Pinterest

Recently discovered Pinterest and I absolutely love it! What a great tool to find things I like and display some of Jayla Jewellery creations.

A very busy Bee

It has been a very productive Bank Holiday. I have been making new jewellery pieces which will soon be added to Jayla Jewellery online shop. Also decided to add few new bookmarks

Crystal Paradise

Recently while scrolling the Web I came across a quite interesting picture of a fountain.

I was amazed to find out that this is the location of the Swarosvski factory in Austria. and...as you can imagine... I can't wait for an opportunity to visit this paradise.

special gift

Few weeks ago a friend asked me If I could make a simple necklace. She would like to give it as a gift to a very dear and special relative who she hadn't seen for a long time. 

I was honored with the trust she put in me and the fact that one of my pieces would go all the way to Guadeloupe. The only requirement was the colour, had to be "Salmon and green", for this reason my choice of semi precious stones was Chrysophrase and Carnelian. The result is a colourful and elegant necklace which in this case represents happiness, care and love. 

Huauhhhh!

Jayla jewellery is now 2 years! Time does fly...
Last few weeks have been hectic working on the new website. Check it out to see the new look. http://www.jaylajewellery.com/.  I'm also currently running 15% discount in all orders until 31st Aug. check my website for more details.

Today's Quote

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm"

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Jewellery recycling

A friend had a pair of old earrings she no longer liked, colour and bead combination wasn't great and she admitted she never liked them that much.     So I decided to revamp the earrings for her and leave only the beautiful brown semi-precious stone that made her buy the earrings in the first place.

This is the beauty of beads and stones, they can be reused and transformed into completely new jewellery pieces.

 

My photography

Finally, I managed to put together some of my non jewellery photos and create a Flick r photostream. What seemed to be an easy task ended up being not so easy... which photo do you choose when you have so many? ..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/carla_monteiro/

Bead Paradise

Few weeks ago I went on a trip to Istanbul, a beautiful city I ended up falling in love with. So many highlights  so many photographs to take,so many things to see, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Spice Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, Bosphorus cruise and the Gran Bazaar, to mention just a few.

And the element of surprise.....After visiting the enormous Gran Bazaar and just when you think the visit is over, as soon as you come out  a complete new adventure starts... one jewellery shop after another where they sell beautiful Silvery pieces  followed by  one Bead shop after another  full of beautiful semi precious beads.... A true delight...a bead paradise.

A star has gone

Sadly, last week the world said goodbye to one of the true beautiful sirens of the silver screen, Elizabeth Taylor. Her beauty and violet eyes were unmistakeable and her love for jewellery was an obsession. She possessed an amazing jewellery collection which includes some of the most spectacular jewels in history - an antique diamond tiara, the Taj Mahal heart shaped yellow diamond necklace, the Duchess of Windsor diamond brooch, the 33 carat Krupp Diamond ring, the 69 carat Taylor-Burton diamond, the Grand Duchess of Russia emeralds and La Peregrina Pearl.

"I'm fortunate to have some very important pieces of jewelry. I don't believe I own any of the pieces. I believe that I am their custodian, here to enjoy them, to give them the best treatment in the world, to watch after their safety, and to love them."   Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry

RIP Ms Taylor