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July Birthstones

25/06/2020 by Nicola

July Birthstones July is the birthday month of ruby and carnelian gemstones. Here at craft HQ, I work with the orange and red hues of carnelian in many of my jewellery and home decor designs. It has a rich translucent … Read More

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Summer Solstice Inspiration

21/06/2020 by Nicola

Summer Solstice Inspiration Celebrating Litha on the Isle of Wight Early Sunday morning on the 21st June 2020, I went to Lake on the East coast of the Isle of Wight to view the sunrise on the morning after the … Read More

Summer Fruit Give Away

14/06/2020 by Nicola

Enter below to be in with a chance of winning one of these zesty lemon hanging decorations. This summer inspired botanical piece is hand-made with copper wire work and adorned with zesty gemstones and glass. The design follows the familiar … Read More

Butterflies in the Making

16/08/2019 by Nicola

Butterflies in the Making This week has been full of butterflies and dragonflies in my studio. There are two new suncatcher designs hot off the work bench with very different colour palettes and levels of detail. The muted design with … Read More

August Birthstones

28/07/2019 by Nicola

August Birthstones Peridot & Chinese Jade Beautiful peridot and Chinese jade are the birthstones for August. Peridot has a vibrant lime green translucence quality and is catches sunlight very well. Chinese jade, known as jadeite is my favourite gemstone of … Read More

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Summer Foxgloves

05/06/2019 by Nicola

Summer Foxgloves British foxgloves are the most beautiful wild flower there is. They come into flower late May and are in full bloom in June. Both a poison and a herbal medicine, the foxglove extract is used to help heart … Read More

Wildlife Suncatcher WIPs

04/06/2018 by Nicola

Wildlife Suncatcher WIPs One of the largest most intricate pieces I have made to date is this wildlife suncatcher. Hand-made using only copper wire wrapping, adorned with semi-precious gemstones and Czech glass beads. A labour of love went into the … Read More

Azure Dragonfly WIPs

26/10/2017 by Nicola

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 … Read More

Ocean Waves Suncatcher WIPs

30/03/2017 by Nicola

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 … Read More

Citrine November Birthstone

28/10/2016 by Nicola

Citrine November Birthstone Citrine is the secondary birthstone for November. A beautiful translucent crystal with honey yellow colours. It is a variant of the quartz semi-precious gemstone, where the colour is made through heat treating smokey quartz or amethyst. The … Read More

Blue Dragonflies Collection

09/08/2016 by Nicola

Blue Dragonflies Collection I might be a little bit fascinated by blue dragonflies. It’s the metallic colours that draw me to them, with shimmer and shine as the dart around by the river. I love the British species ‘Beautiful Demoiselle’, … Read More

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Butterflies and Dragonflies

20/07/2015 by Nicola

Butterflies and Dragonflies Artisan Made Wildlife Designs Here at Earth Balance Craft, we love making the glorious curves from the insect world, namely the winged beauties of flutterbyes and river darters. Our wire metal butterflies and dragonflies come in all … Read More