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Sakura Blossom Season
ByNicola 24/03/201819/04/2024

Sakura Blossom Season My Love of Nature’s Confetti There is nothing better than the start of cherry blossom season, for me personally it is my favourite time of year. As the clocks go forward and the evenings become lighter, buds start to form on the trees and the early signs of magnolia and camellia show…

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Azure Dragonfly WIPs
ByNicola 26/10/201727/11/2022

Azure Dragonfly WIPs This sun catcher design is inspired by the ‘Azure’ damselfly, one of the British dragonfly species with bright blue-green metallic colourings, she is a shimmering beauty! She is adorned with rainbow fluorite, labradorite, table-cut glass and Czech glass beads. Her frame is made with many metres of soft copper wire, shaped to…

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Celebrating Momijigari
ByNicola 22/09/201703/11/2022

Celebrating Momijigari Today is the autumnal equinox, when night and day are roughly equal lengths. I am always inspired by the beautiful changing colours of the Japanese maple leaf (Momiji) as the days become cooler and damp hangs in the air. The maple leaf is steeped in Japanese tradition, with momijigari being a favourite pastime…

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Fern Frond Pendant WIPs
ByNicola 18/09/201719/08/2023

Fern Frond Pendant WIPs Have a look into the copper wire work process during the making of my ‘Fern Frond’ women’s pendant design. This piece celebrates the uncurling fronds of the beautiful woodland fern plant and is adorned with Chinese Jadeite and agate semi-precious gemstones. Mix raw copper wire with hammers, snips, a metal file…

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Blue Tit Suncatcher WIPs
ByNicola 24/07/201719/04/2024

Blue Tit Suncatcher WIPs Celebrating the beauty of British garden birds Here’s a look into the copper wire work process during the making of my ‘Blue Tit in Flight’ suncatcher decoration. This piece was one of the most complicated designs I have made to date, and was born from a love of watching birds in…

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The Green Man WIPs
ByNicola 21/04/201703/10/2021

The Green Man WIPs A mammoth challenge, to make a green man decoration out of copper wire work, glass and gemstones. This design has been on my mind for a long time, yet knowing how difficult it can be to use wire-work to bring my ideas to fruition, I knew the task ahead would be…

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Creative April Showers
ByNicola 12/04/201724/03/2023

Creative April Showers I love everything rain! I am truly a water baby, so whether it is the ocean, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, rain, puddles and so on, I am constantly inspired by all things watery. Many of my copper wire-work designs use the weather as my muse, so this month in April which is…

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Ocean Waves Suncatcher WIPs
ByNicola 30/03/201713/01/2025

Ocean Waves Suncatcher WIPs Here’s a look into my copper wire work process making this large framed ocean waves hanging window decoration. Three waves are adorned with watery gemstones and glass beads, capturing the colour palette of the sea from the dark depths of the ocean up to the sea foam and crests of the…

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Rivers Edge Dragonfly Suncatcher WIPS
ByNicola 25/02/201719/08/2023

Rivers Edge Dragonfly Suncatcher WIPS Imagine a warm summers day, walking by a river and the sight of dragonflies and river darters buzzing around the water. This artisan suncatcher features a rich and vibrant red and orange dragonfly, framed with translucent swirls of the water. He adores a sunny window and comes to life when…

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Meet the Artist Ruth Makes Jewellery
ByNicola 15/02/201716/05/2021

Meet the Artist Ruth Makes Jewellery “My name is Ruth Sutcliffe. I live with my partner Jeremy (Jez) Coates and our cat Rusty in our ancient cottage (circa 1672) in the hills of West Yorkshire. After an employed working life of 36 years in administration for Yorkshire Water, and feeling totally disillusioned with the corporate…

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Rainy Days Suncatcher in Motion
ByNicola 01/02/201709/03/2022

Rainy Days Suncatcher in Motion Here’s my Rainy Days suncatcher in motion, with 7 droplets that have two kinetic parts, allowing the design to sway with gentle wibbly wobbly movement. The hanging rain droplets also love a good twinkle! This weather inspired design is hand-made with a copper wire work that makes up the cloud…

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Demoiselle Dragonfly WIPS
ByNicola 30/11/201630/10/2023

Demoiselle Dragonfly WIPS The majority of my designs are inspired by British species of wild life, birds and animals. This handmade copper wire work suncatcher design takes inspiration from the azure metallic blue and green colours of the ‘Beautiful Demoiselle Dragonfly’ often found darting around rivers and streams. This species has beautiful shimmering metallic green…

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