There's always moments in your life when you think "That was lucky" and this week proved to be one of those occasions. 

Ordinarily on a Thursday, I'm heading off to Uni in the afternoon, but this week was a planned activity which I already know plenty about and decided not to spend several hours in the car to go over 'old ground'.  And, just when I would have been getting ready to depart - my doorbell rang.  A friend who I haven't seen for over a year and lives miles away had dropped by on the offchance of catching me in. 

So, having just finished some enamelling, I put them to the side and we had a good old chat - catching up and putting the world to rights.

Whenever I make a new design, I always like to test the effectivity of it and normally my family or myself wear them before I make enough of them for the website.  However, this time I had an opportunity sitting in my studio - so she walked away with a new pair of red heart enamelled earrings.  The next morning I received this photograph.

She's promised me a thorough testing - wearing them to bed, in the shower etc (which I do NOT recommend for any of my jewellery normally!) and general day to day wear.  They survived the first night - although there was a moment when she thought all was lost as the butterfly back came off in her sleep - but was happily found.  So I have made one more pair and will await the results of her putting them through their paces over the coming days / weeks.

Here's the second pair that I made.  These are the same design as the textured heart stud earrings in silver.

Definitely a bright red aren't they?  What do you think?  As always, I look forward to hearing.

Lesley x