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!