A Quiet Week, look out!





This week was a really quiet one, no surprizes, no unexpected guests, just a relaxing week with a few outings with friends.  So, you know what that means.  I had plenty of time to think of off the wall things to do with my jewelry.

 

This first necklace idea came from the daily newsletter I get from Handmade Jewelry Club.  I went to the website on the email and paged through the tutorial pages.  One was for a free form wire necklace.  It used a jig to do it's forms but it gave me an idea that I thought I could pull together with a fish bead I couldn't resist buying about 3 months ago.  I wanted to evoke a fish (with air bubble) and some seaweed.

This next one came from Pinterest.  I was looking at Celtic and Elven Crowns and saw the Triqueta and thought it would translate beautifully into a pendant.  I have some work to do to even out the loops but I think it came out nicely for a first try.

I'd really gotten away from hearts since Valentine's Day and just wanted to do one.  So here is the result.



 

I'd done an Egyptian Coil bracelet 2 weeks ago and wanted to try a necklace.  The chain was pre-made but I think it goes nicely to set off the coils and beads.  This time the uneveness of the sizes worked to my advantage.


Last but not least, a few weeks ago, the Bean and I were on the beach and we collected some shells, feathers and a piece of driftwood.  It's from a sea grape bush and is nicely twisted and knarled.  I kept picking it up, holding it, wondering what to do with it.  It's too small to make a wind chime and too big for a pendant.  Finally, I thought, I'll make a wand from the sea since that's where we got it.  But when I started it, the blue wire and beads I was using just didn't look right, so I took it all apart and made it with green.  I like it a lot.

I hope you enjoy my flights of fancy.  I did.  Thinking of Spring and warmer days.  Thanks for checking in.