Wish..........................List

I woke up rather early today to get a T-west as I missed a slot before. Somehow, the earliness of the morning, the gradual lightening of the sky (and the foreboding approach of rain) made me reach for cosy colours and selection, for things I like or would love to have, like wellies and a brollie if it's going to rain, lavender smelling cute hearts in the wardrobe when I open it to get dressed, a broach pin to clip to my favourite bag, a Seamese cat, would love to find a whole sea urchin, a comfy dress in a colour that would make be feel bright, a bike ride if the weather's good, a cute necklace that is not too girly, a gorgeous tumbler filled with hot coffee, stunning wood piece I can get inspired just looking at, luxurious and natural bar of soap to have a morning shower with, a lovely pillow to lean on on the sofa while sipping my coffee and looking out of the window into the front garden and planning where to put all the plants this year, a tape to measure it all, and soft yarn just because I want to feel cosy..........:D

My new treasury featuring fellow Jet team members

& one amazing clock :D

Necklaces

Was sorting out some of my stash yesterday & putting things together, and then changing it, and then adding other things ... can't help myself - the minute I see some beads, fittings, chains etc I begin to think what to do with them. In this case, the results were necklaces. Makes a nice change! I usually end up with dozens of earrings. Here are some of them:

New listings coming this week!

Just thought to let you know that I'll be putting out more listings this week in my Etsy shop. Cannot switch off my brain & it constantly comes up with new designs and variations. So now I have quite a few items in stock (& I also found a few items hidden in boxes!) that I thought you might like to check out. I'm not one to go for any particular design or style, just don't like to be constrained within same forms :) So, if you do have time, come and see. Who knows, you might find exactly what you've been looking for. Or, maybe you'll find something to inspire you. Either way, you're welcome to visit.

Metal Crators

I don't know what is it about the flame and melting metals that completely hypnotizes me. I've long been making my own headpins, and soldering joints, but I also experimented with making metal 'things'. Every time I heat a bit of silver or copper or any other metal to a bright yellow-red, it moves so beautifully, reminds me of all that lava flowing down a slope after volcano erupted. Completely mesmerising. One thing I never felt comfortable with was that after all that movement and play of metal, heat and air, the end result many jewellers go for is far removed from what it looked like when you finish working on it with heat. Personally, I love when the piece that still shows off texture and oxidation, when it still looks like it's been created using hands rather than machines, when it still retains something from all processes that went into creating it - a trace, it's creation history.

Completely handmade posts with metal irregularities showing & Murano glass (lined with real silver)

Silver dot drop necklace with silver dot in warm silver colour (due to addition of copper when melted) and Swarovski tiniest crystals in Copper