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MaxineFaye Handcrafted Jewellery
My Designs
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Maxine: Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:14 PM
Metaphysically, the colour Clear (think Diamonds or Quartz Crystal) is associated with the following:- “The Light”, Contains whole spectrum of colours, The Light force made manifest in the world, The positive aspects of all colours, Karmic Absolution, Light of Ascension, Transparency and reflection, Surrender – letting go of our true colours to return to the light, Simplicity, Equilibrium, Idealistic, Clarity, Bringing the Light to anything unresolved, Purity, Bringing light to all energy centers, Able to be anything, They understand everybody (but not everybody understands them), The opportunity to clear emotions, Shining the light on the subject, The opportunity to become clear about unconscious beliefs , Can be very cut and dried - Makes things clear to others  The lessonThey understand everybody – but not everyone understands them, The need to clear emotions, Frozen feelings, Mirroring what you see in others – is a fault in yourself, Feel lost and unsure of own identity, Emptiness, Looking for fulfillment, The well of unshed tears, The pearl of great price born in the oyster bed of great suffering, The colours have been washed from my life through unshed tears, The negative aspect of all colours, Intensification of all emotions, Rage, Tears, Intense suffering, Emptiness , Nothing to lose, Someone who wishes to remain hidden – reflecting others rather than showing themselves, This being has lived through much  The Need - is to be seenAffirmation - my way is clear Chakra - Connection to Spirit, Ethereal Body Physical - Sinus (unshed tears), Lymphatic system, Cells, Bones/teeth, White blood cells and Spinal fluid. Connects With - The Divine Crystals / Gems - Diamonds, Crystals / Prisms – (Rainbows, Sun catchers), Stars. Metaphysical Lore suggests Quartz Crystal (Clear, not Coloured) is a power stone that harmonizes and balances. That it enhances energy and thoughts, and purifies the spiritual, mental, and physical. It is said to be a powerfully protective stone, bringing the purified energy in. Historically this crystal has been used to counter black magic, to perform diagnostic healing, and to communicate with spirits and other worlds. Clear quartz, as opposed to coloured quartz, is associated with the crown chakra, but also works well on all chakras. Clear Quartz may benefit all star signs. Click HERE for more Metaphysical information on this and other Stones, Crystals and Minerals The designs pictured on this page are some of my latest pieces. They will be listed on the website shortly. If you would like information on them before I have time to list them, please contact me. These and other designs (if not sold) can be seen at my Stall at the Canning Bridge Art Markets. These are held the first Sunday of each month. The next being the 3rd June, 2012. Click HERE for more information and times. Look forward to meeting you soon. Make sure you say hello and collect your loyalty card. Regards Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012 1:39 PM
Copper jewelelry has been worn by some of the oldest civilizations on record - it is said a pendant was uncovered in the Middle East dating back to 8700 B.C. As with all copper, natural antiquing may occur over time. This changing patina increases the allure. The following pieces are some of my designs that use copper. COPPER FALLS Necklace A small Agate focal, Stick Pearls and Czech pressed and faceted glass are highlighted with copper chain, connectors and beads. Swarovski Pearls in chocolate and Greens add another dimension to the design and bring out the colours in the Czech glass. Strand length is approx 88.5cm for shortest and 106cm for longest. Claspless BE HAPPY Bracelet Celebrate, laugh, give, dance, wishes and happy are written on the resin charms. Copper chain, wire wrapped links and a toggle clasp make up this approx 17cm long fun bracelet. LISA Necklace This versatile necklace can be dressed up or down depending on your needs. 