' To the one I will always love'

Andrew and I had our 15 year anniversary

on Friday. I decided to make him a key tag.

then I started thinking...............................

why don't I write my message in a different language

that way he wont have to worry about others reading it.

so if anyone is looking for a present to buy a male

I think I've found it.

a present to me!

a birthday present for someone special

see if you can guess her name

it starts with M.

I was given these little gems by a client and asked to put them together

in some way that could be worn

so I have been busy playing!

will post my progress soon.

how amazing is it when you look up
and not down!
Michelle and I went into town

on a mission to find names on buildings.

it was bucketing down but

we soldiered on, finding some

real gems along the way.

I was the searcher while Michelle

was the photograher. Here are some of the photos.
You will have to wait
to see how I use them in my work.

promise the last pic for the day

for those who want to put

a face to a name

or is it a name to a face????

this is me

at my exhibtion opening last year.

opps

forgot to say photos

were taken by the lovely

Michelle linklater

so if anyone needs some great pics

give me a bell.

a few people have asked to see

more of my jewels

the pics above

are my first ever collection

feel free to email me if you have any questions.

seeds of ideas

some photos above of things i love

i love the idea of a collection

doesn't that word sound impressive

so where does one start?

i was on the bus going into CBD(brisbane)

when i noticed the names of old buildings

they kept jumping out at me

i then thought what if i could do a jewellery collection

based on these names and buildings

this is one of a few ideas i have brewing

and one of my problems is that i get too many ideas

so i am going to explore a few before i choose one

i have asked a friend who is a photographer to come

exploring with me and take some photos of these places

let you know what we find

i think this is called a seed.

the journey begins

hi my name is Claudia and i am a jewellery designer/maker

i have wanted to start a blog for a long time but.............

i will confess i have been too afraid!

my little voice has said 'no wait til you have made a great piece of jewellery'

'no wait til you have designed your logo'

no wait til.....

i think you get the picture.

i have decided to ignore that voice and start a blog that can show my journey instead

i decided that i would make you all a part of my journey by showing you

how i go from a seed of an idea that i have in my head to the actual piece

i think its important to show not only the things that work out but also the stuff that doesn't

so here goes..............