Camali Design Jewellery Blog

Finally, here they are! I have promised pictures of these vibrant blue summery brangle bracelets for a while and here they are:

Handmade using sterling silver, Greek silver beads and awsome glass by Isabelle Anderson, these are set to be a hit now the summer is finally showing some promise of arriving soon. I always get a lot of attention for this style of bangle and with these gorgeous colours who can resist them?! They are both available in my online jewellery shop on the bracelet page and there is only one of each, so get in quick if you want one of these. I will be making more and they will be very similar but never exactly the same, the beauty of handmade and artisan produced materials.

I have been making so called brangle bracelet for a while, previously using beach pebbles and handcast silver beads. These proved to be very popular and so I have now made a new design of these using pebbles and Greek silver beads instead. I also have recently aquired some absolutely stunning handmade glass tumblestone beads from extremely talented Welsh glass artist Isabelle Anderson, so I thought I’d show you 2 of these new ones.

Firstly though, here is the Cornish pebbles brangle bracelet which is made using very thick silver wire for the base and the swan clasp. I have drilled pebbles and combined these with handmade silver coil and Greek silver spacer beads. These Greek beads are also a new addition to me. They are actually high fired terracotta dipped in pure copper and then fine silver which means they are coated in a very thick layer of fine silver. They take patina really well as well so that’s a bonus as I use that in all my jewellery.

Now for the new exciting ones! These two are made using handmade glass tumble beads in aqua blue shades. They were combined with Greek silver spacers and silver coil and made on the same thick silver frames and swan clasps. The beads are absolutely stunning, gorgeous detail and vibrant colour. They are perfect for summer

The first one is called Aqua Pebble Brangle Bracelet:

Next up is the Azur Pebble Brangle Bracelet:

They are both available to buy in my online shop, but they are one of a kinds, so you need to get in there quick if you fancy one.

I am also going to make more of these in cobalt and indigo blue and greys/purples, so keep looking back! Until next time…

Just thought I’d share a couple of pairs of earrings I made recently. They are very representative of the kind of work I do now, I am really into using silver sheet in my designs. I also love texturing, so stamping and dapping feature strongly in many new pieces. I still use my passion for gemstones by combining the two in almost all designs.

The first one is a pair of earrings that I made to match my Garnet Tab pendant necklace, and so I called these Garnet Tab as well. These earrings feature a thick hand cut silver tab that has been slightly domed and oxidised, together with rondelles of flashy labradorites and beautiful high quality deep red garnet nugget. The garnet is from a new supplier I found recently and are of a truly stunning quality (AAA).

The second pair of earrings are called Moon Flash after the pendant that they match. Again a hand cut rectangle of silver sheet has been stamped with my “grunge” stamp (my favourite!) and oxidised for character. A next to perfect Champagne Citrine was wire wrapped to the bottom and the earrings are hung on ball and post style earrings. I love the contrast of the perfectly clear and richly coloured citrine briolette and the industrial looking silver.

Unfortunately both of these earrings are now sold, but can be requested again as can most of my designs. I usually do something that isn’t exactly the same so that every piece is different.

The last piece I wanted to show you today is a new bracelet I made the other week. It’s an all silver piece, which is a little unusual for me, as I don’t do many of those. I like gemstones too much! Anyway, I have used large ovals of sterling sheet that I hand stamped with my “grunge” stamp and then domed slightly to make them lie snugly around the wrist. The ovals were then assembled together using oval silver jump rings. The clasp is also a first for me, it’s magnetic! I have never used these, wasn’t sure it they were going to be strong enough, but I am now confident that these are. They are oval and quite chunky and matches the silver ovals perfectly. This bracelet is very comfortable to wear with it’s slightly domed ovals and looks brilliant on. This bracelet is still available to buy in my online shop.

I just thought I’d share a commission I did a while back. It was for a wedding set at beautiful Prideaux Place near Padstow in Cornwall, here in the UK. The bride wore a stunningly beautiful dress made of multiple layers of organza where the gorgeously draped skirt was decorated with hand embroidered starfish along one side of the dress. This was complemented by a matching hand dyed silk bag, also embroidered with a starfish motif. The bridesmaids wore fantastic sea blue dresses and matching silk bags and flip-flops!

My task was to produce jewellery that would complement their outfits and the coastal theme of the wedding. The bride wanted a bracelet and earrings so for the bracelet we chose white freshwater pearls and crystal clear quartz combined with starfish shaped Hill Tribe silver beads. To go with this I also made some subtle cascading earrings from tiny white freshwater pearls, so as not to overpower with jewellery. The bride wore no necklace which made sure that nothing competed with her and the simple but stunning dress. The bracelet and earrings allowed her to still wear some elegant and luxurious jewellery.

For the bridesmaids I made similar bracelets in amazonite and teal coloured freshwater pearls combined with Hill Tribe silver sea shell shaped beads. The fabric sample got lost in the post but luckily the colours matched the dresses perfectly!

This was such a fun one to do, with pretty much free reign for me as a designer, since the bride trusted me completely to deliver the goods. She was very happy with the jewellery and the wedding went well too!

I made a few new summery bracelets the other day that I thought I’d share with you all. I am loving aquamarine at the moment, in fact any blue shades! And greens of course! Thought I’d make a few more summery pieces before starting to plan out the autumn pieces. Enjoy!

“Aqua Barrel” is made using some gorgeous barrel shaped aquamarine I found recently. I love the subtle blue-green colour of it and I have set it off with Hill Tribe silver and a sterling lobster clasp.

“Sable and Aqua” has a lovely combination of powder blue aquamarine and elegant smokey quartz. Again I have added Hill Tribe silver to complete the bracelet which closes with a lobster clasp and is extendable with a patterned chain.

“Sophisticated” uses beautiful clear pale blue aquamarine together with stylish faceted coins of smokey quartz. Little silver beads adds to the mix. Closed with a lobster and extendable.

And now for some greens… “Graphic Garnet” features a large tablet style silver bead from Thailand surrounded by one of my favourite stones- Grossular Garnet. Beautiful green hues in pretty faceted rectangles. Plus some tiny silver beads and of course an extension chain and lobster clasp.

Next up is a fun summer bracelet with Amazonite, Prehnite and various silver beads. The “Summer Green” bracelet features hand made”eye” beads fromThailand, closes with a lobster and is extendable.

And finally one with labradorite, would be rude not to! (it’s my all time favourite stone…) The “Labradorite Rose” is made from flashy labradorites and tiny silver beads surrounding a gorgeous Thai silver focal bead. The labradorites are complemented by a single rose quartz briolette on the extension chain. A new favourite!

As always, these are all available in my online jewellery shop where you can also find necklaces, pendants and earrings. Next time I will show you a bunch of summery earrings to go with these. Until then!