In amongst all the madness that is currently my life, I have managed to actually make something – *gasp*!

I am currently packing up to move, and my husband Nick and I have bought a van. We’re going to convert it to a camper and go travelling around Oz for a while!

So, my posts here will be few and far between over the coming months

Anyways, more on that later; back to the shiny things.

I got a parcel of Cubic Zirconia beads the other day, and decided to go minimalist with them. Since I’m going to be travelling, I’d like to be able to have a versatile array of jewellery without too much bulk.

I decided to wrap the beads in a simple anti-tarnish silver to add a loop to the top so I can slip them on and off of  a chain – or even onto silver earrings in pairs!

Here are some that I’ve made…

I kinda like the thought of being able to wear just one, or a bunch of different gems and charms all at once!

Of course, you can slip pairs of gems onto earrings or earwires as well, just like this…

I made sure to make myself a pair of spiral earrings to take with me on my travels – I’ve somehow lost my original pair!

I got these from Artbeads – from their Cubic Zirconia beads section. I think my faves are the amethyst ones above.

Hope everyone’s Christmas prep is going well (in this house it’s all “Christmas, what’s that??”).

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Well, a few weeks ago I was asked by Artbeads.com if I would be willing to be a product reviewer for them – and I very happily accepted.

When I went to choose what I wanted to review, I was quite blown away by the range of products that there were to choose from – and two in particular caught my eye.

I had no idea that Artbeads also sold gorgeous sterling silver pendants as components to use in your jewellery – and being the sterling buff that I am, I chose two of those to review.

These are part of the Limited Edition Pendant range at Artbeads.

The first is a gorgeous Mother-of-Pearl Pendant, which I have threaded onto a sterling silver snake chain. The pendant shimmers beautifully!

The second is a beautiful sterling silver and amethyst pendant – I love how the gemstones catch the light.

I was really impressed by the quality of these pendants. The amythest pendant has a few small imperfections, but nothing that really takes away from the overall design.

So, what am I going to do with these lovely pendants? Well, I think I am going to keep the amethyst one for myself (or perhaps give it to a certain person who I know loves purple). However, the Mother-of-Pearl one is going off to one of my lovely blog readers!

Throughout August, I’m going to be running a subscriber giveaway! Anyone who signs up to the blog during August and leaves a comment on this post is in the running to win!

For those lovely people who already subscribe or follow the blog – I haven’t forgotten about you, either!

If you can manage to convince a friend to subscribe to Epheriell Designs, just leave a comment here naming them, and you, too, will go into the draw to win!

So – good luck – I had over 80 entries in last month’s giveaway, so thank you to all of you who signed up and commented last month!

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