This is a quick blog
on how I designed and made my new favourite shop
item.
A few years back I was
able to buy the most unique watch faces from a specialist
shop called JC’s until they stopped bringing them into South
Africa. The other
two other shops where I buy my watch faces do not carry unique items so I buy watch faces from them in bulk.
The owner of JC’s remembered me and
informed me that they will be importing unique watch faces again. YAY!
A few years ago I made two watches with large sun faces - the one sold immediately and the other one has been sitting on my
shelf for the past 3 years.
This is the
photograph of the one that sold!
I recently decided to
move to more up- market beads, so I pulled
apart the old watch to redesign it. I
knew I wanted something classy and made with fresh water pearls. I toyed with the
idea of pearls and crystals, but they didn’t look right. They were good but not great. Then I took my pearls and watch and strung
the pearls and I attached a pretty old fashioned clasp. It still didn’t look
right. The band looked too small and the pearls didn’t display nicely.
I pulled the watch
apart again and decided to go back to a style I know works and the watch looks
perfect! A lesson here to try,
try and try again until you get it right!
It is on strong elastic (tried and tested)!
With a diamante spacer to finish it off nicely. 3 beautiful strands of creamy white fresh water pearls. I love it. It is available on Etsy or
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