Green Gemstone Charm Bracelet

9 - Green Onyx
4 - Twisted Aventurine
5 - Round Aventurine
8 - Peridot Jasper
8 - Kiwi Jasper
22 - Olivine Swarovski Crystals
5 - Palace Green Swarovski Crystals
6 - Dark Green Swarovski Crystals
67 - Hand Forged Balled Head Pins
= 1 Green Gemstone Charm Bracelet

Charoite and Lampwork Gold Wired Necklace

Having purchased some gorgeous ivory and mauve lampwork beads from Debbie of Debbie Does Beads I needed to ensure that I did them justice.

I decided that the colour of the beads, in particular the ivory, lent themselves much better to gold than silver. Having tried several combinations of gemstones with the beads I also decided that the charoite was a perfect match.

Being a wire worker I had also decided that I wanted some wirework to also feature in the necklace as well as the lampwork beads. I therefore decided on two double wire wrapped motifs to be twisted into shape.

Because the lampwork beads were a mix of size and shapes I also decided that using some of the bigger beads to form a drop at the front of the necklace, with the charoite would be a good idea, and of course, v-style necklaces tend to be a popular design. The charoite beads were then used to form a chain to complete the necklace.

So, my Charoite and Lampwork Gold Wired Necklace was designed!

Sunday Theme - Autumn

March is the first month of Autumn here in Australia so that is my theme for this week. Traditionally Autumn is seen as a time of change. Its a time of harvest with bountiful provisions as well as a time when nature is starting to get ready for Winter, Leaves are turning brown on the trees, with so many colours and shades of gold, amber, russet etc. Now while we may not see so much of leaves turning colour etc. here in Queensland, with most of the trees here evergreen tress, nevertheless the traditions of Autumn remain.

The piece of mine that most fits in with the Autumn theme is my Carnelian and Red Aventurine Necklace.

Here are some pieces from some of my fellow BrisStylers that also match the theme.

Autumn Gold Paper Garland
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3 Girls and a Goat

Autumn Leaf - Square Glass Ring
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Designs of the Heart

Gourdy Arrangements - Still Life - Ttv Photography Print
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Hey Harriet

Polly Pocket Skirt
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Wimcee

Friday Favourites

Opelle Baby Ballet Bag
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Opelle Creative

Etsy Aids - Auto Renewing

There have been so many different "help" sites written with regard to Etsy but I have to say that one of my favourites, and one that I can well recommend is Statsy's Clockbot that allows you to set up your listings to be auto renewed.

This one saves me so much time and effort and also helps me to ensure that my items don't end up in my expired list. It also means that I can ensure that i am doing at least one re listing a day, even on the days that I don't have time to get online. Another great advantage is that it helps me get round the time differences so I can choose a time to renew when the US is up and running but I am asleep in bed.

All you need to do is select which item you want to renew, select a date for renewal and then select a time of renewal - the site then does the rest. You can set this up for as many items as you want, and if you change your mind about any of them its easy enough to cancel the request. I have started getting into the habit of setting up a weeks worth of renewals at a time.

I love it!!!

Stripy Viking Weave

Having done quite a bit of viking weave I wanted to expand my horizons with it.

I thought it would look good if I could get a stripy effect in the weave using two different coloured wires. I experimented with some copper and silver plated wire to being with and was really pleased with how it turned out.

Having worked out how top combine the two wires in the viking weave I then switched to gold filled wire combining it with sterling silver wire. Although subtle, the stripe can very definitely be seen with two rows at a time in each colour. To finish the bracelet off I decided to use a really easy clasp and so went for a very strong ball-shaped magnetic clasp in sterling silver - and believe me, it is strong!

So here it is, the finished article - my Stripy Viking Weave Bracelet.

Birthday Sale

Its my birthday this month so to celebrate I am having a sale until the end of March!

Post the coupon code BIRTHDAY11 at checkout in either my Etsy store or in my Artfire store and receive an automatic 10% discount on your purchases.

Nows that chance to get your favourite piece of jewellery at a discount so what are you waiting for!