Jewellery - set #2

on a run at the moment, made this set today - wanted something antique looking and yet quite funky, not 100% sure with it yet so there may still be a few tweaks.  It's made with wearing with jeans in mind.

a close up of the fob watch (which does work) and to which I added a butterfly and some 'dangly' bits.

Jewellery - set #1

I have played around with bits of jewellery in the past - bag fobs, key rings, book marks etc - but never made any serious pieces.  Until now!!!!  I decided I want to dabble with this craft, not be making stuff all the time, after all how much jewellery can you wear, but just something to relax with from time to time.  So I decided to buy a kit for the first set - just to get used to the different techniques before I started on the costly stuff - well of course I had to tweak the design a bit to add my own individual touch to it and was very surprised by how weighty this set is.  It has turned out how I wanted it and will look perfect on a plain black dress. 

now off to play with a more complicated design of my own.

"The Last Time," a song about the Terrorist Massacre in Itamar

there are no words, except 'Amen'

When I have a bit of time on my hands....

...I rummage in my alteration drawer and find something to play with.  I saw something similar to these on Etsy but they were much plainer and they were selling for $25.  The light bulb went off - I have some of those polystyrene balls lurking at the back of the drawer, a couple of hours later this 'evolved'

and then this morning another followed along...

Some time to play again at last...

now the bathroom is finished I managed to get round to some new cards...

and finally

which opens up to..

Purim.....

... Mya had a Purim party at nursery and as always at Purim the kids went in fancy dress.  Mya went as a cat and a very cute cat at that....

no crafting but...

We have had the builders in for a fortnight and it has put paid to me crafting, but I have a couple of photos of the girls to share.....