Like A Rainbow! New Enamel Pendants

I felt like doing some torch enamelling recently so came up with these colourful pendants using sgraffito and enamel pens.

Sgraffito involves scratching a design into the enamel, either the first layer to reveal the metal beneath or you can fire one colour, sift another contrasting colour on top then scratch out a design or just lines to reveal the first colour layer.

I went for three different colours which involved using pieces of cardboard strategically placed whilst sifting! Fiddly but I love the effect.

I used enamel pens to draw (I use the term loosely!) poppies onto pea green opaque enamel. After firing I added the brown dots to give the flowers a centre.

More enamel pen circles and dots. I don't find enamel pens that easy to use, they can be a bit blobby and having to hold them perpendicular and squeeze quite hard at the same time is not condusive to drawing pretty designs! Circles and dots are fine though! I will be experimenting further and making some earrings in  ....... ..... circle and dot designs too :D

Appearing soon in my Etsy and Folksy shops

Findings Destash!

The mood struck me (and it doesn't happen very often) to have a bit of a sort out of some findings I've had for years and don't use. So I dug some pretty silver metal filigree beadcaps, connectors, Bali Silver spacers and sterling silver toggle fasteners out and photographed them while we still have this glorious sunny weather.

Very satisfying! I've just finished listing them in my eBay shop

Apologies for the blurry photos - Blogger strikes again!

If It's There I'll Sit On It

Meet Tuppence.

Also known as Tuppers.

Tuppence likes to perch.

It doesn't matter what it is - a pile of cushions, a suitcase on the bed, freshly ironed clothes or an empty plant pot in the backyard, Tuppence will sit on it.

She's 16, has a heart murmur and I love her to bits :D