Autumn themed YOJ piece from Amanda

Hi Diva's :)

I didn't know if I was going to have time to participate in this month's YOJ theme, but guess what? I "made" time :) (The housework will always be there LOL!).

Here it is - posted a couple of pics, so you can see the several ways of wearing this necklace (long or short). It's chocka with Carnelian, Citrine, Goldstone, Red Tigers Eye, Rutilated Quartz, Cherry Quartz, Garnet, Orange Quartz and sparkly plummy Swarovski crystals :) I love the copper with these colours - so rich and warm. The idea was to create something that you could wear with jumpers and warmer things, as well as with shirts etc, if you like to layer in autumn as I do... ;)

Cheers,

Amanda ("Pallina" for the newbies)

Meet "Curvaceous" :)

Hey diva's :)

I just finished my YOJ project - "Curvaceous". I used, as a base, a lovely flat round Ruby Crazy Lace Agate bead and worked around that :)

I must say, I had real fun with this challenge, and it's certainly brought some of my old mojo back, so I think I'll continue to explore this "curvy" thing for a wee bit longer :)

Hope everyone else is enjoying it too!

Cheers,

~Amanda

YOJ for October - "Curves"

Hi Diva's :)

I just did the draw for this month's YOJ theme, and it's "Curves"...so go forth and create! Personally, I have no ideas yet...eek!

I've been busy with other stuff of late, but I did manage to make these gifts recently, for friends and family...

This is a bracelet I made for my friend Lisa, who's a huge "Supernatural" fan. It uses brass charms that have links to the TV programme "Supernatural":

This necklace was made for Lisa's teenage daughter, who's going through abit of a rough time at the moment (to cheer her up):

And this necklace was made for my cousin, who has very simple and contemporary taste. I used an oval wooden flat bead with hammered wire accents:

Hope everyone's keeping well and managing at least a wee bit of beading time...it'll soon be summer (bring it on, I say!), and hopefully my mojo will have returned :)

~Amanda

YOJ: Images

Hey guys,

Miss8 is home sick today, so just grabbing a few moments to try and catch up on some stuff while I can :)

Here's my YOJ for September - the image is glued to a glass dome and then peyoted around. The "strap" is also peyoted, trapping Swarovski pearls. The purple teardrops are Cubic Zirconia's.

I love the Victorian look of this :) Hope everyone is going well with their YOJ's too - can't wait to see them!

Catch up soon!

Amanda :)