twists and turns
I feel like I haven’t posted in ages! In reality, my last post was in September. Not so long ago. Time is certainly a concept that gets more strange as I get older. But I digress…kind of. I’m going back in time (slightly) with this post. Part of the reason I’m going back to these August creations is because they inspired me to do some new things with Ione’s Dream Jewellery.
In August, a friend and fellow wordpress blogger, Debbie, commissioned Ione’s Dream (that’s me) to create two bracelets in celebration of her 5th wedding anniversary. What an honour – and a challenge! The challenge came from Debbie’s desire to have the bracelets made with leather. I love the look of leather bracelets. My eyes especially adore the “bohemian” bracelets with colours, beads and trinkets. I have never attempted to work with leather to create anything.
I needed to do some research. I liked the idea of a “modern friendship bracelet”, incorporating some symbols that would represent Debbie and Anthony’s 5th wedding anniversary. I took to Google to find some tutorials to create Antony’s bracelet.
Some so-called “how to make a braided leather bracelet” tutorials made no sense! Note to self: when creating a tutorial, don’t assume the folks out there have already done the thing! I finally found a (Spanish) tutorial that spoke my language! But I still couldn’t do it!
Along comes my partner Wayne. He has no experience in jewellery making or braiding leather. He takes a look at the tutorial, grabs a few piece of leather, tells me to hold the ends and presto. He’s done. WHAAAAAAAT?
Wayne ended up teaching me what I needed to know, in order to make Anthony’s bracelet. With Debbie’s, I just let go and did what felt natural to me. I was more than happy with the results. Fit for a King (and his Queen):
I think they were happy too! 
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Gorgeous!! What beautiful pieces!
Michelle! I love these! They are beautiful. In a way, it’s fitting that both you and Wayne did them together. They are like bohemian and regal at the same time!!! Lovely! Anniversary Bracelets are a great idea!
Thank you my friends!