Market trading

Remember I told you I'd spent some of my ill gotten gains from the sale of socks on jewellery. I wasn't able to show you what I'd bought as the necklace was a bit short and Lesley of Silver Raindrops Jewellery, creator of these treasures, kindly offered to add a couple of beads for me. She delivered the finished article on Friday just before we left for Yorkshire and I am absolutely delighted, it fits perfectly. The large beads are pink turquoise the small ones onyx I also bought a couple of pairs of earrings, turquoise with amethyst chips and aventurine with Swarovski crystals, all on sterling silver.
And while she was here I asked Lesley to alter to this for me, I made it myself when I was working, its mainly rose quartz with some tiny pearls and what I think might be amethyst. My team was sent on an away day to problem solve and network and all that other psycho stuff with an activity thrown in which was jewellery making at a craft shop. What we did was grab as many stones and make as many pieces of jewellery as we could whilst chatting and drinking coffee. I made this too long so Lesley took a couple of inches off each side and reattached the fastener. She returned the necklace this week and now that it sits very nicely on me I shall get to wear it. I was a bit embarrassed that my work wasn't up to Lesley's high standard but she did say the stones were very nice and I'm sure she's not worried about any competition at future village markets.