My lucky day

From now on friday 13th is my lucky day!!

My 'here comes the sun' necklace was on FP (and it sold :-)

I sold lots of brooches!!
-I was driving without fastened belts (and the police stopped my car) but they didn't give me a fine!!! (I promised never to drive without fastened belts again :-))

- The cupboard I ordered two weeks ago was delivered and it looks so beautiful in my workroom (still I don't show you my workdesk behind the cupboard, that's for another time :-)) On Heli's blog you can see which cupboard I had before)

- I had a screening, it was not painfull at all and the doctor declared me healthy as a fish!

and today it's a very sunny (almost spring) day and I could take pics of my new brooches.

They are available in my shop. Click on the pics to go to my shop.

Frontpage on feb 13th

My silk Diva was in this beautiful frontpage, thanks Admin! (hope it brings me lots of luck :-))

rags and threads

Lately I am very much into textile jewelry, and I am not the only one, I found these beautiful necklaces (from talented artists) on Etsy, go to the shops by clicking the pictures! enjoy!

Chromatic variatons by MariaCavallero

Ulla by Birribe

Summer's end necklace by fancypicnic

Silk crocheted necklace by Nevousinstallezpas

Swirls around you felted necklace by Ingermaaike

Sybella necklace

Magic from the sea by snou

more textile jewelry and overnight FP!

I am into textile jewelry lately. I made this multiple wearable necklace with felted pebbles and handmade silk beads ( and some gorgeous olive donut wooden beads). The pebbles are not a plain color but are made with diff shades of merino wool, it gives more dept, methinks. The silk beads are made of a vintage tie :-)

It's in my shop right now, click on the pics to go there

and My Alice choker was on this beautiful FP (curated by olaladesigns) last night YAY!

African touch

One torn (silk) pair of children trousers and one torn silk scarf make lots of silk beads.

I made another necklace with the beads. I combined this time with horn batik beads from Kenia and Ethiopean silver beads beaded on a (self dyed) silk thread. (from now on in my shop.) clcik on the pictures to go to the shop.

Using these African beads made me think of the fact that no one can beat African people in repurposing and recycling, they are simply the best in it! (have you ever seen the beautiful toys they make out of scrap metal and wood, and look how creative these boys have been in the pic above:-))

recycling....

I've been working this weekend on my challenge creation. This time the theme is: recycling, sustainable future. hosted by Vadjudtka? Go visit her shop with wonderfull mixed media jewelry!

I like the idea of recycling and repurposing a lot.

I have lots of beautiful clothes of my kids in gorgeous fabrics that I can't throw away. I love to visit flee markets and buy vintage fabrics, just because I am fond of these vintage patterns and colors.

One day (when I've learned how to sew) all these clothes will have another live as a bag or tote, a headband, a brooch or maybe I make postcards out of them :-))

For my Challenge creation I used a torn silk scarf (one my mother dyed herself in the Seventies) and a torn (silk) pair of trousers (it was really worn out since my three daughters have worn it :-) , cut it into pieces and made some silk beads out of it,.

I combined them with destash beads of the same colorshades and some gorgeous ribbon and silk threads. By using the ribbon as closure you can adjust the lenght of the necklace.

You can find 'jungle fruit' soon in my shop. (click on the images to go to my shop)

another flowerbrooch

Found a new colorcombo that I liked a lot and I had to try it out with my waterlily!

available in my shop. Just click on the image to go to the shop.

To adorn your hat, scarf, jacket, sweater, lampshade , whatever!