Gargoyles for Libbie

I made these two little fellas for a Harry Potter Swap with a garden theme. I knew that Libbie loves Gargoyles and i was going to make her some gnombes, but I found this tutorial when i googles gargoyles in clay and thought they could be a new way to de gnome your garden!! I called them Charles and William, after two of the Weasley boys, Charlie and Bill.

Feathered Sun

This is a cross stitch project i started WAAAAAAY back in 1995. My Mum saw it and asked if i would do it for her. This was the time before children (BC) and i jumped at the chance!! I worked solidly on it, and grew tired of it so i started several other projects and also discovered my love for beading :) Then my life really changed direction and I had my children!!!!! It was consquently put away for nearly 9 years and only 6 weeks ago i pulled it out of hiding and decided to finish it for Mum as we went through a huge loss in the family of my eldest brother Ricky.

Here it is framed and ready to be sent to Mum. All the motifs have significant meanings,

The Border= North-Black, South-Red, East-White, West-Orange

Moon= Full Moon-light of the Great Spirit

Sun= Universal Spirit, Heart of the Sky

Feathered Sun= Combined symbols of sun and eagle and it depicts the universe. White feathers represent man, brown feathers represent woman.

Eagle= Universal spirit, revelation, a mediator between sky and earth.

Gorget= Leather pendant painted with Thunderbird, symbolism as for Eagle.

Elk= Supernatural power, whirlwind.

Bear= Supernatural power, strength, fortitude, whirlwind.

Ears, the Dog.

I whipped this little guy up for Lilly today....he was fun to do and i REALLY want to do MUCH more claying, its really really FUN!!!!!!

Mountains to the Ocean

This is a piece which I was asked to bead for the Maitland Embroiderers Exhibition in 2006. It was a feature piece and i designed it myself, using inspiration from the theme of the exhibition, Mountains to the Ocean.

The necklace begins with the White Cockatoo's of the bush and ends in the middle with the corals of the reef. It has Swarovski crystals at the clasp with also has an Opal bead.

Rhiannon's Necklace

This is a necklace I made for my daughter Rhiannon. It features the beautiful lampworked beads by Carrie McKinney from CEM Beads. This was called Spring Fling, i just LOVE these beads. I did the strap in my favourite reliable spiral rope stitch. Very very easy to do and very effective too.