Away In Western Australia

Hi all
I didn't have time to say much before we left but we are on holidays in Western Australia with my Mum and Grants Mum.We are currently at Broome one street back from the gorgeous Cable Beach.I shall show you some pics when we get back Sat or Sunday coming.The weather has been gorgeous and it was great to see the Bungle Bungle's,Tunnel Creek,desert towns and other spots again.I have seen Geikie Gorge,Winjana Gorge and other places for the first time and this is my first time to Broome.Traveling with older ladies has been slow at times but we are getting there.Tomorrow is a camel ride on Cable Beach and sight seeing at Broome and then the next day hope to get to Cape Laveque(?sp).
On a bummer note I accidentally deleted over a hundred comments here GGGrrr as the internet cafe here signed me in a diff way....never mind....I know you know I am here and you know I love getting your comments.Hope all is well with everyone and I hope to get creating soon when I am back home.
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Annette In Oz

Collections houses

These are the houses Annette built LOL.Last year I had a purple faze but it was all because I needed to make an Aubergine house for a group submission to Somerset Studio for the Artyoz group.I got the first house colour wrong by thinking of Aubergine as a Regal colour rather then an eggplant colour so I ended up with two houses.

We used Collections chipboard houses and I used Opals embossing enamels on material as my roof and walls.

All the doors and windows open with hinges to reveal images underneath....eg the window to past hopes and dreams and the window to by gone innocence
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and the kiss behind the door

and dance like nobody can see.

The house was accepted and did appear in SS but not sure when that was LOL.Some new mail also came this week in the form of my Leonardo collaborative paper bag book swap return pages.I'll try to get the book made and scan the photos soon between family dramas!!!.My gorgeous 20 yr old Carlia had her NEW Barina rear ended by a 4wheel drive today...poor kid...she is Ok, a bit sore but her car is a right off.

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Annette In Oz

Varifying Things LOL

Sorry folks I have had to put a verification thing on comments due to spam.If you are not a creative person then you are on the wrong blog!!!.Just an update my daughter is now out of hospital and on the mend yeha.Some more metal came for me on Friday....there is an arty thing brewing in my head....when will I set it free and play???.Hopefully in a day or so.Thankyou all for your comments and encouragement about my jewelry attempts and art...I'm learning as I go and stumble in the dark alot.I really need some of the right tools for jewelry like circle punches and mandrels etc.It would be great to make cuffs and stuff using friends loved ones for presents.I also want to try making other animal themed ones too.AAAhhh too many wants and now I am back at work, time is evading me :o).
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Annette In Oz

Two Simple Etched Necklaces

Good health is evading me and mine at the moment.I'm on my days off and have come down sick with a sinus infection and exacerbation of my asthma...oh well means I am staying in and in between the fog descending in my head I shall clean the house and create...or just create LOL.My beautiful older daughter Carlia(20yrs old) is in the local hospital at the moment and I feel bad I wont be able to go in and see her today...they are still not sure what is happening with her and have just done some tests...maybe gall bladder, kidney...I hope not as she only has one due to a birth defect or her appendix.It's awful not knowing what is happening but as a nurse I know she is in the best place to get it sorted out.
Anywho here are 2 simple etched necklaces.This one has a square bezel and ice resin trapped copy of a famous painting in the bezel.It's a bit hard to see but under the old chandelier glass it says "time" so Take time to smell the flowers...

and closer

The second one has a Collection's vintage image covered in ice resin inside a rusty old ring I found in the gold fields up here.

and closer

The weather up here has gone bonkers and last night was hot...I even have the air con today...very odd indeed.Come back "Dry" season...I like cool nights!!!

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Annette In Oz

Etched and Woven Nest Set

My time off is fast running out and I thought I wouldn't get to my nest set today as we have had computer trouble and I spent most of the day trying to sort it out. It's of course working now but maybe not tomorrow. Anyway I made my nest set again after dinner and here they are below. When I get some more sterling silver wire I'll make some ear-rings to go with them.

There is a nest necklace complete with one of Jen's caste pewter branches at the top. The light reflected off the dictionary word but it says "soar".

Nest ring from front

and side.

An etched brass cuff with a large nest and large eggs and some soft feathers. The large wings were gently bent to wrap around the contours of the cuff.

Cuff from one side

and the other.

Only 2 days of freedom left before its back to work for me but above my desks now hangs 6 new necklaces, four shimmery cuffs and 1 ring. Wonder how long they will stay there before my girls snaffle them as presents for their friends...but this time I'll ask for some money for them LOL. A gal needs money for more supplies you know LOL.

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Annette In Oz

Lost In the Music...Ice Resin Bezel

One more for today. I love this vintage dancer and have used her on many projects.....she looks lost in the music and dance. Into the bezel she went, filled it in with ice resin and backed it with some vintage music sheet. The little glass vile above her head was from Jen Crossley and had a minute rock sample in an inner capsule. On the outside it has "fitrite" on it. I rolled some of the old music sheet and put it in the capsule and filled that with ice resin.Then I filled the vial and pushed the capsule back in and corked it. I made a small hole in the cork to make sure it would still set.

I had some trouble working out how to attach it all as I don't have items to drill into the glass vial and there was no bevel on the vial to stop the wire falling off one end of it. Anywho there it is....lost in the music and me lost at my desk LOL.
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Annette In Oz

An Ice Resin Necklace

AAArrggg this flu isn't nice at all...at least its given me some time to get creative, though not the best way to spend your much awaited week off work being sick. I've been meaning to make another leaf form necklace for ages and finally got it finished this am. The two vintage children images are embedded in place with ice resin. The old dictionary parts also have ice resin on them...love the way it goes see thru and brownish when you ice resin old papers...the dictionary part in the body is for the word "lively" and in the arms it says "bright" and "things". Which really describes the person this is for. I used hammered annealed wire for the leaf parts.

It's for a friend in Melbourne who liked my original one when I was down there in March at the Creative Soul Retreat. Hope she likes it...if not she can send it back LOL. Onto some nests today and another vintage looking necklace to go with my copper cuff. Now what to do with all this jewellery LOL. Thanks to everyone for your encouraging comments too and well wishes :o).
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Annette In Oz