Just made a new necklace- daisy chains.

I tried out letter stamping a while back and had not until now made use of it. So I cut out these little flowers from aluminium and made a pretty necklace.

Shell in Jewellery

I have been experimenting with shells and using pieces if shell in my jewellery. In the pieces below I have combined this with recycled wood and metal.

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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Wedding jewellery

The Jewellery I made for a friends wedding

More Jewellery

I've been a busy bee hammering and sawing to make some new items that I've been meaning to make for some time, so below are some of my creations. As always all are handmade, they are all made in the UK by me, are unique and ethical. I use recycled and organic materials to make something new and unusal that has the smallest impact on the environment as possible.

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This item has been handmade from aluminium and hammered for a textured effect, to buy this item click add to cart below. (P&P is Free).

This item has been hand made from aluminium sheet, it has been cut, sanded and hammered to make this pretty piece. Click below to buy with Free P&P.

The item above is a hammered butterfly pendant made from scrap aluminium, click below to buy with free P&P.

This is the newest item in my collection, based on my previous layered flower pendants, but made with hammered flower shapes. This makes it very shiny with a lovely texture that catches the light. Click add to cart below to buy with free P&P.

Flower pendant, made from aluminium sheet, hand cut and sanded to make this silhouetted shape. Click below to buy with Free P&P.

New pieces

Below are a few new pieces I've made
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Making butterfly necklace

This post shows how I make my pieces of jewellery. I have shown the process of making a butterfly necklace which is a new item on my website

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First of all I design my item on paper and write down the materials I will be using and sketch out the rough shape and design.I then drew out my final shapes on tracing paper in the size and shape I wanted them, I then traced these onto the aluminium I used for the charms.

I then cut out the shapes from the metal with a piercing saw and this is what I was left with.

I then got some wire and bent it into the shape to hang from the butterfly.

I then used a drill to put holes where I wanted them.I then threaded the wire through the bottom hole and bent to shape and then decided roughly where to put the flower charm.

I then decided on what beads I wanted to use I then threaded them onto some cotton thread


I attached the flower charm to the end of the seed beads and to the butterfly and then strung the pendant onto organic hemp cord that I plaited by hand.