Emerald Paw Paw Pendant

For Candice... :)

Little Flower Ring

Just finished this pretty ring for a very lovely client from Johannesburg. She's visiting Cape Town and will collect it on the weekend, I do hope she'll love it. :)

Sneak Peek

A little preview of the insides of the two rings that will be going on display at the Resurrecion Life Exhibition, opening at The Castle tomorrow evening. To see the outside/front side, you'll have to come and visit the exhibition - or wait till I upload the images next week... :)

Wax lilies

I have been making some wax lilies. The lilies will be cast in sterling silver and then turned in to rings and pendants. It's the first time I am making ones as large as the three on the right - I'm looking forward to seeing how they will look when finished.

With all of my heart...

This sweet bangle has the names of loved ones stamped on the inside.

Bind them around your neck...

Let not mercy or truth forsake you; bind them around your neck and write them on the tablet of your heart. Proverbs 3:3

Every time I see my friend, Helena, she asks if I've gotten on to making some of these necklaces yet... Well, finally I'm getting there - I think I should let her know.

The rest of the rings for the 'People Can Change' exhibition.

People Can Change Exhibition

One of three rings created for the 1LifeCreate, 'People Can Change Exhibition'.

Each ring is a variation on the theme of Zachariah 4:3, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts.

The rings were created in the hope that they would serve as a reminder of what is true and eternal and of where one should place one's hope.

Little Miss Thirty

I decided to google 'Andrea Hopkins jewellery' (because when I google 'The Lovely Ones' I get links for 'The Loved Ones' and 'The Lovely Bones') and I came across this kind mention of The Lovely Ones posted on the littlemissthirty blog.

Travel Opulent Box

The lovely people at Travel Opulent Box have run a feature about The Lovely Ones today. Click on the link to go and have a look! :) http://bit.ly/MroWZG

Die Burger's YouTube Video of me before Design Indaba

http://bit.ly/KWe48a

A little delayed, but I just realised that I had not uploaded this yet...

I carry you in my heart...

I've been meaning to make a sample of this engraved heart for ages...
The writing is 1mm high--I like that the name is just secretly sitting there, known to the wearer, but unknown to the rest of the world.

Silhouette Pendant: Cathy and Jane

Now that Cathy's birthday has past, it is safe for me to post this picture. I really, really loved the result of this special piece. :)

New Collages

I'm working on some collages for my 'Kammers Vol Geskenke' application. These are my first two. :)

Sneak peek at some new work for Design Indaba :)

Gazania leaf pendant

Clivia flower pendant

Double paw paw flower ring

Frangipani flower ring

CCDI 2012 Handmade Collection. Yay! :)

So pleased to share that my 'Interchangeable Dasiy Pendant' has been selected to be part of the CCDI 2012 Handmade Collection. Thank you CCDI! :)

The stand that I made for it to be displayed on as it travels around on display for the year.

Some more sentimental jewels... :)

Wedding Memento Jewellery :)

One of my favourite things to do is to cast and create a meaningful piece of jewellery using something (like a leaf or a stem) from a bride's wedding flowers. Being the sentimental person that I am, I find this the height of specialness. :)

Cathy love's her wedding bouquet, rose stem bangle and hardly ever takes it off. This makes me very happy.

Recent Casts: Works in progress

Love, love my beautiful orchids!

Cast from a dehydrated slice of paw paw.

This is quite a solid, heavy cast, but I like it very much. It will become a bangle.

Beautiful leaf-it will become a pendant.

These leaves leave a very strong smell on ones hands after handling, but they are very beautiful. Trying to decide if they become two pendants or a pair of earrings...?

This lovely little anthirium will probably become a ring. :)

Phalaenopsis Orchid Pendant

Finished Phalaenopsis pendants. These are two of the flowers that I posted (before they were clean) two posts back. The bottom one has been oxidised and the top one has not.