New Floral ranges added

Click through to these new pages to see my latest floral earrings:

Spooks, bats, pumpkins, heart’s blood…

In time for 31st October, I’ve been making new Halloween jewellery – mostly charms, with a couple of chain-and-bead pieces.

Here’s a quick preview; see more on my Halloween page or go directly to bronz.beads, my online shop.

Ring a bell?

See my latest collection of earrings and a necklace in my new “Bellflowers” range. I’ve bought some most beautiful bell-shaped flower beads in several colours. Some are glass; some acrylic. My first few Bellflower earrings are on a short drop and quite shiny and delicate; latest ones are on a longer drop, with toning beads and spacers.

Spring Sprays for start of September

Made especially for an Artisan Craft Market, so I’ll have new stock to display as well as jewellery made earlier in the year, these two pretty little “Spring Spray” pairs, plus a couple of others in pastel shades:

Aviary of Feathered Jewellery

I’ve renamed some of my ranges and portfolios recently. For example, my hand-knitted hats and beanies are now themed as “Head Start” (previously called Tip Ya Hat). I’ve recently made more feather-featured earrings, and changed the portfolio name from Birdies to “Birds of a Feather” – you can see my latest on the page of that name.

You can still buy some of my earlier pieces, named for the cheerful birds they share a colour palette with, such as Mountain Bluebird and Scarlet Finch.

Icons and feathers

As well as the jewellery “flower gardens” I love creating, it’s an enjoyable challenge to make jewellery to fit a theme. Below are the pieces I made for two recent exhibitions, “Fine Feathers” and “NZ Icons“.

Each month, Kāpiti Gallery in Raumati Beach has a new exhibition, and while some are more focused on, for example, pastel painting or pottery and sculpture, there’s often an exhibition theme for general art and craft work. Kāpiti Gallery is the showcase for Kāpiti Arts and Crafts Society; I belong to the Jewellery Group and the Spinning, Weaving & Knitting Group.

For the Jewellery Group’s exhibition earlier in 2022, I created almost 100 new items; a few are pictured below.

Jewellery Group exhibition at Kāpiti Gallery, including some novelty and children’s jewellery:

Bright beads for colourful kids

In a brand new range of bright beads for colourful kids, so far, I’ve created Fruit Salad bracelets, Cute Flower bracelet, and Pink Fruit Salad set.

See more on my “Junior Fashionista” page.

Roses are red : Be my Valentine

Sharing from my bronzshowcase.com website

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day: “Hearts & Flowers” jewellery set, “Be My Valentine” bracelet, “Roses are Red” bracelet, with earrings to come – and more being created daily!

Shop now!

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Felted earrings

In early May I saw a demonstration of making earrings from felt, so I’ve been having a go. I’m not sure how well they’ll stay together – might have needed a bit more soap in the mix. Happy with the way the look!

Boho Poppy “Himalayan Blue”

Brand new in my Boho range, this bracelet and earrings set is named for the unusual “Himalayan Blue” poppy – noted for its astonishing blue flowers (read more at gardenia.net).

Buy now from my online shop: bronzbeadsonfelt