So much to do on a rainy day....

A little bit of gold & black for a heart brooch, hair adornment or pin to a bag or whatever your 'heart' desires!

And one more before bed....

Painstaking work this! Lots of crocheting with fine black wire, but what a great way to use up piece's of paua shell with 'no holes in them'.

But wait there's more....

This is my first one made but still needs a little something more....

Not only felt flowers but paua ones too....

This brooch is a custom order that has now been finished and gone to it's new home.

And nearly finished but fading light stopped play....

Last but not least. And just might become 'my precious'. By the way, Kerryn gets to have the blue one.

And going back in time....

This is the first brooch I made using Kerryns felt flowers.

A brooch that isn't a brooch....

It's gonna be a hair tie, or decoration for the hair, but it can still be a brooch! And it's for Sam.

this was made today....

Crocheted flower in black wire with added Czech AB Green seeds beads, and a centre of three glass turquoise pearls.

this one was made yesterday....

I've added crochet copper wire leaves, a peridot green feather, Czech glass leaves with peridot green beads and Czech fire polish beads for some added sparkle.

Making brooches ......

I was given about 6 felt flowers last year by another beady cyber friend (Kerryn). Now I know what to do with them
there's no stopping me! Brooches galore are being whipped up every day in all different styles and colours.

What's this trickery!!!!!

Working with seed beads can turn a sane person absolutely bonkers! I rest my case.....

La Femme Expo done and dusted.....

So pleased to get that under my belt, so to speak! Exhausting but great day. The wee pink and black stall was said to be very pretty and the jewellery was admired by so many people.....that's got to be a good thing! And the lady herself was all dolled up in said colours. A few close up pics to come.