Jukebox Jewellery

I had an idea for a range of beady stuff after buying a pack of big beads which are divine, but I'm not going to show you them just yet...

However, my idea came from trying to think of a name for the piece I'm going to make using these beads, and I came up with a pop song, so I went through my old albums list and thought of lots of oldies that would make really great names, thus, my range will be called 'Jukebox Jewellery', and as soon as I get started on some of them all will become clear. (I hope)

Meanwhile.
Watch this space.......

Ummm anybody know how I can keep the name and range for myself, don't know If I'd be ale to copyright it, but I'd like to have the idea of the name safeguarded......

Cat charm book mark

Hi all

I've been so busy with selling shop stuff, I've not had time to do any beading in the last couple of weeks,

but now at last

I finally managed to finish the cat charm that I wanted to borrow other half's Dremel for, and here it is in full glorious technicolour!!

I bought the Tibetan Silver bookmarks from an eBay shop based in China, there were three different designs in the pack of 12, this one is the 'Sun, Moon, and Stars' design, which I thought was the most appropriate for the cat theme.

The little cat charm is a mini Mirror tile, which I needed to drill the hole in to accommodate the bail.....

(Talk about breaking out in a cold sweat, I felt certain I'd end up either drilling through the work bench, or decapitating the poor little pussy cat completely)

I finished it off with a silver lined glass bugle and one black small bicone just for a bit of contrast, it looked a bit monotonous with just the silver and mirror. These were threaded onto an eye-pin then attached to small length of silver chain.

Hope everyone is keeping well

Happy beading..

Look what I got today

A treat from my DH

I asked my meaningful other half if I could borrow his Dremel to drill a hole in a little cat shaped mirror that I want to make into a charm, so.......

Instead of lending me his tatty grubby 'man's shed' type tool he said, why don't you go buy yourself a new one.... !!!..

Well of course I argued that it really wasn't necessary, and I put up a fight for at least oooooohhh 30 seconds or more.

When I've managed to get used to the 'feel' of the tool I'll have a go with the charm and I'll post the finished article here for all to oooh and ahhh over.

so watch out world I am now armed and dangerous.

Beaded Dream Catcher

Beaded Dream Catcher

By reginapaul

No I didn't make this myself, I wish I had, it's gorgeous, and its another item on my own personal 'wish-list' of things to make (one day when I've got the time)

Ah well, only just short of 3 years to go and I'll be drawing me pension, then hopefully I'll have all the time in the world to do my own thing, (assuming my grotty eyesight lasts out till then !!)

I've added the maker's link at the the top, so anyone wants to have a play, you got go to it peeps.

The detail and instructions are wonderfully simple to follow,

If anybody does make one please do send me a piccy and I'll publish it here in my Blog if they want.

Meanwhile, if I do get round to having a go myself, I'll publish my results.

Happy beading.

Little Butterfly charm bracelet

Hi, not been on board for a few days, I've been making the most of the last little dregs of an 'Indian

summer' we've been enjoying over the last few days.

(some-one told me that was the sun shining brightly up in the sky..., and here was me thinking we were having some sort of 'ET visitation!!!)

Any way, I made this little bracelet just for something to cheer myself up with over the weekend,

(Sunday 21st was the first anniversary of Jo's funeral, so was a 'tad' downspirited' to say the least)

Turquoise and white glass beads threaded onto beading wire with Tibetan Silver spacers and little butterfly charm to charm a little girl, it's about 61/2 inches in length, though it does fit comfortable on my skinny wrist.

Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine, though it is a bit chilly now......

Happy beading everyone.

Semi-precious stones collection

These were a present to me off one of my dear friends from a trip she made to South Africa, where she found this fabulous gem shop,
in the main shop they had massive collections of almost every semi precious stone you could ever wish for, then in the back yard they have what they call a 'scratch pit' filled with all the 'chips' and you just stand in this 'pit' and literally just 'scratch around; picking whatever stones you like....

The 'Woolies' Pick and mix counter will never seem the same again!!

A very tempting little sweetie dish

'When I'm feeling blue'

Blues and golds fit nicely together for this slightly more sedate necklace.

Dark blue pearls and glass, bicones and gold swirls with a few gold coloured spacers to highlight, and tubes to open it out a little.

I think it worked out not too bad considering I was 'feeling blue; when I made it..... but that's another story.

Pink Pomegranate

A simple but cute, girly necklace, using pink and pomegranate coloured glass beads, and bugles, interspersed with with silver spacers. fastened with a silver barrel clasp.

My Grand Daughter liked the look of this one, so I think it might have to be an extra little Christmas present for her.

ANTHURIUM (Arum)

I love this beaded flower arrangement, and one day I will find the time to set to and actually have a go at making one myself, If I ever do succeed, I shall upload a photo of it onto my blog,

but don't hold your breath peeps, it'll be a long long time in the future. !!!

Here's one I made earlier

One of my favourite ways of collecting beads is to browse around charity shops, looking for other peoples' 'discards'

Anything that might have 'potential' for my cannibalistic tendencies does not get overlooked!!

I couldn't resist one particular find, of a necklace just far too over laden with half a dozen + red dyed mop discs and redcurrant coloured dangly bits.

It was soon back at my work table, and armed with scissors, and sorting box, beading tools and beading board at the ready, I set to, and designed this much more subtle little number using red seed beads, silver tubes, black bicones, coral tubes and copper coloured coils and spacers as a perfect backdrop to show off the lovely mop pendant.

I hope you like the conversion.