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For years, I’ve been collecting pebbles from Potato Point beach. They cluster on the bathroom windowsill and spill out of bowls on shelves in the living room. When I decided digital photos collected less dust, my pebbles began lurking in blog posts (https://morselsandscraps.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/beach-pebbles/)
I did not foresee an amazing pebble transformation that has taken place in the creative hands of my friend Ellie, who is a consummate beader. She saw the pebbles as dramatic centrepieces for her pendants and brooches. So far, four pebbles have been beaded into added beauty, and when I left her place the other day she had five more lined up as she cogitated a necklace.
If you love Ellie’s creations as much as I do you can find her work on instagram
http://instagram.com/beadyeyesaustralia
or on Facebook
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These are quite original. I can easily see myself wear the first one.
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I liked it for myself too. I like the asymmetry, and I’m a black person when I’m not a scorpionic lover of unsuitable brightnesses.
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Ellie is very talented but as someone who is not a jewellery person, I’ll stick with the pebbles on the window-sill if that’s OK.
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Dust and all??
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Oh, no, I am a whizz with a duster 🙂
Actually most of my collection of stones, pebbles, shells end up decorating my pots! Which reminds me that I have a few still in the car from Dorset. Stones that is. Not pots.
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Those pebbles are beautiful Meg, but when Ellie adds her creative spark to them they are now stunning works of art.
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Delighted by my Warsaw gifts this visit. Just bought a boomerang from an Aboriginal elder – I love giving gifts when I know the maker.
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I wondered if they would be gifts, they will be really appreciated
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The second one (pink and blue) I commissioned for my daughter’s mother-in-law.
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She will love it.
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BTW I have just seen on the TV news Broken Hill has just been made Australia’s first heritage city.
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How absolutely gorgeous and creative. Absolutely inspiring. I must take another look at my collection of stones…
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I await transformations!
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Meg, Happy pebbling! Happy Potatoes pebbly Point to such wondrous artefacts! Bon Voyages. xx Prue
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A triumphant comment! Thanks for travel wishes too.
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Ellie’s work is stunning Meg, I used to make bead jewellery but wouldn’t have the patience for those tiny seed beads!
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She was beading for twelve hours a day when she first started – which was only last July, I think
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Just the kind of thing my daughter would do, Meg! 🙂 (and has, with shells!) Is this your ‘last sleep’? Safe journey, hon 🙂
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Tonight at my son’s place, and the next sleep (notice I don’t say the next night) in Warsaw. Whoopee!
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