Something A Little Bit Different

Predominately the items that I currently create are centred around charms and macrame jewellery. So I thought I would add something a little bit different in to my Etsy store….

Purple Velvet Swarovski Crystal Bottle Pendant

Padparadscha Swarovski Crystal Bottle Pendant

Sunflower Swarovski Crystal Bottle Pendant

White Opal Swarovski Crystal Bottle Pendant

There are also a number of other Swarovski crystal colours available within the bottle necklaces section.

Macramé Bracelets

I’ve really been enjoying learning how to make macramé items, and I’ve now moved on to making macramé bracelets. I’ve got plenty of other ideas of things I’d like to try, but I’d thought I would post what I’ve created so far. I’ve made a number of items, both in a single cord colour and also in two cord colours. I have found it gives the bracelet a completely different look and feel when you add more than one cord colour.

First up, are the spiral bracelets that are created by using half a square knot, which creates the spiral effect. In this case I made the spiral go in the same direction throughout the entire bracelet, although it is possible to create sections spiralling in one direction and then the other.

Black & White Macrame Spiral Bracelet

Blue Macrame Spiral Bracelet

Next up, are the bracelets where I used the square knot in an alternating manner to create this pretty dainty pattern. The green and pink bracelets were a custom order.

Lilac & Purple Macrame Alternating Square Knot Bracelet

Pink Macrame Alternating Square Knot Bracelet

Green Macrame Alternating Square Knot Bracelet

Black Macrame Alternating Square Knot Bracelet

Lastly, I’ve created a number of items using the square knot, either by itself or with other components like rings and beads to create different looks.

Red & Black Macrame Square Knot Friendship Bracelet

Purple & Pink Macrame Square Knot Friendship Bracelet

Navy Blue & White Macrame Bracelet with Oval Silver Plated Ring

Grey Macrame Bracelet with Oval Silver Plated Ring

Red Macrame Bracelet with Black Acrylic Pearl Beads

Black Macrame Bracelet with Purple Acrylic Pearl Beads

I have other ideas I’d like to try, one of which is to create a more personalised macrame bracelet utilising letter beads. Plus, I’d also like to try out different macrame knots to create some more intricate patterns, particularly making use of several colours at once as I really like the look that can be created, as I find it really emphasises the patterns created by the knots.

Purple Wyvern Jewels On The High Street!

As of last Saturday, Purple Wyvern Jewels can be found on the high street. A selection of my jewellery and bookmark items can be found in the Community Pop Up Shop located in the High Chelmer Shopping Centre in Chelmsford, UK.

The Community Pop Up Shop, makes use of an empty retail shop whilst raising money for charity and giving local artists and crafts people an opportunity to show off their items to a wider audience. The Community Pop Up Shop was originally open back in March, and had expected to be only open for two weeks due to lease reasons, but ended up running for eight weeks, before having to close. It’s now back again in a slightly different location within the High Chelmer Shopping Centre and this time I’ve taken the opportunity to showcase some of my creations there. (I don’t have any photos of the shop to share, as I forgot to take my camera with me, so will hopefully add a picture or two when I next pop by the shop.)

Included amongst my jewellery items, are some children’s bracelets that aren’t currently available elsewhere. My little boy, has been asking for some time now for me to make some jewellery for him, which I finally got around to a little while ago. The elastic bracelet I made for him, is made from plastic beads in white, with teal and a splash of orange and yellow being in sparkly glittery colours. Here’s my little boy even being a willing model for me:

Tuesday Treasury – Canada

Every week my little boy’s preschool does a different theme. Recently their overall theme has been countries and this week they were covering Canada and USA. Given that it was Canada Day on the 1st, I thought I’d do a red and white theme of items consisting of Etsy sellers from Canada.

‘Red & White, Eh?’ by purplewyvernjewels

Treasury Feature

My new Pink Magnetic Hematite Bracelet was featured in two beautiful treasuries yesterday.

