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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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Gatekeeper Butterfly WIPS

Nicola — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:43:36 +0000

Gatekeeper Butterfly WIPS Bringing Nature to Life through Wire Art Introducing the gatekeeper butterfly suncatcher and sharing with you my latest craft tutorial. Learn how to make this butterfly with easy to learn copper wire work techniques. This design is handmade with lashings of copper wire work, dotted with semi-precious gemstones and glass beads. Ingredients:...

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February Birthstone Gifts

Nicola — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:13:42 +0000

February Birthstone Gifts Amethyst is a beautiful purple semi-precious gemstone, and is the birthstone for February. View over our range of amethyst gift ideas from women's jewellery designs to hanging decorations. Wish that special woman in your life a very happy February birthday!

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Holly and Mistletoe WIPs

Nicola — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:00:15 +0000

Holly and Mistletoe WIPs Inspired by the winter solstice and season of Yule, these hanging ornaments are hand-made with copper metal wire work, gemstones and glass beads. The designs follow the familiar contours of holly and mistletoe leaves, adorned with red and white berries. Together they celebrate the heart of winter time when the earth...

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Dolphin Suncatcher WIPs

Nicola — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:31:58 +0000

Dolphin Suncatcher WIPs Inspired by the beautiful dolphin, this design is handmade with lashings of spiralling copper wire work and a soft grey palette of semi-precious gemstone and Czech glass beads. Following his soft contours and gentle character with bold lines and swirling shapes. Available in the web store, click here to view more details....

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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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Storm Clouds Rolling In

Nicola — Fri, 10 May 2019 08:00:50 +0000

Storm Clouds Rolling In I have a passion for creating designs that romanticise the British weather. My recent range of jewellery designs draws inspiration from storm clouds. Those dark grey clouds that look too heavy for the sky, and threaten wild weather to come. The weather rolls in off the channel and reaches our little...

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Making Jewellery Magazine

Nicola — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:54:07 +0000

Extract from Making Jewellery, issue 127 2019 – order a copy here or a digital edition here * Subscribe to Making Jewellery here * Copyright © GMC Publications Link to print edition: https://www.makingjewellery.com/portfolio/magazine/ Link to digital edition: https://pocketmags.com/making-jewellery-magazine Link to subscribe: https://www.gmcsubscriptions.com/product/making-jewellery/ A variety of my copper wire work and gemstone women's jewellery designs have...

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Beautiful Peacocks

Nicola — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:34:14 +0000

Beautiful Peacocks Peacock facts: Peacocks are like hummingbirds and butterflies, their feathers have a crystal like structure which reflects light in a metallic and shimmery way. The tail feathers are called a 'train' and have 200 individual feathers each with an eye spot. The colourful peacock is the male of the species. When they are...

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Spring Snow Drops

Nicola — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 09:00:39 +0000

Spring Snow Drops The British snow drop flower is a sure sign that spring is on its' way. I like to consider snow drops as a spring flower, a bit optimistic as they begin to bloom in the middle of winter, the very cold January. I am looking forward to the start of the most...

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