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Dewdrop Suncatcher WIPs

Nicola — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:08:51 +0000

Dewdrop Suncatcher WIPs Welcome the beauty of spring with my enchanting dewdrop suncatcher. As the season bursts into bloom, there’s no better time to get creative with a dazzling wire craft project. Watch my step-by-step video tutorial below and follow along to make your very own shimmering beaded hanging decoration. Perfect for catching the sunlight,...

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Handmade Succulent Decorations

Nicola — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:31:55 +0000

Handmade Succulent Decorations Introducing a new range of artisan succulent designs, featuring copper wire work, delicate glass beads, semi gemstone beads, and Isle of Wight driftwood. Following the beautiful curves of succulent leaves and dotted with natural tones of bead work. Inspired by my two favourite things, beach combing on the shores of the Isle...

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July Birthstones

Nicola — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:00:36 +0000

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 quality that loves to be backlit by the sunlight. The metaphysical qualities associated with this...

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August Birthstones

Nicola — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 10:19:06 +0000

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 all, it has an opaque milky appearance with varying colours of aqua through white and...

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Summer Foxgloves

Nicola — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 10:26:45 +0000

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 problem. If any part of the foxglove plant is swallowed, it is poisonous. It's such...

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Wildlife Suncatcher WIPs

Nicola — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:00:44 +0000

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 design and making of this piece, featuring three clouded yellow butterflies, an azure dragonfly and...

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Azure Dragonfly WIPs

Nicola — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:15:59 +0000

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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Ocean Waves Suncatcher WIPs

Nicola — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 17:55:16 +0000

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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Citrine November Birthstone

Nicola — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:40:05 +0000

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 name 'Citrine' is translated from the fruit Citron, meaning lemon. Citrine is a stone associated...

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Blue Dragonflies Collection

Nicola — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:02:53 +0000

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', the 'Blue Damselfly' and the 'Azure Damselfly'. All gorgeous creatures with vibrant colourings. View my...

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