E is for Easter...and Earrings

Once upon a time, there were two bunnies...

And then there was one!

(Erm...minus a couple of ears...!)

I hope your Easter was filled with as much foil-tearing, chocolate-smearing, bunny-eating goodness as ours was! :-)

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A few new pairs of earrings have (finally!) made their way into my Etsy shop...

The *Treasures of the Souk* Earrings in Tangerine

and...

a ready-to-ship pair of *Lost Medallion* Earrings

I wear my own pair of these earrings ALL the time,

usually with my new vintage cowboy boots...

...which were a surprise 'just because' gift from my gorgeous husband.

What more could a girl want?! :-)

My creative space...

Lady Spring has been blessing us with glorious sunshine, warm breezes and the eruption of wildflowers that Western Australia is renowned for.  


The scent of renewal and awakening drifts through the open windows in the house, and my mind swirls with endless ideas and inspiration.  

So many ideas...

I have been dreaming of ways to combine metal and beads...

...the lure of metal is irresistible...

...it haunts my dreams, distracts me, delights me...

...and I feel the only cure is to create!

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 But alas, my metal must wait...

Our move from Perth to Melbourne in less than a week away,


so with all but a few of my beads, tools and notions packed away, weaving a few components is all I can manage...

...just playing with ideas...

...and new concepts, based on old ones...

...they won't be completed until after our move to Melbourne, but my hands cannot remain idle...as if packing boxes isn't keeping them busy enough!

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Now that my *Marrakech* Cuff is completed, of course I have to make another one...


...in turquoise AND orange...

...I just love colour, I can't help myself...


...I try to enjoy using neutrals and browns and blacks...

...but colour is what really makes me happy :-)

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What does your creative space look like today?

Happy Easter!

Image courtesy of The Graphics Fairy

This morning I got my Bunny on.  


I was up at the crack of dawn, hiding Easter eggs in the garden for our two year old daughter to find.  


The Little Egg Hunter had fun finding them...she scurried across the grass in her bare feet, bucket in hand, while Mummy Bunny watched and reminisced about childhood egg hunts.


For me, Easter is all about creating a little bit of magic for the kids, while they are still young enough to believe in a mythical bunny who deposits chocolate eggs in the garden.


So it's chocolate for breakfast here!


*nom nom*


Lots of empty wrappers, bloated tummies, and chocolatey grins...

I hope the Easter Bunny has been good to you...Happy Easter to all!

Earrings galore

I just can't get enough of earrings at the moment. There is something so satisfying in weaving together a handful of beads and creating something wearable within an hour or two. Now that's what I call instant gratification!

I thought these creole hoops were interesting as soon as I saw them. I had lots of fun bringing them to life by weaving my tiny beads around them.

These 'starfish' were supposed to be part of a necklace, but I changed my mind about including them. Too cute to throw in my box of 'naughty bits', I whipped them up into a pair of earrings. Voila!

And finally, some very simple right angle weave and netted earrings in yummy shades of chocolate and cream. Good enough to eat! ;)