New Renaissance Bling!

What a great week for Renaissance bling! My talented friend Gabriel at Flashes of Flattery (http://flashesofflattery.blogspot.com.au/) made me this lovely Elizabethan necklace out of seed beads:

 And I picked this pretty necklace up from a thrift shop for $4. The pearls are just plastic, and a bit discoloured, but I like the colour theme. I cleaned the beads, and re-strung them on tiger tail.

Flashes of Flattery Blog

You may remember that I have posted previously about my talented friend Gabriel who makes the cute little rapier pins and pretty beaded pendants? Well, he now has a blog available to showcase his wares:
http://flashesofflattery.blogspot.com.au/

New Bling and Gallery of Projects

I attended an event recently where a talented member of my Barony was selling hand made jewellery. I bought this lovely necklace from Lord Gabriel Ziegler.

At the event, there was also an Arts and Sciences display. I didn't really think I had anything to bring, so I grabbed an unfinished Elizabethan embroidery that I have been working on to show. It was only today, as I was looking through a cupboard for something, that I realised that I have many items that I could have brought along to show. Isn't it funny how quickly we forget projects that we worked so long on if we are not using them regularly? I have decided to compile a gallery of photos of my work to keep a record of what I have done, and also to use as an inventory. This will also help me to keep track of what I have blogged.