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Friday, January 18, 2019

Making for Friends .

Hello lovely ones how are you all?
I’ve been rather ill over the New Year and I must admit I’m not quite better yet.!!!
Anyhoo as the title suggests I’ve been “ making for friends” isn’t it funny how making a piece of jewellery for a friend or family member can be sooo different from making to sell !!
When I make to sell I normally have an idea in my head of what I’m doing ( well sometimes I do other times it’s the will of the gods and a bit of Celtic luck lololo)
And when I make for friends I know which ones like colour or a bit of bling ..... or who’s a bit of a goth ( not mentioning anyone ... Lindsay )
But what happens when a Friend you know through Facebook asks you to make something..... Eek!!
I have been making two pieces just recently, one is a whole set earrings,necklace and bracelet and although I have actually met this lovely girl .... I’ve struggled ( just want them to be perfect of course)
But the other piece is quite different I’ve known this fabulous person only through Facebook .
She’s a bit of a dafty like me and an amazing glass artist who I have bought several pieces off in the past, and just before Christmas when I was buying a piece from her she said “ why don’t we do swapsies, you make me some earrings “ .
Ok I thought that sounds wonderful... so I asked the usual questions ... what colours do you like? Do you want dangles or short? What sort of gemstones? Silver or copper ?
And this was her reply ... Err purple or blue , love danglies, Ooo no gemstones just any tat you have lying about ( tat really !!!!) love copper but it doesn’t like my ears and I love texture .
Oh good lord I thought no gemstones!!!! ....and so this is what I came up with after much faffing and messing about .

I’ve cut out some copper shapes and hammered and twiddled them to give them a ridged textured feel, then solderd some tiny silver circles onto the surface,I then gave them a rather dark patina and polished them back to a nice dark sheen.

Hung above are some wonderful purple Charolite ( so soft and tactile)
discs with some of my hammered and twiddled crinklies spaces inbetween , I would normally add darkened copper earwires but I have made some pretty little silver “ Maze “ ones for her delicate little lobes.



Then because I couldn’t resist...and because everyone needs a tiny bit of amethyst I have hung some pretty little flat amethyst briollets from the front ( shhhhh she might not notice )

When I read this back it sounds like it all came together so easily.....lol they really didn’t , they are nothing like the pieces I started with but I really hope she will like them .
Thanks for listening to my ramblings   Love and hugs Lucy Haslam ( Faerystone).

11 comments:

  1. They are wonderful Lucy - I'm sure she will love them, and enjoy reading this too! x

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    1. Thanks Lesley,I was a bit worried as my head is still a bit woolly xx

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  2. Anyone would love these earrings! She is one lucky woman!

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  3. Gorgeous!! Am certain she will love ❤️ them!! My gals loved the necklace and earrings I got from you for Christmas gifts!!

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    1. Thanks Jeanne,I’m so glad the girls loved the pieces xx

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  4. Wonderful pair of earrings Lucy and your friend is very lucky. And you are on to something Lucy... those soldered copper components are wonderful.

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  5. oooo! Lucy I love them! And she will too, lucky lucky person xx

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