Colur ..

One day it is about texture and another day it is all about colour ...

 A recycled rainbow - ready to go ...

Reclaimed lead-free pewter, recycled plastic, reclaimed sterling silver, brass.

Reclaimed lead-free pewter, recycled plastic, reclaimed sterling silver, brass.

Reclaimed lead-free pewter, recycled plastic, reclaimed sterling silver, brass. recycled cotton t shirt.

You know all those containers without lids or lids without containers that accumulate in the cupboard? Have you ever wondered what happens to them? Well, it seems a goodly number of them end up in op-shops or worse, in landfills - eek! In this project I have reclaimed the humble lid to create some colourful jewels and am dead pleased with the way they look. The process and the variety of materials means that each one is different and they look really handmade - which they are of course but you know what I mean - they have little differences that give them that 'organic' approach. I am thinking of revving up my Etsy store again - maybe these should be the first thing I list? What do you think?

Back in the workroom - at last!

Today seemed to be an ear-ring kinda day ...

In celebration of Spring - little birds that I made and some pretty 'flowers' Thr bottom beads are actually a soft violet colour but for some reason they look like moonstone here.

I chopped up a small Selangor pewter bowl today and used some of it to make these. I textured the discs with my new you-beaut texturing hammer then patinaed them for a yummy charcoal colour. The copper was from the tray I found at the op shop and I riveted it on with a brass rivet.

These were also made from the pweter bowl and I textured this one too. These are very simple but I think they are rather stylish.

The delicacy of the pattern looks a bit like fabric to me. It felt good to be back in the workroom for sure!