I'm also excited to check out some of the amazing work of the other artists exhibiting there too. Check out The Arts Market's blog!
(Also, I didn't realise how many famous people came from Ilkley - Jilly Cooper, Alan Titchmarsh, Richard Whiteley, AND what's-his-face from the Kaiser Chiefs!!).
Having done most of the prep work already, I've had more time to play around with new ideas and designs. I've made a few items for friends, including a set of earrings and necklace in rhodonite (a lovely dusky pink) for a friend at work, to wear to a wedding. But rather stupidly, I forgot to photograph them before I gave them to her! I was also commissioned to make a necklace for Katherine. She gave me reasonably free reign over the design, saying that she wanted something with a picture on it, of something architectural. So off to work I went, and came up with an Eiffel tower/postcard affair...
It's a bit blurry, because the actual finished size is only 2cm across, but you get the general idea! I wanted to incorporate a few stones and sparkles with it too, so decided to add a few freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals in tones of beige, grey and orange (sounds an odd combo I know, but somehow it works!) to pick out the colours in the image. I really hope she likes it, I'm so pleased with how it turned out!
In addition to making lovely things for my friends, I also hassled the ever-obliging Jasmin at Jasmin Studio Crafts for her help with an idea I've been mulling over for some time. Charm bracelets! I can't believe I didn't think of that before! Jasmin sent me a goody-bag of some of her smaller-sized glass cabochons and pendant settings, as I wasn't sure what size would work best. I had THE best fun looking for ideas, this time I was looking for themes rather than individual images. I've only made a few so far, but if they go down well at the shows then I will definitely be making more!
Butterflies with carnelian and lapis beads |
"love" with freshwater pearls, silver hearts and blue and yellow Swarovski crystals |
My favourite! Afternoon tea anyone? Vintage tea cups and yummy cupcakes, with freshwater pearls and rhodonite beads |
This is literally a one-off, as the butterfly and dragonfly charms came from a couple of necklaces I had which had broken. Nice to put them to good use!!
And finally... another make. Not jewellery this time, but a housewarming gift for my sister. I think these are so cute, even if I say so myself!
So, that's me off comms, got yet another idea floating around... laters alligators!!
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