 Hello folks, I hope you've had a fabulous Christmas and are enjoying a well earned couple of days off before you have to go back to work. I've had the whole of the Christmas period off from the day job, surprisingly. I cannot remember a year when I haven't worked at this time of year since I started in my first job as a junior doctor in Peterborough in 1991! However, all that wrapping presents, cooking and clearing up after takes its toll, I s'pose and I feel pretty tired now. Fortunately, there's still another holiday next week and the weekend looks like it is going to be quiet. I received a packet of diamante beads in the post just before Christmas and while I was looking at them and turning them over in my hands as a prelude to putting them away in a little box I have for shiny stuff ( once they go in that box, they never seem to see the light of day as I turn into Gollum!) I spied a string of abalone beads that have been lying around for almost a year. The string of abalone seemed to call out to me and when I broke up the line with the diamante beads they looked perfect together. I wrote about abalone farming earlier and have included a link to that blog post in case you fancy a read.
 I truly loved that necklace and test drove it to work - thank goodness I did, because it was snapped up the very next day! I spent the rest of the week playing with wire and a design by Nicole Hanna. I've made this pendant before and it is very difficult to make. At one point I had 13 wires in my hands, all being woven together, with one side being reverse engineered to match the other, with multiple curlicues and many layers. Aching fingertips and arms were totally worth it when the whole thing came together eventually and I was able to string it onto a necklace of AB coated glass teardrop-shaped, ruby coloured beads.
 We cooked Roast beef and Yorkshire puddings with all the trimmings for Christmas - well, ok, I cooked the meal - I thought it was cooked well apart from the Yorkshire puddings, which turned out like mini muffins (??) - I'm not sure what went wrong but I tried to make two of them instead of the four to six that the recipe was meant to deliver and probably got the numbers wrong when I tried to reduce the quantities - oh well, everything else was pretty good, though I say so myself.  I hope you've all had a good time and that you are well rested and relaxed after the day, whatever it was you ate or drank, and you're getting ready for the next celebration, ringing in the next decade on Tuesday night.
Have a fabulous celebration and I'll catch you next Friday, same time, same place. Until then, Happy New Year, xx
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 Hello all, how are you? Less than a week left to Christmas, and I hope everyone is ready for the big day. I've spent the week packing parcels, writing cards and distributing gifts like a demented Mrs Claus - and it is all done and dusted bar Christmas dinner - for which I still have to shop! Ah well, there are still five days to go and I'm sure we can codge something together. I finish work at the day job on Tuesday afternoon and I am already looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet. Windswept Waves I wanted to use a string of chisel shaped agate beads in a necklace that I've been saving for a special moment. The agate beads are rugged and have a wild beauty that reminds me of the jagged rocks around the coast of Cornwall or the Blue Grotto off the coast of Capri. I wanted to contrast the masculinity of the agate with a feminine, frothy, frilly pendant and spent a long time looking for the perfect piece but then realised that I'd be better off making my own. I wrote about the beginnings of the piece last week, here, and can now present the finished necklace.
The smooth ceramic beads from Greece, the rugged, masculine agate chisels and the feminine, frilly pendant - a necklace of delightful contrasts, colour and texture. Toni Ballard, from the Mitchell Gallery in Warwick where I displayed my jewellery until they closed their physical gallery, contacted me to request a pair of earrings to match a turquoise necklace she purchased last year. I was a bit sceptical as didn't think I could match the blue of the turquoise in her necklace to any earrings I might make without the necklace in front of me to ensure a perfect colour comparison. I picked a design by Nicole Hanna and made the wire the predominant feature, using small turquoise beads. I put it in the post and held my breath - two days later I had a reply from Toni - she loved the earrings and I could breathe again. She will send me pictures, she promises, and I will share them with you when she does.
 I've been playing with wire and beads, and have a half finished piece, which should be ready for the blog next week. Have a fabulous Christmas, won't you, relax and have a load of fun with family and friends.
