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"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness"


Here are a couple of the first necklaces I've made. I've gone for a "patchwork" effect on the chains, something which I intend to make a feature of all the forthcoming collections one way or another. A glance through the marvellous website Etsy suggests that romantic names for each design are smiled upon, so I've named these Sparkle (for obvious reasons) and Autumn (as an homage to the Keats poem).

I'm going to be setting up my Etsy shop sometime later today, and adding to it as I get the proper photographs through.

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