2 strands of linked copper chain drape from hammered oval links. Each strand is highlighted with flat stamped diamond shaped beads. The necklace is finished with a strand of copper belcher chain and a lobster clasp. These strands measure approx 51.5cm - 55cm. LOGAN Bracelet Beautiful transparent green glass cover a core of multi-coloured foil. These beads are highlighted with open copper basket style beadcaps and separated by copper flower shaped discs. The bracelet is finished with a leaf toggle clasp and is approx 20.5cm long CASSEY Necklace 1.0mm to 2.3mm dyed Magnesite wheels are wrapped with copper wire and dangle from copper chain. Necklace length is approx 49cm up to 52.5 with the extension chain. Longest dangle is approx 4.75cm long This piece has lots of movement and texture. ACANTHA Necklace Unakite chips are highlighted with raw copper spacers. This strand is attached to the 3 carved bone linked elephant chain by copper wire wrapped loops. The colours of the Unakite pick up the etched blanket design on the back of each elephant, while the copper colour echoes the deep salmon in the gemstones. Total length is approx 57cm and is finished with a magnetic clasp. Clasp and findings are copper. Tomorrow, Sunday 6th May, I will be at the Canning Bridge Art Markets, Kishorn Road, Applecross from 9am to 3pm. You can find me in Stall No 13. This is a great opportunity to get something special for Mothers Day as there is a wide range of locally handcrafted wares available from the stallholders. Bring a brolly as the forcast is for possible showers. I offer free giftwrapping on all purchases from my stall and gift boxes and cards are available for purchase. Look forward to seeing you there. Remember these markets are on the first Sunday of every month, so mark them in your diary. Regards Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 11:18 AM
I have finally had time to write the descriptions, price and load these designs onto the website. Sometimes this part of the process takes longer than designing and making the actual piece.....  ADELLAssorted white fibres, 4mm Opalite rounds and AB Opal Matt Czech fire-polished glass beads weave through 2 x approx 30mm donuts (Opalite / Sea Opal) and 1 x approx 25mm Quartz donut. 2 x 8mm very pale Rose Quartz faceted rounds gather the beaded strands just prior to the beadcones. The back of the necklace is made of a single strand of Opalite beads using 6mm, 4mm and 2mm Czech beads as highlights and is finished with a pearl enhanced round box clasp. Findings including crimp covers, wire guardians and clasp are silver-plated. Approx 43cm long. JILL Seamless silver foil-lined Aqua glass links totalling approx 11.5 x 3cm are supported by 5 x approx 2mm silver foil-lined glass puffed discs. Three of these beads are highlighted by 5 x 8mm round Turquoise Blue Czech glass beads and silver scalloped beadcaps. Hammered chain joins all components of the design together and are wire-wrapped onto the glass links. BERNICE 3 strands of tiny 2mm assorted Semi Precious Gemstones are highlighted by approx 3mm Turquoise Howlite round beads and gold-plated floral connectors and findings. Total length is approx 19.5cm and is finished with a parrot clasp. KARINA 4 x Aqua blue and 3 x Clear 30x17mm Marquise cut crystals are separated by clear crystal bicones. The 3 clear Marquise drops are wire wrapped and highlighted with Swarovski crystals in 3mm round faceted Aquamarine, 3mm faceted round Indicolite and 4mm faceted bicone Aqua AB. These same beads are scattered around the necklace and the design is finished with a puffed square box clasp. This clasp features a safety latch. The total length is approx 41cm and findings including crimp covers, wire guardians and jumprings are silver-plated. These are just some of the new designs I listed last night on my Store. The next one will be on the 6th May, 2012, the week before Mothers Day, so it is a great opportunity to visit and pick up something different for the special person in your life. Regards Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:35 PM
Lampworking is an ancient art form that is growing in popularity.  Similar to glass-blowing artists, lampwork artisans create glass beads using fire and tools. These vibrant lampworked glass beads show off intriguing patterns and colours. I have recently received an order from one of my suppliers which includes some wonderful lampworked glass beads that I will be incorporating into my upcoming designs.   These pictures show some of the beads included in that order.  The white oval bead above is the most delightful translucent colour with a pattern that reminds me of a peacock feather. The brown striped beads and the cream & black beads with red swirls are opaque. The pattern on the blue bead offers so many design opportunities and colour matching choices.  The same applies to this Topaz and teal bead. It is transparent with an opaque pattern. I just love it. It is even better in real life than I imagined it to be when I ordered it. Due to their handcrafted nature, no two beads are exactly alike, which suits me just fine as none of my designs are the same. I cant wait to start using these beads and showing you the designs I come up with. This event runs from 10am to 4pm at the Corner of Riley and High Roads in Riverton. It is just opposite the Riverton Forum Shopping Centre. There is plenty of parking and lots of interesting stalls for the whole family. Find me in Stall 2. Remember Mothers Day is only a couple of weeks away so call in and find something unique, local and handcrafted for that special person in your life. Regards Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Monday, April 09, 2012 4:44 PM
