Inspiration for pieces explained: Woven Silver Bird Necklace

       

I love Edwardian pieces, and decided to copy a classic of a love bird. I have woven pure silver into the piece to give it texture. 

I added an amethyst for an eye as I felt it would shine out, black may have been better but I felt it would make the piece look a little dead, and red would make the bird look mad! 

This piece took hours of work, and remains the most complicated piece I have made (until the one I'm doing now, that is!).  

For more details, see:    http://www.jewellerydragon.com/HTML/Products/N22050/Necklace.htm              

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JewelleryDragon is available at the Harrison Lord Gallery in Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
 

Inspiration for pieces explained: Opposites Attract Bracelet

   

   

I love the glossy feel of hematite, and mother-of-pearl is exceptionally pretty. 

I love black and white combinations myself, and decided that the not-as-black as onyx hematite was a good foil to the not-quite-white of the mother-of-pearl. 

I especially love this piece because of its silky feel, although I had to work hard to make sure the pattern of the beads was even, and not stripy!    

For more details, see:    http://www.jewellerydragon.com/HTML/Products/B22008/Bracelet.htm

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JewelleryDragon is available at the Harrison Lord Gallery in Brighouse, West Yorkshire.