Ginga Squid

Pink Optic Fiber Turquoise Brooch Pin with Felt & Crochet.....

Published on 2010-06-19 05:38:00

Apologies. My 9-5 Mon-Fri office job seems to be getting in the way of things and all I want to do in my spare evening time is knit!  Knitting is my latest addiction. But it is fabulous to have some cash coming in on a regular basis and some warm woollies......I finally got around to finishing this piece which incorporates optic fibers with a pink LED. The LED is hidden inside the felt on the back and is powered by a small, flat  3V coin battery. The beautiful, multicolored piece of tu

Bruneau Jasper Squid display

Published on 2010-05-08 06:11:00

I've finally got around to updating my Bruneau Jasper Squid piece, which I had been meaning to do for sometime, but now with a 9-5 Mon-Fri office job I have had to slow down a bit on my creative urges (unless this includes creative accountancy?).I wanted him to be able to be displayed on the wall as a picture when not being worn and so came up with this....He sits on a canvas covered with felted merino wool, etched sterling silver fish and beads sewn on. He simply sits on three nails hammered in

Variscite Sucker Brooch

Published on 2010-04-27 02:13:00

I'm finally happy that this little 'sucker' is finished!The circles, dots and spots remind me of octopus tentacles - hence the name.The gemstone featured in this is Variscite in shades of soft seafoam green from one of my favourite suppliers Heart Of Stone Studio (in the USA). This artistic bit of rock is from Australia and is very unusual in that it has the Variscite running like a river through interesting shades of matrix.Other materials used (all cold connections):copper (patina using liv