Black Vintage Beadwork Handmade Choker Handbeaded We have combined Joy's blue

We have combined Joy's blue and white cats with some dark blue beads and bee charms to form these whimsical drop earrings

The long necklace is made of small black

Here we have an interesting combination of animals including a 1950s lion with moving eyes

Colour inspiration comes from everywhere doesn't it

as soft and gentle as a sigh

Black Vintage Beadwork Handmade Choker Handbeaded We have combined Joy's blueI was kindly given a pile of very old beadwork. It was beautiful but all very brown and black and I felt it needed a shot of colour and a new look. I started laying out the central motif and then went from there cutting and arranging sections to the background which is a fabulous yellow ochre felt. You can see the pictures of progress along the way. There was a lot of sewing involved to secure everything and I used up a ton of loose beads around the