Feliz Navidad from Caprilicious and I'll catch you next Friday, same time, same place. Until then xx  Hello good folks, how are your preparations for Christmas going? There are but 12 days remaining and only 5 days if you want to get cards and parcels sent off in the UK. Sadly, Caprilicious has been a victim of the Christmas parcel rush and the courier company has lost a parcel I sent out to the USA recently. However, this was only my second parcel lost in 8 years, so I guess it was my turn, by the law of averages. Last weekend I got the tree up and decorated but had no luck getting any of my presents together and wrapped. It all seems such a monumental chore at the moment. However, as the gifts go out to people with whom I work, who have made my life infinitely easier, I guess I shouldn't begrudge them the time - after all it is but once a year that an opportunity to thank them comes along. BirdieThis necklace was made with the remaining little 'birdies' I made, and because there were quite a few of them, I used them liberally, both in the necklace and dangling from the pendant. I hung them on long wire tassels from the pendant along with vintage African seed beads, and in the necklace with chunky red coral and wood jasper beads, hand carved into the shape of gourds. The colours and shapes give this necklace a very tribal African feel. Wood Jasper, called Egyptian marble, was one of the traditional Jaspers in Ancient Egypt used for amulets, ritual vessels, and jewelry. Native Americans and other indigenous societies carved it into arrowheads for luck and protection, and utilized the stone to call in rain. A quintessential Earth Stone, Wood Jasper engenders security and protection, nurturing and healing. It cleanses the physical and emotional body of toxins and negative thought forms, and repairs the aura, bringing stability and balance. I must say I am not personally a believer, but there are plenty of people who believe in the mystical properties of gemstones.
PavoI always have one of these on my books, and sold the last piece at the Warwickshire Open Studios event in Leamington Spa. I thought it was time to make another.
Pavo, or peacock, is such a pretty and delicate piece and is a pleasure to weave. I find that I've used a whole string of the green and gold foiled glass lampwork beads so I must have made and sold quite a few of these necklaces. All I know is that when I show it to people, they love it for being so different, light and interesting. The fact that it can be adjusted to various necklines can't be a bad thing. People have asked me where I buy it in from, so I took a couple of pictures as I went along - I do make the jewellery on the Caprilicious pages myself, honest, I do!!
I've made so many iterations of the Birdie necklace and Pavo, that they are beginning to feel like old friends! I started another embroidered pendant towards the end of the week and will have it ready to show you in the next blog post. Here's a sneak peek - I took photographs as I went along.
Once the piece of Lacey's Stiff Stuff (I love saying that, makes me chuckle) was embroidered and embellished to within an inch of its life, I fashioned a sort of ladder with a length of wire and stitched it in place. I already have beaded dangles to hang from the bottom edge of the wire 'ladder'. This was then covered and padded over with felt and finally, a piece of Ultrasuede was glued into place. I still have to edge the piece and hang it with a bail on a beautiful string of beads - this time, I've picked the beads for the necklace first, rather than the other way round, where the pendant is made first and I've then rummaged through my stash of beads to find the best way to hang it. The piece of blue agate druzy at the centre of the pendant is so beautiful, it reminds me of the Blue Grotto on the coast of Capri. That's me for this week folks. I shall now go and stupefy myself with the results of the UK elections that are beginning to roll in and sound very depressing indeed.
Have a fabulous week, and I'll catch you next Friday, same time, same place. Until then xx Hello my lovely friends - less than 20 days to the big day and I have nothing done - packing gifts and putting up my little tree - that's what I shall have to do over the weekend. The days are zipping by in a blur as they go past, I might need to sit down and take a deep breath just to calm down! SaraI've had this necklace in my minds eye for ages and had put the materials to one side until I was ready to make it. It was meant to be a simple braided seed bead necklace with a central pendant stitched into it. However, as is usual, the organic nature of my design ethic came to the fore - I spotted a bezeled rose quartz leaf that I had lying around, I was originally thinking of using it in another piece and stitched it into the centre of the pendant, and the pendant asymmetrically onto the bib and voila! Sara was born. Why Sara? I haven't a clue - when I thought to myself 'Now, what shall I name this piece?' the word 'Sara' came floating out of the ether at me.
