Copper and glass

After a long spell of creative drought i think the rain is finally falling.
Revisiting some cut and etched pieces of copper work, i finally saw what i would like to use them for.

I had recently been to visit my daughter in london and of course had to stop off in a bead shop.

 The ceramic turquoise glazed beads were brought on a whim, but they topped off these earrings perfectly.

One small chip of faux turquoise to tie in the pretty green/blue glass flowers and a final polish and these were ready to show.

New day - new challenge

After a period of complete and utter loss of my making mojo, i joined in with another smaller challenge.
The challenge was to make a piece of jewellery which reflected this image supplied by our host Dina Bruinsma.

I actually started out with lots of crystals and chains but could not get into a creative flow with them.

I think i have been over thinking my pieces and tried to simplify matters by making earrings.

After going through my stash of beads i found out some crystals that were given to me by my grandma when i was a child along with lots of buttons.

One pair of crystals reminded me of the red lanterns in this picture and so these were my starting point.

I found some lovely s linked silver chain and added some diamonte balls to emulate the fantastic tower.

Defiantly enjoyed this challenge and my making mojo is returning at last.