Sparkly Crystal Jewellery

This week I was asked if I could bash up some jewellery for a friend of a friend's birthday.  The brief was 'delicate, pretty, not too much colour, on silver'.

So out came the pliers  (I only used these old one for about 3 minutes when I decided to get off my lazy bum and go and look for my decent ones - it made the job much easier once I had found them!

I used a pack of silver chain, and some half silver crystal rondelles in 6mm and 4mm.

I also had a heart & arrow shaped toggle clasp and some earwires.

First I made a bracelet, the half silver rondelle work beautifully with the silver, it sparkles without colour.

Then I made matching earrings too.  

(Incidentally I am holding a class soon to make these earrings at Hobbycraft in Carlisle. Click HERE for more details)

Voilà!  A nice sparkly jewellery set is done.

It's so nice to go back and revisit things you have once done a lot of.  I really enjoyed doing this again, although my new vari-focal glasses weren't that good, I had to resort to my reading specs which meant I couldn't watch TV at the same time..... oh, the joys of growing old!