Looking forward to spring!

Pastels & Arrows

Is it just me or are you slowly feeling the days getting just a little longer, the days feeling ever so slightly brighter and the lull after New Year slowly dissipating?! No?! Well, whatever the weather in your part of the world, pastels can be an all year round kinda colour scheme - the pale blues/lilacs for a cooler feel and pinks/yellows for a hint of something warmer.

There will be brighter colour mixes to come but for now I'm on a pastels run! Here are my latest Blue Starfish makes:

Pastel jewellery designs made with natural wood, glass and gemstones

I'm also impatiently waiting for some new metal design stamps to come from America for my Graceful Deviant shop. Currently I just have the single and crossed arrows, skull and heart and they have been somewhat underused so before the new ones arrive I've been playing some new designs:

Sterling silver arrow stamped discs with rock crystal & amethyst

Sterling silver arrow connectors with rock crystal & turquoise

The new stamp designs are going to be similarly rustic/nature/travel orientated - my influence coming from the desire to set off on another epic road trip I think! There are plans in the pipeline for a month in Canada but more on that later :)
Designs will include a polar bear, paw print, mountain range and a native thunderbird. My mind is going ten to the dozen with ideas - several are for more dangle earrings so that I can combine my many, many gemstones but also for studs, stacking rings and charms for bracelets. Feel free to chip in with any ideas you have for items you'd like to see!

That's all for now - check back soon for dates of fairs where you can see my Blue Starfish jewellery for 2015.