I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter. We had our son, partner and children here for dinner on Good Friday and then the Grandkids stayed over for the night and went home around 10.30 on Saturday. As Barney has worked 12 hour shifts on the wharf all weekend, (and I dont have a car at present) I have had plenty of time to myself to do "my things". The evenings and mornings have been delightful and I have had a couple of lovely walks. Got some baking done and the freezer is full of meals for those nights I just dont have the time (or inclination) to do any cooking. And most importantly - I have had time to work on some new designs. These individually handmade porcelain hearts are made in Australia by Robyn Allen Waters and I purchased them in Wollongong when we were over East last year. Silver butterflies and findings are added to one set while the other has Peridot Swarovski crystals and gold findings. Although the hearts are quite large, they are very light. I have paired this set of 3 carved linked elephants with raw copper wire and findings and Unakite gemstone chips. The stone picks up the colours of the blankets on the back of each elephant and the copper echoes the deep salmon colour within the chips. This design is finished with a magnetic clasp. 3 x faceted cubes are separated by brass spacers and highlighted with gemstone discs and rounds from which 3 strands of Moonstone and other assorted gemstone chips fall. On the other side these strands weave through shield shaped gemstones highlighted with brass beads and are caught into one strand again at a junction of 3 brass tyre shaped spacer beads. This design is claspless. These are some of my recent designs. Now I just have to write up their full descriptions, price them and list them on the website. They can be jobs for another day as I have a couple more items to finish before I tidy up the studio tonight. To see these and other great designs, visit me at the following events or contact me to arrange an alternative appointment. Canning Arts Group
72 Riley Road (Cnr High Rd), Riverton WA 6148 Opposite the Riverton Forum Shopping Centre For further information please contact the group at Both of these events are just before MOTHER'S DAY so they would be great opportunities to get that special person in your life something wonderful, unique and handcrafted in Western Australian by one of the various stall holders. If you are purchasing something from my website for Mother's Day, please allow time for postage as there will be the Anzac Day Public Holiday before then. Regards Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2012 5:41 PM
 There was a slight drizzle early on & a little shower, but then the day, although overcast was a beautiful day for the monthly Canning Bridge Arts Markets. The Canning Bridge Arts Markets are held on the first Sunday of the month at Kishorn Road between Moreau Mews and First Avenue in Applecross, between 9am and 3pm. Today was only the second month of these delightful markets and of course the numbers of visitors are still building, but today we had repeat visitors from last month and many who had heard of us from visitors to the last months markets. As word of mouth is generally the best advertising, I am expecting these markets to just keep getting bigger and better. Musicians and dancers are booked to entertain the crowds at the May 6th markets and as these are the week before Mothers Day, it would be a great chance to visit, present her with a brilliant gift from one of the various stallholders and show your support for local and handcrafted wares. Two of my favourite pieces found new homes today. To me they represented time - one the past and the other looking into the future. The natural Amber drop earrings have wonderful inclusions within them. Captured images of time past. Best Wishes Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Sunday, March 04, 2012 6:17 PM
