Held an 'at home' jewellery sale for invited friends and neighbours, over Friday evening and Saturday. It's really an excuse for a get-together and a good chat over a cuppa. When everyone had gone, and I was putting the jewellery away, it gave me a chance to assess what was selling well, and what I needed to replace in time for a forthcoming craft fair. More stretchy bracelets and more necklaces. So, I set to yesterday afternoon and produced this gold, baroque pearl and faceted sterling silver spacer bead necklace and earring set. At the last minute I changed the fastening as the original one seemed far to big for such a lightweight, delicate necklace. I also made another four stretchy bracelets using labradorite, charoite and chalcedony nuggets, and another one with mother of pearl. The double strand, flash silver coated copper chain has three clear quartz drops. Didn't know how to display it for the photo. Ended up hanging it from some twisted willow in my lovely Greek pot, which Mike carried back in his luggage, after a very happy holiday on Thassos.
Sent for two small, table top easels for my earring displays, and they arrived in time for my 'party', and are perfect.
One or two people have asked me if I'd give a talk to their clubs, on jewellery making - taking along some of my work for sale. I'm thinking about it. If I do, I'd like to talk about the actual gemstones, where they are found, and their history etc - I think that would make quite an interesting talk. After all, it's really the geology aspect which got me started in the first place.
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