Tag: jewellery

New jewellery for Xmas 2024

I’ve made new jewellery in several styles for you to choose from, as gifts or for yourself to wear at festive celebrations. You can see details on my bronzbeads.com website by following the link below.

https://bronzbeads.com/novelty/festive-special-occasions/festive/

New jewellery for Xmas 2024

Fabulous feedback

Here are some of the comments from visitors to my “artist in studio” display as part of the Kapiti Coast Art Trail 2024:

What an amazing display. Love the jewellery.
Great colourful display!
Absolutely beautiful artworks and jewellery. Joyful and heartwarming to look at.
Beautiful work, well worth a visit.
Amazing, unique style – really cool.
We really enjoyed seeing your art – you have such a lovely and lively way of using colour, shapes and texture.

I really appreciated this feedback, and the visitors who took the time to write in my comments book – thank you!

Beady business

I’m trying to focus my jewellery-making on high end, complex floral pieces – although at the Saturday market, it’s the kids’ bracelets that sell!

This month I’ve added several sets or template pieces to my bridal and wedding party collection; you can see details on my BronzBeads website, and check for new listings in my Bridal.Beads online shop.

Here are a few, to give you an idea of what I’m working on:

2023 in review

In early December – a great finish to the year – I enjoyed many visitors and a good number of sales as an artist in residence during the annual Kāpiti Coast Art Trail.

Also in December, my third book of inclusive, progressive, evolving-christian liturgy resources, named “Joyful Spirit Bubbling“, was published.

In July, my hand-stitched cushion, “Sunshine on Fields of Gold”, was awarded the Crafts prize in Kāpiti Arts and Crafts Society‘s annual Art and Craft Awards. Judged by Penny Eames and sponsored by Forsyth Barr, the Society awards prizes in both Art and Craft sections.

March – April: my story about a fibre art commission made the cover of March 2023 Creative Fibre magazine – and one of my entries in the national Creative Fibre Exhibition at Pataka Art & Museum in Porirua had a red sold sticker before the Creative Fibre event began!

Friends have given me linen and Aida cloth, and I’ve tried new stitching techniques this year, for example, the Black and Red Village fibre artwork. And for the first time, as part of a demonstration/workshop following my weekly craft group, I made silk paper, and was very please with the results.

I’ve been concentrating my jewellery-making on high end, complex floral creations for wedding parties and special occasions; my best-sellers are still kids’ bracelets at the Saturday morning markets.

And right at the end of the year, I’ve tidied the gardens – including moving some plants, and finding a home for the beautiful standard “Iceberg” rose my daughter and grandsons gave me for Christmas!

Wishing you a happy new year and heaps of art-and-craft enjoyment in 2024.

News from bronz.beads: Bellflowers

See my latest collection of earrings and a necklace in my new “Bellflowers” range. I’ve bought some most beautiful bell-shaped flower beads in several colours. Some are glass; some acrylic. My first few Bellflower earrings are on a short drop and quite shiny and delicate; latest ones are on a longer drop, with toning beads and spacers.

https://bronzbeads.com/news/

Bellflowers