Bank holiday = free time = more candles!!

Since in Switzerland everything is close on bank holiday and was nobody at home... I decided to take over the balcony and kitchen and try some new candles ideas I had... I have to say that for my second day of trying I'm not bad at all at this!!

This are dry roses...

and this lavanda...

mica powder

This one is with natural elements I found last week in the forest! I love it because looks like end of winter when the snow starts to melt....

and that's my final collection after 2 days...

New materials!

  As you all can see I just love doing hand crafts! Love jewellery because is something I can wear and show to people, but as I said... I'm happy doing any craft! So today I decided to try something I haven't tried before! Candles!!! Here are the pics of my two first attempts that are already ready! Few more on the way!!

  They are candles hurrican style (they are hollow in the middle so you put a tealight) so one pic is with a lit tealight and the other how it looks normaly...

                                  


                                  

Nothing like a day off to play around!

Finally had a bit of time to play a bit with the leather! Missed that!!

           

Silver/Copper

On my last day in Brighton I couldn't resist and I went to the workspace I used to take silversmith classes, I had a sheet of copper and some silver left for long time... Despite not working with metal for so long I still managed to do a few bits...

My name bracelet copper version!

Silver bracelet with texture and a mini rose 

Copper name tag for my friend

More copper tags  

I got this pink stone when I went to Patagonia, which I finally wrapped in silver and made this pretty pendant!

 Copper bangles

Copper rings 

Copper and silver ring

Can't stop myself

Despite of all the things I have to do (all about my 2 month in Lyon + moving to Switzerland)... I still manage to find time to do some new pieces!!

 double face necklace I did for my mom

Aluminium can butterflies

 

Leather and beads bracelet

Leather and beads bracelet

Leather and aluminium can bead bracelet

Leather and beads bracelet (can be used as  short necklace)

                                          

Leather bracelet with button as clasp 

Dreams come true!

Here works like this: we make what you want! My friend has this 2 ribbons that she loves and she asked me to make them as bracelets... here's the result!

It's time for Upcycling!!

If is something I just can't do is to be for long without create... And I had some spare time, but ALL my stuff (materials and tools are in UK...), so I had to figure out something to do that I wouldnt spend much money and wouldnt take too much space in my suitcase on the way back... So the answer for my preys was: Upcycling (reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of a higher quality or value than the original). And I choose cans as my material!

Here are some pictures of my first creations!