Wednesday, 8 January 2025

Silver Pendant and Garden Landscapes

 Happy New Year!  We've avoided the snow thankfully but it's been windy and cold so I've been staying warm indoors and getting a little bit of crafting done. 

Before Christmas I made a silver pendant as a Christmas present and also another one as a commission from a friend of a friend, so as the kiln needed to be fired up it seemed a good idea to make a couple of pieces for myself too!

I forgot to photograph the first two pieces what with so much going on - I was just relieved to get them finished in time and boxed up! However, I've just finished polishing this one for myself and I'm pleased with how it came out.  I would have preferred a slightly different stone to the white Moonstone on the left but that is all I had in my stash that toned with the Labradorite and Hematite.  It was taken from a mould of a rough concrete surface and is chunky at about 4cm wide.


And for something completely different I've been playing around in my sketchbook with little landscape collages.  I started with watercolour bases and am just adding bits as and when I feel like it!  I have no idea how they will end up but it's all about the process - they are relaxing and enjoyable and are feeding in to my current obsession with garden landscapes! 


I'm linking up with Sarah over at WOYWW. 

11 comments:

  1. Love the new silver pendant, just my sort of thing but the grid collage are a life saver for me. When I get stuck for ideas and Mr Mojo goes walkabout I turn to this and it's so relaxing and comes together without hardly any brain effort, love it. Wishing you a very happy and creative woyww, Angela x7x

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  2. Really love the grid collages. What size are they? Happy WOYWW. Angela #13

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  3. Happy New Year Diana! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, wishing love, peace and happiness for 2025. I love that chunky pendant, the texture and little stones are perfect and I rather like the little white moonstone with the other two. Those painting/collage grids are wonderful, you make it look so easy but I know how tricky it can be!
    Hugs LLJ 5 xx

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  4. Ooh, that pendant is gorgeous, didn't know you worked with silver clay. Something I once thought I would try out but it didn't amount to much because of the firing. I must dig out my moulds and see what I have - I remember an Egyptian one I particularly liked.
    Just love your little collages and can well imagine how calming they must be to make but what a gorgeous page they make in your book.
    Hugs, `Neet. 8 xx

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  5. Great pendant and collages too ! Glad you've avoided the snow . We had a smattering at the weekend but it warmed up and rained so ir was gone by morning. Happy woyww. Helen #2

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  6. I love the new pendant and your latest landscapes are gorgeous.
    Hugs,
    Annie x #6

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  7. Oh what a delight to find lots of comments when I woke up again this morning. WOYWW is certainly my "constant" at the moment and I thank all you lovely ladies for being there for me, I am blessed.
    Gorgeous pendant and super landscapes too. Anxiety is a pickle I spend a lot of time convincing myself why I shouldn't do stuff/go out. I pray your struggles fade away too. Hugs BJ#3

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  8. Happy New Year Diana. I do love seeing your artwork. Your attention to detail is wonderful. Silver clay always amazes me. The pendant is so textural and I do love the moonstone. That bright limey green is perfect to lift a dull cold day.x x Jo 🌈

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  9. This is a gorgeous pendant Diana! and a fabulous selection of collages too! - Happy WOYWW Michelle #15

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  10. Gosh you are so talented. love the pendant and those little landscapes are gorgeous. I too have the bag of stash that comes every time I am at a crafty gathering as I try to persuade people to take it but I think I have exhausted that Avenue so ebay calls - just so tedious!! Have a great week, love n hugs Cindyxx #11

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  11. Stunning pendant, Diana, did you make that with silver clay? I love your landscape collages too.
    Happy WOYWW
    hugs
    Lynnecrafts 10 xx

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