David’s Brother Grantley finally tied the knot in South Africa at the end of April. We took the opportunity for a holiday there and ended in Durban for the wedding. The colour scheme was pink and orange……which you can only get away with in the African sunshine! Dalene is so gorgeous she couldn’t be anything other than a stunning bride.

Have a lovely weekend!

Rebecca then asked me to make her a necklace to match her earrings. I used the same size crystal heart as a pendant and wire wrapped crystals to make the front of the necklace. I graded them in size, using larger ones in the front and smaller ones towards the back. I added a length of beautiful silver chain to make up the back of the necklace. It was a really lovely round silver link, but quite a big link and it finished off the necklace wonderfully. I think the finished piece was great and it’s definitely a bridal necklace that I am proud of.

Rebecca contacted me for some earrings for her wedding which was at the end of March. She wanted the heart earrings, but wanted them to be made much longer as she was wearing her hair down. The finished length that she wanted was about 7cm’s. I added some Swarovski Crystals to the drop and finished it off with the heart crystal. I think they’re lovely!

Jackie and Kate (mother and daughter) are regular clients who love colour and have a very good eye for colour combining. Kate asked me to make up a heart necklace for her mum’s birthday (a daughter to hang onto with four hands!)

Jackie wanted a cranberry heart and Kate chose a pink ribbon, which initially I couldn’t visualize with the cranberry crystal. She was absolutely right though and the finished product is sumptuous – Happy Birthday Jackie!

I’ve been playing around with my new Canon camera. It’s a bit tricky and needs a bit of trial and effort to get to grips with (especially if like me, manuals hold no appeal…)

I’ve taken some pics of the stunning hellebores that are in flower in my garden at the moment. I love that they are among the first to lift their lovely faces amongst the grey of the English winter.

I was contacted in February by Caroline, who was looking for some necklaces to be made for her bridesmaids. The dresses were very striking, ivory with a chiffon overlay and black flowers stitched into the overlay. Caroline chose a large Swarovski heart crystal on 2 strands of Black organza. The wedding was held in South Africa on the 19th of March.

Inspired by the tempting creations at The Cupcake Company, I thought I would give it a try for Easter……How hard can it be? (You might well ask yourself?) Harder than you think!

But one small 9 year old thinks she’s died and gone straight to heaven…

My friend Diana brought me a section of a Rosary recently and asked me to do something for her using the small garnets on the strand. The rosary had been her fathers and for sentimental reasons she wanted to have something made from the stones to remind her of him.

Garnets are such a deep, rich colour and they look fantastic mixed with gold. I found some interesting gold chain and mixed the garnets and some small gold beads along the chain.

I made a cluster drop as the focal piece in the front, which makes the necklace more contemporary.

Sinead was kind enough to send me some of her wedding pics yesterday. I honestly struggled to decide which one to post today, they are all lovely and she made a gorgeous bride! I decided on this one, because it sums up what I think a wedding is all about ( that and my necklace looks good in it!)