A keeper...

I started creating this ring,

with the intention of putting it into the shop...

...but it has become a keeper...

...a reminder of a very difficult, emotional few weeks...

...too precious to part with...

...so it will be remaining with me...

But that's ok, 

a girl can never have too many jewels, non? ;-)

P.S.  Although I'm keeping this ring for myself, I'll be making something similar to put into the shop :-)

Sneak Preview: The *Desert Flower* Ring in Turquoise

There blooms a flower

in the rolling sands of the Sahara.

Delicate,

yet strong...

radiant,

and robust.

Her petals turned skyward,

kissed

by the desert sun.

She basks,

glowing,

honouring the endless blue.

The desert winds,

rugged and relentless,

push,

and drive,

testing her tenacity,

her fortitude.

Yet she remains,

her stance is resolute,

steadfast.

She is unwavering in the face of adversity.

She is strong.

She is beautiful.

A ring to celebrate your beauty and your strength...

Coming to my Etsy store soon! :-)

Simplicity

Something different,

something simple...

(cream coloured ceramic cabochon from Peruzi)

Sometimes the simplest ring can have the loudest voice...

(constructed of sterling and fine silver)

There is a purity in simplicity,

and a timelessness...

(a little love...my sterling silver hallmark)

It was a welcome diversion to create with a neutral palette,


to confine myself to simplicity.


But you know I can't live without my beloved colours for long ;-)


So now my workbench is overflowing with turquoise and cobalt and delicious citrus inspiration...


...oh, and oodles of satiny silver!
(I have been soldering up a storm this weekend!)


More Moroccan-inspired, colourful creations coming soon!

Sneak Preview: The *Desert Flower* Ring in Azure

My Muse is happy...


...and so is my husband.


My beautiful new workbench has been put to good use this past week.

The torch was re-ignited after an extended period of quiet...


...filing, sawing, dapping... 


...silver shavings sparkling...


...and a bench pin which is beginning to look as though it is worn and loved.


*sigh*


What joy!  What fun!


I loved every exhilarating minute!


And the fruits of my labour...

The *Desert Flower* Ring in Azure

A statement for your hand at 35mm wide...


...substantial yet delicate...


...a feminine flower...

Wrought of sterling silver and beads in shades of cobalt and azure...

I loved creating it...


...but I love wearing it even more!


~*~


Would you like to see how this ring came to fruition?


I'd love you to come along for a ride down memory lane...


Let's go!


~*~


It all started with an idea...


...one of those persistent, lingering ideas...


...unrelenting in its pursuit of manifestation!


Silver, saw...

...and a circle is borne...
(uh hello, someone needs a disc cutter...if you're listening Santa...!)

...dap, dap, dap...


...a soft, sweeping, sensual curve...

...ring-a-ding-ding...


...ready for soldering!

...a platform for my beadwoven motif...

...a satellite dish for your finger...?
:-P

...and finally, modelling a perfectly pretty patina...


...ready for an injection of beadwoven colour! 

~*~


To re-live the process of creation is oh-so-satisfying...


...makes me want to go back and do it all again...
(and I will...I WILL...as soon as I finish typing this!)


No wonder I can't stop smiling! :-)

More Moroccan magic coming soon!

P.S.  My lovely husband came up with the name for this ring...isn't he clever?!  I think should ask him to christen my creations more often ;-) LOL

Today, I'm loving...

...the hardware store, not just for their tools, but for their paint sample cards...

...which have made the job of finalising the colour palette for my *Moroccan Odyssey* collection oh-so-easy...

...and the postman for bringing me pretty gems...

...and playing with new concepts...

...and heading in new directions...which aren't really new directions at all, just a couple of turns back to where this journey began...

What are you loving today?