They are held in Kishorn Road, Applecross, between Moreau Mews & First Avenue (near Toscanini’s and opposite Clancy’s adjacent to the pedestrian bridge across Canning Highway). Come for a wander and relax in these delightful surrounds while picking up some lovely handmade items – including, but not limited to, jewellery, woodwork, metalwork, paintings, printings, books, and giftwares. Have a coffee at Toscanini’s or a sausage sizzle with the Rotarians and be entertained by the musicians or poets. My stall (No. 22) is just off the main road in the northern carpark under a lovely tree. I plan to make this my “home” for one day each month, so next time pop in and say hello and meet some of my crafty neighbours while you are there. Regards Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Friday, March 02, 2012 7:24 PM
50 x 8mm Turquoise Blue Czech glass rounds and 56 x 4mm Orange Opal Czech Fire-polished faceted glass beads are the supporting act to these beautiful dyed blueAgate oval tubes with flashes of orange in some of them. Two strands of the Agate beads fall from large Vintaj Brass blossom beadcaps which adds extra drama to the design. Brass findings and clasp complete this piece which has an inside strand length of approx 67cm and an outside strand length of approx 77cm. I have stalls at several local events over the next couple of months. Click here to see times, dates and venues or Contact Me for further information on this or any of my other designs. Regards Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:12 PM
Assorted resin Amber shapes are separated by various Czech fire-polished glass beads and Swarovski crystals in green and orange/topaz tones. Silver plated Peridot and Siam rhinestone rondelles are scatted through the design. The assorted green components add a wonderful contrast while the red of the Siam causes the other colours to pop. This asymmetrical piece is claspless and measures approx 78.5cm. Approx 15mm cubes of resin Amber is highlighted with green rhinestone rondelles and Czech faceted fire-polished glass. Findings are silver plated. Length is approx 4.5cm. For some great gift ideas remember to visit the UNIQUE GIFTS page. Need more information? Feel free to CONTACT ME and if you wish to find the times, dates and venues of my upcoming stalls, please view the EVENTS page. |
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Maxine: Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:45 PM
The luscious purple tones of 'Violet Opal', 'Amethyst' and 'Purple Velvet' Swarovski crystals in faceted round and bicone cuts and silver 3mm rounds add highlights to the 30 x beautifully crafted Designer cane glass beads hand blown by Fire Design Beads. The total length of this spectacular glass necklace is approx 65.25cm and it is finished with a small silver magnetic clasp. The Roxy earrings are a perfect match to this necklace. I have recently listed these designs under the JUST FOR FUN range of my designs. Remember to check out the EVENTS page to see where you can find me over the next few weekends. If you want any more information on these or any of my other designs, please feel free to CONTACT ME. Regards Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012 12:42 PM
I have listed a few new items in the ROMANTIC range. Fern and Freeda are available on the Footwear page.  The delightful Shakia with her 30 glass heart charms is listed on the Bracelet page while Sandie and Sheila can be found on the Earring page. Shakia and Sandie are a perfect match for each other. I have Market stalls over the next few weekends, where you can meet me and see these delightful designs in person. For more information on times, dates and addresses, please see the Events page or Contact me. |
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Maxine: Posted on Sunday, February 26, 2012 11:33 PM
For the March 10th & 11th, 2012, I will donate two of the designs from my Metaphysical range. Analisa - Soft pink Milky glass 6mm rounds form the pattern on both the Rose Quartz and crystal strands. The Rose Quartz strand includes silver bead caps. Both strands merge into one at the back of the design which includes flower spacers, 10mm clear AB bicones with Bali Silver beadcaps and round pink milky glass and silver beads. Strands measure between approx 53cm and 58.5cm and is finished with an embossed silver plated round box clasp. Woody - A Wood Jasper donut is added to a freeform peyote stitched necklace. Seedbeads in the peyote stitch include hex cut, cubes, silver-lined, clear colour lined, AB finished, translucent, transparent and matt finished. The colours consist of basically green and topaz tones with a sprinkling of gold, clear, grey and red to add depth to the piece.
Part of this unusual design is the peyote completely encases one side of the donut (keeping it in place on the necklace), but the other side is not attached, simply threaded though – as per the close-up photos. It can be worn either way.
