Jewelled foliage
As a little girl I used to make greetings cards. A recurring theme was flowers and leaves. I used to cut four-petalled flowers from pastel card, roll the petals round a pencil to give a third dimension, then cut, score and bend leaf shapes along their ribs.
They were popular with my captive audience - Granny P.
Inspired by a viburnum currently flowering in my front garden and berry-laden hedgerows I have made a grown-up version. It’s not a card though,
it’s a necklace. It has garnet berries and pearl centres to the flowers. I feel the same glee at putting these tiny leaves and flowers together as I did with the cardboard versions when small. Maybe even more. The berries jingle and the leaves clink slightly. Quite festive really. There is a possibility that this necklace might, just might appear on the Christmas gift pages of this magazine. Or it might not.
Either way I think, one day, I might make this with…
….ssshhh, whispers…
ruby berries. Imagine!
November 21st, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Oh, it is sooooo lovely. I know it might be rather a tacky suggestion, but is there any chance you might be tempted by holly leaves one of these days? I’d love to see what you’d make of them …
November 21st, 2009 at 10:24 pm
That is an exquisitely beautiful necklace - I do so love the fine detail of the leaves and flowers.
Pomona x
November 21st, 2009 at 10:27 pm
It’s just gorgeous.
November 21st, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Ooooooh ooooh ooooooooooooooooh!!!!! I’ve got one of those!!!!! And I LOVE it!!!!
Locket xxx
November 21st, 2009 at 11:51 pm
I love it! I love garnets - they are my favourite. My engagement ring is a garnet. Well not the whole ring … you know what I mean.
It’s really very beautiful.
I went on your shop yesterday (for MiL xmas pressie) … but it didn’t seem to be working …? xx
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:06 am
Absolutely beautiful.
lol the word verification is my husband’s name!!! How about that for coincidence?
November 22nd, 2009 at 5:11 am
Ooooh, you’re SO talented Emma — they’re beautiful!!!
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Lovely Emma………………………….. just lovely……………..
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:24 pm
That is so beautiful.
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Oh pretty!
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Great to see you at the Bazaar yesterday - your Viburnum inspired jewellery is delightful and very Christmassy too
Celia
x
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Your jewellery is always beautiful. The RUBY RED berries sound wonderful!
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:15 pm
How exciting! It is very beautiful!
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:45 pm
I just looked at my credit card and it hid behind a cushion. But I may yet be able to talk it round.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:52 pm
just gorgeous!
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
‘Oh my word’ how gorgeous is that??
I love the berries and that it tinkles ever so slightly - very beautiful indeed.
take care,
Nina xx
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:30 pm
this is my best piece from you its so pretty! fliss x oh he he my word thingy below is layaway perhaps i’ll have to do that so i can buy some of your lovely work!
November 25th, 2009 at 1:22 am
Unbearably lovely…
November 30th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
This is beautiful! And to go with the ruby berries,how about some diamond dew drops?!
December 26th, 2009 at 6:30 am
I just called by from Alice’s.
I was wondering if I might buy one of these? It is so pretty and I love pearls and garnets both.