My Mojo has returned!

During the long, dark winters that we have here I noticed that my mojo was leaving! I seemed to get myself stuck with my jewellery making and had a time where I felt my motivation wasn´t coming back !! Maybe it was after the November/December rush and then the quiet afterwards that followed that caused it, I don´t know. Anyway, I have noticed that since our days are starting to get longer, with some sunshine, my mojo is returning again ! I am finding along with it, that I am wanting to try out some new techniques again and hopefully this year take my jewellery to a higher level. I have been quite busy with my online shop and markets etc., but am hoping to get back to Goldsmithing school again this year ....

Here is a picture of a romantic Aventurin, Pearl and Rhodochrosite necklace I made. The cabochon is fab, pink with white swirls.... I made the frame with swirls and formed them into heart shapes to give it a romantic feeling and oxidized it for depth.

Its been a while .....

Yep, I have written for a while there has been so much going on. Our eldest son has now moved across to the other side of the world ...... That took quite a bit of adapting! The house is so much quieter than it used to be. The good thing is, now we have got an extra room - and my hubby made a studio for me for my jewellery making. It is great as now I can close the door and get some quiet to work! Here are a few of my latest creations from my new studio !

It is so cold

 

Brrr, we have got temperatures of -17 and now the Sea is starting to freeze up !!!! Christmas was so much fun in the snow and my youngest child enjoyed playing on his new sledge. His older brothers didn´t have that enjoyment as they didn´t have snow to play in when they were young! Is this really global warming ???????? I think its a new ice age !

Snow fun !

 

Looks like it is going to be another long, snowy winter here in Germany! Normally, December is really mild but we have already -9 !!! Ohh well, better wrap up and enjoy it !

ohh no, it doesn´t fit !

 

It will soon be my birthday, and as a pressie to myself (which I never do), decided to give myself a ring !! I have got problems with swelling in my fingers just now because it is the Christmas season and the fingers are working overtime, but I decided anyway to go and create this ring. ohh man, it is too large for me (even with swollen fingers!!). I just dont know what I was thinking of when calculating the size !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a bummer that has turned out to be. It is gorgeous too, a clear dazzling faceted topaz, 8mm, in a handmade setting. Looks like it will have to be made smaller !

Beautiful Labradorite

 

I bought this brilliant, flash labradorite freeform cab at the Bead and Gem show in Hamburg recently. It is quite weighty, so I gave it a big, bold bail and set it in 1mm sterling silver. It really pops !

fake beards & beard art by imadeyouabeard on Etsy

fake beards & beard art by imadeyouabeard on Etsy

Came across this recently on etsy, I just hope it really isn´t the latest fashion !!!! lol !!