Pearls and more pearls ....

Diamonds may be a girls best friend but pearls are her soul ...

 If you haven't guessed it by now - pearls are my favourite material to work with.  There is something about the lustre, feel and look of a pearl that generates so many ideas and thoughts on how I can work them into a design.

I'm really excited about  my current design - I can't share a picture just yet - as the project is for the next edition of Digital Bead Magazine however I can give you a teaser on the materials being used.  I'm using a mixture of old and new with this design, incorporating some techniques I have showcased previously but adding a modern twist to a classic design.

The Things We Do

Earlier this week - my team at work collaborated to create a trophy for a senior officer in our workplace who was leaving the office.  This trophy needed to be different to most you would receive, it needed to be a true representation of the recipient!

Armed with ideas, supplies were obtained and I volunteered to create this masterpiece!

First we started with the board ...

... which needed a nice background to show of the main attraction ....

... dimensions were taken into consideration ....

.... the centre piece selected ....

.... the name place YOLO RASI (You Only Live Once and our team name)

.... and voila - our trophy.  Our recipient is one of the office's fashionistas with a shoe collection and wardrobe to rival the best of them!