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[parthenia]

Belated Happy Birthday to magic_at_mungos. Hope it was a good one!

Am spending my days in research libraries and my nights dreaming of silver and precious stones. And my lunchtimes in rock shops. Ahem.


Some raw materials, awaiting transformation:



These are amber chips; they're much yellower than they've come out in the photo. I've been looking at the trees on my way to school which are covered with yellow autumn leaves on bare, brown-grey branches, and I want to do something along those lines. I may also mix them with turquoise or apatite.



I'm not sure what this stone is, but I've had them for well over a year and I'm still playing with ideas of what to do with them. Each individual stone is like a mini seascape. I have a couple of concepts in development - a pendant made with leather cord and some added silverwork; and a long necklace with the stones set sparsely on silver chain.

I adore these dyed freshwater pearls. These are so simple that they just need stringing to make a double-stranded bracelet or something like that. They also look fabulous as a base for a pendant.

My basic approach is to sit and play with the colours and stones until the right thing suggests itself. *happy sigh*

Anyway, yes. Commissions taken, LOL. I'm thinking I will have to start selling some of it, anyway, if only to pay for more raw materials... I'll make some up geegaws over the next few weeks and post pictures.

Comments

[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

I feel my creative juices stirring just looking at the pictures ...

or is it just indigestion?

I'm sure you'll make beautiful things, and I will want them all. :D

[parthenia14.livejournal.com]

Probably hunger, knowing you...Mwahahaha.

[lookfar.livejournal.com]

I started making bead jewelry about ten years ago; my collection of materials is like one of those diagrams of how a natural lake is fed by streams and drains by waterfall. I buy whatever appeals to me and then mess around with all of it till it comes together. The most fun is when some bead I bought five years before finally finds its natural companions and I made something great. Like, "Ah, I knew you would turn out okay."

[parthenia14.livejournal.com]

Heh, that's nice to know. I'm lacking something for those grey/green beads, but i'm sure it will come along.

[ravurian]

Do you do rugged manly stuff too?

[parthenia14.livejournal.com]

Not yet...What sort of thing?

I've seen a couple of interesting designs for men, mostly in leather and heavy silver, but my design instincts may be a bit poorer. Actually, OMG, men appear to be very badly served.

I have some black leather cord I want to play around with, cos it has a nice texture, and I'm learning how to knot it.

(I have basically turned into the lady from Goodness Gracious Me who could make everything herself at home, with only a smaaaaaall aubergine).