things are moving.....................

an unfinished piece, of st. silver and lampwork beads. the funny thing is, i didnt have suitable silver beads to put inbetween the lampwork ones, so tried it with coiling silver wire and twisting it round the handmade bangle to create a 'spacer'. i quite like it!


they certainly seem to be! while i'm not going to count my chickens as to the certanty of me and kids and dog relocating to somerset, things are definately moving in the right direction. the sale of my house is going through well by all accounts, and the one we're buying is due to have the survey next week (so i'm told!). my nerves are getting the better of me today. stomach churning with some anxiety, which i think is brought on by the fact i'm taking my eldest down there tonight. it'll be the first time i've been back since things are more set in stone, so making the move more real i spose. also gotta check out schools for them both, and with my youngest having special needs and a full statement, am obiously very axious to get it right first time. eldest will be seeing her new home for the first time (was away with friends when i last went down and happened to find a lovely home). planning ahead, i'm gonna take some pictures of the house to make into a 'book' for my youngest when the time comes, to prepare her for the move. this is scarey stuff. its just me. whatever happens, its down to me, and it feels like more then just the weight of the world on my shoulders. i want a better life for the girls and if i dont do it now, probably never will. i dont want to be in my rocking chair in years to come, wondering what could have been if i'd taken the plunge and left london............................................... so here goes!


two more pieces i created this week, inbetween housework, solictors forms and kids clubs! sound familiar?? haha

bats in the belfry..........no, pigeons on the patio

st silver and fine silver wrapped and coiled, with chunky

green howlite nuggets

well today started with a slight drama at breakfast, (whats new). the dog was hankering to get in the garden as he'd obviously seen something. usually its a squirrel, or a cat perched defiantly on the pergola down the back. so i let him out, and he ran round to the french doors which i thought was odd as it looked as though there was nothing there.................... but there was. a pigeon. on further investigation it was apparent that the bird was hurt, as no right minded creature with wings would 'sit it out' when a dog comes sniffing their butt! well, i thought, if its injured and cant fly (bearing in mind i'm talking about a bird that is known to carry disease and having recently evacuated them from my loft, dont have a lot of time for them), then hopefully , the dogs presence will give it a heart attack. but it didnt. and to spare you the longevity of my morning going back and forth to the garden to check on it, i'll come to the conclusion. my neighbour hit it on the head with my shelf. i had to do something. even with my feelings on pigeons, i couldnt see an animal suffer. and after realising that i was more of a wuss then i thought, called upon my neighbour to do the dirty deed. thank you mike. i must admit, i had to walk down the side passage, with my fingers in my ears while going 'la la la... la... la... la... la.. la.. la.. la ..la.. . i would infact advise those of you who find yourself in this situation, to remove yourself completely from the vicinity, as i could still hear the 'thud' which caused me to squeakily release an expletive, naturally; i am a girl after all!

well, i wasnt gonna take a photo of a battered pigeon so thought i show my 'random' silver jewellery instead! i should point out, their not a set, as sets are definitely not my thing, i just got carried away with freeforming the wire!

moving and shaking..............

managed to make a couple of pieces inbetween the bedlum! really really pleased with them, especially the 'chunky' one. using a technique i havent tried before, but love love love the effect (particularly as i have a thing about things that are funky chunky). it was one of those moments when you've created something you've been meaning to have a go at, somehting new, and it works! then you spend the next two hours going back and admiring it, with muted outbursts of 'wow' even though your the only one in the room!! haha ( thats not just me is it?)

apologies for photo quality. another thing i've yet to master. is it apparent i like the colour aqua marine?

friday 28th march 2008. WOW!

what a fantabulous day!!!!! its raining buckets, my gardens a swamp (thanks dog) and my house is only habitable for street urchins who dont mind taking the risk. BUT........................... i've just received my parcel of various coils of silver wire (that took some organising!) AND i've just discovered my first comments to my ramblings!!!!! (yes, its true, the little things in life really do make me smile :) allbeit like the cheshireist of cheshire cats!). spent most of the morning taking and uploading pictures of some of my latest peices, and have realised that i havent got as much stock as i thought!! (i am quite the self critic, and dont consider some of my other work to be exactly the creation i was hoping for). so here is some of my 'stuff'!

feel free to scribble (or should i say 'tap') some words as to your impressions of my fairy's accessories. i am now going to see off the risk taking urchins and get on with some housewor..................................... oh no, i've picked up my parcel.............i can see lots of shiny wire just begging to be shaped and moulde................................. too late, ive been distracted AGAIN!