Well that explains the delay - Quarantine thought my parcel looked dodgy... so they cut it open, realised its not dodgy at all, its just some innocent gemstones, sealed it back up and sent it on its way.
WHY did they choose my parcel? We will never know.
But this means I have my beads now. and they are sooo pretty
I'm not a patient person when it comes to parcels & deliveries.
I WANT MY BEADS NOW
Oh and the Craft Fair is on this weekend in Perth. 4 sleeps to go!
I've been searching for these for some time now, and have finally found (and purchased) some at a decent price. They are black Onyx faceted Squares, only about 12mm in size. Now to plan some creations, they must be used wisely - I only have 16!
I made this bracelet yesterday, nothing special, but I like the texture that the shapes & sizes give. It makes it very comfy to wear too.
So yep, I'm keeping it. I've also added a little dangle near the clasp, it was a little bare.
I've also made up another pair of silver cube earrings like this.
It's the third pair - the first is listed on the website, then made a set for Mum and now I have some of my own. Also included some little spacers on mine, either side of the crystal cubes.
After lots of cutting, measuring, sewing, measuring again, a little bit of unpicking, one broken needle and a bit more sewing, my quilted wallet is finally finished.
Here it is...
All it needs now is a bit more ironing to hold that top flap down a bit firmer.
I must say this project did my head in a few times. The worst part though was the topstitch around the outside of the whole thing - after turning it the right way out. At some points I was trying to sew through 2 layers of zip and about 6-8 layers of fabric because of all the hems etc. I've ended up doing the topstitch only on about 2/3 of it, the part that I haven't done is tucked inside when the wallet is closed so its no problem.
If I was doing this again... I would use longer strips for the paneling. I think I'd use stronger press-studs too, these ones are secure, but I dont have much confidence in them lasting too long.
All in all I'm satisfied.
*EDIT* just noticed a very wonky line in the stitching - I never notice these things until I examine the photos.
