Halloween (Hop-Tu-Naa)

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 Good morning

 With Halloween (or Hop-Tu-Naa here on the Isle of Man) in just under a week I have made another set of jewellery, and it is super sparkly. I have used black obsidian and rainbow coated, crackled white quartz with a Swarovski crystal AB skull.  This suite is just simple threading but it is the gemstones that make it something special, so if you are going to a party this is the jewellery for you to make a splash!

 I would love to hear what you are making and, of course, to hear your thoughts on my makes.

 Jo x

Wrapped Cabochon

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 Hi All

 Over the last little while I have been working on a lovely bi-colour prehnite cabochon which I have set with peridot and yellow tiger’s eye.  It has taken me many tries to end up with a caged stone that I am happy with, but I think it is worth it.

 I would love to hear what you are making and, of course, to hear your thoughts on my makes.

 Jo x

Halloween (Hop-Tu-NAA)

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 Good morning everyone

 Well, it’s getting very close to Halloween or, as we say on the Isle of Man, Hop-Tu-Naa.  Looking through my stash I came across some gemstone skulls and so the following jewellery was made.

 The first set is made from clear Quartz carved skulls with black Agate and clear Quartz on black beading thread.  Set number two is black Agate carved skulls with black and white Fire Agate and black Quartzite. Both necklace and ear rings are simple in design but the gem stones are truly lovely and that’s what makes them so dramatic.

 I would love to hear what you are making and, of course, to hear your thoughts on my makes.

 Jo x

GRUESOME OR FUN – YOU DECIDE!

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 This week we have an offshoot of Spanner Art – Saw Art!

 These are hardly an original idea, they seem to be a fixture in a lot of tattoo shops and gyms these days, but as I had a couple of old saws cluttering up the garage I thought it would be the perfect opportunity for some upcycling.

 Cleaning the years of accumulated rust, dust and muck off the blades did take a long time but there wasn’t really any other option as the paint needs a really clean surface to stick to.

 Once they were all cleaned up, I took a paper template of each blade to rough out the designs before applying the paint – the long tapered blade was a challenge to make sure the lettering was legible but still evenly spaced along the blade.

 Overall? A definite improvement on having two rusty bits of junk that would never be used again!

 Please let me know what you think?

 JO x