After a glorious Summer, with hot sunshine continuing well into September, we're only just beginning to feel the chill of Autumn. Although I dread the return of dark mornings and even darker nights as the evenings draw in, I do love the Autumn for the creative inspiration it provides.As you know, I love using copper in my jewellery designs and what better time of year than autumn to create some new autumn inspired pieces!
Leaves feature heavily in my jewellery designs, my favourites being my eco silver leaf range. I've recently been experimenting with a product called Copper Clay. It's handled in the same way as
Silver Clay, when fired in a kiln, you're left with a product that's pure copper. Copper Clay produces a more organic, grainy texture than jewellery made with sheet copper. Pictured below are some examples.
My favourite autumn inspired piece of jewellery has to be these cute copper pumpkin stud earrings, fully handmade from sheet copper and perfect for Halloween!You can take a look at all my copper jewellery by visiting my