Monday Make: Glass Pebble Treasure Jar

Monday Make: This week's project

What does a girl do with a bag full of glass pebbles from the pound shop and a jam jar?
Why, superglue said pebbles to said jar of course.



I used superglue and worked slowly to give it a chance to dry before turning it, as they tended to slip. When I was done, I wrapped the whole thing really tightly in clingfilm to ensure all the pebbles dried in the correct place.

It looks so pretty with a candle in but lighting candles is not something I generally do (for fear of forgetting about them), so I needed to come up with a different use.
Et voila! New incense jar! I put sand in the bottom so that I could reach it safely and to diffuse/insulate the heat. Sand and incense is just something I've always done, I don't know if scientifically it's a good idea but it definitely means the bottom of the jar never gets hot.

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Hand Crafted Bracelet

I just had to tell you about my new bracelet.

A friend of mine, Sarah, runs a jewellery making business from home, in her spare time. All the things she makes are beautiful and delicate, just like her. It's funny isn't it how everyone we do reflects us so truly. I have another friend who makes jewellery and her pieces are so different, they are much bolder, brighter & bigger, statement pieces, just like her. I love Sarah's jewellery, they are all very easy to wear on a daily basis, and she's very open to commissions, which is what this bracelet is. She let me have a good old root through her charm box so I could choose the ones that mean the most to me. And in a few days she'd rustled up this beauty. I paid £8, she wanted less, but too much work has gone into this for mates rates, and I think we should look after our cottage industries.
Please do check out her website, she really is fabulous and affordable.
www.indijewellery.co.uk
www.facebook.com/IndiJewellery 

Thought I should add the reasons behind my choice in charms.
Strawberry - obvious if you've read the 1st blog entry.
C - my initial.
Leaf - I love the outdoors & plants. A lot of my childhood was spent camping in fields playing on rope swings.
Cocktail glass - I like the occasional drinkypoos.
Wing - I love animals, in particular I love birds and I'm completely intriged by bird flight.
Bird house - I'm a very homely loving girl, I enjoy my creature comforts and the quaint things in life.
Flower - who doesn't love flowers?
Key - I have a memory, incomplete but strong of a pair of school shoes I had when I was small, which had a key in the sole. Since then, I have always loved keys, the old deadlock type, just like this one.