Critiques are Creeping Closer

Second semester critiques are creeping closer, looming more like, and I'm starting to feel the fear.
Why is it always the way that as something bigger looms closer, the easier it is to procrastinate? O_o

I recently spent some time on the Gold Coast to teach kids bookbinding, it was both fun and frustrating!
Kids are difficult to teach but I am always amazed by how creative they can be once they get into the headspace.

Also, made a bracelet for my mother, she has a thing for rainbow colours (which I can't say I share, give me themed colours or limited colour palettes any day!) and Swarovski crystals (this one, I can totally understand); a messy if amazingly sparkly combination, but the bracelet did turn out rather gorgeous. :3

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Chipping away... Jewellery and Drawings

I've been on holidays recently, and as most of my holidays go, I had great big plans and of course, barely got half of them done. :p
Just a quick update of what is currently on my workbench and what I have actually finished. :)

My current workbench as of this blog post! This is actually a few different pieces in progress. ;)

A finished cuff. This should be up for sale on my Etsy store soon. 

A cuff in progress. I'm addicted to Euro 4 in 1!

A finished set in silvered enamelled copper and lampwork beads for a family friend. Byzantine weave.

And lastly, my ATC's for the Doodle Project Project round 13! All finished and mailed out. :D

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Trying Out a New Vendor

I've decided to close my Artfire shop and move it to Handmade Artists:

http://handmadeartists.com/shop/MVSilva

As much as I loved the Artfire community, it just wasn't working out for me, perhaps it was my fault, perhaps not, either way, my time with them has come to an end.
The new site has the same books in it that the old site did and I should have some new, as yet unseen, ones up there soon. Wish me luck!

My jewellery shop is still at the same place, by the way XD (shameless plug is shameless)


http://www.etsy.com/shop/Selvaen

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Update on my Jewellery Work

For those that haven't been watching my Facebook page, these are some of the things I've been making so far. In this update, we have the bracelets:

Stepping Stones, Moebius and Helm weaves.

Orbital Vipera Berus and Moebius weaves.

Butterfly weave.

Celtic Visions variaton.

Butterfly weave with interspersed crystals.

More to come!


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Currently on my Work Bench

A couple of things I'm currently working on:

Orbital Vipera Berus Weave with blue anodized rings, this ones almost finished, just waiting on some new claw clasps. Absolutely love the feel of this one, it has great movement, like a snake coil.

A slight variation on Rosetta weave as I wasn't happy with  the loose density of the original one made with 4.0 AR rings (and which I was to lazy to start again on so just added more rings instead XD ).

Also, now have a facebook page with slightly more regular photo updates:
M. Veronica Silva Facebook Page


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Chainmaille Bracelet

So I've acquired a new obsession. Can you guess what?? XD
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Tonight's shenanigans:

16 gauge, 3.75mm and 6mm ID rings.
Excuse the swollen fingers; I spent the better part of the afternoon messing with this bracelet (and a few other random bits and experiments) and I am seriously not used to using 16G wire yet (my usual is 20G and up).
Ouch.


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Preparing Materials

Just some photos of some material preparation.

First photo is of silver plated jump rings I'm preping for earring making purposes, been hand cut rings, some of them had a few bits of overhang that had to be flush-cut... painstaking stuff o_o
Second photo is of some freshly dyed linen thread - though I'm now doing a fair bit of chainmailling and jewellery making, I haven't forgotten about my bookbinding love. <3

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