Today i've been having a bead buying day. I haven't bought new beads for a while, i've been finding lots of vintage pieces and making use of those, but when I discovered that a big bead supplier was in town I thought i'd better pay them a visit. They had a huge range of stock in a dazzling array of colours, but I only seemed to be drawn to the pearls.
When I make jewellery, the beads that I reach for time and time again are pearls. I use them in most of my pieces, their creamy luster goes with just about anything and they are a timeless classic. So while everyone else was coming out with baskets full of stones in bright blues, greens, oranges and reds, my basket had a distinctly cream look.
Unfortunately I managed to find the most expensive string of pearls on display,(no matter what i'm looking for I always manage to pick the most expensive thing) and decided I had to have them. They are the gorgeously huge, smooth creamy ones at the front on the pic below.
I think i'll use them to make a necklace for my mum, and then I can borrow it!
Along with the pearls I did manage to find a couple of other strings, some pretty pale pink coral, faceted kyanite and jade barrels, so I do have a hint of colour.
I've also been getting ready for Rock Follies Vintage Fair in Tewkesbury this Saturday.
I'm really looking forward to this fair, it's nice to be going to a different area. We're going to make the most of it and stay a night in Cheltenham and one or maybe even two nights in Tetbury and have a tour of the Cotswolds, visiting Broadway, Cirencester, Bourton on the water etc. Can't wait!
There will be some pretty new summery pieces making their first 'appearance' and I have some new large pocketwatches that i've been busy making up today, pairing them with vintage pearls, charms and keys. So if you're footloose and fancy free on Saturday come along to the vintage fest and say 'hello'!
When I make jewellery, the beads that I reach for time and time again are pearls. I use them in most of my pieces, their creamy luster goes with just about anything and they are a timeless classic. So while everyone else was coming out with baskets full of stones in bright blues, greens, oranges and reds, my basket had a distinctly cream look.
Unfortunately I managed to find the most expensive string of pearls on display,(no matter what i'm looking for I always manage to pick the most expensive thing) and decided I had to have them. They are the gorgeously huge, smooth creamy ones at the front on the pic below.
I think i'll use them to make a necklace for my mum, and then I can borrow it!
Along with the pearls I did manage to find a couple of other strings, some pretty pale pink coral, faceted kyanite and jade barrels, so I do have a hint of colour.
I've also been getting ready for Rock Follies Vintage Fair in Tewkesbury this Saturday.
I'm really looking forward to this fair, it's nice to be going to a different area. We're going to make the most of it and stay a night in Cheltenham and one or maybe even two nights in Tetbury and have a tour of the Cotswolds, visiting Broadway, Cirencester, Bourton on the water etc. Can't wait!
There will be some pretty new summery pieces making their first 'appearance' and I have some new large pocketwatches that i've been busy making up today, pairing them with vintage pearls, charms and keys. So if you're footloose and fancy free on Saturday come along to the vintage fest and say 'hello'!
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