Luxury zoo

Top row: Marchak, Boucheron

Bottom row: Qeelin, Cartier

Hanging around in sleepy town

It's not often that I write about myself personally on this blog. I'm not too sure why, I'm definitely not averse to sharing or divulging information about myself...it's just that I haven't! But I've come to a point where I feel the need to share and ask for some help from a community I get so much inspiration from. I've only written about it once before, a long time ago but maybe I'll explain a little more now I've moved on a bit. I have something called m.e. or chronic fatigue, it goes by many names but to me it's something that causes exhaustion, of both body and brain! It's a strange feeling, only one I can liken to feeling a bit fuzzy, almost like a cotton wool filled brain (sounds almost sweet really!) and very tired a lot of the time. Now while I try to make the best of a bad situation by working freelance from home, which I enjoy immensly as it lets me work at my own pace and have access to all of the wonderful blogs and websites that I visit for continual inpsiration, it also makes life a little tricky sometimes. I know that working freelance in general can be a little isolated at times but when you feel tired when you wake up and unable to go out a lot of the time it can take it's toll on a girls social life! So I'm at the point where I'm craving a little interaction, something like work experience, or even a few mornings working somewhere. However, on approaching companies and explaining my sleepy situation I tend to get a kind reply explaining I'm not really suitable (if I get a reply at all, which is understandable given the situation). I'm generally a cheery little person but at times it can get a bit draining so I'm asking for a little blogger help and advice! I know it's aiming a little high to get a dream job somewhere but does anyone have any contacts that might offer a little hand of help? I love anything to do with illustration and am passionate about jewellery but also have a strange love of research. I could spend hours hopping from one blog to the next researching different ideas for illustrations, collecting information/pics etc but have no idea how this would even apply to a job!Any opinions/advice would be much appreciated. Or on a day like this a little cheer would go a long way :)Thanks for reading a long winded slightly self indulgent post...may it be the first of many :)

xxx

Continuing on the theme of traditional meets innovative take a look at these...

Top row: Renee Garvey leather and pink sapphire necklace, Renee Garvey beachstone and chrysaphrase earrings

2nd row: Laura Kitsos gold baguette diamond necklace and earrings

Laurie Kaiser

More pearls and some other little lovelies from Laurie Kaiser. It's nice to see such a traditional stone being used in innovative ways. Maybe it's me but I think I prefer pearls in their natural rough state rather than cultured (is that the right word...when they're perfect looking?!)

Pretty pearls

I've never seen studded pearls before, it makes them edgy but still pretty.
All by Erica Molinari

A splash of colour

And talking of great colour combinations....

Top row: Susan Hanover bracelet, Jane Taylor earrings

Bottom row: Pippa Small bracelet, Noir bangle

Wendy Mink

Some lovely pieces and colour combinations at Wendy Mink, I particularly like the filigree peacock!

Bits n pieces

Various bits and pieces that have caught my eye over the past couple of days...always a good distraction from work!

Tops row: Erickson Beamon ring, Vanessa Jenik necklace, Unearthen necklace

Bottom row: Yayoi Forest necklace, Dana Kellin necklace, Todd Reed rings

FaFaFa

I remember seeing FaFaFa's colourful chunky rings at Kabiri but being the procrastinator that I am, hadn't gotten around to looking up any of their other work. Now that I have, take a look at these little gems (no pun intended!)



From the aptly named "Spine Collection"

Ambiguous Horse

I'm in love with everything over at Ambiguous Horse, especially Lost In the Woods woodgrain laminate work. I don't know why but I love laminate wood, I think it reminds me of my grandparents old fashioned television they refuse to get rid of.