Summer Sweetness, by Caprilicious Jewellery

Hello folks, it's bright and sunny today, the day following the summer solstice. The longest day of the year has passed us by and winter approaches. Am I going crazy or has summer gone by, wet and windy with not a sunbeam in sight? Where are those long hazy days the songs go on about, with the sun beating down on you, watching the ships roll in and away again? I decided to make a piece of jewellery to cheer my terminal sadness up, and kick start what the meterologists are calling a 'heat wave' - well, I'll believe it when I see it, is my reply.  The garden is looking lush however, with all the water it has had. We've not been able to mow the lawn with the ground below being so soggy, so the grass is green and lush, and daisies are popping up all over the place.

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Summer Sweetness

Made with slab nuggets of stabilised turquoise, faceted green Tibetan turquoise, faceted lapis lazuli I brought back from India and two of the largest baroque pearls I could find in my stash, this necklace is fun, yet quieter than most of the pieces I make. It will say quietly but firmly, that the wearer is a woman of taste and refinement and can be worn to the office, meetings, or even a lunch date. I'm going to court next week and will certainly try it out. I find wearing jewellery makes me feel better and more confident about myself and always wear some when I'm expecting to be in a sticky situation - it's like body armour, only around the neck or wrist. 

I'm going to be in court for the next couple of weeks - drat! just when I had a new idea for a piece of bead embroidered jewellery. Maybe I'll start it off this weekend before I lose the impetus, as this is a new idea and the piece will be full of texture and colour.  

That's me for this week, folks, have a wonderful weekend and I'll catch you soon with whatever comes out of my new idea - after all it's one thing to have a new idea and another to execute it and get the desired result.
See you soon,
​Until then
xx

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