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Agnes Rothney |
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I began making jewellery 16 hours a day due to having BPPV - I dabbled before in that last September I attended a class with my friend for her birthday and only made up pendants that I could paint on. However due to being off work for so long I asked my friend to give me some of her jewellery so I could put it together for her and that was it - off I went and started to do my own designs. I just love the wedding jewellery and what a lovely feeling to see the bride wearing something you have designed yourself , not to mention the bridesmaids and the mums!! I do a lot of bespoke jewellery where my local ladies bring a piece of material and off I go to source colours and a design to match their outfit. My hobby was painting but the jewellery is taking over so much so that I hardly paint at all. I go to classes at our local bead shop in Stockbridge or Haddington and find these most helpful - I remember 18 months ago when I would go in to the shop with my friend Sandra I would say to the girls in the shop I am not buying anything I don't do jewellery I paint! The girls in the shop keep reminding me of this!! I have gave up my work now due to the Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and make jewellery all day long - what a treat - I am now doing a class at the Linlithgow Arts Beads and Craft shop. I did a demonstration for the local WRI ladies and have another one coming up for the local Church ladies so I am not bored but busy and it is a lovely feeling with no stress just beads, pearls and crystals to play with all day!! Once I can drive again there will be no stopping me - I will go to every bead shop in the country and classes all over to feed my hunger for beading - thank goodness I found it!! |
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Note from me: Agnes hasn't been beading for very long but in just the last few months her jewellery has really come a long way. Well done Agnes . At the bottom of the page is one of Agnes's paintings I think it is incredible! |
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Autumn leaf - one I did at Joan Gordon's class |
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| Black Lace - swarovsky pearls and crystals |
Cabochon - 28 gauge wire and bits and bobs |
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| Herringbone |
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Netting stitch with 4mm beads on every second row |
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Hammered metal 14 gauge wire |
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Bird painted on a feather. |
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| Meet the other Designers | ||||
| April: Sarah Shea | ||||
| May: Sue Hawkins | ||||
| June: Avril Edwards | ||||
| July: Nikkie Mortimer | ||||
| August: Laura Hounam | ||||
| Sept: Mandy Boreham | ||||
| Oct: Rhi | ||||
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