having gold on my dress and a gold in my engagement ring it was a no-brainer that the wedding jewellery would be gold ... my dress had leaves embroydered all over the bodice, so I knew I wanted leaves in the jewellery ... I love the soft colour of the gold and it matched my dress perfectly!




my beautiful older bridesmaids, Sally and Kara, wore pale gold so I made them jewellery that was similar to mine, but also suitable for 11-12 year olds ... I personalised them with letter charms for their name and added lovely birds which also fitted in with our themes (will show you more birds in later posts!)




Natasha, being not quite 4, I made different jewellery for as felt the other was a bit too grown up for her, but this was also something that would last her for years ... she still had the pretty bird but I added a little pink to go with the soft aqua colour

While I was having a jewellery blitz I made some for my mummy-in-law too ... she was going to wear a black dress with lots of pretty coloured flowers all over it, so I found some bits that were perfect from some ex-shop stock that was all broken and adapted it for her ... she ended up wearing a black and pink suit as it was a bit chilly for her to wear the dress, but the jewellery still went really well!

and my beautiful best friend who did my flowers had a lovely aqua and white monsoon dress and needed some matching jewellery ... so this is what I made ... it was a really lovely day making it all!

Ever since I got my engagement ring, I seem to have stopped wearing any other jewellery apart from the odd pair of earrings. This is because most of my jewellery is silver but my ring is gold and rose gold. I spent the other day making the jewellery for my wedding, for me, bridesmaids, friend and mum-in-law and got a bit too into it and carried on making some more for myself!

I will show you the wedding jewellery after the big event, but I can share with you the rest of what I made :) Some of it is made from beads and bits of broken jewellery I got given, with new findings and beads and bits I already had!

I am not sure how much I will wear, but hopefully I will get back in to a bit of bling when I need it :)

Something SPARKLY, something GLITTERY, something to bring light to a dull January .... this is what I made ....

 ... a crystal cluster bangle ... perfect for a wedding or a little black dress:)

I hope you link up anything you have made or photos you have taken.

Ever fancied making some earrings? here is how to make a simple pair.

1. You Need
You need a pair of earhooks, pair of head pins, some beads, round nose pliers, fine nose pliers and cutters.
The long pins are called head pins and the curved wires called are earhooks. Most earrings have a larger focal bead, and for this pair I have chosen red glass flowers and some little silver ones to go on top. 
2. Making The Drop
Thread your beads on the head pin in the way you like ...
When you have them how you like, you need to make a loop at the top. First bend the head pin 90 degrees to the drop.
Use the round nose pliers ...
Hold the drop in the pliers as close to the bend/beads as possible
Wrap the end of the head pin in a smooth tight circle around the end of the pliers
... until you have a complete circle.
Now there are 2 ways to do the loop at the top ... this way is ok if your head pin is stiffer ... I probably wouldn't do this if using sterling silver as that is a softer metal and it would easily come undone. But if you are using silver plated, it would probably be ok.
Using the cutter, cut the sticking out bit of wire on the inside of the loop
You may need to adjust it slightly with the fine nose pliers to make a perfect loop at the top ... and voila ... you have a little charm.
2b. Another Loop
The more secure way to make the loop is once you have wrapped the headpin around the round nose pliers, keep it held by the pliers and wrap the wire around again, tightly around the top of the little bead. You may need to adjust it in the pliers to be able to get the right angle to do this. 
make sure you wrap it around a full 180 degrees
This makes the loop totally secure.
You can see here how it is wrapped around.
Using the cutters cut the bit of the head pin that sticks out on the outside of the loop.
Use the narrow nose pliers to bend in the end of the bit you have cut off 
and you now have your drop :)
3. Adding The Hook
Take the earhook and the narrow nose pliers.
open out the little loop at the bottom of the earhook ...
... and attach your drop.

Using the narrow nose pliers, gently close the loop by squeezing it.
and there you have an earring
make another in the same way and you have a pair :D
I hope you have a go and would love to see any you make ... and remember, a girl can never have too many earrings ;) hehe