September Challenge

I've finished mine but still waiting on Paul taking a photo.
Lisa x

We need to get you camera trained my lovely! Waiting is so underrated ;-D
My thread has come - yes I'm making something rather than just doing a bead this time - go me!! but I have to get hubby to his hosp appointment soon so I'll be cracking on tonight.

I know Tinker, it's pathetic how much of a technophobe I am, I can't use a digital camera at all
Lisa x

Most of them have what I like to call 'idiot settings' on them nowadays - I'm crap at cameras too! Mine has a setting called iA which means Intelligent Auto - that'll be the job then lol!

Even my 6 year old has his own digital camera - maybe I should get him to take the pics lol!
Lisa x

LOL!

Ok, mine is finished - hurrah! Its inspired by the view of the turning leaves I can see from my bedroom window

Jewellery Maker Challenge by Kat Newman, on Flickr

and its done in micro macrame which I'd forgotten how much fun it can be - you melt the ends with a hot thingy rather than messing about with glue - much quicker and far less messy!

Stunning colours Tinker! Lovely.

I like it very pretty.

Great colours Tinker and that's a lovely neat bit of knotting at the clasp end.

Yes was just thinking that myself, how neat your knotting is. I've only had 2 goes at micro macrame and found it awful fiddly, well done Tinker! And what's a hot thingy?!
Lisa x

Its taken me 3 days to get on and clean these beads, but here are the rest of the seasons.


Spring-&-Summer by CornishDragon, on Flickr


autumn by CornishDragon, on Flickr

The Autumn one is my favourite, so much so I've made an autumn tree cab for my popper bracelet.

They've come out really well Cornish!

Great work Cornish.

Thank you .

Like the freshness of spring but my fav has got to be autumn, I think the fallen leaves make it

Your autumn bracelet is a brilliant interpretation of this months theme, well done.
Those 4 season beads are so pretty Cornish and my favourite is of course winter. Beautiful blue.

They're all beautiful Cornish but the Autumn one's my favourite too!
Lisa x

thank you.

Sorry folks, kumihimo again! I am trying to find different ways of using braiding in jewellery and moving beyond using it just to hang things from. This is one length of kumihimo which I have worked into the beading around the leaf.


DSCN41941 by prumcrae, on Flickr


DSCN4192 by prumcrae, on Flickr

Beautiful beautiful work Pru and you have certainly achieved your aim. Love how you have finished off the ends of the braid.

Pru that is just beautiful.

Lovely Pru; more gorgeous autumnal colours.

Thanks re the bracelet you guys! I've always loved macrame so I can't say what my trick is, but if you're really interested I could see if hubby would take a little vid that I could you-tube if you want. The hot thingy Lisa is a stitch zapper - it heats up and basically melts the nylon together. Less messy than glue, I'm liking it alot.

Ok my jaw dropped at Pru's entry! That is really really stunning and I say it again, good to have you back The owner of the shop that I'm stocking has asked me to do some beads with 10mm holes that will fit kumihimo so I must put some pics up for you to see and give me an opinion on! That necklace looks like a heck of a lot of work, bet you were delighted to get back to jewellery making, certainly shows Lol!

great entries as usual this month girls. Sorry I have not had time to play. Pru everything you show makes me want to learn beading.
Good luck everybody.
nan

Everyone is so kind and encouraging on this forum. Thanks for your lovely comments.

Tinker, those beads sound very interesting. I look forward to seeing some examples.