Just something I whipped up

With Christmas and then everything that took place after, I never got a chance to post about these designs

This one is a fave, the little copper ring hooks on to the heart to act as the clasp. It has little balls hanging on the bottom that jingle very lightly as you walk

And this has gone to Denmark with a dear friend who came back to Australia for a visit and got caught up in the floods. She still had a great time and got to see Australia like not many do - sandbagging and desperately trying to save houses.

More tiny little balls that jingle when you walk, this time in ring form. It’s so simple yet so much fun to play with.

And this is so delightful and vintage{esque}

I’ll admit that it took a little while to make and solder all those teeny tiny bits together (without melting other bits). But I really live how it turned out!

Anyone who has any thoughts on these designs, please share, they are very welcome!

 

Disappointment

I didn’t sell one single piece of jewellery at the market. Sad face :(

A few people came and had a good look and some took cards, but no buyers unfortunately.

 

I did sell a couple of headbands though, which was nice.

I’m not quite sure why people didn’t buy. Perhaps the price was too much (though I don’t know how cheap people think sterling silver should be!). Or maybe people just weren’t looking for that sort of thing.

I dunno.

I’m not going again anyway, it was absolutely stinking hot and the site I had wasn’t big enough to set up my shade tent. Actually I couldn’t have swung a cat in that tiny box! :)

Yesterday, deflated, I sent all the jewellery I had down to Melbourne with a friend, she’s hawking it to all her friends for me :) She was amazed that none sold at the market and declared that she could sell it in the blink of an eye!

I’m pretty sure she’ll be a much better saleswoman than I am. I’m happy to make things but selling them makes me squirm with embarrassment! What I love is making and just giving away… but that doesn’t allow for more buying of silver and my darling Hubby may kick up a fuss :)

I need to get up some guts and bravado and ‘represent’!

Anyone else out there a *maker* and not a *seller*?

 

Yeah so I learned how to set pearls… can you tell?

Little bit of pearl overload there, but I’m loving them all the same!

Turning an old book case into chic market shelving

This book case has been around since forever, it was in my brother’s room when we were kids. When my Mum asked me if I wanted it, I said yes thinking I’d give it a quick paint and it can live in one of the boy’s rooms.

But then I needed some shelves for my market stall and came up with a quick solution…

Chop chop and a quick sand

An awesome paint colour And tada! Some VERY cute shelves!

  I couldn’t resist scuffing them up and making them look slightly worn. Here’s some of my necklace displays, made from wire, blue fabric and stretchy lace…   I can’t wait to put my stall together and wow some customers!

:)

My fave bit of jewellery ever

*That I’ve made*

Sterling silver and fresh water pearl.

 

Can’t wait to get my new chains to try this on!

 

Tweet

No this post has nothing to do with Twitter. It irks me that they try to claim the word ‘tweet’ so I am using it in it’s original meaning… the noise a bird makes.

Because I have a slight thing for tiny birds lately:

‘Tweet tweet’

 

Too sick to post so new jewellery it is…

  As the heading suggests, once again I’ve been the recipient of the kids germs and am now full up with flu. So while I wallow in my own misery you can look at these:

I’m doing my best to build up my stocks to go to the next market around these parts, it’s always huge this time of year. I’ll be taking some jewellery trees as well, though I’m not sure how they will go down.

Hope your weekend was fabulous and non-sickly!

What are they anyway?

Have a guess!