The colours in this necklace are so vibrant and it is a very different piece and one of a kind, I'm quietly proud of it! Baroque Beauty The pearls in this necklace come from my trip to Bangkok Here's a little information about how pearls are harvested today - they are called nucleated pearls inasmuch as the pearl farmers insert a little nucleus into each oyster. A pearl nucleus is a bead or other object implanted into the the gonad of a marine mollusk, or into an existing pearl sac in the gonad or mantle of a freshwater mussel. Nacre deposition occurs around this. The shape of the pearl mimics closely the shape of the bead or tissue that is inserted into the oyster. Saltwater Pearls Saltwater mollusks will only produce 1-2 pearls per nucleation, the nucleus used in all saltwater pearl farming today is most often a mother-of-pearl bead. This bead is composed of mussel shell that has been cut, rounded, and polished. Akoya molluscs can be nucleated with up to 5 beads. The Akoya dies at harvest. South Sea and Tahitian mollusks accept only one nucleus at a time, but as they do not die at harvest, they may be nucleated several times. If a particular mollusk has been successfully nucleated several times and consistently produces fine pearls, the mollusk is often returned to the wild to strengthen the genes of future generations - they've literally worked their way to freedom - time off for good behaviour! Freshwater Pearls Freshwater pearls must also be nucleated, but in lieu of the mother-of-pearl bead, freshwater pearl farmers nucleate their mussels with small pieces of mantle tissue. They are not placed in the reproductive organ of the mussel, but in the fleshy mantle tissue. Because the mantle tissue is large and located on either side of the shell, each mussel can withstand many insertions. Most mussels receive 12 to 16 insertions on either side of the valve for a total of 24 to 32. The large number of freshwater pearls produced per mussel accounts for the reason why freshwater pearls are more easily accessible and less expensive than the saltwater ones. But, because the mantle tissue gets dissolved into the pearl-sac, freshwater pearls are solid nacre.
The turquoise goes well with the pearls and two strands of this delightful combination make this a beautiful statement necklace. I spent an evening putting together a few pairs of earrings - I think they're rather pretty and I used studs in the ears, which although a bit more expensive, are easier to wear.
Colourful and fun with gemstones - the roses in the first pair are hand carved amethysts, as are the little beads, the pearls are pretty and the posts are surgical steel and hypoallergenic.  Here are the last posting dates for Christmas 2019
UK 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For: Wednesday 18th December UK Special Delivery Guaranteed: Monday 23rd December UK 1st Class and 1st Class Signed For: Friday 20th December UK Royal Mail Tracked 24 (available online only): Saturday 21st December. I have a few days left then, to get my gifts and together, Phew! That's me for now, folks. Have a lovely week and I'll catch you next Friday, same time, same place. Until then xx  Hello everyone, how's the prep for Christmas going? Twenty six days left, as of today and I haven't done a thing towards the big day. Life has been hectic at the day job and I've been too exhausted at night to do anything but veg out in front of the telly. It's time I pulled up my socks though, and got the show on the road. In spite of all this seemingly masterful inactivity, Jewelfish is finished. 'What's Jewelfish?', I hear you asking. Well, it is the piece formerly known as the Non Brexit Fish. I eventually got it set up and strung onto a necklace of gunmetal grey/metallic silver seed beads and I must say I think it is fabulous. A large showpiece, but hey! one can't be a self professed maker of statement necklaces, and have so few on the website. One day someone will fall in love with my Jewelfish and they will swim away to their forever home. I'm thinking that if the necklace is still around, I shall wear it on Christmas day - I bet I'll win the contest if my Christmas tree is stood against me for the most spectacular baubles. The Jewelfish is a species that comes from West Africa - yes there is such a fish! They are found in rivers, stream and canals, especially in forested regions where vegetation overhangs the water surface. They are red in colour with little jewel like spots all over the body and fins.
{{{ A Special Fish For Me? }}}  I have a few pieces half finished and almost ready for a photography session. I'm quite excited about one of these pieces as it is quite unlike anything I've made before - you'll just have to come back to the Caprilicious Facebook page or the Instagram feed to see it mid week. One of my Caprilicious women is coming up to visit me from London this weekend and I'm looking forward to chatting with her and showing her around chez Caprilicious. I see her when I go down to London, and she's visiting me. Caprilicious has brought some very interesting people from various walks of life into my sphere and it is so refreshing to meet people who aren't in the medical profession - I'm spared the interminable talking of shop, for starters. That's me for this week, folks. Have a fabulous week, and I'll catch you next Friday as usual, same time, same place.
