Rainbow stripe jellyroll caneOriginally uploaded by Cara Jane Contemporary JewelleryI’m off to an 1980’s nightclub with the girls at the weekend so I have been feeling rather retro. Time to go all rainbow! I have a few special projects in mind, I’ll share them with you soon

I would like to wish all my friends amd fellow polymer clay addicts a very Happy New Year!May 2011 be filled with health, creativity and happiness.We have had a lovely family Christmas and fun with friends for the New Years celebrations. I am looking forward to finally having some time to play with all the jewellery ideas that are roaming loose in my head in the coming weeks. I will off course share what I am up to with you.Here’s one of...

I did a little experiment today to see how the colours looked with these ‘Natalia’ beads. The top row has green inside the second row has turquoise inside and the bottom row is the 2 beads alternatively stung so 1 green inside, 1 turquoise inside etc.I thought there would be more visiual difference between the 3 different colourways. They are different but on first glance it’s not apparent as it’s the overall colours you...

Here’s a pendant I made with some scraps from another project. I was rather taken with it, the little crystal dangles in just the right shade of purple (took the pendant to the shop to buy them!). It was sanded to a beautiful high gloss and felt wonderful. Needless to say about the 3rd person to see it bought it!

I made these a while back as a house warming present for a friend. I am busy making some jewellery for a sale on the 15th so will try and share some more of my experimenting after that when I have time. The white flower cane has green packing which works well for covering objects. It’s made from Fimo soft so doesn’t polish up as shiny as the Kato.

I am so excited I have sold my first piece of jewellery! I gave some bits to my mum to try and sell for me at charity coffee morning and sale she is having on the 24th September. I hadn’t given her prices cause I was still struggling with those, I felt that what I wanted to charge might be too much. Well a friend of hers came round and wanted to buy 3 of my necklaces (I only sent about 6!). Mum called me but I was on a train and there was...