‘Soft Spoken…’ by Jonathan Sawyer from SawyerCeramics

‘Magnetic Journey’ by Gerda from koekoek

Tuesday Treasury – Summer White

Rain, sun, rain, sun, rain, sun… It’s been a typical British summer, so I’ve created a couple of treasuries that are perfect summer colours.

‘The Soft Touch Of Summer’ by purplewyvernjewels

‘White Elegance’ by purplewyvernjewels

Treasury Feature

My Blue Quartz Point Sterling Silver Pendant was featured in this lovely treasury shortly after I listed it on Etsy for sale.

‘The Creative Life 004’ by Tracy Roul from CastAwayCollection

My Black Crystal Bridal Sterling Silver Necklace was featured in this lovely treasury.

‘Lovely Lace’ by oenopia from oenopia

New Jewellery Items In Store & Next Event

In preparing for the Pamper Party Event that I attended at the end of last month, I made quite a number of new jewellery items. Unfortunately, the event was a lot quieter than hoped, and therefore only a small amount of people attended. So now I have lots of extra items to list in my Purple Wyvern Jewels shop. I have managed to photograph some of them and have been listing a few of them.

Pendants

Green Agate Pendant in Sterling Silver

I brought the green agate gemstone in this Green Agate Pendant in Sterling Silver from a fellow Etsy seller. I purchased two of these tear drop shaped agate stones. I was looking for something to turn in to a birthday present for my Mother-In-Law and whilst emerald is the modern birthstone for May, agate along with emerald is a traditional birthstone for May. Agate is also the birthstone for the Zodiac sign Gemini (21 May – 21 Jun). So I chose this agate stone due to it’s lovely green colour, as unfortunately emerald would have been too expensive for me to use for the present. One of these was given away as a gift and the other is currently available for purchase in my shop.

I have two more new pendants listed for sale in my shop, with a couple more yet to be photographed and listed. The first pendant features a dyed purplish red crazy lace agate gemstone. Although, this particular stone doens’t really have any purple tones to it, it has more of a red colouring with some white tones to it. The second pendant features a fire agate gemstone, which has tones of white, ivory, peach and orange to it, along with an unusual crackled pattern.

Red Crazy Lace Agate Pendant in Sterling Silver

Fire Agate Pendant in Sterling Silver

Bracelets

I have three new bracelets listed in my shop, with one more that I need to list. The first bracelet features small green agate tear drop shaped gemstones, that coordinate with my Green Agate Waterfall Necklace in Sterling Silver and Green Agate Wire Wrap Sterling Silver Earrings. The second bracelet features regtangular faceted amethyst gemstones with sterling silver beads, that coordinate with my Amethyst Wire Wrapped Sterling Silver Necklace. The last bracelet is a unisex wrap bracelet that features tiger coco beads.

Green Agate Bracelet in Sterling Silver

Amethyst Sterling Silver Bracelet

Unisex Wrap Bracelet in Sterling Silver

Next Selling Event

I’ve been looking around for other local events to sell my jewellery at, and I’ve found a couple that are very local and happen on a regular/semi-regular basis, but unfortunately they are booked out at the moment. Hopefully spaces will become available for those at some point. In the meantime, I’ve found an Indoor Market over in Maldon, Essex that happens the first Saturday of each from 9am – 2.30pm. So on the 2nd July I will be there selling my wares.

Tuesday Treasury – Sumptuous Browns, Black & White

This week, I’ve chosen to go with some classic colours. Wonderful sumptuous browns and the classic black and white combination.