Until then xx Hello people, how's tricks? 33 days to the big day now, and I've been so busy making up commissioned pieces of jewellery for people as gifts, I haven't had too much time to build up the Caprilicious jewellery box. The good news is that I've finally finished the Non Brexit Fish necklace ( I will have to find it a better name!) but haven't had the time to take pictures. These will be done by the end of the week and it will be on Instagram and the Caprilicious Facebook page. I also made up a couple of necklaces but am not too happy with them. When I'm not absolutely happy with a piece, I put it away to look at when I have recovered from the trauma of making it. If I'm not happy at the end, the piece has usually given me trouble either in the engineering or the design and it has been a serious annoyance all the way through. Another Birdie NecklaceI really went to town making these little birds and this one will be the third in the series this year - I have enough birds for one more and will definitely call it a day - for now, at least. Making the birds reminds me of childhood, when I played with plasticine and attempted little blobby men and women, whole families of them - it is so much fun to squeeze a little ball of clay and produce a beak and a tail and in the shake of a lambs tail, there's a little bird in my hands. All that is left is to embellish it with flowers and leaves on every available surface and cure a whole flock of them to get a native art sort of feel to any jewellery made with them.
Girl With a Pearl Earring ( a la Caprilicious) Girl with a Pearl Earring is an oil painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, painted in around 1665. Going by various names over the centuries, it became known by its present title after the large pearl earring worn by the girl portrayed there. The work has been in the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague since 1902 and has been the subject of various literary treatments - books, plays, and a movie. It is thought to be one of the ten most famous pictures in the world and voted the most beautiful in the Netherlands by the Dutch public. I received a string of the most beautiful, luminescent baroque pearls and simply had to make earrings from them - I hung them on stud findings so that they can be worn comfortably in case like me, the wearer has tender ear lobes that are easily torn.  I have discovered these amazing earring backs that support my ear lobes and prevent studs from sagging lifting them up high and tight to look great. Whether you have earrings with poor support, heavy earrings, stretched ear lobes, or even a bad piercing, these Earring Back Supports will save the day - I have a pair in silver and gold tone and just slide them on instead of the backs that originally came with the earrings - I wasn't able to wear studs for years and years, and now I can! They are available everywhere, and I suggest you buy yourself a pair or two - no, I'm not being paid to endorse these, it is entirely my opinion that they really work. I'm going to look for some to carry on the Caprilicious website and will let you know when they are available. 
The surgical steel posts are hypoallergenic and the earrings are pretty and ever so feminine with the little froth of tiny gemstones individually wired to the top. They took ages to make and are quite fiddly - they also cured me of the wire withdrawal pangs I was just beginning to experience, and how! Where Light Falls We went to Coventry Cathedral at the weekend to a beautiful though short sound and light show, commemorating the people who worked hard to save the Cathedral from the incendiary bombs in the Second World War. It was pretty cold, and we were wrapped up in hats, scarves, furry boots, winter coats and gloves, with many more layers in between, making us look like a cross between Michelin men and penguins, waddling back and forth between the cathedral and the pubs around it in a vain attempt to get warm. I took a little video of it for the blog, and you, my lovely readers.
That's me for this week, folks, have a fabulous week and I'll catch you next Friday, same time, same place.
Until then xx “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” ~Leonardo da Vinci  Hello people of the ether, I'm so pleased to make contact with you again today. I hope you've all been wrapped up warm as we are set for a wet and chilly winter- those of us in the UK certainly are. It has already started snowing in parts of North America and that I think is one of the benefits of living alongside the North Atlantic Drift, the warm ocean current stretching from Florida to north-western Europe. As the warm waters of the drift flow toward western Europe it moderates our climate here in the UK, allowing for winters that are less cold than would be expected at our latitude. Without the North Atlantic Drift, many places in Europe and the United Kingdom would be as cold as Canada. Brrr!! Thank you Florida for keeping us warm (ish)! Even so, in such a tiny country there is a marked difference in the weather between the North and the South. This was brought home to me as I was in London for a couple of days at the beginning of the week, and up in Edinburgh at the end. Boy! Was it cold up there. There's a lot to be said for living in the balmy Midlands as I do - no surprises here. I went up to Edinburgh to a meeting, but managed to take some pictures and do a bit of sight seeing while I was there.
