http://www.twinkleblog.co.uk Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:40:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My latest piece uses one of my favorite silver chains. It's a fairly heavy silver chain which is a combination of round links and oval links. I've wire wrapped some brushed silver discs into the links and snuggled up to each disc is a little gold bead! http://www.twinkleblog.co.uk/2008/07/23/silver-disc-necklace/ Have you been to www.hejhog.co.uk yet? I would certainly recommend that you visit this lovely site. They sell an interesting and very diverse range of products which are either organic, natural or derived from a sustainable source - something we should all be concerned with. You could spoil yourself with an ... http://www.twinkleblog.co.uk/2008/07/04/flowers-for-wwwhejhogcouk/ A girl can never have too many wrist adornments ( or neck.....or ear.....or finger.....but that's another story!) and as my friend Rose had sooooo many ( yes, there is a tinge of green in there) gorgeous, big, creamy pearls I made her another Pearl bracelet, this time with silver links ... http://www.twinkleblog.co.uk/2008/07/03/pearl-and-silver-bracelet/ For Rose's bracelet I used 6 unusual beads made from Rose Gold. This specific gold has a wonderfully warm colour and complements the pearls beautifully. The bracelet fastens using a matching Rose Gold Toggle Clasp. http://www.twinkleblog.co.uk/2008/06/22/rose-gold-and-pearl-bracelet/ I love pearls, they don't have to be be perfect and costly or even white..... I love the imperfections of a freshwater pearl and the size of a baroque, I love the texture of coin pearls and the delicacy of seed pearls, I am a real pearl girl. So my little ... http://www.twinkleblog.co.uk/2008/06/21/pearl-necklace/ Three times a week, come rain (yes, honestly, I have even run in the rain) or shine, I go out for a 3.5 mile run through the fields surrounding our village. Up until now it's been a very relaxed affair, with no pressure, just a little "me time". But recently I ... http://www.twinkleblog.co.uk/2008/06/20/flowers-for-me-today/ The latest piece to be added to the site is a beautiful Pearl Necklace, made using the loveliest peacock blue freshwater pearls and tiny silver beads. I have made this necklace in the traditional way of stringing pearls which is on silk thread. It's a very time consuming, labour intensive way ... http://www.twinkleblog.co.uk/2008/06/08/silver-flower-and-peacock-pearl-necklace/ I love this time of the year, when there is so much springing to life, colour and shape, things seem to change and grow overnight. I like Honeysuckle but I almost prefer the buds to the flowers. Look at the organic and sculptural shapes of these buds that are almost, but ... http://www.twinkleblog.co.uk/2008/06/01/honeysuckle-buds/ I was asked to make a pair of earrings for Beth, who it turning 21. Beth apparently loves Chandelier type earrings and Jane chose this colour blue as it's her favorite colour. I used swarovski teardrops and clustered various sizes of sky blue crystal around the teardop. Happy Birthday Beth! http://www.twinkleblog.co.uk/2008/05/30/crystal-chandelier-earrings/ Little swarovski cranberry hearts. Crystal earrings for Jackie, to match her necklace. http://www.twinkleblog.co.uk/2008/05/28/jackies-earrings/