Serenity by Caprilicious

Hello, and good day, folks. I have been away a few weeks - I hope you are all enjoying the dregs of the summer. This photograph is from the hospital where someone had the fabulous idea to grow a meadow in all the green spaces. Vast amounts of seed was scattered and now we have these lovely flowers growing everywhere - and there's no need to mow the lawn! 

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I come home each day dog tired, but feel the need to play with my beads and if nothing else, to plan new jewellery. Sometimes, I get to actually make stuff, but these days, I veg out in front of the telly. A bit of discipline is needed, methinks. Jewellery making gives me a real buzz - the very thought of something created from almost nothing is a great mood elevator - and I thought I'd discovered something about myself until I read an article about Effort Driven Rewards. I came upon jewellery making when I was at risk of drowning in a severe depression and it would appear that perhaps it came to me at just the right time. Have a read of the article and see what you think!

Serenity

I didn't have the time to make an elaborate necklace, so when I found a minute, I put this one together - it is made of clear quartz rough nuggets and an eccentrically placed blue agate focal. 

The blue agate slab nugget is gently faceted, and on looking deep into it, I felt as if I was staring into the depths of an azure ocean. It is complemented by a couple of oxidised silver tone beads all the way from Vietnam. The raw, rough nuggets of clear quartz give the necklace a very interesting look and are separated by little turquoise beads. Clear quartz is very sought after and it is sometimes called 'the master crystal'. If this article is true, it is well worth wearing, but even if it isn't, it is so pretty - a win either way!

That's me for this week, folks. I wish you a wonderful weekend and I'll catch up with you soon.
​Until then,
xx