Jewellery By Shalini

Simple Wire-work bracelet with beautiful Turquoise beads. The Copper wire & the little pure copper spacer beads have been given an antique finish using a Liver of Sulphur Patina. View  Turquoise and Antique Copper Bracelet from Shalini Austin Designs

Chunky Turquoise Beads Bracelet View here:  Turquoise and Copper Wire Bracelet from Shalini Austin Designs

Woven look Wire Cuff bracelet which makes an elegant statement. Read More via Wire Cuff Bracelet with Turquoise - Shalini Austin Designs… hand-crafted for YOU! .

My Bead Soup from Sarah Goode arrived last week! Today is the first opportunity I have had to update this blog because I have been rather pre-occupied with a beautiful piece of Amber (more about that soon!) and my friend Eve Marshall's website . So here is what Sarah sent me. A combination of Swarovski Pearls, Glass Beads and Rhinestones. The Focal is a beautiful Sparkly piece and there is a magnetic clasp too! And a generous helping of silver plated chain. This is going to be interesting... Sarah has set a challenge! A big one! None of these items are my usual components so I am TOTALLY out of my comfort zone. Not complaining!  This is the whole point of receiving a stash from someone else. You have to work with something new and make your creative brain work hard!  My reveal date is 6th April.Watch this space... And now I can show you what was in the soup I sent Sarah.  It includes some of my favouri...

Or is it?... Its never Christmas until Slade is played and Noddy Holder's "It's Christmas" rings out over radio 2. I may have missed it but I have not heard it yet! So come on BBC where is my song? In every other way the Christmas madness is here. I should know! I have been at numerous craft fairs already with our jewellery and wire sculpture trees. I am sure most makers and designers are doing the same. Week-ends are not a time to relax any more, most evenings there are little Village hall and school fund-raising events happening and the bespoke gift orders are coming in too! It's all Go! Go! Go! and I am loving it :-) In the last couple of weeks I have had a lot of interest in my freshwater Pearl strings and other jewellery. Here are some examples which would (I hope!) bring a smile to a lucky girl's face on Christmas morning... Amethyst Tumble-stone Pendant with 14/20 Gold Filled Wire Turquoise and Tibetan Silver necklace on Hemp Cord Freshwater Pe...

Chunky Turquoise and Tibetan Silver Hand Knotted Necklace on Hemp cord available for sale in the Jewellery By Shalini  on-line  showroom. Turquoise and Tibetan Silver Necklace