A Change Is As Good As Rest.

Back in December my grand son showed me a bracelet he was wearing which is all the fashion now. The bracelet was a shamballa style. He was surprised that I hadn't tried making any my self. To be honest macrame is something I had ever really thought about or tried. I didn't have the first clue of how to do the knots. Don't get me wrong.....I can do knots but end up with an ugly messy tangle. Well not to be out done my my inabilities I thought and head in a slightly different direct from polymer clay I would give macrame a try and watched a tutorial by Mark Smith one of the guest designers on the JewelleryMaker TV channel.http://www.jewellerymaker.com . Now I am hooked. As they say a change is as good as a rest and for me the possibilities can be endless and so inspiring. Shamballa is a Buddhist word synonymous with peace,enlightenment and tranquillity.

Some More Inspirations from Monet and Mother Nature

In my last post I told of how inspired I was by a recent trip to the Welsh Museum in Cardiff. 

Here is some more of earrings that I made from the left over cane. And also some stick /pin brooches that I made with the inspiration from Mother Nature with the rose. To add a little bit of difference I added a locket to the rose. There are no hard and fast rules as how to wear a locket!

Inspired By Artists 'Monet'
Left over cane with earrings with added  Swarovski  crystals.

Stick pin /brooch with pressed glass leaves and locket.

Stick Pin/Brooch with pink pressed glass leaves and locket.

Close up of Rose

A Little Inspiration From Monet

After a recent trip to the National Museum of Wales with my daughter and granddaughter I was fascinated and inspired by some of the paintings by Monet. So I made these earrings out of some of the leftover canes I had.