The necklace has a centre core of tiger-tail wire for added strength. The beads are then stitched onto and around the wire to form the freeform design. It is finished off with a bronze clasp and extension chain and measures approx 45.5 plus the extension chain and pendant. Remember for your chance to win these and other beautiful items donated by other stall-holders, you need to visit us at the Perth Waldorf School, 14 Gwilliam Drive, Bibra Lake (next to Adventure World). |
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Maxine: Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2012 1:02 PM
 Gwyn 50 x 8mm Labradorite round beads and 4 x 11x8mm bright Sterling Silver oval message beads are used to create this beautiful and uplifting necklace.  This design could also be wrapped around the wrist as a delightful bracelet. The message beads read "Love", "Learn", "Laugh" and "Live". 16 x Swarovski Crystal Vitrial and 9 x Sterling Silver rondelle spacers add highlights, with the crystal mimicking the flashes of colour with-in the greys of these semi-precious stones. This piece is finished with Sterling Silver chain and a beautiful Sterling Silver heart shaped clasp. Findings (including crimp covers and wire guardians) are Sterling Silver and the total length is approx 70.5cm. If you wish to purchase it, please visit my stall or contact me to make alternative sale arrangements prior to the event. Best Wishes Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012 7:49 PM
Another couple of my recent designs. These would be suitable for any romantic occassion, or when you just want to give yourself (or someone special) some love. If you wish to purchase them, please visit my stall or contact me to make alternative sale arrangements. SHAKIA CHARM BRACELET  30 foil-lined clear glass12x11x9mm heart charms are highlighted with Swarovski crystals in Silk, Light Sapphire and Aqua AB bicones and finished with small smooth scalloped silver-plated beadcaps. These charms are wrapped onto rolo chain which is finished with a lobster clasp and a small Silk Swarovski crystal dangle. The maximum length is approx 19cm, but due to the design, it can be worn shorter. Findings are silver-plated. The Sandie earrings are a perfect match to this bracelet.  SANDIE EARRINGS The foil-lined clear glass hearts are approx 12x11x9mm and are highlighted with Swarovski crystal Silk bicones and finished with small smooth scalloped silver-plated beadcaps. The length is approx 3.5cm. These are a beautiful match to the Shakia bracelet. |
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Maxine: Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:41 PM
Betsy is one of my latest pieces. She is divine with 12 x 16mm, 8 x 10mm & 25 x 8mm round pastel coloured glass pearls and 8 x 3mm & 7 x 8mm faceted Czech glass beads in silver used in this waterfall style necklace. Assorted silver plated beadcaps highlight each bead and with the patterned oval linked chain add texture to the design. The length is approx 47cm and can be extended to approx 50.5cm. The centre fall section is about 8cm long. Caitlyn is one of her best buddies and they love to hang out together. Caitlyn’s patterned silver oval link chain supports 31multi-coloured pastel glass pearl charms. 30 of these charms (8mm and 10mm) are finished with smooth silver-plated scalloped beadcaps. The large 16mm charm is highlighted with snowflake style filigree beadcaps. This piece is finished with a scroll style toggle clasp and the total length is approx 18cm.  Her 16mm pale blue glass pearl beads are highlighted with snowflake style filigree beadcaps to form these delightful earrings. The length is approx 4cm and her findings are silver-plated. These beauties can be purchased separately but why not save over 10% and purchase them below as a set for $170.00. You will need to be fast though!. This offer is only for the rest of this week. It will expire Sunday the 26th Feb 2012 at Midnight standard Western Australian Time (UTC+08:00). On Monday, if not already sold, they will be listed as separate items on the website. I have had a very productive week and will show you some of my other new designs over the coming days. Best Wishes Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Monday, February 06, 2012 3:35 PM
Today I have been playing with some of the chain I have in my stash. While experimenting with different grouping and patterns etc, I came up with this mixed metal design. The gold coloured rolo chain in the centre adds some weight to the strands and creates a nice drape. The small silver plated leaves on that section of chain add loads of movement and a bit of bulk to the design. The brass chain and connectors add a depth of colour to the design and bring it all together.  The gold plated neckchain adds contrast to the heavier gold section in the front and is finished with a gold plated lobster clasp and a small gold plated drop and length is adjustable. I have just completed this piece and have not had time to price it yet. Look out for its listing on the website shortly. If you cant wait to make it your own then contact me. |
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Maxine: Posted on Saturday, December 31, 2011 10:12 PM
