Don’t get me wrong, I love the whole ceramics thing, but it was good being able to climb out from under all those beads I made, to get them listed and shipped to their new homes, and then turn to making some jewellery. I started with some earring making, which soon resulted in the usual mountain of pairs. One of my favourite things to work with at the moment is handmade headpins. I made sure I kept some for me from my last round of firings.

(ceramic headpins - Something to do Beads)

(ceramic headpins - Something to do Beads, polymer discs - Jon Burgess)

(lampwork - Karin Hruza, ceramic headpins - Something to do Beads)

(lily head pins - Something to do Beads, ceramic beads - Happy Fish Things)

I also used some long Numinosity lampwork pins that I’ve been hoarding, (mis-) matching them with some Scorched Earth pieces.

(lampwork headpin - Numinosity Beads, ceramic spine - Scorched Earth)

(lampwork headpin - Numinosity Beads, ceramic spine - Scorched Earth)

No mismatching here. These have lovely little opals at the top.

(lampwork headpins - Numinosity Beads)

All very botanical feeling, if you know what I mean. I also revisited the old sieve finding thing.

(ceramic drops - Scorched Earth)

(ceramic spikes - Scorched Earth)

I seem to have developed a thing for floral decals just lately…

(ceramic droppers - Kathrin Kneidl)

(ceramic droppers - Scorched Earth)

(ceramic droppers - Kathrin Kneidl)

(porcelain beads - Something to do Beads; ceramic charms - Grubbi)

More decals here -

(ceramic droppers - Scorched Earth)

(ceramic droppers - Scorched Earth)

As you can see, there’s been lots of long chain cropping up in things.

(raku connectors - Scorched Earth; lampwork beads - Numinosity Beads)

But I have attempted to make some shorter pairs for those who aren’t into shoulder dusters.

(enamel plates - 4 Ophelia)

(ceramic beads - Something to do Beads)

(bone china charms - Something to do Beads)

(ceramic beads - Nadia Terra, enamel plates - 4 Ophelia)

I love the simplicity of this last pair, in particular.

And finally, a little more Numinosity…

(enamel plates - Numinosity Beads, ceramic discs - Something to do Beads)

I’ve decided that I’m just going to list all of these on Etsy in one go. I gather that sort of thing isn’t advised. I should probably split them into smaller batches. But, really, I’ve never found it makes much difference. So, they’re available here right now!