Rainy Days Ahead!

It's been a soggy, misty old day and, I suspect, there are plenty more to come.  Here is a fabulous batch of rain and storm and mist inspired pieces that are currently available on Folksy.  Enjoy with a cosy blacket and a warm glass of mulled wine!!

1. Blue Bubbles in Puddles Bracelet (www.folksy.com/items/69578), MysticDNA, £10.00
2. Weight of Water Earrings (www.folksy.com/items/50517), Firebird Jewellery, £21.00
3. Fenland River (www.folksy.com/items/38143), Richard in Cam, £12.00
4. Cyclone Storm Lampwork Bracelet (www.folksy.com/items/37148), Eden, £89.00
5. Eye of the Storm Focal Bead (www.folksy.com/items/56356), DragonGlass, £8.00
6. High Storm Marble (www.folksy.com/items/31529), SteamPunk Glass, £11.00
7. Rainy Day Rabbit Print (www.folksy.com/items/32669), Floating Rabbit's Gallery, £7.50
8. Rainy Day Print (www.folksy.com/items/40773), Marmalime, £6.50
9. Double Cloud Pin (www.folksy.com/items/44091), Lost at Sea, £24.00
10. Raindrop Notebook (www.folksy.com/items/74873), Cherry Drop Stationery, £1.00
11. Evening Storm (www.folksy.com/items/51604), Hilltop Paintings, £12.00
12. Summer Thunder Earrings (www.folksy.com/items/51972), Aeris Designs, £26.00

New Tudor Inspired Pieces

My fondness for all things old and ancient, on occasion, if I am lucky, can lead to inspiration for new pieces of jewellery. Now has been one of those times. I found myself inspired by Tudor timber beamed buildings with their fabulous black timbers and whitewashed walls. Coincidently, I was asked to do a piece for a function in lime green and black and decided that these colour would lend themselves nicely to this Tudor inspired design. These pieces are made using faithfil ol' herringbone stitch and when finished, will be simple circular necklaces, or collars, that will sit comfortably on the collar bone.  As the deadline for the commission is very short (it has to be done and gone by Thursday and only found out about it yesterday) both pieces are ongoing.

For those with a love of numbers, I casually calculated that each piece, once completed, would have used approximately 5,000 seed beads and 30 meters of thread!

Happy Horrible Halloween

With Halloween only 22 days away, I thought I'd see what there was out there to help celebrate the night the ghoolies come out in style...  All these are Folksy finds and are available in the various shops there (http://www.folksy.com/).

1. MysticDNA - Halloween Carnelian Choker & Earrings Set (www.folksy.com/item/71214)

2. NiftyKnits - Halloween Pumpkin Meerkat (www.folksy.com/items/71513)

3. Mirabilis - Spooky Samhain Charm Bracelet (www.folksy.com/items/70269)

4. Hooray4Clay - Halloween Pupmkins Galore! (www.folksy.com/items/61249)

5. Georgina-Kay Designs - Halloween Gift Tags (www.folksy.com/items/57741)

6. Owl on the Sill - October Lantern Pendant (www.folksy.com/items/64474)

7. Quernus Crafts - Wee Pumpkin Cat (www.folksy.com/items/70856)

8. Sparrow Primitives - Primitive Country Folk Art Witch Shoes Hanging Decoration (www.folksy.com/items/71198)

9. Nicknots - Trick or Treat Bag 'Spiders' (www.folksy.com/items/70051)

Of course there were many more Halloween themed goodies on Folksy... over 300... so I didn't have space for all of them, but they are all worth a look :)

Supercool Street Art

Not jewellery or beading or even mine (the photos are), but I saw this fabulous stretch of graffiti in Sheffield the other day, reaching along a block of condemned buildings. The images are of old buildings being carted away to make new which ties in with the major 'rejuvenation' that that area of the city is undergoing at the moment. I think that it is the most utterly fabuolous piece of work and as most of it is done on the window boards of the buildings, I'm really hoping that it is relocated rather than being destroyed. Unfortunately I have absolutely no idea who the artist is, so if anyone knows, I would be very grateful if you could tell me!

Apologies for the quality of the photos - I only had my phone on me at the time :)

October Stock Take - Bracelets

Last of the stock take posts - I promise... These are all the bracelets, cuffs, and bangles that are out there.

As we run through the Autumn towards Christmas there will be plenty more appearing over the next few days and weeks...

As always....

www.MysticDNA.etsy.com

www.folksy.com/shops/MysticDNA

http://en.dawanda.com/shop/MysticDNA

http://mysticdna.coriandr.com

October Stock Take - Earrings

More of October's stock take - this time all the Earrings that are currently in the MysticDNA shops...

These pieces can be found at the following shops:

www.folksy.com/shops/MysticDNA

http://www.mysticdna.etsy.com/

http://en.dawanda.com/shop/MysticDNA

http://mysticdna.coriandr.com/

October Stock Take - Necklaces

I always find myself taking stock of life during the first few weeks of October – I suspect that this is due to the way that the Autumn changes everything around us, the temperature, the colours, the daylight hours…. still in terms of jewellery, below is the stock that I currently have floating around various shops…

Necklaces, Chokers and Collars

These pieces can currently be found at:

http://mysticdna.coriandr.com/

http://en.dawanda.com/shop/MysticDNA

www.folksy.com/shops/MysticDNA

http://www.mysticdna.etsy.com/