‘Sumptuous Browns’ by purplewyvernjewels

Camera Miniature books … fullmoonn $5.50	Baby Boy Hat, Newborn B… EcoStreet $25.00	Leather Journal Handmad… JackdawBoutiqu… $15.00	Fall Home – Velvet Crea… MyDreamHome $18.00
Woodland Flower Crown, … deLoop $55.00	Mineral Eyeliner brown … ColorfulDesign… $4.99	Red Poppies on Chocolat… Artsolutely $229.90	iPhone Leather Wallet R… EightSeasons $58.00
Dark Brown Slouchy Card… MoonHalo $89.00	Vintage Inspired Rosett… Hazelmoonfly $9.95	Brown Leather, elastica… ZahirasBoudoir $125.00	70% Cocoa Brown Leather… MagpieAccessor… $129.00
Brown polka dots Ribbon… katrinshine $4.00	Brown Leather Cuff for … aosLeather $24.50	Cashew Blonde Raw Choco… RawChocolate $3.00	cotton jacket coat dark… FM908 $89.00

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‘Black & White’ by purplewyvernjewels

Black and White art, A… handz $19.00	Black and white swirl w… VictoryBags $20.00	Wedding bouquet, Shabby… Innstyches $95.00	Eerie Trees /Black Whit… latenightdrawi… $22.00
Mini Top Hat – Black an… TwoBackFlats $100.00	Baby Birth Announcement… JavaJaneDesign… $39.00	Black and White draped … 8fantasie8 $50.00	Pearl Wire Wrapped Neck… PoleStar $35.00
Modern Decor Black and … Tessyla $65.00	Pearl Necklace, Bridal … zafirenia $63.00	Jewelry Holder and Key … ElegantQuirk $12.50	Photography – Black art… sparksoffire $40.00
Dog ID Tag in Black and… BeaCrafty $8.95	black white and grey pi… LittleJoobieBo… $12.90	Ceramic Owl Black and W… sewZinski $35.00	Animal Print Ring Silve… gimmethatthing $9.25

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My Pink Crystal Necklace in Sterling Silver with Black Diamond Swarovski Crystal was featured in the treasury Palest of Pink and also Cherry Blossom Delights.

‘Palest of Pink’ by Loutul

Spring Blossom Tree – p… matthewbull $30.00	Pink beaded feminine ea… WelshDragonWar… $3.00	Pink Bridal Necklace, P… purplewyvernje… $37.00	Shabby chic, pink flor… HeartFeltGifts… $2.30
Pendant balet dance rom… parisjewelryai… $9.50	Pink Beaded Bracelet BeadiBits $12.00	childrens birthday card… LOVEHUGSKISSES $4.00	Pink Pearl Necklace – H… FeyTale $27.00
Crochet Baby Beanie Hat… ThisanThatBout… $18.00	Earrings- Handmade Poly… CreativeCabood… $15.00	Spaaahhhh Create your o… Cr8something $5.00	Beautiful Vintage Style… ALJoyeria $10.00
Set of 6 Note Cards wit… SwtTsCrafts $3.50	Triple Leather Wrap Bra… eastcoastjewel… $32.00	Pink & white Czech glas… EnchantedRoseP… $7.00	Picture frame 8×10 one … WhisperKissCre… $15.00

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‘Cherry Blossom Delights’ by NaturalBathingCo

Spring Cherry Blossoms … AldariJewelryD… $25.00	Spring Blossom Tree – p… matthewbull $30.00	Cherry Blossom Wedding … AvailCo $1800.00	Cherry Blossoms Shea Bu… EcoChicSoaps $6.50
Cherry Blossom Green Te… ButterBlossoms $11.50	Cherry Blossoms Letterp… chauhie $1440.00	Cherry Blossom Light – … jerseymaids $45.00	4 Purple Flower Wooden … MerryGoRoundUK $1.00
Cherry Blossom Coptic J… juliedyecraft $30.00	Frosted PINK Lucite Bea… BeadCoNet $2.85	Pink Bridal Necklace, P… purplewyvernje… $37.00	Flower Nail Art Japanes… saburkitty $40.00
Pink heart key chain WelshDragonWar… $2.50	Cherry Blossom Branch A… HapaGirls $32.00	Hand Dyed 3 Sakura (Che… AtelierKanawa $49.99	Spring bird mobile and … LullabyMobiles $85.00

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