Beads beads and more beads.

Beads beads and more beads.

Last week I received a huge stash of really lovely beads from  Best Beads and I have been working hard ever since. I am delighted with everything about these beads, the quality of them is just first class and to any of my fellow crafters out there I would certainly recommend them. Their shipping is really fast and the choice of different beads is also very very good.

Now then to show you what beads I chose and what I made with them.

Firstly I just had to have to have these beads as they were so reminiscent of ancient Egypt especially reminding me of my favourite building Ramses II temple and the colors it portrays. I combined these lovely marble coated beads with silver bugle beads and a sterling silver Egyptian charm.

Egyptian Necklace with sterling silver pendant.

Matching earrings.

Picasso earrings. Egyptian style marble earrings

Secondly I chose some really pretty colored peacock oil spot beads and complimented them with matching crystals and seed beads and featured a silver plated Isis charm.

Egyptian necklace with crystals and Isis charm. Egyptian jewelry.

SOLD

Matching earrings

Peacock earrings. Egyptian style peacock colored earrings.

Thirdly I chose some of these really pretty cone beads in clear and half coated copper beads which are so sparkly.

The first one using the copper and clear beads and complimenting them with golden crystal beads and a golden Nefertiti charm.

Egyptian beaded necklace with golden Nefertiti charm. Egyptian jewelry.

Matching earrings

Egyptian style earrings. Copper and gold earrings.

The second featuring the clear cones and combing them with silver filigree and clear crackle beads and a silver plated Isis charm.

Egyptian beaded necklace with silver Isis charm. Egyptian jewelry.

Matching earrings.

Egyptian style earrings with crystals.

Last but not least when I first saw these lovely fire polished blue beads I just had to combine them with some pure white frosted sea glass to create this lovely sea glass bracelet.

Sea glass bracelet. Beaded beach glass jewelry.

I also ordered some lovely aquamarine and silver lined seed beads which I am currently using to create a micro macrame bracelet. So stay tuned and I will show you that as soon as I have finished it.

I would however love to know which is your favourite because in all truth I just can not decide. I love them all!

Jar of Dirt

Ok so I am a Pirates of the Caribbean junkie. I have lost count of how many times I have watched all four films and still can't decide which is my favourite. Jack Sparrow though has got to be my hero. O'h to be a pirate drinking rum all day in the Caribbean and sailing the seas. I wish!

I was inspired a few months ago  to create a Jar of Dirt Necklace. I still go around singing. "I got a jar of dirt." When I ever I see them. I have sold a few of these necklaces already but wanted to show them to you for those that haven't seen them.  The one with the key and the white sea glass was my first necklace but today I thought I would create another with brown sea glass and a pirates flag charm.

\Which is your favourite?

I hope you like them as much as I do and you are a big fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean films like me. Can't wait for the next one to come out.

Keep watching my blog too as I will soon have a Davy Jones necklace coming soon!


Jar of Dirt Necklace 

Jar of Dirt Necklace

Sea Glass

I have been crafting now for some time and have my website and Etsy shop where I sell Egyptian jewellery, Micro macrame jewellery and sea glass jewellery.

My latest hobby of beach combing and searching for sea glass has become a bit if an obsession. So much so that I have far too many pieces of sea glass for my own use. So the solution was to set up a little shop on Folksy. The shop is still very young but if you need and sea glass for jewellery making, mosaics, sun catchers or any other craft project you have in mind please check out my little shop.
http://folksy.com/shops/EgyptianInspirations

GIVEAWAY. WIN THIS BRACELET

I have never done a giveaway before so now that the sun is shining and the snow has almost all gone. What could be a better excuse?

The bracelet I am offering is a silver crystal scarab bracelet with cubic zirconias. It's a stretch bracelet so one size fits all.

Now I suppose you are wondering how to enter.
Just visit my facebook page and like and share. Simples.
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Here is the link to my facebook page

Egyptian Collars

I have spent some time recently creating some new and more elaborate Egyptian collars. Egyptian collars were worn from around 3000 BCE to 300 BCE, when the Romans conquered Egypt. Probably why today they are also known as Cleopatra collars. The collars were worn to stand out, as many Egyptian clothes were quite plain. Egyptian collars were also in very high demand in the 1920s when they were also seen in Vogue.

I used a traditional netting pattern on all the designs and elaborated on them slightly.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.

Egyptian Collar in Pink and Gold

Egyptian Collar in Turquoise and Gold

Large Egyptian Collar in turquoise carnelian and gold.