Hi everyone and welcome to my tiny blog.

When i heard about lees blog hop i was very excited to join in as i loved the theme idea.

But then my mojo which has been a occasional guest finally decided to depart completely.

For days (weeks) i couldn't  face going into my workspace as every thing seemed to be shouting out to me all at once! 

That was until this last 12 days. I have spent lots of time outside walking and soaking in nature whilst capturing images of toadstools. All of my communing refreshed my being and made me realise we all have these ebbs and flows in life, but the wheel keeps turning.

I remembered a lady once said to me i should try to incorporate my love of toadstools into my work and so i did! 

When we look at these amazing organisms we should remember they are on the journey too whilst helping the wood they grow from rot into the earth.

This was a real learning curve as far as making tiny copper objects, the smallest caps measure 2.5mm and all have been brazed onto the stalks before being fitted into wood that has been collected on my walks locally and on English beaches.

 Although this was made to pop onto a shelf it is so small it could be worn as a pendant.

This piece is a tiny ornament with the copper toadstools placed at one end.

 I also made myself some fun earrings ready for halloween.

Thank you for taking the time to visit,

Enjoy the Dance.

I really hope i have linked everything properly and that you can continue from this page.

https://stregajewellry.wordpress.com/dansemacabre

Lee Koopman                           Strega Jewellryhttps://stregajewellry.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/1st-annual-danse-macabre-blog-hop-2/

Sam Waghorn                           Pale Moon Creations

Dini Bruinsma                            Angaza by Changes

Mowse Doyle                              Mouse Made This

Lori Blanchard                            Alainn Jewelry

Robin Showstack                        The Crazy Bead Hoarder

Amy Jorgensen                           Hoarders Corner

Nan Smith                                    Wired Nan

Tammy Adams                             Paisley Lizard

Catherine King                              Catherine’s Musings

Michelle McCarthy                         Firefly Designs Studio

Betony Maiden                             Beadwenches Blog

Becca White                                  Morgana Fey Creations

Kim Dworak                                   Cianci Blue

Tami Norris                                   Tamis Creative Spot

Inge Von Roos                               Inge’s Blog

Terry Jeanette Carter                    Tapping Flamingo

Deb Fortin                                       Mhoti Studio

Melissa Trudinger                           Bead Recipes

BIG REVEAL IS ON NOW!!

So the time has come around (really quickly!) for the Bead peeps swap hop reveal.

And i made it with a few hours to spare too.Whoop whoop.

So to recap this is the gorgeous bundle of beads and focal pieces yep thats right more than one! 

All sent to me by the wonderful  Robin Showstack.

Just look at them all, careful not to drool over your keyboards.

So back to the serious business, what i made.

Image number one is the first item i made (several times)

'Nefertiti'

I have wanted to try this style of necklace for a while, and when i saw the wonderful mop drops and the larger blue drops i knew i would go for it.

My original design featured chain at the end of the wire bars that hold the drops, but i found myself hating the way it looked and so changed it to sari silk.

But again i found myself thinking it was not quite right.

This led me to think that i should just make my own links using copper wire and the little Jablonex beads that i used as droplet spacers.

'Bingo' i loved it, but  i realised the toggle from my goodies did not work with the copper wire wrap so i made my own.

Added a pair of droplet earrings and completed my first set.

Whilst i had discounted the Sari silk from the above necklace i still wanted to use it and so my second set in the next image is what i made.

'Dragonfly dancer'

 I used the wonderful gold clasp Robin had sent at the front of the silk and added chain and bead dangles.

Lastly i loved the little wiggle pieces of metal and miracle beads so added them to the fab jade focal and made some fun earrings to go with them.

 The hardest problem i had was getting an image, those miracle beads are tricky little devils. 

I really had a great time once i got started and i am really looking forward to seeing what Robin has made with the beads i sent her at her blog  http://heartsdesiresjewelryforyou.blogspot.com/
What about the other beads i can here you shouting! Well they are a whole new post coming soon ;)

Blog list below: i hope!

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