bodhi seed and coral necklace with a Moroccan amulet by Caprilicious Jewellery
Bodhi seed and coral necklace with a Moroccan amulet by Caprilicious Jewellery
A Moroccan amulet, gaily enamelled in blues, green and red and coral beads make this a very pretty mixed media piece, light and easy to wear. 

Cara (2)

I made Cara (1) out of slices of solar quartz, and the second one is also made from the same material, although it is dyed a fabulous blue. Teamed with freshwater pearls, it is  very summery necklace.
Solar quartz druzy and pearl necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery
Solar quartz druzy and pearl necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery
Solar quartz druzy and pearl necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery
Solar quartz druzy and pearl necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery

Midsummer Melange

I've been collecting these little potato nuggets for a while - aquamarine, peridot, green aventurine, amethyst, citrine and yellow jade which is a more opaque yellow than the citrine, little peacock pearls and tiny, shiny crystals. I have probably ended up with enough beads to make half a dozen of these necklaces, but it is quite exhausting, stringing seven strands of beads - tiring but fun, but not something I'd want to repeat in a hurry! The clasp is a mother of pearl flower and I've connected the strings of beads to it randomly so that they are all entwined, and can be worn all twisted into a rope, or loosely slung around the neck as in the first picture.
Seven strands of potato nugget beads in a summery necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery
Seven strands of potato nugget beads in a summery necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery
Seven strands of potato nugget beads in a summery necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery
Seven strands of potato nugget beads in a summery necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery
That's me for this week, folks. I'm working at the weekend and by the time I emerge from the dungeon the summer will be over (oh, no!!). It's a wonder that I haven't got a Vit D deficiency. Have a fabulous week, and I'll catch you next week, same time, same place.
Until then
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