 With tonight seeing the end of 2011, it is time to reassess our desires and refocus on our dreams. It is a time of celebration, of a new beginning and it offers us much, but to achieve we need to have clear and realistic goals, achievable timeframes and know what the rewards for our effort will be.  My personal goal is to get fitter & healthier. If this also means losing weight then bring it on. I have a cross-trainer (elliptical machine) that I haven’t used consistently for a while. My aim is to use it each morning for 20 mins at least and slowly but consistently increase either the time or the distance. Once I get into the swing of things (I am thinking a couple of weeks) I will add some weight resistance to my programme, to speed up weight loss and tone up. I am not going to tell you what my current weight is, but I will let you know how things are going and what improvements to my fitness I have achieved.  My business goal is to develop a business plan and work to it. I would like to at least double my business exposure this year by participating in more Artisan Markets and competing in state,national and international competitions. I will also send items to several of the magazines I read, both as pictures for “readers galleries” and instructions on how to make some of my designs. If you are able to help with suggestions for competitions to enter, or magazines to get published in, it would be greatly appreciated.  It is wonderful to be able to wish you all a Happy New Year. I hope you and your loved ones stay safe and that the coming year will be one full of Love, Joy and Success. I also wish you good luck in the 31 Million Lotto draw!! Best Wishes Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Saturday, July 09, 2011 1:34 PM
 These are some of the Recycled & Retro pieces I have been given or found recently. Today I have been cleaning them and dislodging any loose stones and crystals etc. ready for fixing or remodelling. Two of the pieces are being fixed for a lovely regular customer. Most of the components had some lost stones or findings before I started cleaning, but after washing and brushing, many more of the crystals fell out of their settings and the painted coatings have come away from the metal. A few of the filigree stampings are now completely (or nearly) void of crystals. I will use them as blanks and not worry about resetting their original "stones".  A couple pieces are quite brittle so I am going to butcher them and use their crystals in other settings. These brooches, buckles, pendants, necklaces and other components can be remodelled or mended and provide many more wonderful years of joy to their now wearer while still retaining their history. I will list them in the Recycled & Retro section of my website, but if there is a piece you see that you would like me to remodel in a certain way for you, please don't hesitate to contact me and arrange to commission an item. With Love MaxineFaye |
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Maxine: Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2011 5:48 PM
 While the Ogalala Lace stitch I learnt at a recent workshop looks pretty, it probably isnt a stitch that I would use much in my designs. While at the workshop though I got inspiration for the piece I have called Belinda. When I folded the "lace" onto itself, it formed these lovely components. I simplified the stitch, inserted the centre bead to form these flowers and joined the components together with Chinese crystals to form this brilliant choker style necklace. Babette was another design influenced by the Ogalala Lace stitch. This asymmetrical piece of netting is made with the same count stitch on each section, but the use of various size and shaped beads it twists similar to the Ogalala Lace stitch. The design is random to represent an old torn fishing net. Gold plated dolphin and coin charms at the back of the netting suggest the battle between ecology and economy in managing our oceans. I designed this piece for the Bead Guild of WA's "Under the Sea" beading challenge. I drilled through 41 x 17x20mm sections of shell (most are oval, though a few are freeform) then threaded each onto a headpin, added a Czech firepolished crystal and wrapped them onto 3 strands of crocheted multicoloured fibre yarn which bring together all the shades of a coral reef. I hand-forged 2 x gold plated "S" clasps which are connected with a jumpring to finish off this design which features an approx 20x30mm freeform teardrop shaped shell pendant. |
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Maxine: Posted on Sunday, May 29, 2011 6:29 PM
 Actually, I have been listing some of my new earring designs on my other online stores today. Before I had my own website, I use to list on eBay. This was reasonably successful, but I had to compete against lots of mass produced items and it got more and more costly to insert items on that site.  Then someone told me about Etsy. I had a look and loved the fact that it was all handmade items (not only jewellery, but bags, clothes, hats, cards - everything you could think of, and joined up there and then. One day on the Australian Beaders Forum, I saw something about Made-it and checked that out also. It too was a great Australian site for handcrafted products and I joined them as well. They have everything from dolls and toys, to cloths, pet products and edible items and everything in-between. They also have a sister site - Craftumi where you can buy craft supplies.  Then a while ago, I received an email from one of the Bead Guild members advising of a new site for handcrafted and ethical products being set up in Australia. This was called Ethikl. I messaged them and was soon a member of that site too. It has a different approach to just handmade, with products having to meet the Ethikl | Eco, Upcycled , Fair Trade Shopping policies.  I havent listed on any of these stores lately, as I have been developing my own site, but today I thought that I had too many pairs of earrings to list at one store, so will be adding a few to all my sites over the next few days. This way I wont overload the viewer, and hopefully I will be able to cross promote each store via the other stores.  When you are searching for that something special for a gift, remember to look at the artisan stores on these sites. There are some wonderfully creative people in the world. A handcrafted gift is so much more interesting that one of the mass produced items found in the department stores. If you make (or know anyone who makes) handcrafted items, please let them know of these alternative sites to eBay. I hope you have a wonderful time looking at each of these wonderful online marketplaces and come away with something truly original and unique. Love |
