My Creative Space

In my creative space this week, I've been busy preparing for a jewellery party!

My little niece Emma chose a jewellery party as the theme to celebrate her 7th birthday with a gathering of some of her special friends from school.

I put together a couple of bead boxes to include a wide range of colours, sizes and shapes.

Box 1 - the greens, blues, mauves and purples

Box 2 - the reds, oranges, yellows and pinks

Next .... bringing together a selection of charms and pendants to attach to their bracelet and necklace creations.

Here is a wee sample -

And finally, little organza bags for each party guest to put their own piece of jewellery into before going home:

I'll hopefully have some photos to share of the end result too.......

Sights on a Saturday

The reminiscing continues - reflecting on the sights from a holiday in Italy. The food, architecture, history, gardens and landscapes were all intoxicating to me.

Why the photo of the car? I even fell in love with their cars!!
I can see this little red beauty flitting through the streets of Sydney.... and taking possession of those petite parking spots that an 'Aussie' car dare not target.

The architecture and design... I stood and stared at the Rome Colosseum in awe for quite some time and just absorbed the sheer size and significance of it as a structure.

Returning from a great holiday is always hard.
My photos give me a nice reminder of the world beyond and all those things that send a tingle up my spine!

My Creative Space - New Earrings

I've been working with silver wire and doing some wire wrapping around semi-precious gemstones and glass beads this week.

Here are a couple of blue wire wrapped earrings with some coral and sterling silver pairs made earlier in the week.

I've now got a stash of finished earrings that need to be photographed and uploaded to either my Made It or Etsy store... a spare few hours would be wonderful - I'm sure everyone can relate to how quickly the time passes when you get into a 'zone' of creativity. I sometimes get so lost in creativity that the day disappears before I realise!

My Creative Space - Creative Companion

I'm being watched!
Murphy has a little bed near my desk in my creative space and regardless of the time of day... when I look down.. there he is.. watching on...dedicated.. loyal... and patiently waiting for action.

My Studio Space - Ideas

There are a lot of supplies, tools and books in my little creative studio space in addition to folders I have created myself that are visual colour diaries.

They utilise pictures collected from the many magazines I've either subscribed to or picked up along the way.

One of the ways I seek inspiration is from compiling a colour story. The pictures may be anything ranging from a chair to a dress to a colour palette used for make up. What gives you inspiration in your creative work?

My Creative Space - Working with Red/Blue/Brown

The combination of turquoise blue and red in a necklace always look fresh and summery together.... but add some brown and I think the result is extra depth and interest.

Here is a necklace made this week that has acquired the name of 'Carnivale' -

Inspiration on a Monday

'What a delight it is

When, of a morning,

I get up and go out

To find in full bloom a flower

That yesterday was not there'

Tachibana Akemi, 1812 - 1868

Japanese Poet