Australia Day 2010

"Happy Australia Day" everyone!

I hope you are all enjoying a lovely day off relaxing, BBQ-ing, gardening or whatever else it is you may be doing.
Australia is certainly putting on a show for us all, it is a gorgeous day outside.

No day off for me I'm working in my studio today, but it's nice to work away on a day like this with the door open & the fresh air blowing in.

I am so thankful that I live in such a great country.
No matter where I travel to around the world, there's no greater feeling than when the plane lands back home in Australia.

Enjoy your day fellow Aussie's.

x Narelle

Photo bracelet - process: part 2

5. Oxidising (blackening) the letters/numbers.

6. Letting the resin cure.

7. Putting the entire piece together.

8. Packaging the bracelet & getting it ready to send off.

These 8 pics are not all the steps to make this bracelet of course but just some of the main ones to show you some of the process that goes into making a piece like this.

x Narelle

Photo bracelet - process: part 1

This was a custom order that I had for Christmas.

The photo's are of some of the steps with making the bracelet.

1. Custom stamping the backs of bezels with names, dates etc.

2. Soldering the bezel walls & bases together.

3. Assembling the chain, ready to solder.

4. Bales attached to bezels & excess metal filed off.

.......to be continued!

x Narelle

"Happy 2010!"

"Happy New Year!"

I hope the year is going well for everyone so far & that you all had a great time counting in the new year.

Unfortunately no parties for me.
I had to work from 10pm through to 3am and for new year's day I caught up on housework!
Hope this year gets a little more exciting than that!

Stay safe all and in the next few days I will be unleashing some new items for all of my stores.

x Narelle