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Maxine: Posted on Saturday, February 26, 2011 8:21 PM
This week I have been working on two totally different pieces. One is made of glass in a "fan" style and is crisp and clean in design, while the other is a beaded and formed fabric & lace "bib" style necklace using lots of recycled & vintage materials and beads. I enjoy working with different mediums and seeing where the creative process takes me. Sometimes I have a definite design that I wish to create while at other times while I may start out with a general idea of what I want to produce, the process seems to have a life of it's own and anything can end up happening. Click here to see more of my current designs. Best wishes Maxine ________________________________________________________________________  Adalia A recycled vintage crochet doily is backed with beading foundation to give this design structure and then lined once the stitching was completed. Cream and gold ribbon flowers in satin and organza decorate the base doily and are highlighted by beads and flower shaped, lustred buttons. A white frayed ribbon flower adds contrast. Recycled vintage glass pearls in white, green, mauve and cream, lined seedbeads, gold coloured rounds and small beadcaps (which have been flattened to form a flower shape) are joined with new gold coloured freshwater pearls, small white seedbeads and gold plated approx 9x11mm linked chain. The doily is finished will a recycled satin fringe of approx 13cm long. Drops of glass pearls hang from the lower section of the doily with some dangling amongst the fringe. The widest section of the "bib" is approx 25.5 cm and it is approx 13.5 deep (not including the fringe). The chain is finished with glass pearl on one end and a small toggle pin on the other. This togglr pin can be threaded through any of the links in the chain to give a range of lengths. ________________________________________________________________________  Adele 7 faceted trapezoid shaped 14-17x22 clear glass beads are separated by 6mm opaque black faceted glass to form the central fan of this necklace. Black opaque seedbeads attach the central design to the silver plated screw clasp. Length is approx 48.5cm |
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Maxine: Posted on Sunday, December 05, 2010 3:42 PM
This is the link to my handcrafted Jewellery page which is different from my home page. When you have time, take a look and view some of my past and present designs. Remember to add that you "like" it. :o) Love Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2010 8:39 PM
I have finally taken some pictures of the pieces I made using buttons found a couple of years ago in a Retro Shop. I've had them in my beading room just waiting for the right project. I hope you enjoy these designs. The "Jone" Bracelet is made from 5 buttons of the same size and style, but have slight variations in the colours. The buttons are linked with large jumprings through each button hole and these are joined by a pair of smaller jumprings forming a simple form of chainmaille. The hammered toggle clasp makes a great focal point. The "Jayna" Earring and Necklace set is also made of the the same simple chainmaille jumpring links, but with the addition of fine gold plated chain to join the links and form the necklace. 10mm and 4mm round jumprings join the buttons to the cascading chain in both the necklace and the earrings of this set. The Retro buttons are a combination of Pale Kakhi, Cream and Grey and the gold-plated chain adds warmth to the design. A lobster clasp completed the design. 17 unique approx 15mm round Retro buttons in a combination of Opaque charcoal grey and pale cream with swirls of translucent tones are woven with Opaque Alabaster Honeydew Delica seedbeads and Czech fire-polished 4mm faceted round glass crystal beads in a beautiful Alexandrite Twilight to form the centre of the "Galina" Necklace design. The necklace is finished with 52 more of these amazing colour changing Alexandrite Twilight beads and the clasp is another of these wonderful buttons. The "Brittani" Earrings (although not buttons themself) are a great match to the "Galina" Necklace. Featuring a translucent taupe color, these Czech round fire-polished beads are faceted for brilliance and coated in an iridescent finish to reflect light in golden-rainbow colors depending on the light, flash beige, gray, rainbow, peach and more. Very subtle but very striking The "Felicity" Necklace is made of small, medium and larger sized buttons are threaded onto black cotton cord in a repeated pattern to form this beautifully balanced choker. Another button forms the clasp and the design can be worn either as an approx 35.5cm collar or 40.5cm choker. Buttons are a unique combination of Opaque charcoal grey and pale cream with swirls of translucent tones. |
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