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This is a very quick post - running out to dinner with friends in 10 minutes.
I decided to wear my beautiful silk Stephanie Vandaros top. Check her out here - we found her at Mosman Markets and her designs are lovely. This top can be worn in a variety of ways and it feel gorgeous on.
But I felt like wearing something new from Six in a Row.
We have been working with a new design, which has been selling out at each event we have taken it to. It is a very long necklace made with our little "seed" beads in a range of delicious colour combinations. I made this charcoal and navy one to come out to dinner with me tonight. We haven't posted any photos of it until now, so we hope you like it.
Bon appetit!
Emma and Susannah
A little twist on our "Wearing Six" posts.
At our markets we like to change our beads through out the day to show our necklaces, bracelets and bangles in action. It is a little bit like channelling Diana Ross in concert, with more "wardrobe" changes than is completely necessary.
Here a series of photos we took at the recent Canberra Handmade Market in March.
We'll be back in Canberra for the Handmade Market on 9 and 10 June.
Emma and Susannah
Last week I remembered to take a few photographs of how we have been wearing our Six in a Row pieces.
There is aabsolutely no need to even say it, but just in case you thought we might have tickets on ourselves, we know we are not models. Despite this great disappointment(!), we like the idea of showing you what we are making and how we are wearing our Six pieces.
The intention is to pop up regular posts like this one - we hope it gives you some ideas.
Wednesday
Wearing two wooden necklaces at once. They were lovely to wear and we must make some more for the beautiful Canberra Handmade Market next weekend @ the National Convention Centre. We've sold out of stock!
Thursday
Our cloud pebble is a new addition to the Six in a Row family and it has proved to be so very versatile. It really does seem to go with almost everything.
Friday
The weather has been miserable and I had to pull out a warm top. Loved wearing a long navy opera length necklace with the navy knit.
Saturday
Felt like something pretty today, so I went for a combination of 3 "Seed" bead necklaces in white, cream and clear.
Emma and Susannah
It is a miserable day in Sydney today. Rain and wind and a strong desire to stay inside with a pot of tea and caramel slice.
To help ward off the cold I reached for a beautiful soft jumper my sister "reinvented" with some very fine and beautiful crochet work. It is soft and warm and I didn't want today's beads to steal the show. So I added a collection of three of Six in a Row's cream "seed" necklaces to go with it.
If you can, stay warm. And don't forget the caramel slice.
We haven't posted a "Wearing Six" entry for a while....which is silly considering we wear Six in a Row pieces every day.
I have been loving wearing grey and white over summer, often reaching for our white pebble style necklace to wear with a grey t-shirt. The love affair hasn't faded with the arrival of Autumn in Australia.
Yesterday I tweaked the look a little with three necklaces made of our small beads in white, cloud and cream, worn casually with a grey t-shirt and jeans.
This combinationhas proved to be very versatile and I find myself reaching for them on the days when I can't decide what to wear - they seem to go with almost everything.
Emma and Susannah
At the last Mosman Market we found a stall selling lovely cotton tops and scarves, not far from our stall (I wish I had her card so I could tell you the name....we will update this post when we have her details). Perfect for summer. Love them and bought one, which I'm wearing today, with three strands of icy blue beads. These beads go with so many colours (see them with watermelon red here), but today feel very fresh and summery on pretty white.
We just made a piece for a client (that sounds a bit too formal - actually Zan's brother's partner!). The brief was "simple choker style and black".
I have to admit that I had a creative hurdle to leap before I could sit down and play with the beads to make it. Chokers are not a style either of us have worn....but after this, that may have changed. This style works particularly well if you prefer to wear a higher neckline.
I channeled my inner Queen Victoria and I ended up making three versions for her to choose from. Although they may look similar, each is a little different - different stringing material, bead size, length etc.
And the feed back is she loves them all and they have all been packed for a trip to Europe. We wish we were with them.
Emma and Zanny
In between designing and making all our pieces, and doing a range of school/charity events and fetes, we have made sure that we have two regular markets for our customers to find us - the quarterly Canberra Handmade (www.canberrahandmade.com.au) and our Mosman Market spot on the Village Green in Mosman, on the first Saturday of each month.
At each market we have fun changing the beads we are wearing as the mood takes us. When we do this we often find that the beads are sold from around our necks. So yesterday we tried to take a few snaps of what we wore. It might bring some of our pieces to life and give an idea of how we wear them.
The photo gallery would be longer, but unfortunately rain blew back in and we all had to pack up early before we were washed away.
Emma and Zanny
After celebrating the arrival of Spring yesterday, today dawned grey and wet. I feel a little silly. Anyway, I'm wrapped up in autumn colours. And loving the scarf I was given for my birthday. It goes beautifully with my warm red amber style beads.
It is the day before the beginning of spring and Sydney turned on some beautiful weather. To celebrate the promise of long, warm days I wore our icy artic blue beads with a watermelon coloured dress.
We both wear beads almost every day. I think it makes us happy. I also think we don't feel completely dressed without them.
So we thought we might occassionally post pictures of how we wear our Six in a Row jewellery.
Today I was feeling like doing a twist on the twin set and pearl look and have layered up some creamy resin beads with a cream wrap cardigan.
The cream beads are feminine and beautiful and they are very easy to wear because they work with so much in our wardrobes.
One half of Six in a Row has just spent a few days on a farm on the South Coast of New South Wales.
Sometimes it can be hard to find a reason to wear beads on a rural property but my loyal honey/caramel amber necklace earned it's place in my wardrobe once again. It was just right for the setting.
The smaller girls didn't have any problems accessorising - apparently beads can be worn picking lavender, collecting eggs, spotting wombats, horse riding and building cubby houses.
I took my beading kit and a lot of delicious beads with me with the noble intention of making many pieces in the fresh country air......I made a grand total of two pieces. But we are back home now and there will be no excuses for not getting busy again.
Emma and Zanny