Another sunshine award

Only 1 blog to pass it on to today, had to work until 7pm, so if I search any more shan't get any beading done. The moon piece is progressing slowly. I've reached that point where I'm not sure of the next move but I have some ideas so I'll post a picture when it's moved to a more interesting point. The sunshine award is 2 posts below by now sorry. Help I've forgotten who I nominated, Whover you are I meant it sincerely. I've left a comment on your blog so you'll know (added Weds)

A bit further along

It's coming along, I'm quite pleased with the beaded bit at the end of the lace, I may gather the lace in some way, I'm working on ways to do that, either with strings of beads wound round it or actually gathering it across the centre and adding beads once it's done. By the way technically it's not lace, it's net with embroidery on but lace is a useful shorthand. If anyone knows what the technical term is let me know.

Next phase of the moon

Here's the first part of the necklace bit, I've decided to use some of that old lace as you can see, not sure how I'll finish it, watch this space.

New piece in progress

I've started work on a new piece that I've had in mind for ages. I made a little pendant a while ago using a piece of rock crystal with a little painted heart under it. The pendant sold on MISI and I rather liked the effect.

I've had a disc of crystal for a while, I bought it from a local gemstone stall and it came from a chakra set. I've tried a couple of different approaches with it, going for an open mount with no backing but I didn't like it. I finally produced a drawing I was really pleased with. I wanted a moon face, which is difficult to get across without being too obvious and unoriginal.

The double face effect happened almost by accident but I think it was meant to be. this is the drawing attached to the background before beginning to work.

Here's the crystal on top of the drawing. Usually I would glue the stone to the background, but because the disc is not flat I haven't been able to do that. It makes working on it quite tricky but not impossible.

Here's the moon with it's finished mount. There's a lift row of old crystal bicone beads and a row of slightly uneven silver coloured seed beads. Because the lift row beads are not spherical gaps appeared between each bead, to fill these gaps Ive attached  small ab crystal tube beads which lie all at the same angle against the bicone beads. After gluing the backing to white leather there's a finishing row of old opalescent white seed beads.
I now need to make it into an actual piece of jewellery. I think it will be somewhat similar to this one: Moonlit Water necklace although  I've been inspired by Tom Binns use of lace in the Vogue article about his work and I have a fairly large collection of lace trimmings................... watch this space!

Vogue ad

The issue of Vogue with my little feature in came out on Thursday. It looks quite good, just waiting for a response now. Hopefully there will be one!  I have plans for a piece of jewellery which involves a clear crystal circular stone (a chakra stone from a set I bought) with a picture of the moon behind it. Usual mount of beads and stuff I expect, although I have a collection of old lace I've been wondering what to do with and saw a 'proper' designer in Vogue, a necklace of chains with lace. Might try adding some to this, see what it looks like.
I'll post some photos when I've got some. Going to watch The Bubble now. Bye

Ramblings

Hello, just watched Moon on DVD very interesting film, proper science fiction and a good thriller too. Saw Avatar at the pictures on Saturday loved it! I'm being very lazy about jewellery making at the moment. I have some very nice pebbles from South Devon to work with, by the way I take maybe one or two small pebbles from any beach as they are necessary to the beach surviving, in fact some beaches have scary threatening fines for removing pebbles! I need to learn about the geology of these stones as I have no idea what I'm using.

Link to my Misi shop where the pebble necklace can be bought

This one is a small (1" approx) pebble from North Devon, not polished at all just as it came off the beach, drilled and with a silver mount. Photographed on it's home beach.