I'm making medallions as premiums for the Footprints of God Kickstarter campaign and just finished the first of the fine silver medallions. Available at different levels will be bronze and fine silver on a sterling chain ... 9 days to go!
Today, I also finished making a special order necklace. I revisited my Amber Goddess theme with what I think are pretty spectacular results!
This one's chock full of gorgeous components ... steel and bronze, agatized bamboo, rutilated quartz and amber nuggets, trade beads, Roman glass and one wooden branch bead that I made years ago ... all on my linen cord with an especially cool leather closure + I did a leather wrap at the back of the neck with waxed linen stitching for comfort ... really most excellent if I do say so my ownself!
Here's a couple of close-ups ...
Now I'm heading back to my worktable and switching over to sewing linen bags. Sewing always makes me happy because it reminds me of the wonderful synchronistic way I got my beloved little sewing machine. It's a budget Bernina - a Bernette - and I've had it for close to 20 years. The day I went to buy my sweet little machine, I had first gone to a small gallery to sell some of my very first jewelry. It was crazy stuff ... slate fragments that I decorated with wire and beads and made into necklaces and earrings ... very early, very rough, very primitive. So I had my jewelry when I went into the fabric store ready to drop down the bucks.
The owner of the fabric store was a friend and knew I made jewelry and asked if I had any with me. Turns out she had a class going in the back and thought the ladies might like to do a bit of shopping. Well, shop they did ... enough to pay for my machine! So every time I set up my sewing machine, I think back to that magical day, smile and swim in the deep feelings of gratitude.
I'm itching to get back to making my "Itty Bitty Ditty Bags" and list them on Etsy!
TTFN from this busy bee!
with deep gratitude and sparkly blessings ...
l i g a - kvk
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