Hello from Adrienne (Gothglitz Designs) in Cheshire

**Adrienne** · 23-09-2011, 08:42 AM

I make fairytale and sparkly jewellery in (mostly) sterling silver. I also use gold, PMC, fine silver - as well as recycled materials.

Adrienne

**surfergirl** · 23-09-2011, 11:32 AM

Hi Adrienne

**LittleGem** · 23-09-2011, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by Adrienne

I make fairytale and sparkly jewellery in (mostly) sterling silver. I also use gold, PMC, fine silver - as well as recycled materials.

Adrienne

Wow I would love to see examples of some of your pieces- fairytale sounds fun!

**Pauline** · 23-09-2011, 04:40 PM

Hi Adrienne - welcome to the forum

**lorraineflee** · 23-09-2011, 05:24 PM

Hi Adreienne, fairytale pieces sound exciting - piccies please??
Oh, and welcome to the forum too!!

Lorraine

**caroleallen** · 23-09-2011, 09:49 PM

Hi and welcome from me. I'd like to see some pics too.

**Adrienne** · 24-09-2011, 02:25 PM

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My special one-off pieces have original stories or poems that go with them; like the story of the moon-princess or the poem that goes with the blue rose pendant:

A silver filigree rose pendant with sapphire blue gems and crystals was found within a dusty and battered scroll
almost missed in the dark shadows of the dragon's lair.

On the parchment was writing in a strange and faded script; then below, a rough translation in a newer, bolder hand
by some long-forgotten scholar ...

Blue are her eyes
and I would do anything to make them shine for me
to make her happy in her world
for tears would diminish her midnight stare
and turn it pale

What does she see?
looking at life through a sapphire lens
does my love shine through?
I cannot speak, lost in those inky depths
For blue are her eyes

Had the sparkling pendant belonged to the lady in the poem, or was it a token of love from the writer that tragically never made it to his blue-eyed love? That, we will never know; but it's story should not end here, for love is eternal.

**Adrienne** · 24-09-2011, 02:33 PM

Sorry, should have said that most of those pieces were a mix of hand-twisted filigree and pure silver elements. They were the first pieces I did - all self-taught - so I know that the filigree isn't perfect. I had to learn depletion guilding the hard way!

The last picture is part of a silver earrings/necklace set that is inspired by "The Night Circus" and my silversmithing techniques are getting better since having to work with leaves that are about 3mm x 5mm. Soldering was really tricky!

Hello back to you all - I've really missed not being able to geek about jewellery.

Sorry if it's too long a post.
Adrienne
(Gothglitz Designs)