Bridal Bracelet

Hi ♥

Meant to post this last night but got so tired I couldn't manage to stay awake any longer =P

Recently I've been reading ALOT of people's blogs and going through people's older posts aswell! I was watching some of Jen's (frmheadtotoe) videos and her bridal make-up one inspired me to do bridal piece. If you don't know about Jen's blog then you absolutely must go check it out! To match the theme that Jen was discussing I aimed to make a modern, elegant and simple yet timeless piece!

Watch her video here

Everyone knows the typical saying for a wedding attire ~ Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue! I aimed to get as much of this as possible incorporated into the piece but I couldn't do the borrowed so I changed it to old, new, shiny, blue =P

As you might have guessed I've had a recent love for pearls and they go well with anything and are most certainly timeless so I had to include them ~ something old; check. Something shiny was easy as the Swarovski crystals can't be beaten for their sparkling and light reflecting qualities =) (this pic is a lil blurry at the front but you can see how shiny they are in the other pics!)

The ribbon adds a nice touch to this piece as it make it unique and also makes the bracelet more versatile. The piece is quite classy and I think that the blue ribbon makes it slightly more relaxed feeling without taking away from the elegance of the piece. Also, it's our something blue! The bracelet itself counted for the something new on my list so our whole checklist is complete!

The piece is assembled on tiger's tail. The white pearls are accompanied by a lovely mini toggle clasp attached with a small amount of chain. I find that the beauty of the organza ribbon is that it allows you to adjust the bracelet to suit your own style as there are so many ways to tie it or decorate the bracelet with the blue ribbon! Here are just a few of the ways I tested out aside from a simple, delicate knot =)

This is my favourite way I think, I just wrapped the blue ribbon around the pearls.

This idea was done kinda hastily so the picture doesn't do much justice, sorry! What I did here was wrapped the ribbon around the toggle clasp so it was hidden. If I had pulled it tighter it would have looked much nicer as it would be a row of pearls and crystals leading to a slim ribbon twist at the back.

Here's a lil look at the front of the piece on. If you look closely you can see how shiny the Swarovski crystals are here ^.^

(Remember you can always click the pics to enlarge!)

I just want to add in a HUGE thanks to everyone who follows me here on blogger or on twitter (or both!!) Every person I've met has been so sweet and amazingly encouraging! I could never have hoped for a better response and welcome and I am truly grateful to each and everyone one of you! <3

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend and has a great week ahead of them! ^.^

Random Info =)

I'm back from my weekend away. Had a nice relaxing trip up to see my boyfriend in his new place =) It was a really fun weekend! Went to a craft fair and did a lil shopping and visited his workplace and got to see a lot of the area! Loved it! And for once there was decent weather for most of the weekend ^.^ Oh and I tried some yummy foods for the first time! Macaroons and savoury crepes! Delicious =D

I also picked up a few new findings and bits while I was away so I'm spending today relaxing watching shows and making some new jewellery pieces! I <3 the one I made already so I'll have to show you it soon! =)

I know I said before that I hoped to sell pieces come summertime but it's not looking like that will happen straight away! I do hope to sell a few pieces here and there later in the summer but I don't think it would be a huge amount and not for awhile yet. I'm looking into getting a paypal account atm (ya I don't have one XP I normally use my brother's to buy things) and I've never sold anything online before so I wana get my head around everything before I even consider selling things! Hope this doesn't disappoint anyone! I still aim to do a giveaway around the 100 followers mark though, whenever that may be =D

Right now I'm enjoying blogging and getting to know everyone! I've met some lovely people here and I hope to get to know them even more =D I am going to try blog more regularly though, I know mine are a lil all over the place atm and I thank everyone for sticking by me and reading my blog still. It means a lot to me and I love hearing from you! <3

Not really a point to this blog, just a lil ramble he he! So I suppose I could share a few things about me while I'm at it because I don't want my blog to be impersonal. I really love getting to know people so it's only fair ye know about me too =)

1) I <3 teddies! I have WAY too many though =P

2) I use exclamation marks and smiley's far too much!!!!!!! but they make everything happy so I always use them! =D

3) My name is Maeve Rachel =) I chose to use Rae for my blog just because I felt the name suited my jewellery more. It's kind of a personal thing but I'm indifferent as to which people call me! My friends at home call me Maeve as it is my first name. I will prob stick with using Rachel here just to prevent confusion =P

4) I'm a bit of a nerd. Well..maybe more than a bit. My bf is a comp sci student so he's defo an influence there! I'm one of those rare girl gamers =) I have a PS2, N64 and have been considering getting an xbox for ages (my bf has one and I use his ALL the time) and yesterdays announcement at e3 that a new xbox will be released has got me sold! I'll be getting one as soon as they hit stores here in Ireland =D My fav game atm is COD: Modern Warfare 2 but Left 4 Dead is defo one of my all time favourites!

5) Erm.. I'm not sure what else to say =P If anyone has any q's I'm more than happy to answer them! I will ALWAYS reply to comment right here on my blog =) And I love getting to know new people so if anyone ever wants to drop me an email I'd love to hear from them! ( email: preciousxing@gmail.com ) <3

Hope everyone is having a great week! =)

Royal Pearl

Exams are finally over and that means I had time to make some new pieces! YAY! =)

This piece is a two-layered bracelet made with alternating sized white faux pearls. Composed on tiger's tail and finished off with a simple lobster clasp.

I love the crown charm on this piece, I bought a few of them awhile back but haven't really used them in pieces yet and I think they are really nice =) I think it gives the piece a royal feeling, hence the name. It adds a hime element to it!

Here's a pic of it on! I promised to start taking more pics of my pieces actually on =)

Hope you like it! Please let me know what you think! Hope everyone is having a great weekend <3