Element Inspired Birds Nest Pendants

Element Inspired Birds Nest Pendants.
Glass pearl beads wrapped in silver wire with an antique silver feather charm and antique silver chain.
Main picture L-R: Earth, Air, Fire, Water.
EARTH: dark green, dark brown and light brown beads.
AIR: Golden yellow, pale yellow and white beads.
FIRE: Dark red, bright red and orange beads.
WATER: Cobalt blue, pale blue and sky blue beads.

Ninja Alert!

I'm feeling a bit accomplished today as I've managed to make four Element Inspired Birds Nest pendants, which I'll be posting soon.

I set out thinking that I'd get one done and see how I felt from there and then suddenly four of them appeared out of nowhere, so I'm feeling a bit like a craft ninja...

I really love this picture and had to share it with all the other Craft Ninjas' out there!!
I will be putting together the post for the chocolate cupcakes later today, too.

Vesta xox

Crafting: Hamsa Charm Bracelet

So yesterday evening I was fully prepared to write up a new blog post about chocolate hazelnut cupcakes with coffee buttercream frosting until an idea popped into my head and, of course, once it was in there it steadfastly refused to get out until I started putting this bracelet together.


So rather than said cupcakes, today I will be sharing the fruits of my creative labor.
My brain and I need to have words.

In case anyone is wondering, the Hamsa is an amulet or talisman that is used as a symbol for protection; more commonly protection against the Evil Eye. It is also known as the Hand of Miriam or the Hand of Fatima.
As I was finished the chain to make the bracelet, I decided to use two silver bell charms – bells have long been used to clear the energy of an area and to purify it which I thought tied in nicely with the Hamsa and the blue eye beads; which are also used as protection against the Evil Eye.