Framed heart

[mizgeorge]

It's a bit quiet here this weekend
So I thought I'd share a quick pic of a fairly recent piece. My daughter informed me that one of her teachers only likes red, so I needed to quickly produce an end of term gift incorporating a colour I barely ever use. I found in my stash this gorgeous lampwork bead by the incredibly talented Sam at Blackheart beads, and made a piece of kinetic jewellery by soldering some bits of scrap wire into a frame which, like the bead, spins freely on the headpin. Finished with hand dyed silk ribbons from Diane Turton at SowZere and a couple of my own lampwork spacers to create a toggle clasp.



(Apologies to anyone who's already seen this on my Flickr!)

[MuranoSilver]

That is gorgeous!!! I like red too

[Di Sandland]

Oh, I just love this. I like moveable pieces, things that spin on their axis and stuff. The finish is superb too. Lucky old teacher...

[Emerald]

Wow what a lucky teacher its beautiful more more x

[Solunar Silver Studio]

What a fantastic gift...I bet her teachers are really miffed when she moves on to someone else!!

[Emerald]

I keep coming back just for a look it is yummy x

[kymbi]

That's a great design George ~ the lampwork bead is beautiful and your unusual design sets it off nicely...it will be beautifully tactile from the movement of the pendant to the sensory delights of Diane's hand-dyed silk ribbon. Teach will love it!

[bustagasket]

Very nice, teachers dont do ad these days it seems

[AlexandraBuckle]

Ooh, I like things that move.
That is a lovely piece of work George

[Lindyloo]

I agree. That's gorgeous. Did the teacher deserve such a lovely gift? Do you really give gifts at the end of each term? Or did you mean end of year? My OH always says.. We never gave gifts when I was at school...