 Edinburgh is built in the most beautiful sandstone, but the buildings in the centre have got grimy with age and some of them look dark and forbidding, very Gothic. You get a feel for the grisly history of the place - a lot of blood has flown down those streets. Parts of the castle are from the 12th century. On this occasion, we had no time to go into the castle so we took a walk in the bracing cold wind around the periphery and serendipitously caught the most beautiful sunset. The city is built on an undulating hill and a walk that looks completely feasible on a map could in reality turn out to be a steep climb (read hike) up an almost vertical slope. Great for mountain goats, but not for those growing older with all the aches and pains that entails. Still, we managed a lot of walking, up and down the Royal Mile - the shops were a bit disappointing - unless one craves whisky, woolens, fudge, or tourist tat, with the odd Celtic Jeweller thrown in, we couldn't find anything to spend our money on - just as well, I thought, and boarded the train for the four hour journey back home. I wish I could've grown wings when I wandered around Edinburgh, life would have been so much easier! Birdie Necklace (More Birdie necklaces!!??)I'm sorry, I changed my mind. I know I said I wouldn't make any more but I love making the little critters with tiny wings and flowers on their tails - this time I made them in various colours and put them together with beads I made earlier. I've been using a tutorial by Debbie Crothers to turn the beads extremely shiny - this involves zapping them with a very, very hot wallpaper stripper - it is most definitely not just a heat gun, this is more like a dragon snorting fire out of your fist, but the beads go beautifully shiny, get a glass like finish and are never sticky as they sometimes are with varnish.
I sprinkled the necklaces liberally with a medley of agate beads, African glass and jade and produced a couple of colourful, fun pieces that can be worn both summer and winter. Last week I made the 'Empress', a beautiful necklace of green onyx and seed pearls with a micro pave connector. I made earrings to go with this necklace using diamante ear cuffs and butterflies with green onyx. I think they go beautifully together, what d'you think??
A Clamor of Winged Things, by Jef Littlejohn The calm of a frozen white I found this little poem on a website that I visit randomly and thought I'd share - the link to the website is in the title, do take a look if the fancy takes you.
That's me for this week, folks. Have a wonderful week and I'll catch you next Friday, same time, same place. Until then xx  Hello nice people, thanks for coming back today. It was Halloween last week, Diwali the week before, and Guy Fawkes day at the weekend - the fireworks were going off everywhere. I've been in London for a few days and will be in Edinburgh for a few more. I was at exams at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - doing the examining, I hasten to add. The College is moving to new premises near London Bridge and it was sad that we were there for the very last time. I've been going to 'the College' in Sussex Place for exams and events since 1989, and soon it will belong to the London School of Economics. It was such a familiar place and we took it for granted, a second home that we knew so well, complained about the food and met our colleagues and friends, and now, we'll have to get used to someplace else. I wandered around Camden market the evening before, browsing the shops and people watching.
EmpressBefore I went out to London, I made Empress - a long necklace with four strands of green onyx and tiny pearl beads with a beautiful bar spacer of micro pave diamante. The spacer isn't very photogenic, although I've tried to go as close as possible with a macro lens in a couple of pictures. In real life though, it is very very pretty! To help give it length I've used a black cord at the back - this one is beautifully wound, with no loose ends and will last forever. I usually do not like the idea of cord, probably because the ones I've seen are sloppily made with loose and fraying ends. When I found these, I thought they were worthy of a Caprilicious effort. A little bead cap on either side made of wire and green silver lined seed beads works well with the onyx.
  I'm in Edinburgh as you read this and will be home soon. I want to tackle my Non Brexit Fish over the next two days, once I've rested up a bit. I am keen to finish it but want to take my time over the engineering of it - I don't want to create a useless article like the steering wheel mug holder in the picture. That's me for this week, folks. Have a fabulous week and I'll catch you on friday as usual, same time, same place.
Until then xx Good day folks, glad you could join me again. It struck me that I've been writing this blog almost every Friday, week on week, for nigh on eight years and I've really enjoyed it. Just when I think no one's reading it, someone pops up out of the ether and tells me how they have enjoyed my burblings - it would seem that people are just too shy or can't be a*sed to leave me a comment. Oh well, to the three people who are definitely reading this, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. The Non Brexit Fish NecklaceThis week I've been making fantasy fish in the style of Kinga Nichols, but incorporating Shibori silk in the tail and fins. It has taken simply ages and I'm in the final push of edging the piece and finding a way to hang it. It will be a large statement necklace, an heirloom piece which will hopefully find a forever home and be well loved. I've taken pictures as I've gone along and am happy to share these with you, before the final reveal.
