Ah, Christmas Eve!

Here is a view of my back yard this Christmas Eve morning…

My backyard

Jealous? It has been quite hot so far this summer, but the worst is yet to come - January is traditionally the hottest month. I have been busily crafting away these past few weeks, but I have only had the energy to list a few things on Etsy - so I thought I’d give you a peek at what I’ve been working on…

Current Projects

I made a whole stack of sea glass pendants when we were over on Moreton Island the other week -

Sea glass galore

I also made my first set of briolette wire-wrapped earrings a few weeks ago. They’re not perfect, but I like them, and I’ve worn them a few times. I even had a girl on the street comment as to how much she liked them, so that’s a good sign!

Briolette Wire-Wrapped Earrings

I’m still crocheting with wire, and yesterday I made this necklace. I  also bought a litte bit of bracelet memory wire and used the left over beads to make a matching bracelet!

More Crocheting with Wire

My newest experiment has been making simple pendants out of wire. I’m not sure about these, but I’ll keep experimenting and see if I can work out a good technique for them.

Wire Pendants

Well, I’m currently trying to type one-handed, as I’m enjoying an ice-cream from the corner store down the road! Mmmm, chocolate and ice-cream… and caramel

I shall bid you all adeau, and wish you all a happy and safe Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

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Here are my picks for five fabulous products from Etsy this week!

If you would like to be considered for next week’s Superb Sunday, please leave a comment on this post letting me know which of the following products was your favourite, and also leave your shop link in the Etsy forums - under Promotions - “Superb Sundays at Epheriell Designs - Thread for the 28th of December 08″.

1. Hearts and Flowers - Original Painting - by CMZart

Hearts and Flowers

2. Gingerbread Girl - a poetry chapbook - by BloodPuddingPress

Gingerbread Girl

3. Keshi Kid - Meiko with Teddy - by Wunderkind

Keshi Kid

4.  Melancholy Lashes - Acrylic Jewellery - by UntamedMenagerie

Melancholy Lashes

5. Pink and Peach Origami Earrings - by OrigamiOrnaments

Origami Earrings

I realised last night that it had been ages since I made my first lot of knitted wire jewellery - and that it was time to have another go. I was all set to knit, and then I went to cast on… and I’d forgotten the special cast on I used last time. Grumbling to myself, I went off to find the tutorial again, and stumbled across a crochet one instead… Now, you all know how I love my crocheted jewellery

And so, these necklaces (and more!) were born last night… let me know what you think!

Aqua Crocheted Necklace

Aqua Crocheted Necklace On

Autumn Crocheted Necklace

Bountiful Crocheted Necklace

Bountiful

Forest Floor Crocheted Necklace

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Well, I’ve finally gotten around to sorting out my latest photos.

Okay, most of my latest photos!

For those of you who sell online, you can probably sympathise with the amount of time it takes to take, edit, and upload photos of your work. It can be an incredibly tedious part of what we do. But it can also be rewarding, because we then get to share what we’ve made with each other!

So, here are a few of the new line of crocheted earrings I’ve been working on…

'Summer' Crocheted Earrings

'Spring' Crocheted Earrings

'Gypsy Rose' Crocheted and Beaded Earrings

'Purple Haze' Crocheted and Beaded Earrings

What do you think?

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It’s the end of another long week - but it’s been a fruitful one for me. After working six days this week, and fitting in little bits and bobs of my crafting when I could, it was nice to sit down this evening and get stuck in.

This morning I took advantage of the good sunlight to take photographs of some of my pieces that I will soon be putting up in my second Etsy shop - AusSea Designs. I have been squirrelling away making jewellery from sea glass, coral, shells, and sea stones… and all work of that nature will be for sale at AusSea.

After that, I spent a few hours cleaning up what had become of our study! After a trip to Bunnings, where we purchased all manner of things - and me, specifically, some more storage containers - I finished finding a place for everything! I then printed out some business cards and packaged my first two sales! Sneak peak - if you ever buy from me, this is what your package will look like…

A little Epheriell Package!

Then, just as we were eating our dinner to the sounds of the thunderstorm outside, the power went out! So, after a bit of knitting, I decided to make some earrings I had been planning for a while. This turned into two pairs of Triple Loop Crocheted Earrings, and one pair that I’m really proud of, and that took me ages - The Gypsy Rose Crocheted Earrings. Here’s a sneak peak… I’ll be photographing these and popping them on Etsy in a few days time..

New Crocheted Earrings

Finally, the power has come back on, so I was able to finish my instruction sheet for ‘how to wear your NeckWrap’, and hop on here to potter around before, hopefully, a very good sleep to prepare me for the massive week ahead!

I was staring at my lovely ball of rather expensive organza yarn the other day, wondering what to use it for…

Eventually, that state led to my combining a need to crochet some earrings, and voila! Here is the result..

I made these, and they’re up for sale at Etsy, but I then made another set for myself out of a skein of similar silky yarn I bought at a wonderful yarn store here in Brisbane…

Green crocheted earrings

And again...

What do you think? I love these… I have another satin-y yarn in a light pink that I think I’ll make another pair out of.

After playing around with crochet, I have created this new necklace design! This one is made from a combination of different yarns… bamboo, cotton, wool, tencel, acrylic…

I love how it came out!

Blossoms Crocheted Necklace - Lilac

This little necklace is for sale in my Etsy shop… I’m planning on making a few more in different colours/yarns as well.

While I’m enjoying my knitting projects, I’ve seen some awesome stuff out there lately made by crochet. So, I decided it was about time I learnt this skill as well!

Today I went and bought a couple of cheap plastic hooks and a bit more yarn (bamboo and cotton… so lovely!).

I watched a few tutorials on this awesome site - NexStitch - that got me going. I have seen some nice flowers out there, so after watching a video on YouTube that was enough to give me the idea of how it’s done, I made my first few little projects. They’re a little skewiff, but I’ll improve with time!

My First Crochet Project