New Outfit

Ok, so I went shopping the other day and picked up a few bits, the most excitin of which are my new pearls and a new charm necklace (I always try to resist buying jewellery as I already make so much myself, but sometimes I just cannot resist!)

But here I have dug out a top that I haven't worn in ages and paired it with the new skirt I have made and with the jewellery too I think it makes for quite a nice look.

New pink pearl necklace

I decided to make a pink and pearl long necklace to go with an outfit I have just got.

I added flower, heart and a butterfly charm along with pearl, silver and pink beads.

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Updated link necklace

Just a quick update on this necklace (I know- how excitin!!), but I have just added lots of turquoise and pink beads to it and wanted to show it off. Very pleased with it, think it looks pretty. I was unsure if to add beads to it or not, but thought y not go 4 it, so I did. May even add a few more!!

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Link chain pendant

I have been working on this necklace for a while now and may yet work on it a bit more (not sure how many charms and beads to add, I didn't want to spoil it).

I have made the links of this pendant from solid silver wire, I hammered some of the links and kept some round. I soldered each link closed- something which took a bit of time- and joined them all together. I made a heart and flower link and also made some charms to add to it.

I am considering adding some beads to it, but not too sure at the moment.

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Copper necklace

I have been working on some new link necklaces for a little while now. I have been playing with copper and silver and solder to get the effect I wanted.

I made this one all from copper, I made links of different sizes and hammered some of them. I then soldered them all together. Once this was done I made some small charms from copper and attached these to the necklace.

I am thinking of adding some more charms or beads to the necklace, but this is what I've got so far.

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Flower bracelet

Just a quick post. This is a bracelet I have just recently made and one I have been thinking about and planning for some while. I wanted to make a delicate bracelet with lots of pretty flowers.

This is made with wire that I hammered and flowers that I cut out individually by hand, then shaped, filed and added a bead to to finish.

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New Necklace

I have just made this new necklace.

I used lots of beads that I have recently made combined with some grey ribbon and silver cord. I also used a handcut flower that I made from aluminium and then painted.

I was inspired by the greys and peach colours I've seen used together recently. I think they look really pretty together.

I think this will be a nice summery necklace.

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Website changes

I have updated my website, check it out at:

Surf Jewels Handmade Jewellery

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I would love any comments and to know what people think!

New experiments with Wire

I am always experimenting with ideas and always wanting to come up with new ideas. I recently have been trying out ideas in wire.

First I shape the wire the way I want it, then I hammer it so that it reflects light and has a good texture. I then cut out my charms (in this case a flower and leaf) which I draw out, cut with a piercing saw, then file and sand to finish. To make the flower I also added fine beading wire and a couple of seed beads to finish.

I am definatly going to experiment more with wire and the charms I make by hand once I've got some more designs worked out.

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or contact me and I can make a customised item:

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Handmade long beaded and charm necklace

This necklace is made with handmade beads and charms that are strung onto silver cords.

each necklace will be unique and different as all the pieces are made by hand. This item can also be made in different colours and with whatever charms you wish.

Contact me for more info: surfjewels@hotmail.co.uk

Handmade Ethical Jewellery:

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New pieces

I have spent the weekend (or at least part of it, did spend some time playing in the snow) making some new pieces of jewellery. I have spent quite of bit of time sketching and drawing out ideas and thinking about making, but not actually getting round to it. But this weekend I made some time and sat down and started making. I did a bit of experimenting and trying out the ideas that I had drawn down.

I am very happy with one of the pieces, which seems to have come out better than I was expecting (nice when that happens). That's this one below.

I started this pendant by curving the wire into the shape I wanted, I then hammered it flat. I also hand cut the flower and heart charms. I then attached all of this to the wire with a few beads. This one was a bit of an experiment, so quite glad it worked out. Have a few more like this planned 2!

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The next piece I created was this butterfly cut pendant. I cut out the shape and bent it so that it became 3D. This pendant is made from aluminium which was drilled, cut, filled and sanded to finish.

I then went on to make some more flowers. I made this flower pendant from two hand cut aluminium flowers and put a pearl bead at the centre.

Last, but not least, I made this larger pendant from aluminium, it has a layer of recycled plastic and then another aluminium flower with a bead centre. This is larger and so make a bit more of a statement, but is still subtle in colour.

That sums up my bit of work from this wkend.

If you would like any of this jewellery or something custom made contact me at: surfjewels@hotmail.co.uk

or

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More Handmade Jewellery

I have added beads and strung this pendant on silver cord

I made all of the beads and charms for this pendant by hand and then painted and glazed them all. I then made a silver cord and strung all of the items to make this long necklace.

Long necklace

Heres the new necklace I've made, let me know what you think. surfjewels@hotmail.co.uk

If you want anything like this, send me a quick message, I can also make this in other colours and designs. As it's made by hand each piece will be unique.

New Necklace

Just finished a new long necklace, lots of beads and charms. Made it with lilacs, purples and silvers.

I'll post an image soon...

Handmade necklace

I made this new necklace by hand. I made all the beads and pieces myself from dough, I then coloured and painted them and strung them all together with silver thread.

I love turquoise and the sea, so this hopefully represents that.

Wooden necklaces

Today I have been experimenting with wood. I haven't worked with wood before, so its new to me and I have been having a play.

I made a few different pendants, the material is organic and seems to do its own thing, which is nice in some ways, makes a change from working in metal.

The wood I've used is recycled which is great as I love to make new things out of old and its good for the environment too.

So enough talk- here are the pendants I made.



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Making a necklace

I've just made a new necklace and thought i'd say how its done.

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How its done:

I began by making a cord, this was done by plaiting thread.

Then I collected together the beads I wanted to use.

Next I had to make the metal charms I wanted to decorate my long necklace with.

To do this I had to design the items on paper

Then I had to cut draw them onto the metal and cut them out with a saw.

Then I filed and sanded them to give them a nice finish. I then threaded them with a bead.
I then decided on the layout of my necklace before knotting and threading the beads.
And this was the end product.

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Jewellery

Below are some of the pieces of jewellery I have made.

Three layer flower pendant
This item has been hand cut from recycled metals and plastics and then strung on organic hemp.

Shaped flower pendant, strung on organic hemp with a clear bead at the centre.
Daisy pendant
Hand cut flower pendant.

This item was made using a drill and a piercing saw to cut it out and to also cut the shapes into it.

Charm necklace.

I made this item using a mixture of seed beads and three charms that I cut by hand from recycled metal. I attached them all together with organic hemp.

All of these items are avaliable from my website at

http://surfjewels.onlinewebshop.net/