Australia Day wish list

…I will bring you rain…the winter queen spoke her word-bond to the summer king…who responded with his silence and with his fires uncontrollable and fierce…

the winter queen
An Australian Seasonal Myth by Morgan Taubert

Wednesday wish-list

This has been a bandwagon I have been wanting to jump on for the last 2 months... but have been distracted by life, the universe and everything in a most wonderful way :)
Here we go...


I have a great love of beautiful bags...

I went to see a burlesque show for my birthday... Peaches 'n' Gin... very fabulous!


And lastly this stunning necklace, Gathering Storm by realisationcreations. The blues never make me sad!

old favourites

When I first found etsy Gaea was the shop that got me there. I had been researching clay beads while I was studying a TAFE and I found her work through a website called beads of clay, a site that is home to ceramic bead artists who are interested in

working together to promote artisan ceramic beads. Here are just two of her lovely designs.

Ladybug Queen/Goddess Necklace

and Day of the Dead Queen ceramic heart necklace

Another seller I found very early on who has inspired me is fellow Adelaidian realisationcreations. Her combination of vintage beads and high quality gems has often left me breathless.
She also makes amazing treasuries and has been very helpful to me and I'm sure many other DUST team members.

Shown here are Lilimus - vintage resin, Balinese and sterling silver earrings and (a real favourite of mine) A River Runs Through It