I found this gorgeous sari silk in Wool & Craft Nook in Hornsby. I was looking for something just so beautifully colourful; I was thinking more along the lines of dyed ribbon, but this is lovely too. So far I’ve just made this one crocheted bangle and crocheted along one side of some aluminium chain, […]
Jewellery
Crochet bracelets & cuffs
I’ve been investigating and experimenting with mixed media bracelets and cuffs… somewhat inspired by my friend Kathy’s cuffs, which are made on felt and stitched with paper, yarn, beads and more. I wanted to make my crochet a bit more interesting and try crocheting with different materials, and integrate other materials into crocheted items. These […]
Clay pendant earrings
Earrings made with clay pendants that I made. Read more about the process on kristarella.com.
Marcasite earrings
Not much in the way of skill or creation with these ones… Mum was getting rid of some of Gran’s marcasite jewellery, which I think are just gorgeous. All the earrings are screw-on, which doesn’t appeal to me, so I want to convert them to pierced fittings of some kind. These are the first ones […]
Origami jewellery boxes
I went on a jewellery cleaning and tidying spree earlier this week. I didn’t like the way my necklaces were in the one section together — some rather fine and prone to knotting — so I folded some origami boxes to keep them separate, and keep matching sets together.
Zipper bracelets
Bracelets made from zippers… Although the process is easy it took me a few tries to get something that looks good on the wrist. Also, sadly, the zips I took out of old jeans are way too short for a bracelet, I bought these zips new. Instructions and photos of variations at cut out and […]