 The piece is temporarily called the Non Brexit Fish necklace, as it has been embroidered over the long evenings sat in front of the TV watching the Parliament Channel, while Brexit isn't being 'done', which has turned into quite the soap opera. Do forgive the quality of the pictures - they were taken each evening just before getting up to bed using my phone. Better pictures will follow eventually, of course. The Monet EarringsThis is a small series of earrings made using a veneer I made with polymer clay, crackle techniques, and alcohol ink. I used colours that reminded me of the pictures I took in Paris and Giverny a few years ago at the Musée de l'Orangerie, the permanent home of eight large Water Lilies murals by Claude Monet.
 The last picture was the actual lily pond where these beautiful paintings were created, in Giverny, at the home of Claude Monet. What these pictures cannot show are the bullfrogs - the croaking noises were unbelievable and when I zoomed into the pond, I saw what it was that was making the unholy racket that we were hearing.
More Last but not Least NecklacesA couple more of these simple daytime necklaces to add to the 'Last but not Least' series, made from beads leftover from other projects and orphan beads and will therefore come over at an extremely reasonable price. These were made with hand carved gemstone roses - and they are as different from each other as chalk and cheese. The first one is sober and sophisticated and the second is fun and flirty, colourful and very Kahloesque.
This week I will be in London and then Edinburgh - both day job related trips, but will find time to socialise with friends and Caprilicious women in both cities. I am really looking forward to it, but this means that I probably won't have too much time for Caprilicious.
That's me for this week folks, have a fab week and I'll catch you next Friday, same time, same place. Until then xx  Hello good people, wherever you are, I'm glad you turned out for Caprilicious again. Only 61 days to Christmas - wow! doesn't time fly?? Caprilicious turned eight this week and I marked the day with a discount code - in fact it is still valid till 1/11 in case you're interested. This week has been all about fish - I decided to make a beaded statement piece with a couple of fish swimming upstream towards the necklace from which they are suspended and I spent many happy hours researching pictures of fish, and imagining how I would achieve a particular effect. In the end I decided on using a lavish amount of Shibori silk in the tail and fins and making the fish in shades of white and pale pink beads. The piece has just come out of the 'fugly' stage and I can show you how far I've got to with it.  The fins are going to have a froth of beads at their tips, extending inwards towards the body. It may take a while to complete, but I intend it to be a really interesting and fun statement piece. The Last Leaf As a young girl I was a voracious reader and spent every waking moment with my nose in a book, while my sister was out climbing trees and spinning tops with the lads in the neighbourhood. Mom had to make sure I was reading stuff that was appropriate for my age and sometimes had to resort to books that had been the 'in thing' when she herself was a child. Thus, I was introduced to the short stories of O. Henry. This one was published in the early 1900's and is about Johnsy, a poor young girl who is seriously ill with pneumonia. She believes that when the ivy vine on the wall outside her window loses all its leaves, she will also die. Her neighbour Behrman, an artist, tricks her by painting a leaf on the wall. Johnsy recovers, but (in a twist typical of O. Henry) Behrman, who caught pneumonia while painting the leaf, dies. The copper leaf in this piece was made in my kiln and I teamed it with coin pearls dyed in oil slick rainbow colours. I love the shape of the Monstera leaf, and sought to recreate it in copper - there were lots of problems along the way, but I persevered and got a nice piece of jewellery for my efforts.
ZodiacThe pendant is a double sided brass tag used by Tibetan men to secure their waist belts or sash. It is embossed with the signs of the Chinese Zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, which is based on a twelve-year cycle, each year in that cycle related to an animal sign. These signs in order are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. There is thought to be a relationship between human and the 12 zodiacal animals, and it is believed that the years represented by the animals affect the characters of people in the same way like the western astrology signs. I've hung it on Black dyed howlite teardrops and basalt beads, separated by lost wax cast African brass beads. Black and antique gold is a very fetching combination and this necklace can be worn day and night.
It's been a busy old week with Brexit (or non - Brexit) and we've been glued to the TV watching the crazy and the churlish battle it out, while nothing actually happened. No wonder my fishy piece came on in leaps and bounds.
That's me for this week folks. Have a fabulous week and I shall get back to you next Friday, same time, same place. Until then, xx |
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