Christmas Comissions

I have been a 'busy little bee' this December and thanks to NTL NOT turning up to fix our TV cable
(surprise, surprise), I was house-bound all Saturday waiting for them instead of out shopping, and so I got all of my 'nearly finished' commissions finished. Horrah!

I even got a few non-commission pieces completed that I had been avoiding due to 'stuckness'. I had a particularly interesting time with this necklace and earrings combo. The texturing on the inside of the discs was extremely time consuming and 'trip to the chiropractor' inducing but was worth it in the end. I don't want to see another scriber and ruler for a while though! But most of all I was determined to assemble the beads to the disc without any form of glue or soldering involved. I originally had a bead on the back to act as a washer but it was too bulky, aesthetically unpleasing and I just wasn't happy with it... I eventually came up with my little, mini, engineering concept which I am actually quite proud of! It's not rocket science but it has been trial and error and I have now learned something new.

Happy Christmas to all and good luck with all of your exhibitions and fairs. Lynn x    

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