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

Jewellery in a Heat Wave

22/6/2017

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Hiya folks, how's tricks? We've just had our summer, I think - a whole scorching week of it, and now it's gone, all gone! Ah well, at least we've got a holiday in the South of France to look forward to later on in the year. It was almost a tropical heatwave and fabulous while it lasted.

While we sizzled and roasted, I made floral jewellery - I seem to make flowers when I am cold, and also when it is warm - I have yet to get used to the fact that I like making flowers. This is very strange to me, because I like to wear chunky jewellery and tribal artefacts myself. When I am inspired to make jewellery however, out come the flowers and I just can't understand it

Feria

I made two of these necklaces, and one of them went to the Mitchell art gallery in Warwick. Wire, semi precious gemstones, lucite leaves, crystals and little Czech glass flowers were all used in these necklaces and they do look very summery and pretty.
Wire and gemstone torque necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery
Wire and gemstone torque necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery
Wire and gemstone torque necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery
Wire and gemstone torque necklace by Caprilicious Jewellery

Poppy

This is Poppy, with the petal shaped bamboo coral beads that I really love and buy regularly in many colours. The beads satisfy my requirement for irregular shapes, lots of colour and interesting jewellery. Combined with blue black oil - slick rainbow peacock pearls, they make a striking necklace and the floral shell clasp complements it.
Poppy - petal shaped bamboo coral and rainbow pearls by  Caprilicious Jewellery
Poppy - petal shaped bamboo coral and rainbow pearls by  Caprilicious Jewellery
Poppy - petal shaped bamboo coral and rainbow pearls by  Caprilicious Jewellery

A Posy of Sweetpeas

A client who returns to Caprilicious time and time again asked for some sweetpea earrings, 'in as many colours as they come', she said. We settled on six colours and I set about making them up for her. As I was making a job lot, I threw in a few pendants as well.
Sweetpeas, polymer clay earrings and pendants by Caprilicious Jewellery
Sweetpeas, polymer clay earrings and pendants by Caprilicious Jewellery
Sweetpeas, polymer clay earrings and pendants by Caprilicious Jewellery
Sweetpeas, polymer clay earrings and pendants by Caprilicious Jewellery
I think it’s important to step away from my bead addiction from time to time and dabble in another creative endeavour. This weekend, I have decided to take on a project in the garden - I plan to renovate the cast aluminium set of garden furniture.
​ Just now our 10 year old furniture is a faded drab green, covered with algae from being outdoors all winter, and has bits of flaky paint coming away from it. I plan to sand down and repaint the six chaire and table with a bright signal yellow - when Mike heard my plans he sighed, 'they will be visible in the dark from outer space' he said.
 I've had my way of course, and have gathered together all the supplies - this weekend, I shall hopefully make inroads into my new pet project. I hope this exercise will expand my aesthetic and artistic muscles and that will overflow into other areas. Although painting furniture is not a particularly artistic endeavour, the colour I have chosen I believe, will elevate the project from the mundane. Only time will tell, and I will have some pictures for you next week. 
Have a fabulous weekend and I will catch you next Friday, same time, same place.
Until then
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