Rose Cluster Faux Perfume Bottle Necklace

Every Mum deserves a bouquet of flowers for Mother's Day. But why not go one step further and make her a pendant with a beautiful rose cluster bead that will live on long beyond a bunch of flowers. Make it yourself with love and show her how much she means to you.  This stunning bottle-style pendant is surprisingly easy to make. You just need an assortment of bead caps and a couple of crystals to add some sparkle to this special rose cluster bead. Here's a shopping list to help you out: Feature bead of your choice. I used Jesse James Feeling Rosy bead  from Grenadine Strand #2 (discontinued) 4mm and 6mm  crystal bicones  to suit your feature bead An assortment of bead caps 70mm long headpin  (you need really long headpins for this project) Beadalon snake chain kit Clasp 2 x jump rings Tools:   2 pairs chain nose pliers; R ound nose pliers; Flat nose pliers;  Flush cutters;    Bead mat Work Out Your Design ......

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Christmas Gift Giving - Faux Perfume Bottle Pendants

Can you believe that Christmas is just three months away? If you're anything like me, you might be starting to think about Christmas gift giving for the special people in your life already. Perhaps you'd like to consider a piece of handmade jewellery like the necklaces in my Jewellery Boutique at Mill Lane Studio. Have you checked out my latest items yet? I have a new Collection of necklaces called Vessels and Vials and the first release in this line includes beautiful faux perfume bottle necklaces. These stunning pieces are sure to draw many admiring comments. Each of the larger pendants includes either a 55cm silver or gold plated chain whilst the smaller ones come with a shorter nickel free or gold plated chain. They are available in a range of sizes, shapes and colours. Some are budget priced and some are for those people you'd like to spend a little more money on. But each one is a unique, original Mill Lane Studio design. Custom orders can be made to suit your......

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Zentangle - nourishment for the brain!

There is something very meditative about the art of Zentangle. I'm not much into doodling - never really have been but every time I put my pen to paper to Zentangle, I find myself totally engrossed in the repetitive nature of this art form. Maybe there is a doodler inside me after all! It is such an inexpensive and very portable hobby: I have Zentangled at the doctor's surgery, whilst waiting in the car to pick up DD from work and in planes (yippee! something to do other than watch movies and read magazines). In fact anywhere I find myself waiting for some one or some thing. All you need is a smooth white surface to work on, black permanent markers and a graphite pencil. So far, I've been skipping the pencil, preferring the cleaner, hard lines of the markers. I use Sakura's Microperm 01 for the detailed work and the IDenti Pen where I want the coverage to be heavier. I usually work on very small pieces like these disks from DIY Bangles that the patterns will fil......

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