New plated metal components

I’ve had a bit of a productive time of it just lately, and made a few bits and bobs with some new plated metals I just got my hands on - gold, silver, and the new favourite black!

I’ve been concentrating on using only crystal beads, as they are sparkly and simple. I’ve also been prioritising colour, matching the colours of beads to the types of metal. Colour is what I do best, I know what goes with what, what will compliment and enhance.

Sometimes I think I try put too much into the designs, as if more beads will make it better. But after doing some research into handmade trends lately - less is definitely more!

Anyhoo - here are some of the things I’ve come up with for starters:

I’ll put them onto Etsy when I get a minute to edit all the photos ;)