Dilettantism part four - wirework

So far I've told you about bead embroidery, chain maille and lampwork. That leaves either seed bead weaving or wirework for my fourth (and last) beady activity of last weekend - and in this case, wirework won. I needed a new set of jewellery to go with an evening dress, and came up with a pendant and earrings set

The dress I wore for the party Dan and I had to celebrate our wedding was, in my best sod-the-tradition fashion, pillar-box red. At the time, I wore it with a pearl choker and cuff set belonging to my mother, and that looked great. Possibly not as great as the AMAZING brownie wedding cake which our fantastic friend Sarah made for us, but then I think that most things would struggle to look as good as that cake (excuse me while I drift off into a sugar-induced reverie...)

However, so that I can wear the dress again without having to tape it to my tits using wig tape (seriously!), I am having it remade. The new version has halter-neck which is slit all the way down to the lace, and is much more fitted through the skirt. The new neckline means that the pearl choker is right out, so I had to come up with something else. To save money I decided to upcycle my beaded wedding bouquet (check out Rachel Murgatroyd's site for similar ideas). After much playing around with cheap silver-plated wire, I made up the final jewellery set in sterling silver with red and clear crystals and pearls:

I'm rather chuffed with that - but I have to wait until the dress fitting tomorrow to find out it it's actually fit for purpose!