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.

 

Favourite Gemstone

Each month I tend to select a stone as my favourite of the month, and this month I have selected one of my all times favourite stones, Tiger eye, reason being that it's amazing golden-brown colour reminds me of the warm shades of Autumn.

Tiger eye is part of the Quartz group and it resemble the eye of the tiger hence its name.  This gemstone has beautiful earthy colours - golden, yellow, red and brown - and it has a changeable silk lust.

Tiger eye is usually associated with Strength, Confidence Protection and Harmony and 

I am enchanted with Tiger eye because this wonderful gemstone  makes beautiful jewellery

I have named these cute earrings "Romance" , I guess they are appropriate as it's Valentine's day.

While making them I found myself thinking about Valentine's day. Everywhere you go, everywhere you look there's chocolates, cards, flowers, presents, ideas and lots of stuff related to Valentine's. It's too much in your face. Don't get me wrong, I am not against it. Just think that it has become too commercial. Can you really prove your love by buying a nice present or making a reservation in an expensive restaurant?

I like to see Valentine's day as I guilty pleasure, it's worth making the effort if you gonna have a better day. So, if you are in the Valentine's spirit, enjoy the day. If you are single and have no plans, make sure you do something you love and also enjoy the day and for those who have a broken heart, I leave you with a quote from the movie Fried Green Tomatoes " A heart can be broken, but it keeps beating just the same"

Happy Valentine's everybody

Some of my creations